The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11

becomes corrupt. and thar in turn IL swept away,
and again the atmosphere Is cIeansed. But let us,
while we are surveying the laws OF this phenome-
non. pause Tor moment 10 reflect aud 10 ask our
selves me qusstion-Wnat Is 10 become OF that coun-
Try the tenuenc' VI whose laws and practices Is 10
make the people corrupL2
AMERICAN SOCIETY WRONGLY ORGANIZED.
But thus lar there ~ nothing TIM matter with the
great bulk oi our people; the real trouble IL, that
AMERICAN SOCIETY
IL wrongly organized and tle wrong laasas are In
power IL Is Organized, IN short, on the European
arstocratlc plan, and IS more IN need Oh the purh-
cation OF q thorough revolution than even the So
clety OF Europe. Our railway magnates are our
MarQulses OF Westminster OuI garls OF Bredalbane,
and our Dukes of Islcamond end our re-ellglble
President IL every inch "A Riny More tnan klag,
for he mas 4 wider power; and worse tnan king,
tor whle hereditary monarch naturally ieels per-
sona interest In maintaining the welfare oil the coln
try, re-ekDie president Is ready 10 Sacrlice ANY
pubic measure, however Necessary 10 good govern
ment, 10 secure his reelection. Tho most corrupt
ing lorlu oil monarchy Known 10 the world IL that
winch c0ncea.s Itself in the stitution OF the
United States IN us failure TO prohibit tine rccg
bllty oil tue executive. Lei The new power which
Is coming America rub this error and inscribe
the "One Term Principen upon its banners. Under
the constitution tnus reformed we small have presi-
denLs whose constant Impulse II Will Do TO promote
tine public weiiare, TO permit honest men TO remain
IN oIice and 10 leave a good name behind them
We must plunge on LII corruption and soon drive
upon the rocks.
THE SUBDIVISION OF LANDED ESTATES.
The other man reform we need Is the adoption OF
the Jaw OF France IN regard 10 the SUBDIVISION OF
the estates OF deceased proprieors, as amended by
the seeds OF primosenlture and entail, which are
beng carefully iosaered D the purse.proud arlstoc
racy OF our country North aud south, and Will pre-
vent tue vllany oil donating away the public do
main ~ tDOn0pUlIss To the extent OF empires, from
tendency Of Inc french law is TO break up large
estates and redistribule the land, under genLe and
equitable inlueaces, back among the people. IL Is
law winch will he acceptable 10 tho rlcu as well as
to the poor. Tor, wne by Tightening the burdens Of
taxation, IT Practically increase the property OF
every proprietor, u vastly enarges the opportunl.
himself II IS, IN snort nos ony essentially demo.
iase ana nv convsions are renewed az ex
pressed several wears ago. tnat country long
remain democratic or republican wrthoutI 1T.
RESUME OF THE REVOLUTIONARY CREED.
Ihave now sKetcned, anu Deeve with fairness,
the purposes aud acts OF the Commune; and, us Tar
as nave been aDie 10 ascertain tle.n the principles
or the nternallonale. have shown me first 10 nave
been acCuated by the nobest motives, characterized
by the purest conduct and butcnered at the shrine
oil liberty unconvlcted Of crime. l have eX-
ahmed the second, not with the eyes or a man VINO
hates tue poor but vi one WAC loves his race, aud
found them To be as honest their labor and ann
ing only TO berate mankind from tile tyranny OF
kings aud from tnat false condition q society winch
poses Ill the hardsnlp5 ana sacrIIice5 the many.
l found their creed 20 ue.-
l. The fraternity regarded a principle
to the dplica boundaries OF nations
q me abosh,nent OF war as mode oil citing national
disputes and ne consequent Adjustment OF the death
Tne lsderave principle to be applicable to all states.
1aon No. DC maintained On system o. A''
q.
order hiatt may oe housh pubic safe and
deposit IN the puoc treasury to the succeeding gene
g. The abolition of all monopoes founded upon special
legislative charers.
b. Universal suffrage.
Marriage TO be simpliGed to formal ncknow-
edgmen before magistrate the trade Of public pros,
tuon to be prohibited oy rigorous application % Industrial
STARTLING CONTRAST.
These are the nam doctrines Oh the lnternationae.
