, 1876-01-08
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.


The Ci,,:scs of That Tremendous
Up1cnvnl. |
sineourism Under tho Anoien Rsgims''
4 Lesson to Hu1ers Every
where.
uoyarune.Ils cnnnlit huieidc. When ones
fairly established, thsY are ~ footsd IN sae
habits aud hearts of ltslf people, 10 "olBhtea
viii, tradition and custom, that tlos could eaie'y
co,,nt OH an existence Of centuries. if trey
but preserved tloir .hen form. hut this Ia
1recianty what they do not do. Power fs tho
great corrnpter. Atln 10 sin safely. tho rnlerH
hin. Mntterh 20 un from had to "oFso. Inc
| Government undcrminea itself. Il taars up 'ea
own roo,s. lilo hlows that shstlcs II como
from itao,f. "Alser us, eho detuge," tsy the
! loeAeBs ouea III power, aid procoad to deatroJ
everything tint could check the dolrge. Then
II con,cs, nnf. les ucrco food sreeIB everything
bnroro It, II Coronoss' .Jurcs Eat nh tho re-
| maiuH Of extinct 0oycTntnenls the cno inynrts-
| b,a verdict would be, " Felo-de-se." The Fronch
l.eyoluttop was au instance OF this aweeping
.ule, The tnouatchy destroyed itsolf. In
| building tho vaHt Rnd costly plcaanro-bonses
Of II. Cloud and Tortsillas. 1t bull tho
ecafold Of tho susI!ot.ne. Hing, Church. aad
noblcs engaged in dcnlly conspiracy against
Themselves, when they Thought they wers con-
sp,siur against tho people. Wien court'ets
matched Eayly, Aplandid in veRturc. giitser'ng
with gold, carrying a fo1tmne on their baess,
over tho polished tloorn Of paiaces, thoy voFo
rchearsiug for theiF future march to tho ;utIo-
t.nn. When lheg Jostod at tho hunger AID COLI
OF The people. they wero tesch!nR tho laetof 70
laugh ut tho frantic screams Of gentlo women
from amid thu aavase nloba that howied, "a ia
lauteruei i"--and then. hcornlng such tnefc'frl
treatment. lAswcd down t!otr victims With pixies
and kntvee, outing out hearts from bodies tl'at
alill qnlrercd Ia agony, and sheiuz of
tho preassp, thut they tossed In AIR
With Joy that WAS born OF hell anl
belonged to devils. Whie tho hantls ot
Tie pcauau. wo1o palsieA with famine
| tho dcpd lauds OF noa1st,c otdeTB clutrbod bisl
aud valley by tho mile, teaching tho poaaants.
when tleir turn came. to grasp aud steal nb
boldly. Tho King, who PAYS for ono Of Ills
hundred carringeB with tho pluudcr Of PROV"
fnoo who riots In Idle, wauton lnsnry while bis
subjects atarve wi,0 criae, IN bin naughty tnso-
lence "L,sfat. c'est mo, V-thia royal mar
dercr ot royalty iu Frahdo tears loyalty. love.
affection, from tho bca.tH of Its sublccsa, nhd
substitutes therefor wild, unrcnsorinE hate.
Tho mob of s]aueled, titled flnnkcrs WHO SUR
round him havo Just ono obiect'-io hFo
without wording. Thpy whnt siuocures, Rnd
. they got them, They act them in incredible
J numbora. It Inns been reserved for roccnt
writar 10 9iyo aomo iden OF their nature and
their extent. Caryle's nervous prose ID not
moro falling tlan tho plain Matter-of-fact state
mont, quotctl from tho Inst GutarH which We
. give below. The creation Of guccures is ths
, sigu and tho cauao Of spoody suicide. No won
dor tho NourLono fell when they furnished thf
uaasorial for sueh y story as thu:
3 Oonsilor these ainecurcs in one province alone
: in LauKucdoc, country OF Statrs whaI6 |
geeus ~ II the 'axpayers parse eugns TO
0 anta, nj Tuurnon, AIniB, and Montpelier. "cnti
= ono paid lG.C05'ii 'iiyFes although without occnpa
. ton since their places woto estah'l','od at ehs
I down tho Trotentnnts." Twolye isoyal Lie'tsen
J. nuts are equally useteas anl cnly for parade
Tho ea1uo with thsoo l.ioutenants-O General. cacl
= ono "rcceiving IN his turn, every three years.
