New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-05
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

FARGES on THE PRUSSlAN RACE.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
PARIS, Sept. 22.-Henri RochefOrt is con-
demncd to perpetual imprisonment in colonial fortress
But ono member OF the Commune has been condemned
so a severcr penalty Rochefort wasnot only not mem
Der Of the Commune but evy looked by many OF It's
members many Of whose impOitc acts and vlolencos
done to lberty-espeeialy TO liberty of speech ana
printing-he boldly censurcd Put tho "crmes com
mitted by him between the first days OF AIh anu 'ne
goth OF May, at their worst they were but crimes Vi
thought crimes Of the Poor RocIciOrt sc"'o mas
been n long me in this Undermining muck against
Imperiasts the septcmbrists the Veraaiaise the Com
mupc ITSELF 1t is for this cumulated crnnaiJ Ior tue
Lanterne as much for the Not OTdTe that cuu"'eu
fear and hate have sorely punished him. one vi 'uo
charges most strongly urged though III suAtdlne. va"
that he provoked the dcmoOn of NJ TheIss mousse
Were il well sustained some might ANA Ill 'ne i"''
handsome for NJ. ThicrS TO generously
his hardening prcrogativc Generosity not iaN"ro
way for NJ Theirs to take his exercise lie tooA ''O
magnificent indemnity for his house. Vo'eu Out VI 'o
public purse, Just Rochefort predlc'e" J.. " ,
when dssuading from its demolition (Slglucah' loo
ofR dlsbclicf in the final triumph Of the CommufG
though be resisted to the utmost 5nHGry French SUI
fcrers y the Pfusap war; Rocheforts true hits sharp
on the raw than his abusive wit or eXtravagances
of pocl onion more than the charges stated in the
Indictment have brought on him this vengiul verdict
The proceedings however of the prosecuting court OF
i-t
filled from items Of better colleague VIZ are falr ana
manly toward Rochcfort compared with the uuspeaka-
bly mean Treatment safely dealt out to this impriS-
Oned scnced journalist by his conereS OF Journals OF
ordre some Of them his cOabOrators There Is in
the respectable Constitutional Of yesterday letter from
its Versailles correspondent who Gbes at and goats over
the haggardness, the bloodshot eyes, and untlmeiy
whitcncd hair Of the three-moDths prisoner His old
comrades of the Figaro, of which at one time he made
the cleycrcs dirtcst of them ALL the rene
gade German. Albert Wolf-have turned their strained
wit and malice him with constancy Of heart
less spite that satisfies VemesSant These are sam
pies of what, unhappy, is too prominent quality OF
too prominent portion Of the Partisan Per CONTRA
1t Just note that the GGOS of this morning, has
an article by sarccy Of its essentially bourgeois ed
especially devoted to ROchefor who named him on
his trial his which is not cruel Is meant 10 DE
lust and comes IA near being broadly as,
passing through narrow rather barren, naturally, but
highly cultivated mind, could be expected.
You will have already heard that the disarmament OF
the National Guards at Lyons ST. Etenne and other
revolutionary towns has been effected this week without
the shadow Of resistance. Which rather disappont
nIent to Imperalist, Legmist, and other eXpcctant
friends ORDER" who have been hopefully prophecy
ing disturbances the occasion, in which they were 10
find argument for a strong e., MOnarchca Govern
ment. One would say 1t time to recognize in the
actual Government which Is Republican far, such
II Is q strength for suppressng Instructions raising
money disarming National Guards, and "hodinG things
together generally, after fashion under conditions
lutte unfavOrabe, to the least OF it, as precedent
emperors and kings have-run from under.
The adjournment Of the Assembly leaves us In compare
tive political qmet-say apparent quiet from political
discussions The last of its to adj to the treaty
arrangement nearly completed between Theirs and the
Empire for the evacuation by the enemy OF six
of the II occupied Eastern departments, new clause
modifying In favor Of French manufacturers the pro-
vsonal customs relations between AlsaceLOrrane and
France. Germany proper-say the manufacturing IN
of Gernanyhas always been troubled, since lts
seizure OF Asace, with the fear of being Hooded by the
products OF Alsacian mills. 1t had almost definitely
agreed Thes ready in the to subordinate his
acknowledging proeconst principles to higher pari-
otto principle and policy, to bargain the military Occu-
patton OF six departments against the for time unaxeG,
then slightly clarified, Of Alsacian migOods into
France: this condition qualified by certain admission
Of French material into AsaceLOraine; which con-
don the Assembly further qualified by insisted admis-
of French manufactured products. And So for the
moment. the smoOhgOing treaty negotiation has come
TO tangle-breeding notable tanglement OF opinion
as to its issue should say that this morning, and on
the whole the drift Of best advised opinion here was
that the difficulty interpOsed by the Assembly would be
overcome by the negotiating skill of Theirs, whom that
body really would done better let alone in the
matter.
The opening Of the Mount Gents Tunnel, has served
for passage of cOurtesies between the French ard
Italian Governments which seem TO have put their d.
plomac relations better train than they have been
the nenaced collision on occasion OF " Emanuels
running into Rome
Last Wednesday morning, year and day since their
complete of Paris the Prussians evacuated
the ports ON night bank Of the Seine taking al
portable material with them doors and other transfers.
bic woodwork lacking clocks. Ha! said excited
FIenchman the other month ago to Prussian returned
from the fighting service Of his country his antece
dent trading one in this: "The hour Of vengeance will
strike yet" "NO It won't" quOth the Bretmann, you
not clocks Left The four departments hitherto
occupied Paris should he cleared Of the Prus
slams by the OF this month II the Asacan Lorraine
Customs bargains highly favorable to Prussia is carried
out there will remain but six departments occupied by
the PruSsans.
say Prussians all say Prussians, eui prodeSt
[xil is feeit Crime, glory, proft,l honor, done or
won with help of the patient Bavaran Saxon and
other German peoples attribute it all to their
mastery leaders and drivers, the Prussians. Whom
r,at eminent anthropoogst, NJ. de Quatrefarges, in
recently published work. scientifically demon
strates to be Germans by only by language,
taken a whole He resumes his scientific argument
which, observe Is scientific or not and based
on data ACQUIRED before lS70-n these words In the
truly Prussian Provinces that ia In the two Prussias
Pomerania and Brandebourg the population Is by its
ethnologc origin essentially FinnOSlavic The Ger
manic element, more less mingled with the French
element rules only in the higher classes 1.-THE Herr
the nOesse the Junkrs and In the bourgeosie of GER
tain towns. In South and West Germany it is quite
otherwise" 1t much easier to laugh at than dis
prove even examine the alleged proofs that Would
respectfully advise but those interested In getting
at the truth study the essay Of NJ de Quatrefarges
What the writer says Of the influence Of the French
immigration to Prussia after the revocation Of the edict
OF Nantes, worth attention more than one account
Faithful scientific treatment Of his general theme
Fr7GssicRne-the Prussian Race-he makes no
An