The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-06
TODAY I'M HISTORY
Birthday Of RobespIerre. '"The Incorrup-
tlbIe,"
MAY 6, 1910.

Birthday OF RobespIerre, '"The lncorrup
tble,"
One OF the most striking figures in tho
French revolution was Maxtmilen Robes
pierre. who was born on May s; ll5S. iic
was the head and shoulders Of the French
revolution, frequently remaining IN the
background, however. leaving the WORK
OF carrying out his plans with Dantoh
and Murat.
There had been turbulent political
times In France for several years. The
king had made repeated concessions t2
the Republicans while he cherished
schemes for escaping their control; but
each month added To his humlNAtions.
and to the bodness OF his enemies. Final
ly I'm September, lI92. the national con
Ycntion was organized, the monarchy
abolished and France was declared a re-
public
The couyention was divided into two
parties bitterly hostile 10 each other
one one called the "Momntaln party and the
other the "Girondlsts." or the former,
the leaders were Robespicrre., Danton and
MurTt. noted for their wickedness and
the Glrondisis was Vergniaud. distin-
gIshcd for his cloquence.
The Mountain party having triumphed
in tho convention, the Glrondist leaders
were Eulllotined, The reign of terror
was then inaugurated. during which the
revolutionary tribunal. controlled BY
R9Despierrs caused caused thousands tnn y,,Iotips 90 @
Among these victims was the untortu-
nate Marie Antoinettc October. 1880. 81,
Alison In his History OF Europe.
SAYS: Might and day the cars inces-
sanity discharged victims into the .prls-
on. weeping mothers and trembling or
phans were thrust in without mercy with
the brave and the powerful; the young
the beautiful, the unfortunate. seemed IN
a peculiar manner the prey OF the aSsas-
| sins. Fifteen only were at itrSt placed
on the chariot. but their number was
soon augmented to thirty. and gradually
rose to eighty persons who daily Went
| forth 10 the place of execution. When
the fall OF Robespierre put stop to the
murders. arrangements had been made
TO increasing 1t 10 100. An Immense
| aqueduct to remove the gore had oeen
| dug rs far as the Place 81. Antoine.
and four men were daily employed IN
emptyps the blood of the victims into
| that reservoir"
The cruel and wicked men concerned In
! these atrocities almost invariably mot
with a violent doath. Murat was assas-
| sinated by Charlotte Corday. The fac
| tlon OF Robespierre, triumphinS over that
of Danton. caused him and his adherents
| TO be gulllotned: and few months aft
crward this dreadful period closed by
| tho execution OF Robespierrc himself, III
| 1874.
When Robespierre ascended the fatal
| car TO go TO his death. his head was en-
yeioped I'm a bloody cloth. his color was
livid, and his eyes sunk. When The pro.
cession came opposite his house, II
| stopped. and a group OF women danced
around the bier OF him whose chariot
| wheels they would have dragged the day
| before over n thousand victims Robes
pierre mounted the scaftold last. and the
| moment his head fell. the applause was
| tremendous. In some cases the event
was announced to the prisoners By the
waving OF handkerchiefs from the tops %
| houses,
May is the birth day Of George s;
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