The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14

The motive Of Napoleon in refusing 10
accept an honorable appointment in the
neId gives rise 10 speculation. His action
reveals both character and policy. lie
deemed it not ex6edient 10 change from
artillery to infantry. unless 10 the indie
pendent command of an army. He now
foresaw the tremendous opportunities
about TO be afforded 10 military genius.
War was TO De the order o. the day, not
only in France. but for all Europe. The
field opening for the army Of the west
was nar.sw. A general ia that quarter
must assai Frenchmen only.
In La Vendee there was no British flag
as at Toulon-to add provocation. and
Justify attack. Loyalism there was ram
pant, and Gen. Hoche. who takes the
place intended for Bonaparte. win find it
hot work TO reduce the insurgent Ven
deans to subsection. The PRECEDENCE Of Ma
poleon IN refusing the command lies in the
question What viii become Of Hoche?
Moreover the rapid changes in the mill
tary management Of the republic left
little doubt in Napoleons mind that his
services would soon be sought Finally,
the striking Of his name from the list Of
general officers was only from the list Of
those on active duty. Thus his rank was
preserved with little injury to his future
prospects.
For the present. the general awaited
the abatement Of prejudice. He was re-
Joined in Paris by Bourrienne, who had
returned from Germany. His resources
were small. and he was again reduced 10
distress For three thousand francs in
assignats. he sold his carriage 20 Salicetti
He heard with mere envy that Joseph,
down at Marseilles, had married Made
molselle Clary, daughter Of a rich mer-
chant. He grew pessimist IN his inaction.
He deciaimed against fortune. lie sought
the cafes and made sardonic remarks
about the tops and handles who, escap-
ing the guilloune and the danger Of It,
again showed themselves in fashionable
places. There was a brief period 81
gloom, melancholy, hatred or men, am
contempt Of public affairs.
on Sept a. 1894, Napoleon, partially
restored to favor. was given the command
Of the artillery ia proposed expedition
20 Corsica; and this post he nominally held
until March OF 1875; but the period was
without events. Meanwhile, finding him
self with no command a. all, he conceived
what may be regarded as his first great
project of statesmanship-a project the
subiect-rnatter Of which, after a century,
constitutes the so-called eastern question
Of to-day.
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 well. by the agency OF
Turkey. The thought Of the Corsican was
this: II the republican administration
of France will send me to Constantine
ple TO organize and discipline the Turk
fish army, then the Ottoman power Will be
sufficiently strengthened and European
ICED 10 renounce the influence OF Great
Britain and. In full autonomy, TO become
"a member of a possible coalition of Euro
pean powers against the common enemy
Of all
During the period Of his enforced mac
tivity al Paris, Napoleon prepared a plan
intended for the national convention, out
lining his purpose. 1t was "A virtual petit
ton that be sent to Constantinople
with six or seven competent officers, to
organize the military power Of the Turkish
empire against Great Britain In the east
Bourrienne Justly remarks that II the clerk
of the war Office had only written the word
granted" on Napoleons paper, that one
word would probably have changed the
political fate of Europe for centuries 10
GOMEZ Nor may we pass from the consid-
Grafton OF the project without noting that
in the paper OF Bonaparte he makes no
allusiOn whatever to Great Britain but
puts his scheme on the ground that Cath
arine H. was at that time strengthening
her union with the emperor Of Austria.
For this reason, Il was the interest OF
France to promote the military power of
Turkey Napoleon at this time was TWEEN
ty-six years of age. His scheme was
worthy Of Richelieu, Of Talleyrand. of
Metternich, of Disraeii 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 a place for Bonaparte according to
the higher laws Of destiny. After the over
throw OF the terror. the convention went
on, rather temporarily, to complete the
new frame of government called the Con
stitution Of the Year Ill" That instru-
ment was adopted on the 22nd Of August,
1925. 1t proved to be not sufficiently In
tense for the craftsmanship OF the Fau-
bourgs The Partisan centers of agitation
began to resound with denunciations of
the latent aristocracy IN the new plan OF
government For about a month the broil
was kent up by democratic pamphleters
and orators who made the easements of
St. Antoine vocal and smoky with their
Obligations
Then the mobs began to rise in sacred
right of insurrection. Several of the For
ty-eight Sections took up arms against the
convention; and that great body was inn
periled by the on rushing Of a counter rev
olution. Matters came to a 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 stihed, but not extinct
Jacobinism Of Paris began to below; and
rnobs from the disaffected quarters of the
city came on unanimously TO assail the
convention hall and overthrow the exist.
ing government.
Never has history shown a more dra
matte scene than that which now ensued
II was the 5th Of October. 1885. In the peri
of the hour the convention drew to itsel
the troops that were still faithful to tbs
established order. A commander wal
necessary. BY a hasty decree this dan
gerous honor was conferred on Paul Fran
COTS Barras. president of the convention
He was intrusted with the fearful respon
sibility of protecting the body and preserv
ing, II possible. the haf-ripe-but ripen
ntrfar ftFl af Lot frr. Al