The treason of Barb.C3.A8s Armand Barbès



photograph of armand barbès in holland, 1869


released prison in 1848, barbès seemed contemporaries obsessed thwarting blanqui. elected constituent assembly of 23 april 1848, barbès, @ extreme left of chamber, represented native department of aude. parliamentary career brief, however, since, on 15 may, demonstrators invaded assembly, under pretext of presenting petition urging government become more involved in liberation of poland. barbès, opposed demonstration, , tried disperse crowd, seemed lose head when saw auguste blanqui in assembly chamber.


in effort seize demonstration tool bludgeon enemy, sparked riot in front of city hall, new, , more radical, republic proclaimed. insurgency deflated when national guard arrived stop barbes. sentenced life imprisonment in april 1849 high court of justice, after found guilty of 2 major charges, attack aimed overthrow government, , incitement civil war.


later, karl marx wrote in class struggles in france: on 12 may [1848, proletariat] sought unsuccessfully regain revolutionary influence, managed deliver bourgeoisie s jailers energetic leaders. modern historians have been less kind: george duveau, historian, described event tragic , absurd farce had, beginning, no prospect of success .


barbès showed indomitable courage , chivalry, taste sacrifice, , acceptance of responsibilities. explains charisma undeniably his; view common of contemporaries, opponents. there is, nonetheless, element of irrationality in man defies analysis, mythe barbès continues fascinate readers of history.


sentenced life imprisonment in 1849, barbès released napoleon iii in 1854. however, never returned france. had spent few weeks of previous fifteen years in confinement political prisoner. realized returning french society tempt him further political intrigues, withdrew voluntary exile @ hague, died on 26 june 1870, aged 60, weeks before second empire fell, event would, no doubt, have delighted him beyond else.


he buried in private domain of fourtou @ villalier, aude.







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