The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-12-18

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are as distinct as heaven and hell, and
yet, we sec to our sorrow, that The
warmest friend our oppressor, and the
enemy of liberty has, is the freest ma
ton on earth. Oh, sir, can that Be righfs
No such friendship can be genuine.
They say it is policy, but it is certainly
poor policy indeed. Russia to-
day, is the worst tyrant in Gods
universe, and yet your American papers
praise her to the skies, simply because
they know nothing about her your am
bassadors disgrace you by playing the
toady, and seem in extacies if asked to
q Royal luncheon. Won't you be kind
enough to take our message to your
friends and ours, and tell Them that the
rulers Of Russia are despo:s of the
deepest dye, and have no sympathy
with your people or institutions ?" We
PROMISED to do so. to the best of our
ability-as the questions ask by our
interrogation have frequently presented
themselves to our own mind, we leave
the answer for some one who is willing
to sacrifice the right for paltry expe-
diency.
In the evening, the concluding meet
ing OF the executive committe is held,
when it il announced that Obprwind-
err, Of Vienna, who had suffered a
months imprisonment, for reprinting
an article from forbidden journal, and
had only been released a few moments
before starting for Basic, is still i'll in
bed.
The proposition. where the next In
ternational Congress shall be held, is
now brought forward, and ELECTS an
animated discussion. Bastin proposes
Verviers Farga, Barcelona; Lieb-
knecht is in favor of having it some
where on the confines Of Gem nv !;
Eccarius, Hins, Backounin and Luz
craft favor Paris; Applegarth hits the
nail on tho head, and Paris, amid the
cheers of the delegates, is selected as
the location. After the transaction OF
some financial business, London il again
selected as the seat Of the General
Council, and the Fourth Annual Con
gress of the International Working
mems Association is declared dis
solved.
Perhaps, where all have done SO well,
and when the object Of our mission is
considered, it may be deemed invid GUS
to refer to any class or nationality, in
other than terms Of the highest praise
nor vet is it our intention to do SO; can
dor, however, compels the admission
that England has furnished the ablest
and most practical body If men in the
Congress, although Eccarius and Less
ner are Germans, and Jung Swiss
The German delegates, prominent
among whom have been Liebknecht,
of Vienna. Rittinghausen, of So'in
gen, and HISS, of Berlin, besides a
score Of others, from various sections
of the continent, seemed to our entire
satisfaction, 10 steer clear of the more
ultra views, ard allowed their reason,
rather than their passion, to control
their judgment; and we may as well
say so as think 20, that it is just in
such a class of men that we take
Stock" our sympathies have invariably
been with them. We trust, however.
our readers will not suppose from these
remarks, that we admire the less The
lion hearted heroism If those men who,
Of a more impulsive nature, and raised
under differ ent circumstances, have &C.
cupied a somewhat ultra position. By
no means. We honor and appreciate
them all. Desperate cases require despe-
rate remedies, and we are well aware,
that when the bayonet il the only ar
gument, and the aspiration for liberty
IL followed by incarceration in ielon'S
cell, that argument, or an appeal to jus
tice, seems entirely out of place. But
fortunately, in our own country, we
have not yet reached that depth, and
God grant we never may-and this
probably accounts for our partiality.
1t is now Sunday morning, and we
are sitting BY the banks of the beauti-
ful Rhine. Directly under our window,
this historic Atream, celebrated in story
and in song, il running its course to
the sea. On it's opposite banks we
can see the troops manGuvring, and
hear the incess mt roll of the drum. 1t
is indeed, beautiful, beautiful sight,
and must be seen to be appreciated.
Before orr correspondence il finished,
it i two o'clock, and We are off to the
banquet of the delegates, at the Cafe
Rationale, where, upon our arrival, we
find goodly company, evidently bent
on enjoying themselves. After dinner,
toasts and speeches are INDUCED in
then comes the good-bye-the promises
to correspondence friendly grasp Of
he hand-'he hope to meet again-and
the vow, through evil and through good
report, TO battle for the right.
The Memory Of Sylvis
Our attention having been called to the
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