The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

ate every one, saying he only wishes 4,
preside over the Commonwealth; then We
shall sce, ms in 1909, coins with Republiaue'
on one side. and Nap, Emp on the other =
This was a remarkable prediction to be-
made by young woman three and half
years before the coup d eat of December.
1851; and even before the Socialist ins!r-
rection which began on June %, ls4s
A few days later Miss Robinson notes
that "there is great split in the Imperialist
party; the fanatical adorcrs of the Emlire
adopt the order of succession ordained
by the Emperor Napoleon and choose tho
son Of the King of Holland. but the mora
aristocratic portion have a weakness tn-
the royal blood which flows in the veins
OF the son Of Jerome Bonaparte; they saw
he Ia very clever, and he certainly is verv
like his glorious namesake. Besides, hs
never tanned eagles or played any Of the
monkey tricks with gray coat and cooked
hat for which his cousin was conspicuous
at Strassburs and Boulogne."
The writer Of these letters wa in tls
way Of seeing all the leaders of the Orleanist
party. She tells us that this party also
though it contained the cleveres, n en-
and the most practical, was very disuni,,d
"The old Left are for the Regency Iof the
Duchess of Orleansl but some want her
in conjunction with the Prince of Joinville
| others her alone, while some wish to set
her aside altogether" There was third
section Of quondam Orleans lists who pro-
fessedsto be Republican, but who would
accept their beloved sailor THE Prince OF
Joinvillel as President for life" This last
combination had no chance of success, in
Miss Robinson's opinion, though she wouA
make no prediction. because she deemed n
impossible to calculate the relative strength
Of parties. mo one believes in the con.
tinuance OF parties, not even the Govern
ment headed by Lamartinel, for if thew
did they would not preface every decree,
even those concerning the watering of the
Champs Elysees, with the proclamation
that the Republic alone can give stability
to France and that it will be eternal and
indivisible.' Lamartine's fitness for the
headship Of an administration is illustrated
by the following anecdote: Shortly after
the revolution OF February he wrote on
the blank leaves Of his pocketbook tho
names OF his protegees and sent the list 10
be provided with places Immediately.
1t seems, however, that previously he had
| scribbled David on the page, and the
head Of the Cabinet appointed the said
David Consul at Bremen. The appointee,
however, never came forward. and, though
the poet did not like being disturbed, NJ.
Hetzel was obliged to ask who was the
David on his list. He who danced before
the arc, was the answer. oh, dear! have
gazetted him to BremenP How very
singular meant him for a subject for
| meditation, not for q nomination; but Won
can cancel IT, The Mositeur registered
the change. but few knew that tie last
Consul appointed to Bremen was King
David
It will be remembered that on June q,
| ls4S occurred the outbreak Of formida-
bio instruction against the Republican
Government, an insurrection which Cavag-
nac-to whom the Assembly left every
thing-required four days to suppress
To say nothing Of the immense loss Of life
| ON the part OF the insurgents 1t was esti-
mated that no fewer than nine hundred
were killed and two Thousand wounded
among the regular troops. Miss Robinson
points out that more French blood was
shed in this rising than for many OF Ma
poleon's most brilliant victories. On juno
20 the writer Of these letters visited the
scene Of action, and records that there -
not one pane Of glass left whole from -,
Boulevard St. Martin to the BastilleS
deed in many houses you can scartey -
distinguish where the windows had b. N
they are so COMPOUNDED with the breach
made by cannon balls. Near the Column
OF July, where the most violent cannon
AIDE took place, the fronts Of the houses
look as If they had been sliced of. can
only compare the effect to a stage decora-
ton in which you see the interior Of house
from top to bottom" Miss Robinson says
that the Rue st. Antoine, up which she went
after leaving the Bastile, contained seventy
five barbados, all constructed Of stone.
and built with consummate art, 80 as to
enf1Iade the cross streets, thus bringing
eight fires to bear upon those who attacked
them To enable us the better to appre-
ciate the horrors Of this instruction, the
most formidable that Paris ever witnessed.
she adds that $50 many soldiers have been
poisoned by pretended viudndieres that the
strictest orders are given to drink moth
ing that has not been tasted by the vendor.
| A woman who had offered her services
at an ambulance was taken up for bandag-
ing the wounds with poisoned lint; in fact.
every kind Of atrocity has been committed.
and may still be expected
Another hideous detail is given. AT
| the hospitals, sentinels are necessary al
every door to prevent the ferocous in
surgents getting out Of their beds to crow
over the wounded of the other party; they
| shrek: Nous roulons mdnoer du Cards
| Rationale, nous Farroserons du sang dn
| Mobile" eve want to eat some National
Guard, and we'll wash him down with
| the blood of Mobile.) 1t will be remem-
bered that this tremendous instruction
was put down partly, Of course, by the
Regular army, but largely by the National
Guards and by the Garde Mobile. Many
Incidents are related to prove that treach-
cry everywhere was rife among the petty
| local authorities in Paris, as well as in the
| depart ments ruled by Ledru Rolin Conn
| missaries Not few openly avowed their
sympathy for the Red Republic On
July 3 Miss Robinson wrote that she had
no doubt that, if the inquiry into the origin
| Of the instruction should be properly
| conducted, Lamartine and Ledru Ro,In
| would join Barbes at the Vincennes prison
| before the end of the week. She believed
| that Lamartine was not only morally ulL
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