The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-08-31

,tOrity, having been summoned accord
ing to form, convened as the council;
for the doubtful members had either
not been summoned at all, or had re-
ceived notice of later hour. AS soon
as quorum was present, Cornet,
well-known butt for the wits, rose and
denounced the terrible conspiracy.
which was menacing them. Regnier
then moved that according to articles
both branches of the Legislature should
meet next day at noon, and not before,
in the palace of St. Cloud; that Gen.
Bonaparte should be intrusted with the
execution of their decree, and that to
that end he be appointed commander
of the Paris garrison, of their own
special guard, and of the National
Guard; that he therefore appear and
take the oath; and that these resolu-
tions be duly communicated to the Dl-
rectory, to the Five Hundred, and also
to the public by printed proclamation.
The motion was carried unanimously.
During these proceedings, all the
generals present in Paris except Jour-
dan and Augereau, who had not been
invited, but including the stanch re-
publican, Lefebvre, commander OF the
garrison, had gathered in and before
Bonaparte's house. They had been re-
quested to come in uniform in order to
arrange for a review. It was noticed
that Bernadotte, though present, was
not in uniform. He had so far yielded
to the Establishments of his brother In
law as to come, but declared that ne
would obey only what was at that mo-
ment the chief authority in the state.
Lefebvre was in uniform, but having
met on the way bodies of troops moving
without his orders, and not being lnl-
tiated, he was naturally startled. But
Bonaparte knew his man.
"Would you, supporter OF the re-
public, leave it to perish in the hands
of these lawyers?" was his greeting
''Sce, here is the sword I carried at the
Pyramids I give it to you as MARI
of nv esteem and confidence
sLet us throw the lawyers into the
river" came the expected answer.
A few moments later arrived the au-
thoritative summons from the An
clients. Bonaparte stepped out on the
porch and read their proceedings aloud.
By united impulse the officers Hour
ished their swords in response. 1t was
but an instant before they were mount
ed, and with Bonaparte in front, the,
cavalcade, headed by men either ali
ready famous or destined to become SO
Macdonald, Serurier, Murat, Lannes,
Andreossy, Berthier, and Lefebvre-
proceeded to the council chamber. 1t,
needed but a hasty glance, as they!
passed through the city, to see that pre-
concerted orders had already been care
fully executed. The troops were all un-i
der arms and at their stations in the,
commanding places throughout the
town. Arrived at the Tuilleries, the
general and his glittering escort en-
tered the chamber. Citizen dele
gates," he said, "the republic was fall
ing. You understood the situation;
your course has saved it. Woe to-
them who cause, disorder or disturb-
ance! With the help of Gen. Le-
febvre, Of Gen. Berthier, and my other
brethren in arms, I will arrest them.
Let no man look for precedents in the
past Nothing in history is compara-,
BILE to the end of the eighteenth cen
tury, nothing to the present moment
Your wisdom passed this motion, our
arms will execute it. We desire a re-
public founded in true liberty, in civil
liberty, in popular representation. We
are going to have it. I swear it in my
own name and in that of my brethren
in arms!'' I'VE swear it!'' was the
antiphonal response of the assembled
generals. Some one indiscreetly sug-
gested that Bonaparte had sworn, but
not the oath of allegiance to the con-
stitution required by their previous ac-
tion; but the President hurriedly de-
clared all further proceedings out of
order, the assembly having adjourned
nv its own act