Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03
CLARIFIED, Pa, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, lSs


n geon than at the tribune of the Cham
: Der of Deputies at Versailles.
0 While the American ministea wa
t giving his thought to the protection o
# tho Germans and tho persons ant
s property OF his countrymen in Pari
= and France, he watched narrowly tb,
= stupendous events that were eonvuls
;, ing that country from centre to cir
1 cumference, and few events in history
! have more profoundly engaged the at
9 tention OF the civilized world. Th,
/. German armies approached the proud
] capital of France by sure and resist
less tread. The opposing hosts were
! scattered like thistledown and feath.
! ers, and the stoutest Frech hearts were
! appalled, in confronting the impending
: danger The people grew less in nun.
bers in the streets, the theatres were
: but feebly attended, and the passionate
} accents Of the Mageillaise no longer
fell upon eager ears, but died away in
the breezes all Paris put on a serious
air. Strange, wild scenes were every
where repeated.
Events resulted in the iafl Of the
Empire on the 4Lh OF September, 1879
On the 7th Of the same month, by d.
rection' of the Government of the
United States, its ministers in Franco
recognized the Government of the
National Defence as the Government
of France. This was the frst-recog.
milton by any power, and it Great.
ed Il most favorable impression among
the Parisians. A portion of the peo.
pie, and particularly the National
Guard, desirous to show how much
they appreciated the prompt act of the
United States, came every day to the
American Legation and paid their re.
spects to the American minister and
our Government. The military came
by regiments and battalions, marching
to the sound of national airs, and bore
the American and French flags to-
gether, filling the air with " Vire
FAmerique" and "ViUe Ia Commerce. "
They would then depute some members
OF the Commune to 20 to thu house to
bear their personal compliments to the
Minister ending by littb speech
they would then give the accOade and
kiss both checks. [Laughterl
PARIS SHUT IN FROM THE WORLD.
The gates were closed on Sunday,
the 18th OF September, and all commu.
nication with the outside world was
shut off. The American minister be
ing also the German minister, was the
only man permitted to have inter-
course with the outside world. He had |
to send out bis dispatches in the gov.
ernment pouches under a flag of truce,
and received in the same manner his |
correspondence, newspapers, etc, from
Washington and London, although he |
was sometimes withoutanyintolligence
whatever for three or four weeks. Tho |
balloon service was established soon
after the commencement of the siege,
and this became one means the people of
Paris had of communicating with those
outside. But while fall information
was going out of Paris in the balloons,
and the world was advised of what
was going on in the insidelthe insiders
could get nothing from the outside.
The carrier.pigeons service was utilized
OF receivedispatches but it was uncer-
tain andunreliable, and it scarcely
amounted to anything.
uamDctta with too old government
remained, with the exception of three
of its members who had gone to Tours
before the siege commenced. 1t was
necessary to have that outside delega
ton reinforced, and Gambetta was
elected as the member OF the govern.
ment to 60 out, which he did in bal
loon. 1t was hazardous adventure,
but it was success. Arriving safely
at Tours, he seized the helm of the
government, and with bis soul on fire,
with his indomitable purpose, bis
pauseless energy, bis magnetism and
enthusiasm, he at once subordinated
his colleagues to his own imperious
will. His enemies were right for once
when they called him the dictator OF
France" That Dictatorship is one of
the most interesting episodes Of French
history, and Gambetta lived to have
full justice done him for the valuable
and unsclfish services bc rendered to
his country under the most trying cir.
cnmstances in which a great nation
was ever found After the war was
over, Gambetta's enemies in the Cham.
Der of Deputies putin operation all the
machinery OF parliamentary inquisi.
lion in the hope Of staining his repu.
lation, soiling his honor and destroying
him in tho public estimation. They
pursued him for months, tracking him
with spies and pimps to find spot
upon the good name. With the abso.
ute control Of Acountcd and untold
they found his record clean,
and his hand unstained by public
Dlundcr [applausc1 a bright example
-[applausel "a bright example to pub.
&c men everywhere, and which can be
ollowed with 30 much advantage in
,thercountries than France. Tkenewed
applause
me REVOLUTION OF OCTOBER 81, 1870. q
have not time to speak of the suf {
erings, patient endurance and noble
acrifices of the French people during
ho siege Of Paris. | witnessed some !
# tho remarkable scenes of the fright. ,,
ul time. The most extraordinary
vent during the siege was the Revo.
ution on the 3lst Of October, sort Of
in imperio, of which little is !
eally known. There was great dis
ontent at this period among the Ma
ional Guard il had become mutinous
nd insubordinate, and only waited for .
he opportunity to mako a demonstra.
ion against the eGovernmcntof of Nation.
! Defence. They seized the time
Vhen the news came into Paris of tho <
ufrender OF Bazaine. On these It'd =
ngs the excitement Of tho people be. \
anne intense beyond all description, \
nd q part Of the National Guard !.
larched to the Hotel dc Vile, sur. :,
ounded IL, and after a feeble opposi. y y
on the members Of the government y
'ore seized in the great hall of delber. u
ton and held as close prisoners and Y Y
measures for their final ',
nd complete overthrow. The most + :
iolent of the invaders entered the '
pom where the members of the gov. u
rnment were assembled, and demand. D
their abdication with threats of y
iolence and assassination. The news of i
his coup d'eiat spread like wild6re over 7
ne whole city, producing terror and v
among all orderly people. u !,
seemed as III the government of the u