The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-10-01

n ~ nos "a hSvs any thing 70 do with =
rr,,Iitic. INIT suimeljsw 10 ever mixed mp !
rith 'rezolutiopsry movements, did nos
neglect, to avail itseH Of 90 favorable ~ I
Z; tp ,na wIs had In th ioss Il. s..ss
for and shshis - 'wssks asd, who, Tor NO
months. With ,muskets on their shouldssesi
which they never used against the ehemys
had been hvinE on the money given them
by ths' Government, certain nenoer
we're found Quite ready to airport any
party that would secure them contioo-
ance of their pay for doing nothing. This
conduct was eOlOred by political pretexts
the Government wac charged With srescn-
cry it was asserted that il wished to over
throw the Republic; all the men In power
were 7caiamnlssed, aud popular passion,
already greatly excited, was further IN.
famed against them. As for the army, 1t
was sound on the whole, although some
portions of it had already suffered rom the
pernicious influence OF the medium 10
which it was placed bat it was namers.
cslly weak-from 10000 to % 600 men at
the outside. They were, go to speak, suo,
merged in the great popular wave, caused
by the failure Of the attempt to seize on
the guns at MOntmartre. 10 the morning |
| the troops had acted with plenty OF dam
they had not encountered any serious o. |
stacle. But this ceased to be the case when
they tried to remove the guns. The teams
arrived too late, and there were not
enough of them. Nor is that TO be Won
dered at, when you bear IN mn mind that r tuUU
admitting, however, that the guns could
have been collected in one spot, what o.
| stacle would there not have been 10 tneir
removal across this immense city, IN the
midst of a compact and angry popuiace
The detection Of certain regiments TOOK
place less through treachery, through dis
regard of duty, than through the lmpossi-
biiity of acting, the consciousness OF their
} own isolation, and the opinion, too well
justified, that they could do nothing single
handed, and that they had no support TO
expect. In consequence OF what TOOK
place M. Theirs did not hesitate he deter,
, mined to concentrate the troops CD and
. leave the city. In February, ls48. he had
already advised King Louis Phihppe 70
adopt that plan, to concentrate ms ms ' ~ter
' paris at the head of large army. Inc
. King hesitated ct FIRST and finally refused,
frie6teued by the examples Of Louis XVI;
Q and Charles X. How NJ. Theirs carried
ont this plan aud its perfect .ucc can.a are
). trated at Versailles in good order, and kept
= on the defensive, waiting for reinforce.
}. ments. which came up gradually. After
\ few DAYS of expectation the insorgent'
1t themselves assumed the offenslve-nns y
e the direction OF CSureevo f,n wn Mnnt Va
ID Ierian, and q great many were taken prs
ID oners nv the Versailles troops, and subse
B. ouently in the direction of Chahllon, wneI
u. thew custained q severe defeat: II wa
%. then that Cluseret exclaimed He,y AT "
ed the Federals to 60 to Versailles" VINE
in the siege Of Paris commenced. omcers
se engineers, professional men, were consu,
Je ed by NJ. Theirs, who recommended u
AIS Observance Of the usoa! rulesw !.ich m won
ok reouire several weeks. The ADVICE WI
I'D followed, and the engineers commences
ea operations under the convergent ire OF u
ces forts of Vanves and Issy. TO put 90"
IRE that fire batteries were estaonshea u. MG
ed don Montretout: ETC., l"uy-range oatteri
led which. no doubt, wcte- unable TO open
SITS hreach. but the effect of which WAS
nd, damaging that the insurgents We're 80,
ne compelled to evacuate Issy, ana taeir
The fence at the Porte Maillot and the Foiht
her Jour were rendered powerless or ahhit
the lated The assault was about to be :
ties. tempted, and the scarp scaled with la
le,' ders. when, thanks to the GOODNESS ana
'ers votion Of q man of COURAGE, tine tro.
'ou, were informed that they could enter
own citv without fighting- One day and 4
ters night were sufficient to Introduce the ar
he into the city, and then the street hsnt
,ng. commenced. In spite of all that has ot
Jack said, M. Theirs does not believe t,sat
ar Prussians had anything to do with q"
me- cruel events. On the contrary, they
that sisted us in putting down the insnrreei
Paris in 80 far as they permitted, before
first period originally fixed, the coming nom
out a great number of our soldiers, prlso'
I'd to in Germany. 1t was thus, and Also tina
liers to the depots formed in various part
have our territory, that it was possible TO =
On of onr army to between 100, 600 and l5O
the men. AS for the International, 1t is
the enemy all the more dangerous oecaas
,nse- processes not to meddie with politics.
our though we find it mixed up in every IN
: Or rectiopary movement. It corrupts
OF masses, and, under the pretence OF Ia
IN the ing their emancipation, seduce them
o Ia strikes. instructions, and revoiat
'ance, Infinitely deplorable for all classes,
. real most of an for the working-me who
es of turns from theirs work and their real Al
to be ests. All the European Governments
patri- plain of the International, yet not OF
lame; them ia willing to undertake tue tas
erted fighting it. The French Government
ed up be the FIRST to make that experlment,
ouary from that duty it will not shrink. Fo
Prus- present, order is assured in France; tn
after rerfal force is considerable; the ara
syond excellent: the Government ia detern
slams to act against the promoters OF DISC