The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-09

the heavy sentences imposed by the Sixth Cham
Der of the Correctional Tribunal of Paris upon
Rochefort made il necessary for him to conduct
It's publication and distribution secretly for
time, and finally left him no alternative but
fight. n
Rochefort repaired to Brussels where he was
received with some show of enthusiasm, and
continued for months thereafter to issue La
Ldnterhe from that point and Aix-la- Chapelle
alternately. 1t was now necessary for him to
resort to the most ingenious devices to smuggle
across the frontier the hundred thousand copies
which for long time failed to meet the demand.
But he was equal to the emergency, and La
Ldnterne, printed on thin tissue paper and con-
cealed in all inconcevable fashions, was sent
through the lines of watchful emissaries and still
scattered broadcast over Paris. Meanwhile, the
elections of May, 1869, transpired, and,
while the popular vote showed a decided
majority to be still willing to submit
to the empire, there was manifested such q
decided reaction that the Emperor became
alarmed, and the liberal policy which eventually
eliminated in the elevation of Olivier to power
was inaugurated by the promulgation of the
iSendtuS Coasultum. In this serious struggle
between the empire and its antagonists of
various grades the light of La Lanterne gradu-
ally faded until it was almost extinguished.
Rochefort continued to illuminate his diatribes
against imperialism through It's columns, but he
was too far removed from the scene OF the strife
to maintain his hold upon the people, and Paris
at last acknowledged that il had enjoyed u sur
felt of his bitterness.
Being given to understand that he was in
cluded in the amnesty which was extended In
1869 to the greater number of political offenders,
Rochefort announced himself as a candidate for
the Corps Legislatif at the supplementary cleo
tions of November, and started for Paris. AS
soon as he had crossed the border, he was ar
rested by the police; but the Emperor interposed
in person and ordered his release. On the 9TH
| of November, 1862 he entered Paris, not as
| much of martyr as he had hoped to be. Crowds
of the bourgeeisie followed him through the
streets, but Rochefort free to come and go at
will and without the ban of the empire upon
| him. was not the Rochefort that could command
such a demonstration as the day of Victor Noir's
| funeral or the barricades of Belleville. He re-
tanned, however, sufficient favor with the masses
to secure a seat in the Corps Legislatif from the
| First Circumscription of Paris, in which the
| vote stood, on November %, for Rochefort,
1878; for NJ. Carnot, 13, 474 and for NJ. Terme,
| the regular government candidate, only 2704. At
the election held in May previously, M. Gam
Il
more than were required to ensure his election,
but he preferred to represent country district
| in which he had also been elected.
| At the opening of the session on November %
| Rochefort was not present to respond to the
| Kisses which greeted his name when 1t was
called but he soon after assumed his seat and
took the oath of allegiance to the empire, with
the mental reservation of the right to violate 1T
as soon as the opportunity should be presented.
| The failure of the proposed demonstration of
| October 26 against the unwarranted postpone
ment by the Government of the opening of the
session had thinned out the ranks Of the irrecon-
| cables, until Raspail was left alone on the eX-
| treme left, and Rochefort embraced him and
| was embraced in return. The two stood practi-
cally alone, and apparently powerless for the
| time. When Rochefort arose to assail the En-
| pire in the chamber he was rewarded with the
cheap martyrdom of derision alone. olivier
was called to the head of the ministry, the So
called constitutional regime was inaugurated
| the new government commanded the confidence
and support of the entire imperial faction and
the greater portion of the opposition. and
France was on the point of forgetting that
Rochefort had removed his base of operations
| from Brussels to Paris.
This was fortunate for France, but It was far
from gratifying to the artful demagogue whose
career we are sketching. AS soon as he had
returned to the capital, he had projected new
Journal which it had been his intention to
bring out early in December. The first number,
however, did not make its appearance until
| the new year; but when it was once upon the
street, it was almost as eagerly sought after as
| had been La Lanterne before it. 1t bore the
title of La AdrseilLdiSe, and in this title alone
presented an irresistible claim to popularity.
In its columns, Rochefort, aided by Victor Nor
and staff of brilliant writers, continued to
assail the empire and all its surroundings with
his old-time bitterness and vivacity, and once
more he became the talk of the town. But he
failed to create any unusual sensation until
about the 7th of January, when an article ap-
peared rejecting severely upon Prince Pierre
| Napoleon Bonaparte, cousin of the Emperor,
in which occurred such choice passages as the
| folloWing:-
"There are singular people in the Bonaparte
family whose ambition cannot be satisfied, and who,
seeing themselves positively thrown into the shade
| grow spiteful at never attaining power.
Let place in this category Prince Pierre Napoleon
| Bonaparte, who permits himself to write newspaper
| articles in mis- leisure hours. AS may be
| seen, the Prince does not write with light hand
| Scratch a Bonaparte, and you see a wild beast APP
| pear. Let the future republic beware Of all
who bear the name of Bonaparte, or anything thai
borders on princes, kings or emperors!"
Prince Pierre thought fit to take offense al
this article, and sent to Roehefort note closing
| with these words:--"I reside at No. 50 Rue
| dAnteuil. and promise you that If you present
| yourself you win not be told that am out" Or
the afternoon of January TO- two of Rochefortt
| assistants presented themselves at the Prince