1 gratuly Of $4,000 lvreE. tor services rendered Il
t,st said province ahci, are vain aud chtsnsrica
+, aud wlltcli aro nos Bpsciilea"; Lecanse MOTTO
% them rteid0 thorc and, Il raid. l. y to eeeur
tl,ee support at tho court ftus ~ a; do9 70 Cont
% dc Garainan who has more than SOU. 600 !isie
d Income III proprietor OF tho 14angncdoo Canal
l. receives so oo0 hyros every trco years ,sithon
a | lce1tinlas0 CAUSE, and Independently OF fro
| ~
1. to bim for ropairB Oh His cnlla." The proVlncd
u lkowise gives to the Conirnnrdant Cnunt dc
ID ltrlgord. grst.sity of a. UOU hvres In addition
Ia to la snIary upd 10 l1ia vito anotAor grntHty o
1t la0Vo ijyros gu ler Aonoring tho staten for tht
II iirat tinao with her presence It again pave. 1o
l. tho aamo Coama.,dapt. furry guards, "of whicl
twonty-four ouly Eeryo durlug hls nlioIt apleas
a,,co at tho State" aud Nho, with their Captain
ID annually cost 5000 lyrea. ltpaYs llEewiae 70
al The Goyoruur, from eighty 10 1D0 guards Hh
d. oaoh receive 400 or ADV iS1es, besides many 9,
=. o,nrtsonH. AMI WHO aro usycr On asfS'Go, s'ss
|r, tho Governor never reBdoa theto." Tho .,
ponHe OF thps, lazy aulsterna Is about 24,0o
livreg, beaidoa 5,0uo 70 .G.0DD for tho
Captain, to Which mnst ho added 7!5o
lvres for Uubanator,aa neoretariSs. beasde
=, 60,o00 llyses salsrlos mud upsod Hloi
" Its for tue Governor himself. find cVerEWAcr
US secondary ialers swarm!ng IN tho snadoT
cd i1lerA IN ol,lof. and deriving tler vgor from q
or tl,oso people parade and drink asl1 cat eupousl
-. III eraild htyIo 1t IL ther principal husincs
te and they nstond To 1t couseiontiouay. The 10
'se Sums Of tho State a1c auknslngB Of six week r. y
dusatIop, in Which tho intentiAut oxpouda 70 ~
by | livreH In llnnora aud receptions.
no Equally lucrative and ufotcsu are tho eoil
~, otllcas-gu tnauy domestic Hlncculos tho Frois
nj and accesdolicH Of which largely ezeeed I
Inv Inv king and hlH people, who "tho lend butt
aSyy yy obts ii. .odo flyres year IN b'l!ots aud ~
es s1sna 'thSSt Ssss ss"s sla s san,y 9 1ps 1soes
~. ~. III money. The bead ehaahsfnaida
ut ut tor Leo vrea and paid 1000 france. mako
or. rculity 10 QUO fraucs by tho Ha!e Of tho cand
ar light Cd dugiug tho day. AuGea4 J. Priyate ut se
nj ralsry and whose pate IL got down nt 5o0 liyr
On ycar. oonfcsaea TINT II is worth 70 him eoot
SM ~" Tho head hunismnu ut Tontaiuebeau aullg
no. h.n own hcnolt each year 20. QUO frames worth
III III rahbisa. :" On cac Journey TO tho K,ngd col
,nS .iy ~ M as,t t,o ~ 49,, nr,s,eos ~ mnv,nn
Dur k&n ao r.. @ ss " es - 1aaI ~ c,al, ~ RI.
mn lailus cost a,l00 ffhncH war. mud 30 on " VI
l. NV other th.nga." "himo. do TaliarI made il5,t
- !yrea iuaon1o out Of har plaao Of govbrne1s
tic Kipg'B children, her aalury being 'ncseas
%, 900 liyses for each chilli" Thu DUO
renshlo1se, ss Grand Admiral received ~
clsotago duo on all yeaseL entering
tut {: pnttA and Eiyn.s Of Franco" which y
ducca annually 0l,49A francs. AImc.
I.asahals, Superintendent OF tho Quoec
lnI,aellnd. fnacrlbc1 for f.QnQ ffAuCa. EGth lu