Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-26

EAfOLfON IltDSSLN0 lHE ALPS.
Inhibited at this time scene of distressing
ccufusion. He adds: 1.-THE Directory gave
up guillotining; 1t only transported. 1t
ssased to force people TO take assignats
upon pain Of death; but 1t paid nobody.
Our soldiers, without arms and without
brai, were beaten instead OF being victo-
rious"
The ambition Of Napoleon found In this
situation fitting opportunity. The d.
motors wero Sieyes, Barrns, Ducos, Mou-
llns and Gohier. The legislative branch OF
The government consisted of Senate, or
Council Of Ancicnts, and Council of Five
Hundred. The latter constituted the pop
ular branch. OF this body Lucien Bona
pare brother OF the General, was presi.
dant Hardly had Napoleon arrived In tho
capital when conspiracy was formed by
him with Si0yes, Lucien, and others of rev.
autionary disposition, to do away by a
coup with the too democratic system, and
hrplaco 1t with astronger and more cen.
talired order. Tho Council of Ancients
was to DO brought around by the influence
olslsyes. To Lucien Bonaparte the more
dllncult task was assigned OF controlling
md revolutiopiEing the Assembly. As for
Napoleon, Sieyes procured for him the
Command OF the military forces OF Paris;
and BY another decree tho sittings Of the
two legislative councils were transferred to
st. Cloud.
The 18th Brumaire of the Year VIII,
eorfesponding to tho 9th of November,
l1Vs, was fixed us the day for the reyolu.
non 10 Napoleon the crisis was an epoch
late' The conspiracy embraced tho res
ynauon OF Slcyes, Barras and Ducos,
Naich-coming suddenly on the appointed
noining-broko up the Directory. Bona
pare then put out his hand as commander
~ 'he troops. Too late the Republicans OF
the Council OF Five Hundred felt the earth.
quake swelling under their feet Napoleon
appeared at tho bar Of the Assembly, and
attempted rambling and incohcrcnt jus
uncalion Tor what was going on. A mo-
uon was made to outlaw him; but the sol
1lers rushed in; and the refractory mem
Nn were seized or expelled. A few who
WY In with tho revelation remained, and
70 me number Of fifty voted dccrce max
ns sieyes, Bonapare and Ducos provi-
sonal Consuls, thus comforting on them
", vac supreme executive power OF the State.
y nightlall tho business was accomplish.
~ and tho man OF Ajnccio slept in tho
rauce OF tho Tuileries. He had said to
suuienne, on that morning, 1--WE shall
Prison"
Ans new order was Immediately made
SS s There could DO no question when
80 eonsuls were appointed and Bona
r." ono OF tho number, which OF the
,urse would bo First Consul. Ho would
!, 4 mat himself; the other two might DO
We eiphers which should make his unit
~, ihe new system was defined as the
VA. Consulatei but this form
n. ohly transitional Tho managers Of
ns .sosp went rapidly forward to make 1t
In 'lanent. Tho onstitution of tho Year
n x, saw place quickly TO the Constitution
,,.sa., rear VIII, which provided for an
~ ivy ivy government, under the name Of
n,.,sooNsuLAW1 Nominnlly tho Com
n ,. vas to be an executive committee
x,,h oc, nut really an executive OF one
~ w assoeint rs. The three men chosen
Csn, Napoleon Donaparte, Jean Jacques
a. n, 'oefes aud CHARLES Francois Lebruu.
us,s r ,1as day, 1900, Napoleon was
n, hay CONSUL; and that signifed
spa,,,s ,u IN of new order, destined TO
" q, end at Waterloo.
hss,ns,A In Bonaparte's life marks the
nilI,ng OF tho union in him OF great
fur,S and great political power. Hence
ra,a.. ~ was destined, to the end OF his
Mn Z. 70 Dc the State OF France. To his
prr,"n. eings now became rapidly sub
In ~ MS ascendcncy was henceforth
.oeai s' striking example of merely per-
rnca ~ power that the world has witnessed
NINE AS uays OF Julius Caesar. or GER
h. ~, history, bcgotten by Reason in
Wa MN OF Eternity, Is not made-nevef
k,.,ss,s .sl,s---by any man. But the lines of
d.,e ,-.Ia' oansatlon were morodenected anil
b, ~ In their course and connections
4. '"s WI Of Napoleon than by any other
~ LOT the last eighteen centuries.
a., rapid nscondancy Of this extraordi-
sr.,tt s'sonaFe was strongly aided by the
Frn uaihties which had befallen
la co Following In the wake OF these
tiun Ia s,u encouragement and the disposi-
ilnssy 'ali back on him who Ind shown
EAlle capable of rescue and victory.
bns Az, 1poleon was in Syrln, tho Austri.
10 a. ~ nlssinns In coalition had returned
fsrurb e.'ie ~ Italy, and had driven tho
fnd mi ~ o. tho country. On the 18th
hs,n az " June, General Macdonald had
W. b. r l1ssu At Cassano aud on the Tscll-
n H. ~ ~ marshal Alexander Suwarcff,
-'.--'s 18th Of an.ust T,.,,i..-. -. ~.