The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-13

Manifesto of Louis Blanc.
To THE Enron OF THE LoNDoN TINES
SiH:-Ibtse months nre past since in the National
Assembly, accused the party of reaction in France
t studled determination to mislead public opinion
Of and twisting the sense of my ideas
IN most odious manner, and Of having warped
again st the most dangerous Of pspiracies
81 ialsehood HeIe, in this country nd the deplora
upon your good faith. When sir, you shall be better
acquainted with the facts you will have occasion to
attacks for 1t cannot be doubted that every
feel unhappy in having committed of mi sstcc
You attribute to my system, and to the National
.dfeii1s-which you call my .ateHers-the miseries OF
the present situation of my country. Allow mo 60
repel, with all the indignation of an honest man,
wounds in the most sensitive part of his heart such
horrible responsibility. What! sir my public asse-
veia'ions, twenty times repeated
the ocia dee larations Of NJ Emile Thomas Director
OF the National .3eerS; the recent debates Of the
French Assembly; the documents published in the
second volume OF the Enqete- all these have not con.
the National .aeiers, that they were brouvh. into
eAis.nce against my wishes against my within oppo-
sition to all my principles and with the avowed
object d CT unterbalaDciDy the influence over the
people Il at attributed to No, sir no. Abso-
iutely was nothing in the creation Of the National
.9iehos IL WAS M. Marie, then Minister of Public
Works, who established them; it was NJ Emile Thomas
who was by M Marie appointed to the Objection of
them. As for myseli-l affirm it, and defy contra
dction-l took no part in the formation Of the Ma
tiopal .7eiers, neither in their organization,
their direction, nor in their euperintendeuce. II,
there has-in assembling pell- nell, in the National
.4teiie,S, vorkmen taken by chance from all pro-
itssions if there has been folly in giving them
an uniform upl 70 iuctive task and in paying
them, for this unproductive labor, wages which
we're but aims in disguise; If this deplorable in
stitutop has become for the state SO nagraut
cause Of ruin that it has been necessary to
crush it if the workmen Of the National .4feiiers,
WHEN they ceased to receive their hsbtual wages fell
into despair II, in short, party among them have
Produced the insurIecti.n OF June under the influence
of the most terrible mseryby what strange reversal
Of all The laws Of justice can be imputed such
results! To me, Who'll repeat t-wa a complete
stranger to the National 7teers who dsappro red of
foot into them, and who nterfered in what
cerned them. neither in their establishment in
their organization. in their direction, when the
question arose Of their dissolution To EACH then,
belongs the responsibility Of his works. You inn
puie to my system sir the bloody disorders Of Paris.
may remark that my system has up to this time re-
ceyed only two applications, altogether partial and
confined In very harrow circle. But far from con-
deDniDg my doctrines these two partial applications
form the most striking justification of them for the
citation OF jour taors and that Of jour
neymen saddlers, which founded, still exist tey
prosper, notwithstanding all that has been done to
deeIy them 10 destroy them and it is to be remarked
that they did not join in the nsurrecti of Junea
decisive TACT, which recommend to the attention Of
all men of good faith Is IT meant that the popular
agitation emanated from the very nature of my priu-
ciples from their moral influence! isthis that you
assert, SIR and you reproach me with imputation
of having sought the happincss of class ut the
wrei chedness only, and the misery of another AS
do not sir doubt your honor or your gentle loyalty,
ought to believe that you are acquainted with my
Writings and thSt you judge only by the calumnes
OF my Interested detractors 1t is. then, by quotations
that shall request permission Of you to repiya kind
Of answer evidently the most peremptory 1t is thus
that In IL Organts cation du Travail express myself
tween all interests s ask who is really Interested
in the maintenance OF social order, such exists
pre,ent! No one. No. nobody. For myself will
ingly persuade myself that the evils created by i'm
perfect civilization, spread themselves in different
forms. over the whole Of society"
All Thanks be to God there is not for society
partial progress or partial retrogession. The whole
