The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-18
Tho Napoleon-Rochefort War.
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TILE JOURNALIST, BIDS DEFIANcE TO THE En-
PEaoR.


OF course the Lanterne, No. IA, published Il
Brussels, is easily to be had in London. Bu
the demand for it there must be lukewarm In
deed, compared to what it is in Paris, where
in spite Of al obstacles, the supply is so grea
that almost everybody who wishes may get
sight Of O copy. It is not surprising that Al
Roohefoss; having renounced the attempt to d.
tolerated opposition, aad knowing that No. i
would not be legally circulated in France
should write stronger in this number than II
any of the former ones. He thus declares ope1
war. sgainst:the Emperor and his dynasty:
The imprudence Of the persecution 'agalns
me sufficiently indica tes its object. Inc inten
ton of the Greeks who manipulate Laws o.
th " would cards." (see Victor Hugo,l Is. te
bury the Lanterne dead or alive. Now TIT
task have set uygef is to prevent the prema'
ture interment Of the Lanterne. ny pupnca
tion must bejs source Of terrible uneasiness tt
you, since it makes you brave the enormous
unpopularity which you get by your scanoaious
mar @ugres to putit down You must CONFESS
Commander Pinard, that should De 100 slm
f,le IL rWhileiI can continue to show you up III
your true colors to France and Europe,
should give up the ssme when all the trumps
are in my bands. Before accepting, martyr
dom. I will prolong the combat. The Wrest-
lar who feels ableto 20 on renders greater ser
vice tohis cause than the victim whose solehe-
roism consists in resignation. TO suppose that
.auy good can be done with the men OF De
cember 2 By stretching out your wrists Tor
their handcuha, and saying ''Here am, DO
With me what you will would be stupid in
deed. Such Q courss would be duly justifable
when one feels impotent to be Of any more use.
That il not my case. shall redouble my
blows in order to preoipitste the deraoue1nenl.
Alb 4 you sentence me to sixteen months I'M
prison nent. HIRE is my answer. IcondemE
you to two years Of the Lanterne. Your idea 10
to put down journal which rlghtens you;
mine is to persecute you by the persistence OF
this journal. 10 give up my personal Liberty
in pursuance of your sentence of1mprisonment
would be to kill the Lanterne, which lives by
me alone. The only way to extinguish the
Lanterne would be to expel your glorious EN-
peror from the Tuileries. Whenever that
deyoutly-to-be-wished contamination hap
nv own hands. Belonging, as / do. to
q political and literary school diafnet-
rically opposed to that of Boileau, am quite
willing to leave of writing, but Napoleon must
first cease to reign. (This is an alusion to
Boilesu's celebrated courtier-ike line. Grand
Roi cesse de vainore ou je cesse decrire. y
Now. announce this-that every Saturday the
Lanterne, Illegally strangled In France, WI
appear in some foreign country. It will iltet
through the French frontier, and be circulated
In Paris to an extent that Will astonish you.
Your police pretend to be formidable, but my
contrsband police will be found to match them.
You may send to every railway station as for
mdable armies Of police agents as you please;
while they search Innocent travellers and
find nothing, tho Lantene, which 30 alarms
you, win be distributed by mysterious hands
IN workshops, in drawiug-rooms, and in
barracks especially, for there
our soldiers are beginning to read my
writings, 'fand I will continue to teach
them that love Of country is even better
than love of discipline, and that they must be-
ware Of the adglterstel drinks which it is Gus
tomary to serve out to them on the eve. OF
coup detat. I am perfectly aware that the
French Government will lose no time
in demanding my expulsion from Belgium. But
I have already taken every precaution not to
embarrass this generous country, which puts
ours to shame BY its respect for law, its COM
munG franchises, and the energy OF ITS liberal
ism. I am ready for the French Government
On that ground. My domicile will be here, and
there, and everywhere. I resign myself to play
the part OF wandering journalist and literary
One day shall date the Lanterne
from Geneva, another from London, Baden,
Heidelberg, Ostend or Cologne; and when you
come to demand my expulsion you must
apply to some fifteen governments, of whom
fourteen of least will laugh you in the face.