The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-26
THE LESSON
FRANCE TAUGHT
Concluded from Yesterday

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55 Concluded from Yesterday.)
French reverses marked the open
Ing OF the war and plans were begun
for the protection OF Paris in the event
Of IN allied invasion Part Of the
ministry was dismissed and popular
feeling ran SO high that on June 20
the Tuillerics was again attacked.
Tho King and his family fled for
safety and the palace was again sack
cd. Its guards were butchered and
for q hours the most frightful anar-
chy prevailed. On August 10 the dc.
struction OF the Tuillerles was made
complete, and then came tho Com
m.ttee OF Twenty.onc, with Robe
spierre as its president. It ruled for !,
40 days, but 1t was not severe enough
and the Infamous Commune follow
ed.
The. Commune completely overturn.
Ell tlle SOftl hlleut. hS hSsS'ub's sc
questcrcd the emigres, ordered the
transportation OF the ecclesiastics to
4 French Guiana. decreed the organiza.
ton, OF an army 80, 900, and institu-
ted yhousc-to house search for arms
ana suspects. More than 5000 pris.,
, oners were made, and with the open:
; Ing OF September came six days and
!. five nights Of butchery, The prisons
were emptied and before the carni
: val was stopped $500 had been put
. TO death.
( The converting of a National As
. sembly followed this season of blood
II shed. Royalty was abolished and a
t republic instituted. a new era was
C proclaimed on September 90. which
Il therefore became the first day of the
e. first year. "a still more democratic
e constitution than that framed by the
It Constituent and Legislative assem-
j. blages was established" says AlisoI
&c in his History of Europe" "All per
re sons. OF whatever rank, were declared
~ eligible to every situation; and tn
right of voting In the primary assem-
blies was conferred on every maj
above the age of 81 years. Absolut
Id equality, in It's literal sense, was un
yersaly established"
. 1,rn az t.,t. AZ al
VII by DumorurieZ and the annexation {
MT Nice and Savoy gave new impetus t
Ter the republican movement. On Decen
he Der Ii, the convention announced thu
IN a system Of social and political re
til. oluton would from that time accor
'cn pany every movement OF Its armit
30 on foreign soil. IN every count
he thai shall be occupied by the armi'
VII OF the French republic" the deer,
ION set forth. the generals shall a
cti- nounce the abolition of all existing a
ted thorilies; of nobility, OF serfage,
ten every feudal right and monopol
the they shall proclaim the sovereign
of the people"
ing On December | Louis XVI, /
ing son Of "G0 Kings" was brought
nj: trial before the convention. On il
a. uary II. 1888, he was found sui
inA. and on January 81 he was put
ical death. From March to September
as European coalition against the rep,
rl- lie was being perfected, and on DC
ues: her lG Marie Antonette was exec
RIDER ed. Then came the reign of terri
me; On June 10, 1904, the claw Of Pi
writ rail- was enacted. which abrogat
rom In fact. all law This, or rather
death Of Robcspleme, which came
d as next month, marked the end of
hold reign of terror eAa-,
rrier From April. 1893, TO March, Il
re- 505 were sent to tho guillotine
1t OF Paris. From March to July, L
2,l5S were condemned and 1856 "
executed. a far more horrible col
' ton of affairs existed in the provin
'suie and murder, legal and otherwise,
'oss. the rule rather than the except
IL lii the II western departments du,
.Ll.7 the II months Of the excuses no
y y - than 100000 aof all ages and |
S Fs1l sexes were put 10 death.sg
l ri The story 8ot the few months
,laim ensued before THE ppearance of
III < Poleon is but sa5 story of: continued