Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-07-22
FALL OF THE BASTlLE.
The Event Celebrated Last Week


 the city prison, and set the captives freef The Bastile had long been the terror o. the people, and the pet of tyrants. Thef Caputs recognized it as the bulwark of their power. The citizen or subject who dared express an opinion was confined within its gloomy walls, It had more ter. TOT for the people than any other institu- tion in France. The arrogant noblesse, backed by weak and tyrannical king, who had the etfrontery to say that he was the State, confined the producers, or sans culottes, without the slightest cause, and once within it's gloomy walls, release was almost an impossibility. The continued expressions of the king reused the people, for even barrel hoop will rise up when trodden upon. On the 14th of July, l7S9, the Parisian populace attacked the gaunt prison. The guards and jailers defended, blood was shed, but the people were in their might, the huge doors were battered down, the guards Slaughtered, the keys captured, and miserable captives who had uot seen Gods sunlight for half q century, were forced to the doors and made free men. Women. children, cripples, the blind, the halt. the leper, hilh wlth patri- elan blood and the man Ol humble origin, took active part in raging the dreaded dungeon. The huge pile was fired and in q few hours the most dreaded ot trench institutions WAS meJe reminis- cence. This Was the first move in the great but bloody and cruel French revolu- lion. La Fayette, who had returned from America laden with honors and nations gratitude, took the lead of the people; a National Guard was organized, of which he was made commander. He struggled to restrain the people, but like bursting dam on the course of a mighty stream, any influence that he could exert was in. eficctual. The storm prevailed: the dy nasty of the Sixteenth Lotus fell. The hapless monarch was beheaded, and his queen, Maria Antoinette, "the daughter of ,he Cesars," met the same fate. The entire family of the king, save the cowardly and subtle Duke of Orleans, were led to the block. The purest chivalry of France melted before the sea of popular fury, monarchy was wiped from the French governmental sys- tenn; Robespierre, Marat and Danton, the cruelest tyrants that u creal populace could bring to the surface, ruled France, until the genius of Bonaparte created empire.
 But the Bastie was never rebuilt, and yearly Frenchmen, no matter on what part of the globe their lot may cast them, nSill celebrate the Fourteenth of July as a
 >Isd holiday. Last evenisg the French non,5pstion of Tombstone met at LenOr- mand & srilius' place, on Allen street, to celebrate e sacred day. A goodly narty were in attesdance, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed! A magnificent alle- porical painting of the fall of the Bastile covered the entire end wall ot the room. Ii was tho work ot MT Alexander Zins, a Parisian artist, who made aa especial trip to Tombstone to see some friends and celebrate the French ay of days. The pie ture represents the glomy pile, in which so many hearts withered and died, in flames, From each window the blazing flames burst forth, the end wall is falling, the roof lettering and the smoke ascending to the clouds. On top the flag of the three ideal Republics, the United States, France and Switzerland, are entwined. On the left side is the white flag of the Bourbons who never learned and never forgot any, -;-.hing. Around this emblem of tyranny is en,wined the broken chains of captivity, the keyes of the dungeon and underneath the skeleton of the victim. On the right side is the tri.color flag of progress, repre- senting the tools of labor, as mans noblest heritage, tho gear wheel represent ative of industry and manufacture, the palette as tne symbol of the fine arts, with the magic words, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity surround. ing all. M. Zins, as being an especial guest, and fresh from La Belle France,'' held the place of honor at the table, The viands were of the rarest and the wines the pure fruit of the french vintage. A little anaanh lr, ,,H, al ;., M Zins, being called upon, said;
 CITIZENS: Nearly century has elapsed since the French people, breaking from odious slavery, dared to attack the despot. ism of power. On the 14th of July, 17S9 the State prison, called the Bastilc, which for centuries held within her walls all who dared to defend honor and liberty, was de. stroyed by the revolution. These obscure dungeons, where Latude and thousands of other martyrs were tormented until death relieved them; their instruments of tor lure were destroyed, and then each liberal heart escaped with an enthusiastic cry of Liberty, which made kings tremble, and caused the downfall of aristocracy and tyranny.
 Then, and not till thea. was Equality proclaimed; intelligence, for so long a time oppressed, could get rewarded accord ing to its merits, and, allied to work, an alliance sublime was produced, which is the father of the progress and civilization we thank God to see to-day
 Dear Patriots, on this day which sees us meet together to celebrate the glory of our foreiathers, let us take the sincere oath to follow their example, and by our frater- nity, our work and our republican senti. ments show to the whole civilized world that we are the true offspring of those who in Europe lad the sublime courage to fight and die to obtain for their descend- ants the boon of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity; and especially that which is SO dear to ps--Liberty
 At the conclusion of the speech the health of the speaker was drank, several songs were sung, and general iollty pre-. vailed. The United States, France, Ari- xona, Washington, La Fayette, Gambetta, McMahon, and the TOMBSTONE EpIrAPH were heartily toasted. The board resound. ed witt the clinking of glasses and merry laughter until an early hour this morning Among those present. were J. Lenoir, j Rigout, E. T. Herne, C. M. Vaccari, Louis simons, Napoleon Dsoust, Louis Bascun N. $. Daoust and others.
 The perpetrators of the recent outrage on the Chinese at Calabasas are coming to