New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03

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~. Moso T.; nv rc,tance Of the deposit, It va Ok,
t t,,S Iikely that no mention OF II woula
~ -uEl;cIv fasietofed, and also shes extra-
oooat".,v 1.ins would have been ta3en 70
oorns.i Il: moreover, the bank pfoDscly
,,ossss.ad mapy secret receptacies ~nlon
Pr",,,S defv Iii iuexperiepced eearcn, 10Y
49, nstiantlv and .ninutoly c0nouCOoI.
Tha Msrnuis De Pl0uc looked rather oisn.
a. this view Of tho case, which W. nov
Without shrewdness, and the delegau1: OIL. 70
tired, after having expresseo !nols m.r.
dulitv through their spokesman N 'no x:.
ner above mentioned. Il va osE 1;4i,
therefore, that they wore diesstlsae e.. ths
the answer they had received, ana inst sne
h t.v h.d not heard the last of them.
' accordingly, upon tho following morn
| ,r1 hafore The day was even aired, Citlzen
Jourde, attended this time by n. re oes.
Law. anpeared again in the vice governor :
| n:rlor and thew then exhibited document
which seemed to prove to demonstrauon
that the bank had verify received tine 20.
posit in question. This document VI
neither more nor less than process vcEDsi;
or official narrative, containing des.h 1ot
account of the manner n wnica h.S S1 hssn
containing the crown diamonds nad osSa
nIaced by the Empress Eugene in the hands
r. the Governor Of the bank. This paper
was authenticated BY the well known sig
rstnres of M. Rouland, the governor him
self and NJ. Magne, Minister OF FL
nance. and it was dated August -,
scarcely q week before the catastrophe OF
Sedan and the fall of the empire. Inc MAR
on;s de- Pleuo was ast0unded at the pro-
dnction of written testimony apparently 80
nnanswerable, but which, a. subsequent
events disclosed, only supplies . striking
eramDle of the utter uDtrustwOrthiness OF
documentary evidence, however positive IN
tia look and character. The Marquis de
Pmuc taken by surprise. could not venture
to express doubt Of the AUTHENTICITY Oi
Drocss rerbal which was seemingly lnveeteo
with all the forms required by law IN inc
most scrupulous dealing between the gov
reiterate the proposal which he had made
to Citizen Jourde the day before, and offer
to srbmit the innermOst recesees OF the o.
tabl;shment to search. The citizen now,
however,. laughed this license to scorn. He
insisted that the bank should instantly be
occupied by the battalion of Belleville,
and that these disorderly bands OF armed
men should remain quartered there till
the crown diamonds were found. Aghast
At a prospect 90 disastrous, the Marquis,
at his wits end, could only beseech n.
Beslay to obtain from his colleague re-
spite Of twenty-four hours; and this delay,
after terribly anxious discussion. was
granted by the suspicious Communists,
upon the express understanding that
messenger should be dispatched pOst-hsste
to Versailles to clear mp the mystery. IL
was evident that NJ. Rouland was the
only person who could give the desired
information, and he had taken refuge with
the rest of the government in the old
royal suburb.
The governor of the bank, though seri-
ously deplOring the unlucky discovery
which had been made by the Commune,
and bitterly upraiding the imprudence OF
the imperial minister who had left 80 COM
paper behind him In Paris. at
became convinced that Paris would be in
vested and besieged, che sent for n. ROu-
land, and with . very high-souled and I'M
selfish patriotism she herself proposed to
intrust him with the crown jewels. The
governor consented to take charge of them,
out on condition that the bank should be
absolved from all responsibility, and that
it should only undertake to convey these
jewels, with other precious things, to cer-
might be placed beyond the chances of the
possible sack of Paris.
The crown diamonds were then for.
warded with the utmost mystery to Brest,
lest the Germans should get wind of
the transaction, and there they remained
till the war was over. In proof Of these
atdrmations n. Rouland gave tc the bank
. duplicate copy OF letter from
the Empress, and it is pleasant to record
tating conviction to the mind of her tri-
umphant enemies. There Was also q very
knightly strife Of courtesy between the
bank and the Commune upon this event.
It was nine O'Clock on bleak spring eve
ming, with bitter northeasterly wind blow
ing, when the bank messenger returned
from Versailles to Paris; and the Marquis
de Pleuc Immediately carried the tidings
be had brought to NJ. Beslay. That citizen.
years old, and who was likewise
growing tired of the emotional nature
Of revolu ionary lite, had gone to
bed, but he reused himself when his
visitors quality was announced, and
came forth to hear the vice governors ex.
PLANTATION. The gravest episodes OF history
nave always comic side, visible to those
VINO see them nearly, and painter with q
lemurely serious humor in him might de.
light in producing that queer Parisian
nights entertainment. Citizen Beslay. dis.
ur0ed in his arrangements for repose and
lesirous to show all possible respect for his
noble guest, had hastily come ont from his
bedroom to welcome the Marquis, and upon
lis venerable head was cotton niehtcap of
majestic proportions, which did not seem to
ave oeen made tor him. 1t nodded aud
waved about like the helmets plume of a
1 zero N some book OF chivalry, and, indeed,
poke we're not unbecoming q hero of 70.
nance. 10 the honor of these troublous times
OF IL here be recorded that the Communist
AciegSte refused to read the dunlicata
! Tue Empress' letter to the imperialist Of
lver; ana that NJ. Beslay took the noble
nsn Is word tor its contents az loyalty az that
t 10 was gwen; No finer story Is told of
Nc; iaon,nearsed Crusader and the Sedan,
1Nlzen besiay gave the Marquis de PInnc
most comfortable assurance that the srh,
ect OF tne crown Jewels would henceforth
V cropped, and a. he Lit the vice yovsrnor
u the bank 10 the door of his chamhor
WIN kindly Difference and parting words Of
seeem, the cotton nightcsp. which wss AZ
, ,n ana 80 large, fell suddenly from h;s
,Swea mead and extinguished the light a.
rhns 10Y a tnough made for the purpose.
oo1 leave OF each other in tho darh. KY
Is me Marquis went upon his wav WITH
41let Mind relieved of great burden M
oesiay muttered: "Satane de cotton va, II
.eed, an the relations between the honast
, ~ and the honest republican warS
~ oaeui1aDle 10 themselves and their conn.
~ as 10 suggest doubt whether thera -
- "se es oinerence between the he.
iavior OF upright men, whatever NAV 10
S Sels rank OF station. It is surely no sma M
nang to add that when the vsrsai IHll
, no m;e sniered Paris in the rage Of battle
ound u s vlSoa a upon their hands, NJ. Beslsy
ne MARQUIS de Ploeuc. he rema;naS Gn s Oh
. .;'a enere unmolested, and was then NJ
ora t th WIN passport for Switzerland r.
pre- S tnis paper ends, too, it shonld ha .ad pc
9 = tne Communist who had ali ~" 0 1 euIea
!; france at his disposal never tono Tesien
aeGe OF French gold, and that he wsur ;n+a
anlsnment hand in hand with ho- "oae lneO