New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS
THE TWO RESERVATIONS.

The part taken by the Duchess OF Angoueme in the
TOO Reservations really minor one. and her
sme Is used In this volume chiefly a peg whercon
q, hang descriptions Of those historical eves for the
las, OF which she in scarcely any respect &C
couptable. Louis the Eighteenth was shrewd enough
IN make rs much capital as was possible out Of her.
The presence OF the orphan OF the Temple by his side
xhen he re-entered his capital was distinctly aavan
.aoeous and gave him certain reflected popularity
AR the moment The sIicrngs and the virtues Of
the daughter Of Louis the sixteenth commended her
and hers to public sympathy. and thus the inaugura
don Of the Government WAS smoothed But no
sooner were the Bourbons established In power than
they made apparent that they had learned nothing
from adversely The King himself possessed some
Whist moro sagacity than his courers. The latter
would have preferred to re-establsh the old regime.
The eigres had returned to France under the impress
Son that clean sponge was to be passed over the
revolutionary period that vengeance was to be meas
ured out to the regcides; above all. that the
fscsuon OF their estates by the Jacobins was to
b annulled, and their property restored To them.
One result Of these hopes and expectations was
>orrent VI petitions which threatened TO ovcrwelm tie
Government The hitter found It necessary to make
head against this outburst OF claims. for It was
clearly impossible to entertain a ttle Of them. 1t
followed thas a great number Of Royalsts became
discontented and many dlsafected. The Govern
ment however cOntrivcd b. ALLEVIATE not only oyai~s
Int Republicans. Louis the Eighteenth indeed began
Nv making u show of friendship for the
Marshals ot Napoleon. This was necessary, inn.-
much % they could control the opinion Of the srmS.
s referred to them publicly pillars of the State
and banquetted them. At first they were pleused
as to regard the monarchy with some approach TO en-
fbusiasm but the old soldiers Of the Empire when
they saw the obese equity old who now sat on the
throne so lately occupied by their electrically energetic
soldier chief 6ed with disgust and disappoint-
ment and, while they obeyed orders mechanically II
soon became apparent that no devotion could be ex-
pected from them The brief space between Napoleons
sbdcation and hi return from EbPwas occupied by The
pourbons IN efacing the little enthusiasm with when
the Restoration had been greeted strong resction
had already IN when the arrived OF the CorSicah
cerep was announced. The Government however. sui
believed itself secure that it possible to retain
the adhesion OF the army.
NJ do saint-Amapd shows BY a succession OF suNihs
pictures how hopeless the situation OF tie -Four
hons from the moment Of Napoleons ianohs' i"e
truth that almost the whole country had begun 10
regret him. Tho army had ceased to do So ana
his magnetism strong that. Though many o"'h
manders went out oonscentiously resolved 10 Oppose
him. his presence al once overthrow al S1oh Il"
tention. The Of Ney is typical He mao oo"s'eu
N the King that he would bring Napoleon TO Paris III
an iron cage He went to his old chief at once
The Duchess OF Angouleme thought II possible TO main
tain the royaty OF Bordeaux. The Bordelas had bceh
particularly efusve In their manifestations ana weh
the Duchess appeared among them they renewed their
oaths repeatedly. But the regular troops IN garrison
soon made 1t known that they were for Napoleon snd
,hnch the National Guard mounted the white cociade
vaiiantly not prepared, as the event proved 10
fight for that emblem. The poor Duchess displayed
much courage on this OCCASION but II was futie ana
she ef Bordeaux at last quite dHunsionea' Inc
history OF the Hundred Days Is q chronicle Of unex
.mped tergveeaton and treachery. Everybody MAS
turning somerssus with such swiftness that NOBODY
had time to cttse bis neghbcr. The conduct of the
press was even amusing One day they announced
the forward march Of the tyrant" The next they In
formed their readers that lIs Majesty" had aved at
tile Tu1leres.
Louis the Eighteenth fed to Client with his court
The Duke OF Angouleme remained In France, onereo
some Ineffective resistance to Napoleon. and WAS
speedily made prisoner to DO set Tree after few DAYS
with oontemptuous indulgence BY the After
the battle Of Waterloo and the vain efforts Of Napoleon
TO stay the march Of the invaders Louis stole march
upop the aInes ana got into Paris somewhat steatiy
OF course he possessed no power OF his own. Psris
was In the hands Of the allies Foreign troops
bvouacked In tho garden Of the Tueres almost under
his very windows. If he Was to reign At all ne
must be reamposed upon France by English. Russian
and Austrian bayonets. What would be the prospect
for permancnoe of reign thus begun Ther j.
reason TO think that Louis did not deceive himself
He had accepted Fouche as a member OF his Cao'-
net to the amaEemcnt and horror Of the Royals
ChatpaubTtAud
The King observed that there political eIgencics
In which became necessary 70 do things which one
did not Ike to do. The Of letters despainnelN
reoined that 1t seemed To him though the monarchy
was monbund. The King showed no anger at TINS
audacity but calmly re1oined al AN much Of your
opinion. NJ. Chatesubrand"
NJ de saint>Amand gives graphic accounts OF the
acts of Bourbon vengeance which followed. and helped
TO wreck, the second Restoration. The execution OF
Ney was no doubt technically justified for he lad
committed treason under aggravated circumstances.
But politically the deed fatuous The same must
be said of the killing Of Labedoyere and the escape
OF Lavalette- rccouDted telliDgly In This work-was
really q fortunate event for the Government which
was so sxaspeated BY It, The most revolving phase
the white Terror. however. was the extraordinary
feroclty and thirst hr vengeance OF the Royalst
women. AS NJ. de saintAmxnd remarks. tie knltcng-
women Of the Place de Greve during the Rgn OF Ter
ror scarcely exhibited O ferocisus lust OF blood
than did the noble mstrons and maids Of the Faubore
saint Gemsin. They shocked the keyaist men,
and these backward In their demands Tor re
prisals against the betrayers Of the Government The
blood Of Ney shreked for by these fierce and
pitiless fellow oountryncn Of his. Louis. tho. for
once became firm TO innexibinty. He woah not hear
Of pardon. He repulsed all who appealed for mercy
But TO hill Ney "the bravest Of the brave was 10
strike at the heart Of France; and this the stubborn
unteachable Bourbons to discover to their cost
at no distant date. Had not Lavaletts mode his es-
cape. and In doing cast ridicule upon the Gov
eminent. the fastmountang anger Of the PariSans
might have changed comedy into tragedy.
M. De Safnt-Amand has an interesting chapter upon
the attempt In 1916. to discover and Identify the re-
mains OF Louis the Seventeenth, who died 10 the Teni
Ne After Ineffective research. the inquest was
stepped and as the for this course has never
been oven, al sorts Of vuors were prevalent concern
Ing IT, The advocates Of the theory that Louis the
seventeenth did not really perish In the Temple
naturally In the abandonment Of the seareh Tor
his remains fresh evidence their side. NJ dc
saintAmand has, however dealt with this question
In snotner volume at considerable length and there Is
no good reason 10 doubt the accuracy Of his conclusion
namely that The boy hing died in the Temple and was