The New York herald., 1870-01-05


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The minority report or declaration OF principles
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q liberty Of human dignity They
reject every dogma founded upon any revea
ton They recognize tina. social equality liberty
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PARIS, October n, 1859.
At last, after much palavering and negotiations
backwards and forwards the Antt-Council was again
got together this evening In the ne dining room Of
the United States Hotel" nall capable OF contain
ing 200 persons comfortably seated at two long
tables. Only Of the tables was used and at its
board were seated seventy delegates, twenty-slx
foreigners and the balance Italiana Cards OF nvi-
tauon TO private meeting had been distributed
and were received by usher at the door, as 1t was
not possible TO hold the gathering with doors open
seated, with hts scribes and secretaries, near the
middle OF the table, 30 as TO be better audible along
Doth eXtremlties. French, Italian, English and Ger
man were the languages used, and this babec fea-
turc 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 and Uice versa.
AZ eight O'Clock the President rang TO- order
AMIDST much chatting, confusion, smoking Of cigars
ana cigarettes and reading Of pamphlets the part
OF the delegates A LATIN 0de IN honor OF the Anti.
cussed. and afYairs looked pretty iiveIy-none but
the initiated being aware OF the terrific storm
brewing. Ine ode was entitled 0da qua Neapoli
ldnum Decembris, Annf 1869 sautant LatOmi." and
sent from Hungary. Its refrain was 'vi6erateuus."
ton; Il was entitled .'L'ltalia al Messco Vinci-
tore'-italy to Conquerlng Mexc0 Extracts
Greeting TO eonquerilg Mexico Mexico has shown
how o people, ylrtuons because republican. knows
how to conquer and die. = The New World con.
socrates thee a victorious republic. = II Louis
Napoleon should send MS armies and naveS to New
York Grant would not have time 10 have the Empe-
ror OF Paris shot because the American people, with
America, the free men OF Europe salute the conquer
Ing Mexican republic. y Ii two Italians dis
Proclaimed n6erty in the old Woria. TO Vespacias
aud Columbus Joseph Mazzim and Joseph Garlbaldi
succeeded Italy VIII emulate thee, oh Mexico at
Rome ~
The tingling OF the Presidents bell was responded
To by general seating OF the delegates and the
Journal OF the second days proceedings al the san
these proceedings referred t0 the squeching Of the
assembly by the italian authorizes, VI. Regnard, the
delegate from Paris, who mad made the revolutionary
speech on that occasion, arose ana asked to recly
an error that had been circulated the Italian press
There had been no cry OF Death to the French EN-
peror." lie had merely cried out, 'Long live IlaIyl,
when some one In the PIT responded, Long live the
French replbhcans!n lie had spoken nothing
against Louis Napoleon, not tnat he was afraid 10
utter his sentiments In regard to him and his en-
plre ana he remarked this merely because Le wished
10 reesiablish the occurrences In their true lghi.
Inc President then announced several new addresses
OF adhesion from Hungary, adding tnat the true
portance aud chief feature OF the Anti Council con-
the fact of these numerous adhesiOns sent
IN from vast meetings OF thousands OF freetnnker5
from all parts Of the civilized earth. He thea sub
mtted the following formal protest against the
authoritative suppression, and 1t was read and
unanimously adopted:-"Our assembly having been
dissolved In the lace or all right and particularly OF
artice thirtytwo OF the constitution Of Italy, and
all inrther public sitllngs having been rendered
'''t soris that the government OPPOSES us. 1T It
Is our duty to protest soiemnly against such
nagrant violation or our rights and to declare at
the same time and anew our principles and inLen-
tionB.n The two platforms 0f principles, as above
gwen. were then read and the general debate upon
the same pronounced Ia order. The Mexican repre-
sentative opened the ball by defending the majority
report.
General MATA.-The committee have had several
projects OF general declaration Of principles under
tner consideration, and from these the committee
have considered II best TO unite the chief and most
our proaranme, but rather to make o brief
exposition OF the motives that guided us
=, N snnn.y our WORK. , dhs principles p.a we decided
those most urgent and containing ideas bene-
dcial to humanity. One member OF the committee,
M. Regnard, was found TO be IN d,saccOrd with US
on two points, the expedlency OF declaring atheism
and or calling revolutionary force our aid In tue
dissemination OF our Ideas. He, therefore, has seen
lit TO submit minority report. II the divinity Ia
solenlny denied, SUCH a course will not aid our
cause IN many countries am convinced. We DO
they must triumph by altogether different means;
tDey must triumph by war OF words. leC
our ideas be announced and they will circulate until
tne world VIII at last repose uoon liberty and justice.
those two bases for humanity Which r should be
OBJECT TO establish. We can never consent 10 impose
them by revolutionary force III the sense that the
delegate from Paris urges. This Is the history Of
the debate which occurred this morning in commit
tee. We have not met with that liberty which we
had right to expect here III Italy. a country when
claims TO be free; and II, as 1t Is now CERTAIN the
government opposes our pubic sessions would be
In favor of gong somewhere else--in free SWIlzer
land-to assemble. Our object ls grand. Many have
come here from afar. myself have come dis
tance OF 5000 leagues after tedious and expensive
trips yet would go ,000 leagues iurther to see our
object triumph. Inc majority oi US cannot, how
can under the circumstances, and | beseech ali
present to work practically ana harmoniousiy to.
geiher Tor the good cause.
NJ. observation-disclosures, could not rally to the
Platform Of the majority that has just been submitted
70 your consideration, BECAUSE as have before an
nounced, my constituents In Paris furnished Inc
with an imperative mandate | could not approve
OF the ideas expressed Ia the committee, aud hence
nave 10 submit 10 y0l the declaration OF principles
dentwe are aii agreed Us to tree thought aud AZ TO
religious We diner ron two points Cnly-vN., on the
questions OF atheism ana Revolutionary force. j
hold the proclamation ot atheism 10 be or paramount
necessity III the actual state OF society Atheism ~
is objected, Is a negative. Well then, If that Is so.
say then at the same time II IL an affirmation or
negative that has hiherto crushed u.s. that has pro-
duced tyranny, fear aud Infinite misery. We Iree
thinkers OF Paris are unit agansV The spiritual
idea OF religion. Plato mas have been great man
his PHILOSOPHY may have widely circulated; but new
ertheess | hold him 10 have been the
most pernlcioas o. men; hls ideas are
ance Of mere metaphysics the Evanglle OF ST.
John ~ based on this iaeas or Plato. Unless we
TO eXlrpate the Ideas OF Plato there be
freedom for humanity. What we nave cnieny TO do
to reject altogether and wipe tue idea OF God.
All our revolutions In Francs have mscarried, SIM
ply because men at their head did not understand
the idea IN regard 70 religions. The French revOlu-
lion OF $50 was great luminary; had 1t rested
merely upon The Ideas or DiderOt ana Notaire, who
were dests IL would not have lasted as long as 1t
did, DeIsm has been our Dane. RoDesperre HIM
self was deist. At the present epocn we French
iree nkers proclaim ourselves socialists and
lcans Before our platform the tyrants and priests
trembe. M0nsieur VeuIllot trembles before irit IL
the only thing that frighens hin. Tne application OF
revolutionary force u tine application OF right ia