The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-17

rampant, ana General hOCn6, VIII tahoS
the place intended for Bonaparte, will
find it hot work to reduce the insurgent
Vendeans to subsection. The prescience
of Napoleon in refusing the command
lies in the question, What will become
of Hochel Moreover, the rapid changes
in the military management of the Re-
public left little doubt in Napoleon
mind that his services would soon be
sought. Finally, the striking of his
name from the list of general officers
was only from tho list-of those on acttuc
de,ty. Thus his rank was preserved with
little injury to his future prospects,
On the l4th Of September, 1894, Ma
poleon, partially restored to favor, was
given tho 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 1t WE'LL by the agency Of
Turkey. The thought Of the Corsican
was this: If the Republican administra-
ton of France will send Nc to Constan-
tinople, to organize and discipline the
Turkish army, then the Ottoman power
will be sufficiently strengthened and
Europeanized to renounce the influence
of Great Britain and, in full autonomy,
to become a, member Of a possible coali-
ton of European powers against the
common enemy Of all
During the period Of his enforced in.
activity at Paris, Napoleon prepared
plan intended for the National Conven
tion, outlining his purpose. 1t was 8
virtual petition that he be sent to Con
stantinople, 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 If the clerk Of the Wal
Office had only written the word grant
ed'' on Napoleon's paper, that one wore
would probably have changed the polit
ical fate Of Europe for centuries K
come. Napoleon at this time was TWEEN
i ty-six years Of age. His scheme wa
worthy Of Richelieu, Of Talleyrand, O.
Motteruich, Of Disraeli in his ripes
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 tn
overthrow Of the Terror the Convention
went on, rather tenperately, to com
plete the new frame Of government
called tho Constitution Of the Yea
I'LL" That instrument was adopted o.
the 22nd Of August, 1795. 1t proved t
be not sufficiently insense for the states
manship of the Faubourgs. The Parisia
centers Of agitation began to resoun
with denunciations Of the latent aristoe
racy in the new plan Of government
For about month the broil was keI
up by democratic pamphleteerssa and OF
ators who made the easements Of 81
, Antoine vocal aud smoky with their oil
) jurgations.
Then the mobs began to rise in saore
, right Of insurreetion. Several of tt
! Forty eighth Sections took up arm
against the Convention; and that gre;
body was imperiled by the onrushing (
counter revolution. Matters came to
crisis in the beginning Of October. I'll
Convention had to protect itself by for
, or perish. Swift, swift was the wo,
now necessary to be done. The stile'
! but not extinct. Jacobinis1n Of Paris b
gan to below; and mobs from the di
affected quarters Of the CITY came on Il
Q multuously to assail the Conventit
0 Hall aud overthrow the existing COVER
ment.