Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-04

across the bridge; the ratings OF the
assembly we're scaled; and while some
Thousands of men pushed into the
building by that way with the might OF
an overwhelming ocean the rest Of the
column surged round by the other
entry at the back, topped over Gen.
Courtais, and poured into the building
now invaded on all sides. Alb. what
devilish audacity of lying for man to
say Of me- AT this moment he seemed
TO smile
"The truth Is, was as though rooted
to the ground in view Of this conyul.
sive agony of the republic. Messen.
gers came to say to me that the people
in the great courtyard were calling for
me and threatening to come in and
fetch me unless | appeared, and for
more than half an hour the representa-
tives of the people and the authorities
of the chamber came to me one after
the other to implore me to go out and
calm the mob-yet did not stir. AT
length | said to the president Do
you think | had better speak 70 the
people in the name of the assembly.
and have / your authority to do soY
He was a good deal disturbed, and he
said: AS president, / do not authorize
you to speak, but as q man and as
citizen 1 urge you to do it. Then |
went out ! told the crowd that no
one could deny the legitimacy Of Its
desire for a more equal distribution Of
labor and for the gradual extinction Of
misery, and that the assembly would
no doubt take these questions into con-
sideratiOn without moments delay.
AS to ITS generour preoccupatiou for
the welfare of neighboring peoples, |
recognized in that the essential cosmo-
politan genius Of France, but the more
their sentiments were worthy of the
democIscy the more becoming was it
to present them in legal and regular
manner" Poor Louis Blanc, he was
only at the beginning of his troubles.
81 was Just leaving to resume my place
among my colleagues when ! was
seized from behind and carried across
the hall toward the assembly. / strug-
gled as we'll as could, but there was no
resisting" He may be readily believed
he was one OF the smallest of menO "a
gigantic workman threatened me half
laughingly with his fist, and kept say
ing: All you little rascal, would your
Some fell on me 10 embrace me.
Mind take care you don't smother
him, was the cry. AT length they put
me down half dead with fatigue on a
bench on the extreme lett. A work
man came up to me and said: Your
voice is gone, but if you would write on
a piece Of paper that for the last time
you implore the crowd 10 leave, per
haps | might manage to read it and
make myself heard / took pen and
hastily traced these lines: In the
name of our country, III the name of
the country of the republic, in the
name of the sovereignty of the people,
and in the interests Of all, adjue you
To- At this moment | was inter
rupted by voice from the tribune.
The assembly is dissolved Then
there was new upruar in the hall,
another rush. and ! was pushed into
the audience chamber. They called
for me on all sides, and an immense
multitude surrounded me and carried
me off to the Hotel de Vile. TO this
day l do not know by what door !
went out or by what road / reached
the place" As well might wave call
for guidance on cork if bears on its
crust. Yet to the last day of Louis
Blanc's life many worthy people be
lieved that he had managed the whole
emuete.