The New York herald., 1870-01-05


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on spsrt rssioa: Intervention. = morality
entirsly Sl.iN indepen%dsnt % q that in.srvsnsion
s. Louis Leopold S q 9ys5y ys Hungary, Committee
The minority report or declaration OF principles
read:-
The free thinker. OF Paris recognize and proclaim liberty
o. conscience liberty Of s.a@aaton human dignity They
Don. saas.y liberty y's can
Therefore for sra.utoas al degrees obligatory
hs ndsduai to give 70 his children Concern.
Ny the and religion: question that
% A The
complete terrible idea, that the entirety Of iss
TINKER Of na % WORK FOR lie Hs
annhaon BY I'll means compatible with Justice including
IN the number q those means revouiioar forces which
PARIS, October n, 1869.
At last, after much palavering and negotiations
backwards and forwards. the Anti-Councl was again
got together this evening In the nne dining Of
the United States Hotel" nall capable OF contain
ing 200 persons comfortably seated at two long
tables Only one Of the tables was used. and at It's
board were seated seventy delegates. twenty-six
foreigners and the balance ItaianA Cards OF invi-
tauon TO private meeting had been distributed
and were received by an usher at the door, as 1t was
to the public. signor Ricciardl presided, being
seated, with hts scrbes and secretaries near the
middle OF the table, 80 as to be better audible along
both extremlties. French, Italian. English and Ger
man were the languages used, and this baDelic fea-
ture was, from the outset one great reason of the
consequences now to be related. The Germans and
Americans did not speak. and only understood i'm
perfectly French and Italian ana Uice rersa.
At eight O'Clock the President rang to order
amidst much chatting, CONFUSION, Smoking OF cigars
ana cigarettes ahd reading Of pamphlets on the part
OF the delegates. Latin ODE IN honor OF the Anti
nnfi hnAn hlnAAh mr. onh VyoQ hat 1t
cussed. ana aIairs looked pretty lively-none bus
the initiated being aware OF the terrific storm
CongreRatos Humane Dignitatis vlndicis Die vi.
Iduum Decembrs, Anni 1859, salutant Latomi." and
pamphlet In Italian mad also occupied some atten
ton; II was entitled "L'IJalia al Messic0 Vinci-
soren.italy to Conquermg Mexico! Extracts-
how q people, vlrtuous because republican, knows
how to conquer and die. = The New World con.
socrates thee q victorious republic. - II LOUIS
Napoleon should send ms armies and navies to New
York Grant would not have time to have The Empe-
ror OF Paris shot because the American people, with
out any other TODD, would execute him. = Like
America the free men OF Europe salute the conquer
Ing Mexican republic. = two Italians DIS
proclaimed liberty In the Old World. To Vespucins
and Columbus Joseph Mazzim and Joseph Garibadi
succeeded Italy Will emulate thee Oh Mexico, at
Rome -
The unElin0 OF tine Presidents bell was responded
Journal Of tne second days proceedings al the san
Fernandino theatre was read and approved. AS
these proceedings referred to the squelching Of the
assembly by the Italian authorities, NJ. Regnard, the
delegate from Paris who mad made the revolutionary
speech on that OCCASION arose ana asked to rectlfy
that had been circulated III the Italian press
There had been no cry or Death to the French En-
peror" lie had merely cried out, Long live Iiay'
when some one IN the pit responded Long live the
against Louis Napoleon not tnat he was afraid 10
utter his sentiments In regard to HIM and his en-
pire, ana he remar ked this merely because le wished
10 re.e5tabsh the occurrences in their true light.
