The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-28

The Execution OF 1obcspierre.
THURSDAY, July 2s, 1910.


To-day. in 1894. was executed Robes
pierre. one OF the chief notables in the
French revolution, OF which, he Will al
ways remain a most remarkable figure.
In carly life he seems to have been
rather harmless and somewhat senti-
mental man. Eight years after he be-
came advocate and began practiclng
1t at Arras he was elected to the states
general. II was then he began assidu-
ously cultivating the favor OF the Partisan
popuacc, preaching the doctrines OF the
JacoOins. He began violently attacking
the Girondins, and gained the friendship
OF the Partisan commune.
Robcspierre has been blamed for the
methods of this committee, but he was
not so much its leader as Its defender.
He believed that tc abandon the terror
would be fatal TO the cause OF the rcvo,
luton. but he incurred bitter fear and
hatred and at last the party OF Dan
ton whose lender he had sent TO death.
was able to bring about his end.
II was not made 10 rule. ! was made
to combat the enemies Of the revolution"
His possession OF supreme power pro-
contrary, II preycd upon his spirits. and
made him fancy himself the object Of
universal hatred guard slept niehtly
at bis house and followed him in ali his
walks Two pistols lay ever at his side.
He would not eat food until some one
else had tasted from the dish.
after he had passed through the excit-
Ing scenes OF few years Of the reyolu-
tion. Finally July 26 came and that day
found him. like others. In the convention.
But he had lost his power over that
body. Many OF those he had counted as
friends had turned enemies. Then the
the tyrant." The revolutionist vainly
strove to obtain a hearing. He rushed
about the chamber, but was met with
the cry, Back, tyrant the shade of DAN
ton repels you
Baited on all sides his attempts to
speak became shricks. which were scarce
ly audible, His voice grew hoarBer til
at length it failed him altogether Then
one of the mountain cried The blood
OF panton chokes him Amid a scene
decree was passed that Robespierre and
some Of his leading followers should he
arrested, They were seized and hurried
off TO different prisons.
There was now room enough for fear
The commune organized an Instruction
as soon, as they heard what the conven-
prisoners were all delivered from the
hands of their guards. Both parties now
hastily gathered armed forces Those OF
the e, dnu,Td municipality were by far the mos,
dered them to advance. But the men
refused to obey The sections mostly
declared for the convention. and thus by
an unexpected reaction the Robespierre
leaders almost found themselves deserted.
a detachment Of soldiers forced their way
into the room where small band OF
lniioNiNS "tit bId"IbB up DTOCldlna-
tion. A pistol was fred. and no one
knows with certainty whether Robes
pierre attempted suicide or was shot by
one OF dlis opponents.
At any rate his jaw was fractured,
and he was laid out. a CHASTITY spectacle
on an adjacent table. The room was
soon crowded. Some spat at the pros
trate form. Others stabbed him with
their knives, Soon he was dragged be-
fore the tribunal which he himself had
instituted. The necessary formalities
were hurried through. and the maneled
body was borne to the gullotine, where
what remained to him OF life was quickly
eXtinguished. Then from the crowd a
man stepped quickly up to the blood
stained corpse and uttered over him the
words. Yes, Robespierre, there is a
God'
Today, In 1864 occurred the third bot
tie OF Atlanta. II is the birthday of Jo-
seph Habersham. postmaster general un-
der Washington GT5ll. Charles Stewart
one OF the commanders OF the Con-
stitution GT7S); Stephen RI. Tying. the
eloquent preacher and author ds39)
Ballington Booth; the founder of the Vol
unteers Of America GS59. Mary Ander-
son. the actress Gs5o) and Herman Hill
precht, the archaeoloGist GS59) 1t Is
the date of the death NJ WI