The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-07-15
THE FREsCH EVOLUTION.

les'eruay, the liIh OF July, was grand
day in France, and it was duly celebrated in
every land and cline where any French peo-
pie lived. 1t was the anniversary of the fall
Of the Bsstil!e, but of this especial event
we don't propose to say great deal in this
article We could not in the space at our
command, for a newspaper editorial discuss
fully or analyticslly the causes which led 10
the French revolution. Long oppression
of the people by vain and licentious mon
arcbs surrounded with thei, titled mistresses
and spending the substance of the nation
in riotous living, while there
was gaunt, hungry and cruel
want in the homes of the people, led up by
degrees to the mighty uprising that culmina-
ted in the reign Of a weak and vascillsting
king. Half starved men and women and
hollow eyed children wandered through the
streets of Paris 10 search Of bread, for a bare
crust, while the king and his lcen,ious no.
bles lived In splendor and rolled along the
Backwards in their magnificent carriages I'M
mindful of the tquallor and misery all about
them. But q Robespierre, Dan,on, was at
work. and their shrewd logic and fiery elo-
quence were fading their way to the hearts,
the minds and tho resolution Of the people.
AT last the day Of evil dswned
and the spirit OF republcsnism
threwits shadow upon the throne of mon-
archy. Tho sans culot,es of,he Faubuurg
ST. Antoine, with pixies in hand raised
their terrible war cry and liberty germina,ed
in the blood of royalty and nobility. Those
wore terrible times. Liberty WAS brongh,
forth in awful travail, and tho guillo,ine,
tia! laughed al death, was tho foster mother
OF the young child at It's christening, with
tho crimson tide of life that literally flowed
along the cutters of Paris. Reason was de.
throned in those mad, fearful days and the
orgies of demons unsurped the ceremo-
MES of mon. The living God was denied
and goddess from the vilest purieus of tho
city was given obeiance in his
stead. Religion was Knocked al
and i,s temples were made tho barracks for
armed mobs. Tho guillotine was the terri,
bio instrument OF peoples vons esnce, for
tho wrongs, anarchy the Nemesis of excess
Blu! out OF shs. anarchy came Napoleon and
with Napoleon came tho empire, the glory of
France. From the depths Of The roekiur
cnarnel house Of monarchy; from the pale
bosoms OF tho myried slain; from the coua-
Gle Of the Girondo and of the Jseobiur
from the very excuses Of tho people, bud.
ded end bloomed the briehtss. flower In tho
chSples OF France, ago therefrom was fssh-
lined and shaped the crown Of tho empire
all studded with glorios that will blo,e
through tho days and tho nights, ,be
mi''s and tho noon.tilo Of oil tho cen,urie,
''wixs shon and tho burial of time. Tho
revolution gave 10 France, Napoleon, and
Napoleon gave 10 France tho empire, and
tho empire gave France to the world, 10 Al,
time Az the head Of bic brave |, gions Ma.
poleon bessrode q continent. The scep,ro,
OF empires and Of Kingdoms were laid Al nj,
feet Not only the sun Of Au,terlnz, bu, Of
L'di' and Of jena, and Of wsgrsm, and of A
hu dred other battle fields g!lded his ban.
MR. and the light Of slum beriur eon,u,io,
sho"e down upon HE victorious eagles
ir'm tho pyramids Of Esypk
Fi"n out tho ehsos End IN,
~" by Of tho revolution cam, order. md
the mpirc, and ALEC came the ,piri. Of f,os
government tho genius Of repuo licaul,m.
That genius s'ill hss i,s altar In N. ere.,
CUES and enid The VINEYARDS Of France on