The New York herald., 1871-03-25


the cannon are not directed against his fellow cl-
zens OF Paris; that those who occupy Montmartre
do not desire civil war any more than the popula-
Were to be confded to the National Guard the cti-
zens who compose 1t would distribute them among
the other battalons OF Paris In concluding his dis
course citizen BarDaret requested the General to
give q formal contradiction TO the rumor OF those
sinister plots which some unworthy papers charge
MIN with larD0rin9 toward the Parslans.
General De PaladineS replied that he was an hon.
est man, that he had record OF thirty years. good
that in accepting the chief command OF the National
Guard ne had no thought OF serving rs an instru-
ment TO anybody. He declared that he would serve
the republic and was for persuasion rather than for
means OF violent suppression.
One OF the Mayors then said that tranquility has
not been restored because the people had no CONT
deDce IN the present government and National AS
sembly, and that In order that the present lermenta
ton OF spirits should IL is necessary that the
representatives Of the people should sit in Paris and
the members OF the government declare that the
pubic would not be put in question.
General Cremer, One of the Leaders of the
Paris Insurgents-His Farewell Address 10
the Soldiers when Relieved from Command
by the Tbiers Government.
General Cremer one of the present leaders or the
Paris revolt, addressed the following proclamation
to his soldiers when he received his order from tho
Thiers government to resign his command into the
hands OF General Polhes:-
SOLDIERS, LoRRANIANS AND ALsATIANs II must
address a,r TO you my ast farewell. ! am no longer
lister OF what formerly used TO be called "war.n has
suppanted me BY the equally lustrious General de
Polhes, one or the victors OF Montana. l am the
victim OF Bonapartlst clerical and legitimist IL.
trigues. They have condemned me without hear
Your brothers. your sisters viii henceforward bear
the marks OF the Prnsslan livery. The cousins OF
Bismarck VIII smile upon your sisters. But we must
for we shall meet again. You are republicans; so
am !. Eacn OF you has car6lne; so have |. In
TO fight tine INVADER ifnot as your cef 1t win be as
brother soldier Brethren, they have abandoned
us; no matter, we can carry on the defence our
selves Let us all swear death to til. Prusslans.
Death to the traitors and towards who have be-
trayed and delivered US to the enemy. Vire la Re-
puottQue! Death to Prussians and to towards
which Is the Government of Francee An.
nrchy the Hydra With Many Heads-Thc
So-CaIled Government Of Nontmnrire-The
Reds Revolt Because They DOn't Want to
Pay Rent.
From the journal des Debats Of Paris, March 0.
translated especially for the NEW YORK HERALD. |
IL IL were not tragedy IN prospect it would be o
veritable comedy; but unfortunately the present
situation has tendency to lead to the lOrmer
Tney say we have no government. We have hall q
dozen Of them. We have already ali the govern
ments OF National Delence, which are, however, at
present only occupied III mutual accusations
q sure Way OF promoting the public welfare. But
ut last we commence 10 believe tnat we have had
elections that produced National Assembly, which
again produced executive power. VAN delusion;
for all at once we are brought lace to lace with
other government, whose men, ers are as unknown
as uneXpecIed-the government of the Mont
martre Tns Is the only and true one. 1t appears
by Its declarations that we are Inc factions; tnat 1t
Is We wuO are In lnsurrectOn. The CltZens who hold
forth At Montmartre nave decided that they alone
constitute the legal government the elections don't
count; the Assembly is myth; there Is no legitimate
authority but that OF M0ntmartre. thus II we fol-
low the National Assembly and the government
which proceeded from IT, we hnd ourselves, by re-
versal Of parts, the real Insurgents.
We therefore must accept Lni5 new role and say
to ourselves that we are rebelling. Consequently
we snail borrow the maxim Of our Fellow citizens OF
Montnartre and declare that insurrecti0n is the
holest OF duties. We shall not accept their DEGREES
at all. Dut the clearest OF their DEGREES amounts
after all but TO hs-n0t to pay their This has,
however. nothing to do with the nauohal defence.
1t is net necessary for that to retain the cannOns
and mtraleuses nor TO erect barricades. 1t Is not
even necessary TO make earthworEs which are now
all out poslhumous works aud would nave been far
more useful q Few months ago. We are told tnat II
the citizens OF Monlmarlre have taken possession
OF Tie cannons 1T was only done to preserve them
,Sn u ae ns s,s en,en Is he er e Of o.
them father In the same way our fellow CITIZENS
retain the cannons and mitrailieuses In our own in
terestS. 1hS cannot be meant serlOuSly-thIS
must not last. II the insurrectlon OF one part OF
Paris against the city OF Paris anu against France is
a serious matter 1t Is necessary that stop should
be put to it, II it is only play all we can say Is that
II Is guilty and pernclous play and that 1t Is equally
necessary that II should be stopped.
This anarchy can only result IN preventing the re-
turn TO work and to undermine confidence in the
creait OF the country. How can we expect That Eu-
We have In ourselyesy We have not
only before us the work OF reorganzing
the country from its foundation, but an all but
crushing debt TO pay II may be seen BY the exag-
gerated reports which have been spread In Bordeaux
and IN the National Assembly on tue state OF Paris.
They might form the standard for the opinions or
Europe this slate oil things should be prolonged.
Already this eternal anarchy Is made powerful ar
gument and weapon in the Assembly 10 condemn US
to Ostracsm; and certainly we did not seek to eX-
cite and encourage this unfavorable sentiment,
which, to our belef, Is quite erroneous. For US
Paris Is the only possible centre for political action
and the removal OF the government to the provinces
Is perllouS measure. Believing that France
should have her seat In Paris, we can, however,
quite understand that she is unwilling to have her
headquarters al MOntmar,re, and that Is the
why we demand that an end should be made 10 the
present situation.
Tho Armaments OF the Montmnrtre Insurgcnts
List Of the CanuOns, MOrtars and NIitraii-
leuses-Their Value.
From the Journal des Debats, March 9.l
The attention OF the population Of Paris Is still
absorbed by the ornaments which Montmartre,
Belleville and few other quarters persstently re-
tam. We shall give some interesting details OF this
war material that will indicate its force and value