Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-05-16

thousand men, to overcome five and
forty thousand reckless, desperate in
surgents, did not sleep. Every point
was looked to, and every post manned
under his own eye. And, mind you,
be not only planned for conquest, but
he planned for reverses as well. He
had found retreat necessary. his place
of retreat was selected, and every pre-
caution taken against surprise, and
against the coming in of munitions or
assistance TO the enemy
In the meantime the insurgent sec
tions were preparing for the onset.
They knew that a General Bonaparte,
from Toulon, was arranging to oppose
them, but they laughed at the idea.
Bah what could he do with the Sec
tons OF ParisY lie couid only sum
mon the Conventions guard, and for
that insignificant body they cared
nothing. They had organized an in
surrectionary government; had passed
an act outlawing the National Con.
vention; and had established court
OF tribunal of justice for the trial and
punishment of such as should persist
in resisting their authority. When it
came to organize for military move
ment there was not only Jacobin Gen
erals OF experience and known cour.
age to lead them, but many officers OF
the ultra Royalists.
We have spoken OF the National
Guard as being true to the Convention,
because when they rebelled they ceas-
ed to be National troops but in reali-
ty the bulk of what is properly termed
the National Guard, at least thirty
thousand of them, well officered and
thoroughly armed, and led by the vet
eran General Danican, were the insur-
gents.
Napoleon had performed his marvel
Gus work during the night of the fourth
of October The morning of the fifth
dawned upon Paris in arms. The alarm
bells of the sections were ringing, and
from many quarters the long-roll was
sounding. The insui gents gathered
rapidly, mastering at appointed rem
devious, aud at an early hour were
ready TO march. Their first point was
the Convention, which they meant to
sweep from existence They laughed
to scorn the idea of serious resistance
to their overwhelming numbers. They
held in utter contempt the poor troops
which the Legislative assembly could
muster. At last the bugle.blast was
sounded by Danican's herald, and the
tens of thousands of insurrectionary
soldiers marched with wild, demoniac
shoutings to the work of blood and de-
vastatlon, feeling cure of an early vic
tory.
In the Convention tho members,
some in their seats, and some gather
ing at the windows, trembled with
alarm. They heard tho yells Of the
iniurate mob, and knew that their
lives were in the issue. Could their
youthful General save them9
Napoleon, as he stood by the side Of
gun near the TuilIeries, looked older
than he had fourand-twenty hours be.
fore. Still pale, but calm and stern,
he stood, resolved TO do or die. "Let
them strike the first blow" he said,
and then added, IN a manner which
those Who saw and heard never forgot
az will take the resnonsibilitv of The
second ~
Ero long tho insurgents came in
s;gbt in serriod nlunging masses with
mnsic sounding and flaos flving-came
from every ouartcr compietely filling
the street and blockadinp every avenue
Thev were eager and iubilant those
in The rear trying 10 ret TO the front
that thew might have one shot AT the
/ Convention's troons for thew did not
heliove tho meagre souad would dare
To resist the popnlace of Paris. On
on thew came until the heads of The
columns were within easy range of
| Nopoleons guns. On siill further.
booting and elamoring for the blood
of the members of t6e Convention
aud NJ lengtb thov opened the bail of
The morninc with a Discharge Of mus.
letrv
A discharge of musketrv from the
Insurgents II was the signal of their
doom INSTANTLY every cannon chary.
ed TO the fullest capacity with grape
and canister, and commanding every
approach. opcned n Simultaneous. well.
directed. merciless fire. the well.drillod
oonnon;ors ,.oIoa,l;n,, ,,;tb ,an;d;tv