Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03

brought Sin contact. The stain upor
hls memory was the coup d'etqt of De
cember. 1871 which win oo down n
all history as one of the blackest
crimes which ever stained the ruler o
great people. Victor Hugo ba,
said ain one nIght liberty was stricl,.
en- down bv the hand sworn TO sup.
port it," The inyiolability of the law
The rights of the citizen the dignity Of
the magistrate. the honor of The sol
dier-all disappeared. There arose
the despotism of personal govern.
ment founded on perjury. murder and
assassination.
The Empress. though Spanish. had
the manners and grace of a French
woman. She was of the medium
height, with graceful form and reru-
lar features. Intelligent. bright. and
fond of society. with kind heart for
all, She captivated Tie court and the
aristocratic society Of Paris. She must
have the credit Of having been espe.
cialy polite to our own country.people.
whom she always greeted with the
most charming aiiabllity at the fuller
les ~ was sometimes salu that The
llaiNeu Po'itoiless tn"t sno shoWeu 10
our country '"ollon , was tnaV sne ue'
s,'eu 10 give " gioIy 70 het palaoe Oy
tno presence Vi Tue la'r americans,
whose beauty ana grace ana splendid
lo'le'ISs auueu 30 much 70 inc oTllil-
ancT l.I ol tnose magninceht iotes, but
mnno sue e,Joyeu 'h's PoPu'aIlty Win
sno oouI', " was saiu tnat sno was
olgot, ruIgu oy tne priests ana sehem-
lng ior tno Suppression Oh popular
rlgn's anu lroe tnougnt' Dut uhuouDt-
euiy s.e". lJus'ioo was uoho her 10
many Pai ''ou'a's' one was gwen
oleu'' W ioi Sig eAerolsing 8reat inIuence
oYoi tno blnPolo, ana 'hey aheged
"s"'",V n0' 'n"' sno insl'gateu
1no Ii meA'can oHpeIlu9n Wnlcn COST
i"nvo i ~ % uluon p'oou anu 'e'l,, tpeasurS'
hl"ays sPoAo" Vi as tnv ppau'sn
woman, sue V"llo 70 oo 'ne Oe'o "o''
" "no.i' 90 many Vi tue c'iis were 10
w "'''''"'o"'
THE DECLARATION OF WAR.
| was at Carlsbad in Bohemia when
the nows of the declaration of war by |
France against Germany was received,
and | FASTENED back to Paris at my
post OF duty. Reaching there late in
the evening, found the great masses
Of people, naturally so excitable and
turbulent, and always disliking the
Germans, had been maddened by the
false news so skiliully disseminated
that King William had insulted the
French nation through its Ambassa.
dor The streets and boulevards and
avenues were filed with people in thu
greatest enthusiasm and eXultation.
The Champs Elysees with the brilliant
and flashing gaslights, and all the open
air concerts were encumbered with a
who filled the air with the
cry OF "To Berlin in eight days |" and
their hearts were set on fire by the
terrible refrain of the MarseiIlaise, the
hymn Of France.
AT this time there were 5000 Ger
mans in Paris, who had come to France
TO live as good citizens under the pro
lection OF the laws. The German Am
Dassador and all his Legation being
obliged to leave Paris Immediately, it {
became necessary that this vast Ger
man population should have protec. {
.lon, and Prince Bismarck applied TO
our Minister TO afford them this pro. ]
lection and to take possession Of the {
archives Of the German Legation. Our
government agreed TO do so provided |
he French should agree, From that I
lime the American minister became {
practically the German Ambassador |
% Paris, and so continued for period |
'f ten months. There was no prece-
lent for such an action where great {
nations were involved. 1t was task {
d ielleacy ana responsibility Tor the
hin,a'oi " q @ 'iou'ra, power 70 oecothe
10 'u'n'1'0i ioi "no'uel n"',o'' aV wal
' ''u " nois noyi'nS ha'ion' ~ poo"'he
'c.IsoAiy - .I,y W "i'ay 'ne ii'Bu' anu tcTror
= .u's taS. an ueilian poPuia,,on wneh
my loiV 'heii'seiVeH i, eApeheu from
,lo.IIo ,au.0 ,..e nnu .ao iap1r ~ glving Vuoso
'ooPlo passports ,, uhu securing means
y h sonu ou' uisPu'oneS ~ wns very great !
uue.u, Hvi9,ns Vnv uei'i'an uoVorh'
,i0nV VI ',i0 ii'Bu'iu' :, S''ua'ion W "hich
% PooPi1 Woro III ! arlS, IN tnlrty,slx
l',ir lVuis WIN WIN = prolnp'ncss ana i'oeraiity
v Shicu WIN DC forever an hohor 10 the Q
: ierlnan 1n Government, 70. 1, IL paced oO,ooo
na'erS 10 the credit OF loe American q
Minister WIN lhS tothschllds' IL was
'et u very Ie" uays before the gates I
y , rarls were smut Many oil the b
'or'nahs Cou'u not Set away, as some ?
'eTe 10 prison. ana some without work,
ma there was danger that they would u
All PACK into the hands oil The Lega' l.
ION IN case oil q siege n
A PORTRAIT or dAMBETTA. a
1t was at this time that | first saw ?
iambetta, who was then the Misister =
f the Interior. stated the case TO i
i'm, and he ordered the discharge of Il
he nrisonors on nosee ana boinin,, O