Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-07

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rcholllous oltica Not an inch o. French soil
In all those borders remained to the nd
hercnts Of the ancient order and their for
eign allies.
After roulon, tho nnmo OF Ponannrto
was heard In Parls Tho younger Robes
pirrrc informed tho Convention that no
was "ot tanscondent merit" Tho report
Of Dugomminr said Among those who
distinguished themselves most and who
most aided mo 10 rally tho troops and push
them forward arc citizons Huona partp
lido You not know how TO spoil him yet,
Gonoralf commanding the artillery; also
Aroma and Corvoni, ~adjutants-gcneral "
The success OF the chef do Battalion In
tho siege and capture, aud the favorable
reports Of 10 produced sensation IN tho
National Convention; but tho impression
on that body and on tho public was as yet
only transient At this epoch, when all
quarters OF France wore shaken with COM
motions and local revolutions, tho bril-
liant onpturo OF . single fort and town ON
the Mediterranean was not enough to GRO
ate permanent military fame Tho Con-
yention contentod itsolf with making Con
erul Bonaparto Inspector" OF the coast
country, between the Rhone and tho Var.
His duty was to maintain order In that re-
Rion, and to complete the Revolution The
appointment was madc on tho 96th OF Do
cmnhcr, only n few days after tho fall OF
Tuulon Tho duty imposed mado 1t noces-
snry for him TO traverse the district OK
tending from Marscilles to Cannos--A
maritime region which had boon MORALLY
infected with royalism,
By the close Of the year, however, the
OLD spirit was virtually oxtinRuishod in
Ns.rff1tNagfnWrt Ennrs.
littlc % satisfy his restless spirit Ills
tours Of inspection and duties connected
thurcwith occupied his time until Fcbru.
nry OF 1925, when he was recalled to Paris
Tint city was now a soethIng oauldF1u
The Roign OF Torrur was nt It's acme
Tlnt period, unparalleled ia human an.
nails u1tondrd from March VI 1898, wlion
tie Revolutionary tribunal was organized,
20 July gath al the following year, whom
Rubcsplcrre and his colleagues wero sent
10 tho guillltine. Strange that In tho
midst OF all tho horror rising ON horrors
accumulated in the French capital thoro
WAS SIN an outstrCtchcl arm OF strength
bearing u sword OF sharpness for foreign
nauunsl The military organization was
completed as follows:
The Army OF tho North was created aud
put under command OF Generals Juurdan
LoclCrc, Nuudummc, Bruno, and Murtlur
The Army Of the Rhine was commanded
by Generals plohugru, Schctor and Der
thicr Tho Army OF Tho West was organized
with Marcsau aEd Eiebcr az commanders
The Army of Italy was commanded by
Duurbiun md Aiassona, aud to this Goncr
nj Honnput;n was assigned as chief " the
nrusery aud assistant Ia tho preparation
OF plans Tor tho campaign. 30 WINS thus
occupied IN Paris ~ The time when 10 boz
came the saying. la Euillutiuova toujours
tile guilluune goes nlwnysl
II was tho dirty " the Army Of Italy to
occupy that country as vantage ground
ugnInst tho coalitions that woro forming
beyond tho Rhine Tho Italian towns
md States woro wHverinR according O.
race pr ludico and interest between afiliR
ton with tho French Republic and the
protection VI Germany. by the sick
ness Of Dumorbldn, General Mussona
came to tho chief command VI this division
Of the French National forces. A cam
pHlgu was undertaken In July OF l7pl,
but the general VI artillery did not, for tho
present leave Paris. lilo was soon de-
spatehod, however, as an agent undor or
dors Of tho Convention, to Genoa, Hu
was to protest 10 tho Gnnuoso authorities
against tho permission which seemed TO be
extended to tho coalition to occupy the
neutral territory. II was delicate bust
ness; for tho other officers did not under
stand tho true nature Of the Instructions;
and tho delegates Sallcotu and Albltte
were themselves ignorant of what was
really intended,
Tho result was that Bonaparte was first
misunderstood and thon d!strusted in his
negotiations with the Gonooso govern
mont lie was Opcniy directed to protest
against tho occupation of tho territory OF
Genoa by tho enemies OF France; but Sc
crcHy he was authorized to examine tho
fursressos Of the city and mako notos on
the general topography Of that region.
While engaged In this work, ho was sud
denly suspended from olilco put undor
nrrust, and declared to DO Suspected For
tho noncc, the sword OF DanOclos was
hung above him by single thread
Just at this juncturc, however, Gro Ma
poleon could bo hauled before the Royulu-
tiounry tribunal, that body itself was
blown into denth.blackneas by counter
revolution Robcspicrro and his bloody
clique woro sciscdt after a day or twoGf
hurrid hr0ll In tho city, and were sont
manned, dnaod, Jaw.hrokon, bone broken,
hendlong 10 tho pullotine In that case,
tho other saying of tho hour, namely, "the
puillotino goes not badly, was graciously
verified
The destruction OF the tribunal had u
parado1ical effect ON tho interest OF Ma
poleon. IL was from that body that his
secret Instructions had omhnated, There
fore his friends were dead; also, his wit
nossos But their plunge into oblivion left
behind lurll trnil thnt acorohod hint II
was now sud that Augustin ROhospierre
had boon too much tho friend OF General
Bonnpartui Like Caesar In the matter Of
his Intrigue with Cntillnu tho hero Of
Toulon was seriously compromised with
the mombets OF tha Terror. Left to his
own resources however be wrote pow
erful md audnciuua protest 20 tho Repro
sentntives Aibiito and saliuetti; convinced
them Of his innooencoi won them ovor to
his cause, obtained from them n report Of
exculpatiun; and after thirteen days Of
mortal poril was set ut liberty On his 70
turn to Paris, In August Of l70i, his
defense was accepted by the ministry Of
war and he was offered tho command Of
a brigade Of infantry IN tho Army Of tho
Wet, with orders to operate against tho
Royaliets uf La VendeG. Ho refused 20
accept either the field OF operations or tho
infantry arm OF service; md for this the
Committee q Public SHfety--intolorant
Of all rofusnls--slruck his namo from tho
list Of general officers. md ho was once
more turned adriit IN Paris,
joins CLARK RIDPATH