The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-17
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The Archbishop of York on the Paris
Revolution,

Revolution.
The Archbishop of York. on MAY 30th was present
schools at Shefneld In the course of an address
which he delivered from the stone, he referred to
the revolution in Paris and said they might depend
upon it that such great historical lessons were writ
ten fer our instruction Without presuming to Judge
France, or without saying that religion extinct
there they might depe upon it that the ruin the
misery and the desolation which existed in France
ting like it within the ages OF cvilization-they
might depend upon 1t that all this came from one
ar after bsrsy IN ana Se sharsd
as much as any man amongst them: The
aspiration after liberty had marked the history OF
nation OF modern times 30 far as he knew; but be-
cause people had been following out the promise OF
only failed to obtain liberty but had brought upon
themselves ruin and desolation, and their liberty
had ended In smoke and flame. But what was It In
its progress? 1t was terrorism, 1t was Injustice;
every man afraid Of his nelghbor, every man dis
was afraid Of him. That was what they had seen in
another country What was liberty9 1t began in a
man getting free from ms own passions The liberty
would was ne liberty at all; It must have the same
kind OF end as it had had in France.
r1e The Paris Butcheries.
Paris MAY 31) Correspondence London Times.
on Sunday an English gentleman who was in the
prison heap OF 800 dead bodies, all the victims
OF summary execution, and ever since at Intervals
patches OF prisoners have been shot. The one
necessary evidence In the first instance was the red
mark on the shoulder from the recoil of the rifle,
The proofs participation In active resistance were
enough to oondemn man during the excitement of
Executions are only 70 Be ns.sd after NSw tra
though are informed at the gate OF Pere la Chase
which we were forbidden to enter, that upwards
men who had been shot In the morning. A close,
sickening smell pervaded the atmosphere near
we were told by groups gathered near them were
loaded with dead bodies by the prisoners prior to
Of the relatives an o e an De
victims, large numbers OF whom, chiefly women,
were gathered R front OF both prisons, receiving In,
formation relative TO the prisoners, OF whom some
thousands were still inside, or claiming the corpses
Of those who had been executed. 1 was struck by
row and anger CT every shade and though their oc-
cupation and the suspense 1t involved calcu.
lated to try the strongest nerve, not single fearful
eye was visible.
TrOehu ON the Defensive.
Versailles MAY BY Correspondence London Times
Yesterdays sitting OF the Chamber was very
began with the discussoa Of motion originally iTs
brought forward by Louis Blanc and others, but by
them abandoned, and then adopted by other Depu-
ties the subject OF which was to require the men,
bers OF the eX-GoVernment OF National Defense to
render an account OF their stewardship Paris dur.
ing the sege. General Trochu assembled the tri-
bune, and the Chamber and the galleries hushed
their conversations. Trochu said
I'VE have teo much pride to attribute our re-
verses TO any other cause than treason and ncapa-
city. We have not the dignity which leads van
quished nations 70 look at home for the cause OF
matcally puere education has convinced OF its in-
yincibnty. 1t is vanquished, ruined and it asks the
reason why. will give 1t the reason / Will not
initiate the French revolutionary mode OF proceed
ing, which consists In assailing individuals, but
Will deal with Constitutions and Governments. /
will show the country that i has prepaFed its owI
ruin by abandoning the control OF lis own affairs
by allowing the sefsacrihce and gtatuitous devo-
on, so natural TO the French army, TO degenerate
into personal speculation; by permitting the intro
duction into the habits OF the nation OF that double
curse OF which you know the double origin, English
luxury and Italian cOrfuDtiOu.n
The General attributed to these latter causes the
decrease OF families In France-the non-increase
| OF the population. The periodical increase in
| Prussia, he said, was six to two compared with
| France. When the debate upon the motion before
the Assembly should come on ne proposed to sketch
| an auehentte page OF military and contemporary
history. He would advance nothing that cOulo net
be irrefutably proved and substantiated. He would
| show the causes OF the decline OF the French army
OF the disasters OF the Army OF the RhOne OF the Re-
been systematically concealed from the country; he
would narrate the siege OF Paris and the
campaign In the provinces. He would commence
with the siege OF Paris because the motion before
the Assembly especially related to It. "There will
be truths be toiG, iatrigues expose, caumnles
70 obterate and above all. elements OF inf0r mat0n
| for the reform Of the French army" The General
left the tribune amid applause, which had also re-
peaedy interrupted him In the course OF his speech.
| He had spoken slowly, clearly impressively, at
times with very happy choice OF expressions and his
| strong interest He has plenty who envy and hate
him, and one hears not q few persons say that his
speech would better have behtted q lawyer or a
| man OF letters than soldier.