The New York herald., 1871-03-21
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ting, retarding and struggling against you you have
Dcen exposed To long years OF anarchy and political
dlsunon. not only among parties, but states. The
earlier periods of your existence as N republic az
wei as these later ones, were fnli OF menace, di-
vision aad fierce political conflict lou have
almost surmounted the evils born OF your mistakes
nut not without bitter internal dssensions. and 4
civn war the most terrible and destructive on
record During that conflict you were not spared by
tne monarchica press OF Europe, You were
by the enemies OF liberty. The French republican,
the men whom you now culmlnate and condemn
were the most seadfast and unccmpromising friends
you had In Oil Europe They did not believe you
unnt Tor liberty because your mistakes had ended
IN oloodshed. Why not consider calmly all the aim
cuitleS which republicanism has 10 encounter hi
France, and extend 20 It's chiefs little OF that tn
dulgence Oh which they proved themselves
liberal when the American Union was In peril
Why not at least give them simple Justice
The radical demands contain nothing violent
revolutionary. They are these:-Direct suffrage eiu-
cation gratis anu obligatory. nomination Of Presl-
dent OF the republic by the Assembly, revocation of
the power or the President In case OF treason
tion OF salaries OF political fuuctonaries. abolition
OF the titles OF mobiles free traae and decsntraiza-
ti0n OF the administrative power.
Where DO you 1nd "thc guillotine, " wholesale
division or property aud general political satur-
MALTA IN this programmed
You accuse them OF melting to violence. There
may be some extravagant young spirits among
them, Dut the chiefs OF the radical party, the men
who have the confidence OF serious thinkers, are
pre-eminenty, men Of peaceful measures. But there
IL time for well peace. 1t is true that
alter Nainly entreattng action on the part OF the
'moderates, nc Paris during the siegc, the "redsr
mendous ruin which they clearly saw approaching,
sought TO rouse these drowsy leaders, who-naying
weeks OF preparation al Paris before the enemy
appeared, who afterwards, having a magnificent
force OF nearly 900 armed men-so large tnat
F2vre was ashamed TO have the number set
down In the terms OF capituaton- quietly sat
down down and permitted the enemy. little more
than halr their number, to prepare their
destruction; sat quietly down until famine
came to banch the faces and kill the strength OF the
troops. and then made Intellectual massacres with
small forces, only to finally re-enact tho CALLING
snane of Bazane. Paris, which bore with unex-
ampled dignity and courage isolation, overwh Ginning
sunerngs and daily death, In order to dshonor
was held for four long weary months under this
gloomy mildew OF naction Tor the troops and torture
Tor the citizens ana at last covered with numilia
ton as the price OF It's stupendOus sacrifices. We all
Know what energetic and daring leaders have
achieved III desperate circumstances. Histery teens
with the record. But there are no 'moderateu men
among tnem-t. e., men having no sharply defined
plan OF action; men who In emergencies whether
warriors, statesmen or merchants, alt down and
walt Tor "circumst2nces'' to work for them. These
French liberty. Yours, respectfully
HENRI DELESCLUzE.