Viii any one assume thai Gney do not form uetter
programme Tor the organization oil society Than the
neinous system under which the word rots and
groans today VIII lG be pretended that tue ms
erab,e slaves OF poll.lcs the Unlteu staesI mean
the hundreds OF thousands " poor party dogs VINO
snif apolt he puplc ONCE, Tor crumbs VINO daily
crawl on their bellies for some place givers smile,
ana VINO dare not utter an iadepe ldent ho1xht or,
indeed 10 speas az all exceps at their patrons nod
say VIII It DC PRETENDED mat the shoulders O such
creatures a safer foundation ior tue support
q republican s,ate Than Tue honest artisans wao
Tor their p1nclples at the parrcadesf Inink
OF 0Hss oendns p11ssI neroc n co Sora1st
excein1 all previous example. even or
the stern Roman days, with their useless swords pat
by and their breasts aid bare, calmly exposing
themselves u the IusIlade OF their barbara foes,
with the text OF liberty upon Their lps and say
wnlcil are the 1ttesG to preserve the virtue OF u
State 1t more likely lnat iie spirit OF liberty,
waicn now mas IT'S most numerous worsnippers IN
Europe, Will again cross The waters, To relnuie its
dying nres IN America and save Us from the new
slavery wnlcn. under me present descending pro-
gress Of affairs, must be regarei rs inevtaDe. Inc
Only power wnicn can do TINS Tor us must spring
from the unpo.iutcd source wnicn mas never held
New Worid-the lnteruationaie. 1t Is already pre-
parng ITS task, ana It's rst care must be 10 ne.
councillors Or cnieis. me day OF deaverance Is AZ
nam; ana ali things must DC made new.
THE EUROPEAN REACTION.
IL may be thought that dm aLtriDutno an undue
importance 10 the lnterldttonaie, and cre,iltng IL
with 100 great iorwardness towards the objects OF
its MISSION but everything on TINS side oil the At
LANCE JusJles my expectations. Siacs the great
crimes VI Prussia IN punderins Denmark, surpris-
Ing Austria, ana secretly plotting system Oh univcr
sal armament (whicn euaDied her 10 DEUCE France
with biyoncts, and must have tie onect OF reeud-
alzlnx Europe on the OASIS OF the Middle Ages, the
masses OF all tue Lontinenta STATES have been pour
Ing into the organization. steam, the eiecfic teie
graph the rapid progress science and those sug-
gestve convocatIons OF the mechanic arts known
as the Worlds Fairs where tue genius AMI
labor OF man sal iustalled IN their true supremacy
have during the past twenty years done more to
set the European masses 10 thinking In their own
Denall than IN u hundred years before Ine organ
more accelerated during the last nve years by tie
audacIous CRIME OF Bismarck, in endeavorinS 10 ro.
civniIaGion back and set the world again On
bayone 5, than BY any other influence. IL has
forced every man 10 tnnk, anu II mas Ut the same
the natural instinct wnlcn IS known as love OF coun-
Try, has been aruhclally aud crafty developed In
order that inc , trade Of murder may De
kings. Hence, then text "a 10 the "iraicr.
nlzaon' OF mankind, and hence the assnnp.
ton oil the Commune that the casting clown Of
the Column or vendome, tnat symoo OF war and
murder. Indicated That there was 10 DE new pat.
roli.m for Inc flture-a patriotism wnIcn should
overflow the mere geographical boundaries which
marked the obs ana npwS Oh war ana ne c0.exteu.
slye with the human race. That lesson was not
lost upon the masses oil Europe nor upon the Ger
man mini, aud vasiiy accelerated activity VI AL
tie animated sjcietcs sprang from the lall OF tile
Commune.
BRITISH AGisToCRACy TO BE rUFFED AWAY.
Meetings Of the Intern ttlonae are now being held
under various titles and pretexts. all over Europe.
The most notable oil these took place IN London
few weeks ago winch had been forbidden py h,r
mai notice oil the authorities, backed Dy an
array OF nearly TOUR thousand poiicemen aud
u large reserve oil military. Tue meeting was held.
however, ana the Irst thing which the nrst speaker
SAID To the tens OF thousands ol people who wee
swarming around him yas:--"We are here tonight
because the government mas forbidden us to CONE"
Tnat was the fnlsnlnQ stroke TO the present govern
meRt or Great Britain, ana when the lnternatlonae
are ready To proceed TURNER they viii pun the form
oil IL away. IL ~ ANNOUNCED In the Presse OIL TINS
city that the InternatOnae OF Brussels Will give
banquet on the 24th or TINS month TO ete the ami
ycrsary Of the foundation OF that society, ami
their advertisement states that one OF thcir
OBJECTS Is Ito protest against the celebration