The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-21
MASSACRE OF ST. BARTHoLo.
NEW.
The Historical Slaughter Retold for
Busy Readers of the Day.
From, Grar- NFoy,ap+s

From Spare Moments.
The massacre of St. Bartholomew is
the appellation given to the massacre of
the Huguenots-a name by which tie
ProtestanLs of France who followed Cal
vim were known-in Paris on the night of
st. Bartholomew day, Aug. 24 1872 by
secret orders from Charles TX, at the in
StlgatlOn of his mother, Cath crime de
Medlcl, and in which, according to Sully
10000 Huguenots, including women and
children, were murdered in various parts
of the country. During the minority of
Charles and the regency of mis- mother a
long war ragged in France between the
Roman Catholics and Huguenots, the
leaders of the latter being the Prince of
Condo and Admiral Coligny. In 1870 over
lures were made by the court TO the
Huguenots, which resulted in a treaty of
peace.
This treaty blinded the chiefs of the
HuguenOJs, particularly Admiral ColignV
who was wearied by the civil war, which
! had lasted for nearly eight years. The
king, who appeared to have entirely dis
engaged himself from the influence of the
Guises and his mother-the chief movers
IN the prosecutions of the Huguenots-in-
vited COligny to his court and houored
him as father. The most artful means
| were employed to increase this delusion.
This sister of the king was married on
Aug. Is, 1872, to the Prince de Bearn, af-
| teTWard King of Navarro, in order to
| allure the most distinguished Huguenots
! to Paris COligny was drawn to Paris by
! Charles *, giving him costly presents
and an important place in the council of
| state.
Catherine became alarmed for her
power by finding that Coligny had per-
suaded Charles to Join the Prince Of
| Orange in war against Spain. On Aug
% Coligny was wounded by shot from
/ the roof Of the palace, and when the
| king had FASTENED to his side and sworn
| to avenge him, he was persuaded by
! Catherine that Coligny had sought his
death, and then exclaimed: by Gods
death let the admiral be slain, and not
him only, but all the Huguenots, till not
one remain that gives us trouble That
night Catherine held a council, and ap-
pointed St, Bartholomew day for carry
ing into effect the long-contemplated mas
sacre.
On the oath Colgny was aroused by the
! approach of his asSassins, and bravely
met his death, eXpostulating only with
| Besme: Young man, res pect these gray
hairs, nor stain them with blood" But
| Besme plunged his sword into the ad-
mlrals bosom, and other barbarOus asso-
ciates threw the body into the court
! The Duke of Guise, or Henry Count
| q AngOuIeme, kicked 1t, and II was eX-
! posed three days to the mob. and then
! hanged head downward AT midnight on
| the 24Uh of August the bell of St. German
! de PAuXerrios gave the signal for a gen
/ eral massacre of the reformed and all
the streets of Paris rang with the
| dreadful cry, Death to the HuguenoUs
! Kin every man" and neither sex nor age
was spared. The king himself is popu-
! larry represented as having fired from his
! palace upon those that were fleeing past.
! The Prince of Condo and the King of
! Navarro only saved their lives by going
! to mass and appearing To conform to the
! Roman Catholic church. The provinces
/ were at the same time summoned TO slmi-
| lar slaughter, and for several days the
! greatest horrors were perpetrated
! throughout the country.
! Yet the crime was useless. The
Huguenots had lost their chiefs, out, the
/ first moment of stupor past, they took up
arms with all the fury of despair The
royal troops were once more foilcd in
their attempts to take Rochelle, and
| Charles found himself forced to grant
! liberty of conscience to the Huguenots at
the very moment in which he was re-
! ceiving for the massacre the enthusiastic
congratulations of the courts of Rom e
4 and Spain.