The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-05-22

III, q nrorl,s h,s'o[s, of our ,ime ne
---s --- are more disposed
to keep alive the personal memories Of the
great revolutionists than to recall the sur
prisn9 scenes in which they acted, But 4
in reality the successive crises that arose
and broke IL that tImultuous storm are Of
greater interest than are the dramatis per.
sonH for The event Is ever greater than the
man.
Among THE scenes Of that stormy epoch,
perhaps the greatest and most pleasing
as it is strangely one OF the least remcn-
bered-w;ls the Feast Of Pixies, celebrated
In honor Of the constitution and ms the
occasion when France rs Il nation took the
oath Of featy to the instrument which the
national assembly had produced Fer in
the meantime the Revolution had gone for
ward with great strides Only two months
and nine days after The meeting of the
states general 1t Versailles, the I3;lsli!e was
taken " storm. Paris hecaule suddenly
conscious nf her power. Almost glorious
IN her rage, she proceeded ut once to cx
treme measures. The year had been one
of famine The people everywhere were
suffering for bread There came Oh a uni
versa Gallic eFervesccnce in which all in
credible things were believed in and ex.
pected. France imagined for the hour that
the states general which soon resolved it
self into the national assembly could make
bread lis we'll AS a new constitution; but
the bread did not appear, 5e=--.
Paris, now thoroughly hungry, made Il
rah for Versailles The passion OF the
hour took this form--that the King and the
court, as well t he national assembly, should
be transferred to Paris, the capital. where
We patriots might leach them all the way
to liberty aud bread So III the enrly days
Of October Louis and his family were hur-
ricd from thc palace of the Bourbon kings
at Versailles and brought to the Tuiieries.
Very tame The king ;.;,l his party ha,i now
| bccome and between the monarchy and
| the national assembly, holding its sessions
| in the Sale dc MancSe. or riding hall, only
| a short distance from the Tuleries, Very
! friendly relations hit! been established
| The new constitution WAS completed nc
| cordiiig 10 The Gospel by ltOusScau, and
| suddeuly ali minds became possessed with
the belief that the new era vas at the door
/ There WAS a universal taiti! in imminent
dcireranrc and plenty 1EAis state OF af-
| frira nnIaru"t,nh in Hr early part of 1899.
- rs the summer came on an idea touts
| possession Of the French mind The new
| constitutional monarchy had been proyd-
ed thar is, the pnper form OF it, by the ma
I iiUnul assembly, and king louis glad 10
| have peace, had agreed 10 lis provisions
Aye he would swear tomaintain io-swear
| for himself and his son, an'l ms posterlty.
Already, in the first days oil February, his
majesty went over in person to the Sale de
Manege making . little milk and water
speech. and between him and the national
assembly there was great fraternity a
national oath WAS prepared which all must
take--or rltheE which all Utll t:tke-for
Hpoutanety suddenly comes with 4 fame
and everybody swears and then swears
again The president of the assembly
swears All the delegates swear. Outside,
Old Bailiy, mayor Of Paris, sxears A Ger
tain Monsieur Danton, not unknown to
the Revolution, declares that 'the public
would like to partake" in the swearing!
King Louis receives the title OF Rcstorcr of
French Liberty, and all l'rencllncIl-cxcept
few Murats and the like in underground
| Paris-love him and will support him and
his constitutional monarchy always.
Would it not be well. therefore, O French
people, hnppiy delivered from your sor-
rows by the goodness Of your King, by the
new constitution, and by the Gospel Ac-
cor,ling to Rousseau, that great day
greatest Of MI days-should be appointed,
In which the French nation, by representa-
tives chosep from all the eighty three de-
partmcnts Of tie Kingdom may come to-
esther iu one place, aud there in that great
place. under the open canopy CT heaven,
swear great national oath with one
voice-oath that shall shake the world
and rcyerherate down the centuries? And
what day shall thar day be2 Certainly nc
other than the l4th OF July, first anniver
sary of the storming of this Hastile! For
that day was the birthday OF liberty, as il
shall be for rs and posterty And wha
place shall we find fitting for such cere
mopyt Whnt place but our great Champ!
de Mnrs, lying yonder on the left bank O.
the Seine. l!etween the Ecole Militaire nnt
the river
About that place all the history OF an
cieut France, back to the days OF the ko
mans, seems to hover. FheFs the warrio
chleftains of the Franks, from the days 0
Merovseus TO the days of Pepin, were won
to assemble and toss their kings on thei
bucklers, with coarse shoutings that signl
fed much of fealty and devotion, Their
Charlcmagne himself was wont to revieH
his soldiers and to hold his courts OF Ma
Day. There all tho Capetian kings, dow!
10 the Great Henry, and from him to on
beloved Louis. have been accustomed to 2
Oh national days to review the soldiery
France and to receive the homage OF tn
nation There then. certainly, our ne,
Great Oath shall bo taken by the who'll
French nation as never oath was taken bt
fore or shall be afterWard.
The idea was thai the act Of oath takln
to the new order of things should const
tute IL kind of federation Of liberty equa
ity and fraternity This notion caught ~
public mind like contagion, and not onl
the whole OF Paris, but large part {
France, plunged into the swim OF exclt'
ment and enthusiasm Deputatlons u
gan to arrive from distant department.
The Eunrdsmen of Lyons came, and wei
received by the city with great shouting
Meanwhile, under the direction OF IL
municipality and the national assembl.
workmen and artists begin to prepare tt
Champs de Mars for the federation.
plan like that of monstrous coliseum
laid out, greatest in circuit ever seen Q
the surface of this poor planet. and mo
wonderful in it's purpose. There in Il
center Is to be raised an 4utcl de Ia Pdtrt
or altar to native land-such altar AS fl
size and aanctity was never planned befor
A great artificial rock is provided, hnviI
within its interior a Temple of Concor
= while on the summit above rises stat
d of Liberty of such colossal height that 81
with her pike and Phrygian cap may
9 seen ut IL distance of many mllea.
). All the great rock is covered with ba
ners and notices Round about spa
of more than SOC, 600 square feet is left
:. the ceremonies proper. while all aroul
:. terraces are to be raised OF earth OF su
. vast extent in circuit and elevation tn
one might we'll believe that NOT only PA
y and France but all Europe was to be
l, vited to the sitting.
At first it appeared that the work lagge
though the municipality had sent out
:, COO workmen with shovels and barrows
d make the excavations and heap up the el
n bankments BY the LIST Of July the rum
r, spread that the work was behind apd cou
not be finished In time Patriotism aa