The President then announced several new addresses
portance ana chef feature Of the Anti Council
sisted IN the fact Of these numerous adhesoDs sent
from all parts Of the civilized earth He thea sub
mitred the following formal protest against the
authoritative suppression, and 1t was read and
unanimously adOpted:-'Our assembly having been
0ssolved In the face Of all right and particularly OF
article tmrtytwo OF the constitution Of Italy, and
all 1urther public sittlngs having been rendered
impossible owing to the obstacles OF all
sorts tnat the government opposes u.s. 1t
fagrant violation OF our rights and to declare at
the same time snd anew our principles and inten-
tionsn The Two platforms OF principles, a. above
gwen were then read and the general debate upon
the same pronounced In order. Inc Mexican repre-
sentative opened tue ball by defending tue majority
General MATA-The committee have had several
projects Of general declaration OF principles under
tneir consideration, and from these the committee
have considered IT best to unite the chief and most
practical points. do not rise to make defence Of
our proaramme. but rather to make Q brief
to enumerate have been considered to be
those most urgent % and containing NJ IDEAS bene-
NJ. Hegnard was found to be IN dsaccOrd with us
on two points, the e1pedency OF declaring atheism
aud or calling revolutionary force TO our aid In the
dissemination Of our ideas. He therefore, has seen
Ut TO submit . minority report II the divinity il
cause % IN many many countries, am convinced We do
not believe IN imposing our ideas by force;
they must triumph by altogether different means;
they must triumph by war OF words. Lee
oar ideas be announced and they will circulate until
tne world will at last repose uDon liberty and JUSTICE
those two bases for humanity which IL should be
OBJECT to establish. We consent impose
them by revolutionary force IN the sense that tine
delegate iiom Paris urges THIS Is the history OF
tee. We have not met with that liberty Which we
had right to expect here IN Italy. country which
claims TO be free; and IT, as 1t ~ now certain, the
government opposes our puDllc sessions, would be
In favor Of going somewhere else-in free Switzer-
land-to assemble Our object Ii grand Many have
come here from afar. ! myself have come dis
tance OF 5000 leagues alter tedious and expensive
trip; yet would go 5000 leagues urtner to see or
object triumph Inc majority OF VS. cannot, now
ever, elsewhere; hence we nave TO do the best we
can under the circumstances. and l beseecn ali
present to work practically ana harmoniousy TO-.
gether for the good cause.
| NJ. .REGSARp--Gentemen, could not rally to the
platform OF the majority that has just been submitted
consideration, because, as have before an
nounced, my constituents IN Paris furnished Inc
| with an imperative mandate. could not approve
OF the ideas expressed IN the committee aud hence
nave 10 submit 10 yOa the declaration OF principles
| wnicn received al Paris. one tning appears evil
uSHt--We dSTceu uS W Tree tHOuxuL stS 10
religions We differ on two points Cnlyvz., ON the
| questions OF atheism ano revolutionary force.
hold the proclamation Of atheism to be OF paramount
necessity the actual state OF society Atheism II
is objected, is negative. Well, then, II that is so.
say then at the same time 1t IL nn affirmation or
negative that has hitherto crushed u.s. that mas pro-
dnced tyranny, fear upd infinite misery. We iree
thinkers OF Paris unit againsS The spiritual
idea OF u religion. Plato mas have been great man
his PHILOSOPHY may have widely clrculated but new
ertneess l hold hun TO have been the
| most pernlclous Of mel, HIS ideas are
hf for hn a
| nnce OF mere metaphysics the Evangle OF 81.
John ~ based on the lueas OF Plato. Unless we
eXlirpate the Ideas Of Plato there can be no
| freedom for humanity. What we have cnieny 10 do
rcjecr altogether and wipe OdG tue idea OF God.
All revolutions III France have miscarried, SIM
| ply because men at their head did not understand
the idea III regard 10 religions The French revolu-
I lion OF $50 was great lumlnary; had 1t rested
mercy upon The Ideas OF DlderOt and NOtaire, no
were deists, it would not have lasted long 1t
| did, Deism has been our Dane. RoDespierre HIM
self was dest. At the present cpocn we French
ireehnkers proclaim ourselves socialists and repub-
| hcans Before our platform The tyrants and priests
trembe Monsieur veulllot trembies before it-it Ii
the only thing that rrighens him. Tne application Of