The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-03-19
Garibaldi's Retreat to Dion.

On Sunday morning, tile Goth of January,
| the town of Dion was rejoiced to hnd
, posted on the gates of the Marie tcle-
gram received by the project. announcing
! IAN armistice Of twenty-One days for the
whole of France" The scene of relief at
these tidipgs manifested itself on the faces
of each group of the townspeople which
was to be found discussing the matter at
each corner of every street. Twenty-one
days peace-and the thought was followed
by long drawn sigh of relief. But what
produced the armistice--had England In
tervened and come to our assistance at
last had the insult to her flag reused her
asked one. l thought not, and yet hoped
that "John had shut up the shop, turned
up his shirt-sleeves, and meant giving a
lesson to the big bully of pious words, who
would not fight fair, but kicked Louis IN
the head when he was down, and 60 prove
that he, John, was still captain OF the
school," Gradually, however, the real
cause of the cessation of hostilities oozed
out, though still unof1icially declared, and
the knowledge that "our Paris" had eapitu-
lated hushed every sound of joy that the
news of the armistice had raised, and was
replaced by grief bordering on despair.
Paris, that to the minds of the people con-
tanned everything that was great, powerful
aud wise that had dictated to all France
for twenty years Paris lost and in the
possession of the hated William, what
y
will die rather than succumb, and, dying,
we will be revenged. Such was the Ian
guage and the sentiment heard on every
side, spirit of vengeance underlined, but
gradually growing and developing, while
in strong contrast with this howled and
staggered vulgar horde of Red e. IS Shirts,
Republique," "Five la Guerre," Five
Garibaldi," "Avanti," "Avanti.' awe win
save France though the French are cow
ards !" And, lest l should be misunder-
stood, let me- explain that speak OF the
1000 Italians and 1000 admirers composed
of other nationalities, both as body be-
longing to the same class-the shoeless
brawlers of the fifth-rate cafes, the self
styled apostles of Socialism and Commun-
ism. Do not consider this an overdrawn
picture. There are officers among these
men who, not many months since, answered
to my call of " Garcon in Marseilles, now
uniformed soldiers with more gold braidinG
than fighting generals. Shoeless the great
portion arrived at Marseilles, and now they
are clothed and armed better than regiment
of Mobiles or Mobilisees in the French
army. Armed with the Remington rifle,
they are praised for victorious engagements
in which they took no part but that of fairly
boiling from the field, with the single ex-
ception of theiaffair of Pouilly, near Dion;
however. they declare that they have not
come to France to be killed, but to estab-
lish the Republic, then that of Spain, and
finally the universal Republic. Yes, this
rabble. these illiteratc, brawling DULLES
propose to overthrow the old Governments
of Europe, and erect in their stead So
cialistic and Communist Government, a
reign of terror, and, as l have witnessed it,
of unrebuked and unrestrained stealing in
the name of ala Republique." Costumed
with every dramatic element, from the red
cap with a single feather eighteen inches
long to that with horses tail trailing be-
hind; swords with blades long enough to
reach across a river, carried by boys and
men who find them as difficult to draw as
to lift without assistance, and a long chi
bouque, they present sad. spectacle by
the SIDE of realities of actual warfare, and |
we'll deserve the name given to them of
GO Franconi's circus."-Cor. Of London Stan |
Narl.