The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-03


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and was twice wounhed. at Neuiliy and issy."
Josephine Marchals Lhirfy-two. proved TO ma We
Of Count de Behane. She had been heart to excite
the men to fight by exclaming, ''Cowardsl meet tine
enemyi II am Killed shall have the satisfaction
OF knowing had the hrst shot ar some OF Them"
the other girl OF twen,y-four was proven TO have
been present at the territc combats or Neullly.
Legion Of Honor when the nre broke out:
>Lucie Bocquln, the woman OF twenty.cighL had
been seen there, likewise, with d mnsKes on her
shoulder and wearing red scarf But three or these
women had been able to employ q lawyer anu the
otn1r TWO nad counsel assigned them by the Court.
They al protested against any knowledge Vi the In
tended iacendiarsm or OF the use OF petroleum, and
found guilty and the three first, including that mod
ern Joan or Arc. Marchais, condemned death: the
ment. 1t VIII be found difficult while perusng their
details to refrain from wishing that the days OF
miracles could Tor term return IN order that the
Re swept from the world which they disgrace by a
nro NON hs yssg.Ilrys 1aifssr pan" pans
We have now thoroughly reviewed tue respective
motives aud conduct or the Commune ADD the re-
dictionary conspiIators q Versailles. The first dew
to arms In defence OF local Independence and re-
publican liberty and the latter plotted the subyer
sion OF municipal freedom as the only reliable
state. In pursuing these cOntrased roads the m
mr.nists, on all occasions, exhibited integrity, mo-
the track OF their opponents was rcd with ruthless
slaughter and character at every step by per.
IDLY and falschood. The one died nobly Of the bar
rlcade with Fipe la h6pu5LiQstepi and "Pice rHu
nanite on It's lips, while the other, triumphant IN
Its crimes, plocialns monarchy as the expectation
oil tomorrow, aud washes rs hands complacently
in the blood Cf women whose herolsm challenges
history iof superior example I'll Is the cause, IT
lowers; and the morality OF a tueme Is as distinctly
malxed by the moderation Of lis proselvtes rs tie
purposes OF wickcdncss are Indicated by violence
m N nAr n
and 10 the revelations OF the future Tor the due appl
cation OF these principles 70 tho parties under Oh
servatlOn.
MORE ABOUT THE COLUMN vEvDoME.
Before dismlssing this branch OF my subject, In
70 uscuss me y o. inc he
current OF my demonstrations rs to tile innocence
OF the Commune Of the charges OF Vandalism did
not cast dow as an imperial emblem or o work OF
art, but as commemorative OF the inhuman art Of
war; or TO explain tis reason why CIuseret had
threatened to blow up Paris, and why the pubic
ediices had been fired during The Versailles assault.
The solutions Of these apparent puzzles are OF the
ruse Or gte1rf, the object OF which was to spread
terror 10 the ranks OF the invading troops, and
Ohlf9e them TO lose time by extra precau
tions In advancing through the principal Streets
IL proof Of tnis wires were found to
which communicated with nothing combustible at
either end. The object OF tine fires was purely mill
OF General Dombi owsk the republican, commander,
and were so planned as to supply the use OF barrl
cades at certain greatly exposed points, where the
empire had opened squares and boulevards for the
convenient use OF cavalry. was the calcuat on OF
DombrOwski that the RUNS or these buildings,
tqmDling into the streets and squares where other
barriers could not be successfully thrown up, would
spontaneously form barricades Of IRE, aud thus de-
fend the insurgents IN their, retreat. The result
vndicate shc DrllliaHcy OF the conception; Tor
con1agration- or the Tutleries alone projected
tho retiring lines OF the insurgents Tor
two whole DAYS, and saved the lives OF thousands
OF their wives aud children
THE HOSTAGES AGAIN.
Inn III aq IN hn hnQ md npn
determination Of the Versaillaise TO murder Paris
and leave Ihcm to their tate 1t Win be recoIlccted
the Commune the Versaillalse kept numbering their
capttves and the republicans kept mercifully alb
staining from reprlsals 1T W ii also be borne In mud
that Tilers, when he announced his army ready for
assault made offer Of Iorbearalce towards those
he SIMPLY pr as That the country should Se
satisfied that justice would be fully meted out 10 the
CITY, and thus smut out ae last none from
gered single grain Of mercy would have issued q
bulletin recognizing the hardship OF many thousands
OF cases within the city, and at least have advised
all prudent cIlzens to keep within their doors put
as nave SAID before, the jesuit politician was
s aHa IT'S Sh cma D!00'e% Was g Ss
hundred thousand lives. Day by day for
Inns announcing that Justice should Be done, and
on the fourth aay he wantony infamed the fury. or
his soldiers by telling them that two Of their gen
era,s had been shot by the insurgents in The Place
de Ia Bastie, contrary TO the laws OF war. Day by
day his infnriated mlnions walled knee deep in
woman and child--wihOut stop or question: anil
even bayonetlny fugitives OF both sexes, who had
taken sanctuary at the Madeleine. Tho Prussians,
TO wnom Timers had reported against the republic
at the opening OF the session. helped him 10y closing
their hines against all chance OF the citl1ens'
escape, ana they fell by thousands. IN the widest
butchery that ever instituted by demons In the
this Internal massacre, when more victims had
fallen han persisted III the Joint fields OF Waterloo,
GTavelotte and Sedan that the HOSTAGES, VINO had
been strangely spared, under ali provoca-
ton, FOR nearly thirty days. were taken out
and shot, ana even tDcn they were executed
without an order from tile Commune, but on the
Sole authority Of one LeraDcais. VINO had temporary
custody OF them and TIER prison. And yet the world
cries out against TINS act with agony OF ytupera
Commune to be murdered without retaliation, and
that Its followers ought TO have conducted them.
selves Ike angels WIZ any unpreJndlced man
pretend 10 say that, under tie evaporation
OF the hour, this ACT OF Lefrancais was equal
IN cnormty to that or the monster Marquis
de GalIlfet, who, on being Appealed to by a
beautiful girl OF eighteen whose shoulder he had
tapped with his cane signal for execu-
ton, coldly replied, while twrling his mustache,
Paris; your acting can have effect upon me2,
The dcspairing girl then stretched her arms, with
shreks OF agony TO the rude soldiers, who twice re-
fused 10 lire. Discipline, however. ana third angry
command prevailed, and she fell headl0ng, heap
OF torn and shattered flesh, upon the ground. Her
crime was that Of having been out cnteav0rlng TO
buy some meat, after three days Imprisonment IN
doors. This was o specimen oil NJ. Theirs justice.
GEORGE WILKES.
SUICIDE OF AN EDITOR