Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-04-14
THE P.sRIs I.vsURRBCTIO.v.

A Paris correspondent of the London
Times gives some information respecting
the composition, objects and processes of
the insurgents whose warlike movements
are now attracting general attention. 1t
seems that they are fusion Of three organ
izations. There was the Central Commit
tee of the National Guard" formed of the
delegates of that military body who had
become disafiected, for various reasons tow
ards the Versailles government. Then there
was the "Committee of the Republican
Federation" which has for its aim the
maintenance of the republic even against
the wishes of France, and the constitution
of the "Commune," which would extend
its power over the whole country. Finally,
there appeared a third party, having no om-
cial name, but generally designated as the
"Committee of the Left Bank" lis aim is
to make Paris n free city, independent Of
the rest of France, over which it has no in
tention of extending the tutelary power of
its commune. How this faction could atlil
late with the second is not explained; but
revolutions are not particular in the assort-
ment of their agents. The latter of all
chy, by which each hopes to profit, secretly
intending to make way with its rivals.
with regard to the means by which such
organizations, neither great or powerful,
have been able to get control of Paris, with
its two millions of inhabitants, the same
correspondence from French source gives
some-though an irndequate-light. The
delay of the government and its indecision
did much to strengthen the disafIected ele-
mentS. The population Of Paris is used to
a strong hand, and 1t is liable to call for
bearancc weakness, and that II despises.
Then great error was committed in en-
ployng against the insurgents troops whose
fidelity was not perfectly assured. The fra
termination that ensued gave the impress
sion that all the soldiers of France would
desert the government. The main trouble,
however, was the demoralization of the
people of Paris, meaning thereby not the
populace, in the usual sense of the term,
but more or less of all classes. \ great
many learned so little from the war that
they could not forgive the National Assem-
bly, for making peace. They declare still
that the Prussians would have been beaten
and driven of, with a little more time.
Others cherish the kindred delusion that
Paris Is still the admiration of the world,
and that the provinces of France are only
full of rustics, who are represented in the
Assembly and want to subdue Paris. 1t is
easy to see how these simpletons fell in
with the insurgents, especially when many
of them sported the uniforms of the nation
al guard. In addition to these were the
classes that had run into debt during the
siege and wanted the sponge of general
liquidation" passed over their accounts,
and those workmen who wanted to draw
money from socialistic fund, instead of
earning it. Such were some of the causes
which have led to the last tenthrallment and
disgrace of unfortunate Paris.
The latest intelligence from Versailles
corroborates the news published elsewhere
concerning the defeat of the insurgents and
it seems now as though the end of this in
sane effort was not far distant.