The New York herald., 1871-09-16
YORK HERALD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER SHEET.

hair and savage eyes, looked like Wild beast
issuing from his lair than the rational philosopher
II was his anb ttion 10 appear: lmpartai history,
corded, however, that he was assasslnated in his
both, by Charlotte Corday. where she had
dugenoe was his daily custom. And SO the
story goes, always treadng 80 deeply into the mire
OF falsehood that am disposed to doubt whether
the famous orgies to the Goddess Of Reason which
have been made TO figure so prominently as the spe
freak OF a few abandoned characters, who upon
% s oscaS as aan got po
ly justified In leaning 10 this view by
THE EQUAL SLANDkR
which has just been disseminated by the oyalist
and Church journals or this city against republi-
can fete which took place last week at Lyons. The
main feature OF the demonstration was procession
MED in largo part by their teachers and their chill
dren. II was charged in these journals that, among
made drunk and while In this swinish state were
required 10 sing atheistic and obscene songs. or
and never could have been permitted, Rucn less p
By and teachers IN any age Of the
caluany with burst Of indignation, al.
s story W Probably down TO pose aons
Illuminated chronicles, and be freshly uttered by the
most respectable" authority. when the testt-
mony the fathers and mothers and honest citizens
OF Lyons has evaporated from the current OF events
dency to faisenood on the part of those who hate
and fear the people. and whose every interest IN lie
consists in making 1t appear that they are base
II tfol. .'''''''' A'A '' " ~ " N'' " '' '" = ''
THE CITY OF PARIS,
rs the main theatre OF events during the great
lutlon, prohted most rapidly by the rpening effects
of liberty, and soon became the acknowledged, lfe-
democracy. While shaping the nation to the form
OF a republic she organized herself into a sel-de-
sort Of leadership, from the very necessity Of her
position, she extended her municipal plan to all the
cities tine country. In this way Marseies, Lyons,
Bordeaux, Metz and other places OF cor.
responding rank became the great centres
Of intelligence and action, and France, from
political direction. The struggles which Paris has
since gone through to maintain this relative inde-
pendence, and also to recover republican liberty
from the repeated betrayas Of monarchcal and
mOnkish influences, are familiar TO every reader Of
French history, The great thing to be regrett ed IN
what the English call "French ackleness'' arignt
and given due credit to that noble spirit OF unrest
which never Will be satisfied With anythlng short OF
the largest independence.
This was the state Of feeling in which Paris found
| Itself when
THEIRS AND HIS co-coNspIRAroRs,
after the treaty with victorious Prussia, meditated
candidate: the whole state Of Affairs was the re.
to the proposed disarming OF the capital; and when
the unmlstakabe signs were given that 1t was the
from being any longer The seat OF government. but
to deprive 1t OF its elective charter there was nothing
Every friend OF France will recoect how heart.
slckening was the news. Just as lhat bleeding coun.
try was most IN need OF rest that Paris with what
country into
The world was out Of patience wlh what seemed to
be wanton and paricldal act, and readily adopted
all the ISLANDERS which the conspirators made haste
no leisure to correct these calumnies. She knew
them to be part OF the common war that Is always
levied by oppression, and the most she could do was
CltiZeuS
knew, as well as any others OF the inhabitants OF
France. the necessity Of the union of ali classes to
withstand the weight OF the INVADER but they knew,
at the same time, that the Versailaise government
with It's secret monarchca alliances, Its Prussian
understandings" and its ROmlsh sympalhies, was
the deadliest enemy with which those who had re-
publican liberty at heart could join In this dilemma
jealousy had been craftiy circulated among the
other cities against the ambition OF the capital while
further caunny was circulated In the provinces,
that Paris but initiating combination by which
the cities were to do al the thinking and voting for
the rural districts. On the outer line Of this dark
picture there was Gordon OF lrownng monarc HES,
all animated by single wish for the triumph OF
Versailles, In order that by the restoration OF the
Bourbons royalty might again become uniform In
Europe. Notwithstanding this gloomy outlook,
there was still In the heavy sky one point OF hope
on ally whose power extended, not Oniy over france,
nay, not only over the whole European Continent,
| This was the weight oil the banded workmen OF the
world-the Internationale. Paris. therefore again
accepted the perOus duty which destiny has con-
| signed to her, and drew the sword, not much
with the hope OF conquering the superior army O
Versailles as to hold out long enough against its
| TO ENABLE FRANCE TO THINK,
| first, France. and then her Communist brothers oil
! the Continent IL rational, worthy, well-con.
| ceIved design Paris had every reason TO beIeve
that her sister cities and even large portions OF the
army or versailles, would soon come to ner sup.
port; and that upon this success the fire might take
beyond me nations borders as It. nad ~ M i5sS ana
expectation that she appealed TO Europe on the l6tn
OF May by casting down the Column OF vendome,
constantly sending deputatlons to Lyons and Mar
seies, asking them to cooperate with her in the
republican leaders in those cities and provinces had
been affected by the suspicious circulated against
actively worked on py the priests, were induced 10
trust to the false assurances of Theirs These were
Justly y aea Ss ws as that a rf1s es %sh
remain content, form OF government but that OF
a republic was contemplated by Versailles. Under
then held their hands; and the outside leaders OF
the lnternaonale ignorant OF the opportunity they
had lost renamed dormant TO the CRISIS and gave
| no sign Thus was abandoned TO destruction, and
to yhi,featlo too monstrous to be choracterlzei
| themselves q sacrlice TO liberty.
THEIR CAUSE, HOWEVER, is NOT LOST.
Though 10000 OF them have persned In massacre
which has parallel in history, the manner Of
| their death has put the world In thought; and
presently shall see the blossoms of their sacrifice
appear. Already the republicans Of the country per-
ceive the sad error they committed, ana when the
time for vengeance shall arrive the. movement
against tue muruercrS VIII Oe lnWaru from lle ue
| partments, and not within disarmed and decmateG
! Paris. That movement may he 1naugurated
| at ATTY moment; ana when 1t sets in there Will be
bloodshed. inaugurated on the part of those
who have heretofore been preaching only fraternity
| humanity and peace. There are many who believe
tnat the fatal OF all republican revolutions IN
France since 1893 has been that the philosophers at
the head OF them have always abstained from taxing
life, except the direct way OF bate but II is be-
lleved, now that these idealists have the
OF Paris to reflect upon, they will, on the next
| sion, adopt different line OF tactics. When they
|
rived for the landed aristocracy to be upon tneil
| guard.
| have but one or two more things to say, now
| that 1nd my subject Will run beyond the limits o
the present letter, and one of these things Is TO add
In connection with what have said aDove, that
snail be able to show in my next thai the Com
| munIsts.