OF society Is elevated, the whole Of society falls
When the laws justice are best understood ali con
dition. profit by them When the notions Of iustice
are obscured all conditions in society suffer nation
in which one class Is oppressed, resembles man who
exercise Of the healthy limb Thus psradoxica
such proposition may appear oppressors oppressed
gain auany 6y the destruction Of the oppression
ton du Travail, 9Th edition, page 20 You perceive
sir, the principle that governs my idea 1t is that Of
human sodarfte 1t Is not only In the interest the
people that have criticised the economical system
lowed in France it is also in the interest Of the mid
die classes, as you may easily conceive yourself, by
throwing your eyes over my little book tho Organi-
soon du Travail: and II have required that to the
principle Of indviduaism was substituted progressive
ly that OF association, based upon the sentiment
Of maternity, 1t is preceely because the principle
Of inaividualism has appeared to me an endless
mics atng from above OF rcvots proceeding from
beneath. Now, sir, when you say that my ideas have
the tendency to legitimate insurrection under all cir
instances, you hurl against mo accusation which
10 conradcted most undoubtedly by every page of my
books, by each line of my speeches. Here again it is
by quotations that | must answer you. Open L'His-
des Dr .dnsyou will read passage relating to
cele brated instruction ' 1t wonld be to hold in
too slight estimation reason and equity to make their
triumph dependent the chances Of coup de main.
Whdon and time necessary, and patience is also
republican virtue. Assuredy 1t is the property and
the glory Of choice spirits to be in advanc Of their
epoch but to do violence to society is permitted to
one."- (EHstofre des Dir Ans, tome 5, page 42S)
have written Likewise liz the Organization du Tapai
-" Violence Is to be feared only when discussion Is
forbidden. Order has not better shields than study
II anger sometimes chastses evil it Is impoteut the
production u good. A blind and savage impatience
only heap ruins, which the seeds Of JUS
tce and love would be smothered 1t Is not the ques
vtrsa expansion and multiplication For the happi-
ness of all of all without exc.ptiont bshooves
elevate the level of humanity y Organisation du1ra-
could, sir, II did not fear to make this letter too
long, multiply my quotations | could produce here
numerous passages extracted from my speeches at the
Luxembourg and you would perceive that have every
where condemned, as equally puere and fearful the
exuavagsnces Of force and that have always placed
the victory OF justice in the calm and regular deveope
mcnt of public by the liberty OF the tribune by
the liberty of the press, by the right of discussion
twelve years have written mach Well IL there exists
in my books, In my speeches, word, single
word which is an appeal to violence, to brute force,
lot IL be shown to me I affirm that IL Is impossible
10 produce such n word.
For the rest sir, there is fact which cannot be
tested which now belongs to history and which speaks
more loudly in my favor than all raasonings. Whilst
rtnainedst the Luxembourg and when had It In my
power to act upon the people, did the slightest disorder
take place Was there in Paris the least agitation p!
Did not the peoplewho IL has since been prete
were excited by my sreeches-dd they not exhibit
admirable example OF moderation Of resignation Was
it not then that they pronounced this sublime
tence" We have three months of misery to offer the
republic ?-But TO maintain order in Paris during the
two months ofpas'ase to power what force had at my
disposal? Speech nothing but speech. For you
not ignorant sir, that there not at that period
single soldier in the capital What can possibly be OPP
pcs. to 20 demopstratiye fact What tho popular
seitatiops only commenced tn date the day when
ceased to have the poser of efficient action upon the
people and It's whom they would hold respo for
these agatiops. In truth, this would be more than
ipjustice-it would be folly.
do not stop at the word pillage which has found
itself nnow not bow, under your pen, In article
latiug 10 me cannot believe that YOU have wished
to carry calsmnes against both my heart and my In
teect 10 such point. For he who should perceive in
pege mt ans Of destroy ing misery, of aveDS
ing IL, would be the worst OF madmen well the
ncst d.pra7ed Of wretches.
You recall, in relation to me- the affairs of May and