The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-30

public, and he trusted before the war terminated
some OF them would lift their arms IN defence OF
France az trey now unanimously raised tnelr voices
Mr.. TnIYER said, after some Introductory re-
marks mat II France cultivated and established,
would allow reason 10 control her, she would not
only draw the sympathy of this American nation.
put would receive the sympathy aud esteem o. the
whole civilized world, even OF Germany ITSELF when
the Germans left their fatherand for better liberty
Tor better land they left behind them their anec-
tons for monarchical governments and the prln-
clple OF self-l0ve, III they have attained better
liberty IN tins American republic they have learned
that republicansm Is not local and contracted, but
WIDE extensive and universal; and they Will soon
cease TO love their istheIlald l9r tbs
:. II the present war should be successful In upset
ting an arbitrary m0narchcal power and establish a
tie 1Sll ilds Of the sympathy q me American
breathe the pure air Of freedom and was
Y not said that France was not republic
Would ye
lightful soil, and Immediately Joys and new life
would oil up the veins OF her heart, and the tide Of
and united, viii exhibit spectacle That viii be the
trial class had arsen and that industrial class Is
just beginning to move. and the
ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL
Is just beginning TO assert its rights. Its feet are
upon the Threshold and soon will be made moro
apparent. Shall there be hope In the future for
outi In calling to mind her glories past and
aer o s se w sRsS t G
owed to France, or rather what she did not owe to
France He claimed for France what America
peaed to the audience for sympathy and pictured
the splend0r Of the country Of France, the enter
and the example That history viii hand down to pos.
tery after the close OF the present war. Finally he
said that an the world would rejoice when the war
~ FRANCE, BOWED AND 4IuMrLrArEp,
shook from her centre tho imperial throne ana es-
called the country OF champions and sons Of liberty.
But all might be OF good cheer for ne thought saw
en a oy Ss al the
sweeer for the bitterness and misery through which
JOHN MITcHEL's SPEECH.
JOHN Mitchell was next introduced and said that
as an lrlshman he thought he had q great right to
French once spoke OF sending an army 70 as
sist Ireland In giving the Britishers-a "whack.
ingS" He next caricatured the Count Won Bismarck,
TO whom he attributed all immense deal Of good,
but he also attributed to him great amount OF
harm. Next, speaking OF Alsace. which had for Its
capital the glorious Old city OF Strasoourg he said
that though some oil the Aisatians spoke little
German,
ALsATIANs WERE NOT GERMANS;
their sympathies were not German. Whatever good
had been done Tor Alsace had been accomplished by
the French. Before the French occupation OF these
that they had anything Of their own; now they
owned their own farms. AS regarded the Emperor,
COuIu allOTu 10 yet him Sllue,H she cOulu
now do better without him than with him.
ALGERNON SULLIvAN's SPEECH.
ALGERNON SULLIVAN, Assistant District Attorney.
said that when he laid his hand upon his heart II
warmed for France, and it was only to express his
warm sympathy that he arose TO address them last
night. Before the last chimes should carry the
present year into history France would probably
have acquired freedom. Like the voice that spoke
at the grave Of Lazarus ''Come l0rth,n so freedom
would speak to her to come out and show herself.
II France crucifed and bleeding at every pore, sue
ceeded In establishing freedom. she would shine in
the eyes Of Europe. France ana Ireland were the
only two countries whose people had the courage to
raise the flag OF liberty and strike for 1t. He had
great hopes VI France. Rectlng an anecdote OF The
battle OF SebastOpo he said that the playing OF the
"Marseillaise" by the band gave grand impulse to
1t was liberty and freedom they thought Of IL was
the duty Of every American to sympathze and as
sist every nation TO establish free and democratic
institutions
Mr.. DRURy. a member of the International Work.
ingmen's Association, came forward and denounced
the crowned heads OF EurOpe-in fact Of all the
world-wth such bitterness and magnity OF tone
placed one loot upon the neck Of King William OF
Prussia and the other upon the bowed heads OF his
brother mOnarchS.
Here some troublesome gentlemen became ex-
cited and demonstrative; all the audience stood up,
and general commotion regned for q few minutes
until the Offenders had been elected.
He concluded by drawing an eccentric picture OF
would result In.
Here another offender had to be elected.
Several other speakers followed, including Mr.
Mercier, who read lengthy speech In French II
favor OF republicansm, arguing that II met I'll,
grandest ana iiobest aspirations OF humanity.