The New York herald., 1870-01-05
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1870 TRIPLE SHEET

question; we speak for us all OF all nations. We
come here also TO protest against the assassination
OF the Roman republic IN 184g. We beseech you,
therefore, to ACCEPT our platform 1t IL brought
from Paris, or with slight notifications II you
think 1t more precisely worded, clearer and goes
home more directly TO the question at Issue before
US tnan the declaration OF the majority Of the conf
NJ. OvARY-To protest against the Pope and the
Ecumenical Council would not be worth the while.
We must rather devise some PRACTICAL measures to
attack religion, and THESE measures, we tnInR may
be found IN our majority report. Two points should
the Cnurcn; institute schools free from all reli-
gious interference. In Hungary aud some countries
mating religion from the schools. The State should
only educate men; the Church should have nothing
to do with ~. The dominating creed should not be
so r. '' the money 0i those who are opposed
slgnor MoNTALBANo, Of Palermo. expressed his
approval OF the platform sent from Paris. Liberty
or conscience, the negaLiOn OF God, should De the
basis oil our creed.
Nj. MACY, Of Hungary. contended tnat the Papacy
Is suficent protest against itself Our idea should
be brotherhood, confederation and the peoples. Let
US be cosmopolites and love all fellows. whether
they speak Italian, French English German or any
other language. tAppause.l The peoples are wax
Ing up they will not consent 10 be beasts OF burden
intrigues OF cablnets. We SHOULD combat ignorance
aud misery-those lnseparable companions. The
money collected from the labor or the people should
be spent Ia popular education instead OF maintain
ing standing armies to oppress the people, Armies
the cher obstacles liberty and until they are
State. Hence we must address ourselves to innu-
ence public opinion In lavor or the abolition OF all
armed forces. believe war is horrible thing. It
may reoccur; but want war only In the interest
Of the people, and then want IT TO the knife.
NJ. LEBALLEuR, OF Marsellles--rne Pope IL nothing;
ci. What we must do Is TO combat God The Pope
only Ills vicar We must strike at the sources aud
suc am as n we must s
aye OF our opinions. Why 40 you decline TO attack
COD squarely IN your decaratonY Divinity directly
causes that man 10 q beast Ike the brutes The
people do not want any dlscusSl0ns. IL wishes the
destruction Of what oDpresses II; 1t yearns i0r
smancipators to recover lts rights. Away with all
ntrgues ntrlcacies, hnessng and splitting OF halrs
Citizens, the people tell you here, through my
mouth, 1--WE are tired OF being slaves; we want our
rlghts.n You have appealed TO them to SEND deie.
gates to demand this; you must not endeavor 10
deceive or nOodwink them. You have those rights
and beseech you 70 adopt AZ the best manifesto
ton OF our Ideas. II may De modified by amend
Al this juncture Messrs. Andricux, OF Lyons, and
Regnard, OF Paris came slightly into collision on
the merits OF their respective IDEAS gave utter
ance 70 some very exciIed and random remarks,
which were frequently interrupted. The American
and German Delegates, who had been sitting all the
time with their open, but without hearing in the
sense Of understanding what was being broacned
across the tapis began TO grow restlve and give
the Frenchmen from m0nopozlng, as they SAID, the
debate by throwing In motions and sundry cries for
order, but all IN vain. The president tired TO cain
delegates clamored for full and further discussion
the 1eut0nS were as StrenuOuSly In favor O coming
to practical conclusion this evening or or With
drawing from the Anti Council Tne was declared
at once The representative from st. Louis, 10. i,
pulled out his watch ana stated in English that the
orator had been running on against time, sense and
order, and that not stopped at once he would With
draw. No stoppaQe; the frencnman declared that
IL was an assembly Of Tree thinkers and me-
every one present, Tree to express his thoughts
as long as he saw III. Ringing Of the presidents )
bell, shouting, general confusion thereupon set In.
N Ildn L-nRf fha
instead or sitting out the confusion ana carry ing
his point through obstinate endurance, gave lne
putting ON MS hat with German stolldity,
quietly abandoning the table and walking
out Of the room. America was gone-one nation
less. Then the representatives OF Hungary Austria
and Germany followed, alter protesting that tue
Frenchmcn were talking pack OF nonsense, to the
exclusion OF the loquacty ol the rest present. Herr
Ronge, or Frankfort, delivered Ills speeches in Eng
lisb. lie became very impatient and every minute
would cry out In loud cultural voice, Nonsense. "
he wanted none OF II at this board. Finally he
obtained the floor.
NJ. RoNGR-We must decide this evening on the
practical question before us; afterwards we de-
eide upon metaphysics We Germans did not come
You can't teach US what we knew before you were
born. Decide tins evening upon the practical p0ls
that we have assembled " dlscuss-to deliver man
KIND from the yoke OF POpery. Accept the platform
OF the majority ana elect an International commit
tee to disseminate practically our ideas ana doc
The PRES DENT implored the assembly to vote the
declaration Of principles OF the majority
some conclusion before dispensing, OTHERWISE he
would have TO remind them that II tney returned
home without doing anything, both they and the
cause wouii become ridiculous IN the eyes OF the
world.
An attempt was made ut the last extremity to
limit debate TO ten lnlnute3 both the French ana
the Italians announced tnat they were In hurry,
such grave questions should not 0e hurried over
lnaS they ielt bound 10 sit oil night
or reassembe night after night rather than
not give eacn man the time ana means
OF free expression and OF full hearing, Being m
the decided majority tney refused vote the decla-
ration; whereupon all present, without order Or
ceremony, arose from the table and scattered In
groups III the hall, IN the streets and hOmew ard
bound. The foreigners are In hurry TO return
home they declare that they have been here ten
days, tnaL notalng has been done, ana hence they
shall leave. The Ant-Councl II II should more
get together as formal body. VIII be purely
Franco Italian affair." and without that cosmopolitan
character which Its president Count hlcc.ard nas
strven 80 hard to secure and maintain. SO lar tn'
POpe Is ahead.