Tenmannetale.
The name by which the system of Frankpledge was known in the northern parts of England.
Tenth of August, Massacre of the.
The massacre of the Swiss Guards at the Tuileries, on August 10, 1792, is known by this name. It is estimated that 5,000 persons perished at the hands of the Paris mob.
Tenure of Office Act.
An Act passed by the United States Congress in 1867, to prevent the removal from office by the President, without the consent of the Senate, of any person holding a Government position. It was enacted in consequence of the action of President Johnson in removing Mr. Stanton in what was held to be an unconstitutional manner.
Teplitz, Treaty of.
A treaty of alliance between Russia, Austria and Prussia, signed in 1813, and directed against Napoleon.
Terreur Blanche.
The name of the White Terror was given to the excesses of the counter-revolutionists in the French provinces, especially in the South, in 1795, after the fall of Robespierre.