The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-04
THE HISTORY rOFsA CRIME
VICTOR HUGO's MEMOIRS or TtuE corr
D.ETAT OF LOUIS NAroLEvN. |, 4,
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Victor Hugo's last book, is 4 diary OF
the coup d'etgt 81. December 1854, re-
vised for qualifications In view of the late
crisis In France. in which the old Re-
f,arallelism with those preceding Louis
Nnpoleon's seizure Or power, L. perhaps
his best, the most graphic and forcible
work he has ever written, IT. begins In
n,edins res and after the true fashion Of
December l., 1851, Oharras shrugged
his shoulders and uhloaded bis pistols.
indeed, IL was humiliatiDg TO think that
!. i coup d'etat was possible. The by
pothesis Of illegal, violence on the part
4 OF M. Louis Bonaparte vanished upon
man capable Of dreaming ofaan attempt
upon the republic and the peopleP For
a tragedy an actor ID needed, aud here,
good faith, the actor was wanting, To
violate law. suppress the Assembly,
abolish the constellation. strangle the
republic, cast 10 earth ttiB nation, soil
the flag, dishonor the Hrfnyy prostitute
the clergy and fnagistracy. succeed, tri-s
umph, govern. administer. exile, ban
with ] such aoomplioitiesEo that stheA law
ended by resembling the bede ofiAa
courtesarl - what, Uh these enormi-
ties to be comniittedf And ri by.
pno, had to laugh. J. they said no.
more "What a 9crimeP but, tssWhatfa
farcel" For certain crimes are too
lofty for certain hands. 10 tneke an
18th Brutnalre, one must have IN
his past an Arcola aud In his future an
Austerlitz. 1t Ia not given 70 the first
The material and moral I'm possibility OF
the coup d'etat was patents to all.
Charras, as we have lust seem harras,
who had long been on his gtiard- gave
up taking any preoautton.. Security
was complete, unanimous. There were
some OF us In the, Assembly who had
our doubts and shook our heads, but We
as5ed for fools.cg ty,fvi. gas 100 1 4ss H ga
Ii wac on the I'd that Paris was to be
rudely awakened from her faneled scout
rity. At 7 o'clock, when It was barely
Saone, living at No d Rue Leonie, was
reused suddenly by ~ ring as'his, BELL
repeated sharply after q tnonenk He
went In his nlght-dress TO open Ii. and
found there, pale and aagilateds rtwo'l
friends. Dress quickly, they cried
"Baune has iust 81 BEEN ARRESTED !
"Wahl" replied Versigny; lis this
the affaire Mauguino over .again2",a
a SSs noticing tneiE s earnes'sss b
There was another ring at the
bell. Here La somebody that can
perhaps tell us, said Michel de i
Bourges. It was Pierre Lefrano. another
Deputy. DO you know what is afoot?'in
he said. Eyes Baunei lie In prison. ut
Is the republic that is prisoner.s Have
you read the placards9F and he went on
to cay that the walls were being covered
with posters, one Of which be had read,
deed!" cried Michel IL eay the crime,
There was not a moment to be. lost, and
they hurried out to warn che representa-
tives and collect them. Hugo received
the news rs he was writing In bed. This
was at o'clock. sFS 4.,-.s - - Avs, Sssaso
AS the clock struck s. every infantry
regiment In Paris had marched noise.
iessly out from It's barracks, led by Ire
colonel; the cavalry did NOT move tii
s As, lest the tramp OF horses should
arouse the sleeping city. AssasGtf 81 Eni'
leon mad placed sealed package in hts
hands, say ing: Colonel. I admit We
are taking grave risks. Here are loo, 900
franes--in case Of an, enaergeueys' The
money was taken; 3 the. regiment
marched. That night the coionet said
to q woman, .'this morning 1 esrned
1OO, 900 francs and a generate epaulets,' y
and the woman drove him from her
doors. as one unworthy. am only o
prostitute," she eriess,. ssse.se,a o. tseoa
At IL at mig ht the detective force and
800 sergents de vtlte had been mustered
at the Project are OF Police. npminally
for fear or an incursion or refugees from
London, At 8 O'Clock the forty-eight
Compaissatres were X summQned frou
their beds, aud at. g. Maupas,s the Pre-
feet. gave each a hrief audience, re-
yealed the projeot. and Indicated the
work allotted. mot one refused; some
were grateful" Seveaty-eig ht aDf uen.
tial Democrats and possible schiefs of
teen representatives Of the people,
Theirs, Chahgariiiers Cayaignac, Iamot 4
riciere, Laflo, Greppo and OF hers,T War
rants were ready, and at $50 carriages
were driven up, IN which the comnaSs-
sGires set out on their mission, each ac-
com named by seQuad Nof detect ives la
private clothes aId another OF police
officers.
while, a strong guard had been placed:
"What is the countersign to be f''asked,
the oUlCtE VI ia. uC AtcShCt onV "a N1
poleon's staff officers. who conducted
simpler; whoever tries to go out or to
onen q window--shoot. him. Then he
act the printers to work, each between
two gepdarmes and la silence. llpon the,
reclamation dissolving the, Assembly
and oopycking the electors, the appeals
to the army aud the people, and the Pee
sec.;s proclamation. The first four were
IN Nsnole or 3 hand writing. They were
ont into small "takess' so that no printer
could get the full sense OF the doou,
mani he WAS setting: CoL@ bevitie
nasted the proofs togetherand correo1ed
them. then a. the Of f0t Under we guard There
anu anu them two hours before the blow
We, WEI To he struck. and. '.to judge OF the
NaJ hoble effect" Beville took 1t into