The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-17

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JOSEPHINE.
rampant, and General Hocho, who takes
the place intended for Bouaparte, will
find it hot work to reduce tho insurgont
Vendeans to subsection. The presoionce
of Napoleon in refusing the command
lies in the question, What will become
Of Hocho? Moreover, the rapid changes
in the military management Of the Re
public left little doubt in Napoleon's
mind that his services would soon Do
sought Finally, the striking Of his
name from the list Of general officers
was only from the list Of those on dctirc
dutv Thus his rank was preserved with
little injury to his future prospects.
On the 1ith of September, 1894, Ma
poleon, partially restored to favor, was
given the command of the artillery in
a proposed expedition to Corsica: and
this post he nominally held until March
Of 1895; but the period was without
events. Meanwhile, finding himself
with no command at all, he conceived
what may be regarded as his first great
project Of craftsmanship.
Bonaparte perceived that the ultimate
enemy Of the ascendency Of France was
England and that one great arm Of her
power was her influence in the Eastern
| Mediterranean countries This might be
broken, mark it WE'LL bv the agency Of
| TurkCu The thought Of the GOrsioan
was this If the Republican administra.
| ton Of France will send DC to Constan-
tinople, to organize and discipline the
| Turkish army, then the Ottoman power
| will DO sufficiently strengthened and
! Europeanized to rcnounce the influence
Of Great Britain and, in full autonomy,
to become a member Of d possible coali-
tion Of European powers against the
common enemy Of ALI
During tho period Of his enforced in
activity at Paris, Napoleon prepared a
plan intended for the National Conven-
ton, outlining his purpose. 1t was "A
virtual petition that he be sent to Con
stantinople, with six or seven competent
officers, 10 organize the military power
of the Turkish empire against Great
Britain in the East Bourrienne justly
remarks that if the clerk of the War
Office had only written the word grant
ed" on Napoleon's paper, that one word
would probably have changed the polit-
ical fate Of Europe for centuries to
come. Napoleon at this timo was TWEEN
ty-six years Of age. His scheme was
worthy of Richeliou, Of Talleyrand, of
Metternich, of Disraeli in his ripest
years.
The word granted" was not written
The French Revolution rapidly worked
out its own results, and in doing so pro-
vided place for Bonaparte according
to the higher laws Of destiny. After the
overthrow of the Terror the Convention
went on, rather temperatcly, to COM
pleto the new frame Of government
called the Constitution of the Year
H." That instrument was adopted Oh
the 22nd Of August, 1873. 1t proved to
be not sufficiently intense for the states
manship of the Faubourgs. The Partisan
centers of agitation began to resound
with denunciations Of the latent aristoc-
racy in the new plan Of government
For about n month the broil was kept
up by democratic pamphleteors and or.
ators who made the easements of st.
Antoine vocal and smoky with their OBJ
jurgations.
Then the mohs began to rise in sacred
right Of instruction. Several Of the
Forty-eighth Sections took up arms
against the Convention; and that great
body was imperiled by the onrushing Of
counter revolution. Matters came to q
crisis in the beginning of October. The
Convention had to protect itself by force
or perish Swift, swift was the work
now necessary to be done. The stihod,
but not extinct, JacobinisIn of Paris be
gan to below; and mobs from the dis
affected quarters Of the city came ON tu
multuously to assail the Convention
Hall and overthrow the existing govern
ment
Never has history shown a more dra
matte scene than that which now en-
sued. 1t was the 9th Of October, 1895
In the peril of the hour the Convention
drew to itself the troops that were still
faithful to the established order
commander was necessary By hast!
decree this dangerous honor was con
ferred on Paul Francois Barras, presi
dent of the Convention. He was intrust
cd with the fearful responsibility q
protecting the body and preserving,
possible, the half-ripe-but ripening-
fruits of six years of legislative toll an
travail. He had already shown himsel
capable in two preceding riots Thi
q one however, was more formidable
What he most of all needed in the omer
gency was real commander, who ha
Y the courage and skill to extemporizC
with all haste, a division of troops 70
the defense Of the government Barra
arose in his place, and nominated as hi
lieutenant and second in command M
poleon Bonaparte. He had seen tina
officer at his guns before Toulon.
Napoleon himself was sitting, oil
scurely, in tho gallery when his nam
was presented for the perilous duty. II
accepted; and Immediately there wa
speedy work. A young officer, whor
Napoleon knew, Joachim Murat b
name-whom history will presently rC
cord as the great cavalry general of th
ompire-was sent with all speed out I
tho Champ dc Sablons. to whirl in til
batteries stationed there. IN q few hoUl
guns were planted around the Conyeu
ton Hall, and at the nearby bridges {
the Seine, commanding all lines of al
proach; and at the breeohos stood grin
gunners with lighted matches.
Here, then, was business for life {
death. The instruction rolled itself
great volumes along the streets.
might be seen coming on like the SCI
The Section Lepelletier leads the van
The insurgents get possession of I'll
church of st. Roch, nearby, and then {
Pont Neuf, and then bristle up face
face with the guns of the Corsical
There is not moments hesitation III
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