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THE INTERNATIONAL.

It's strength. Power and EStent,The
s,ost wonderful Organization Ok Mod
ern Times.
Paris Correspondence London Times.
have before mean elaborate account
of this society, from which it would APP,
,aor that although only nine years have
elosped since its foundation, it counts
nnwards of $500, 900 members. Bat
eIen this does not include all the atfil-
,otad society, which are assistance III
their various political and revolution
arr enterprises by the international,
ond which comprises the Fenians, the
Marianne, the Brothers of the Republic
Of LYONS and Marseilles, the numerous
secret societies of Russia and Poland,
: md the Carbonari generally all over
Europe. The central Committee of
tbis association, which has a branch
in America, is in London, and It's pre-
siding spirit is German, who conceiv-
ed the idea of organization i'll Berlin,
in a definite and tangible form, the
cries of Babnuf, Diebneck, Jacob,
Proudhon and others.
There is no president, but the central
office is composed of a Secretary-Gen-
eral and fifteen members. Each coun-
try composes a branch of the associa-
ton Each branch is divided into
sections. Each important centre is
sub-divided into other sections, with a
central bureau. Every week each cen
trail bureau sends to the London
ofice-1, a detailed report on the po-
Gtical and commercial events of the
ueighborhood 3, statement of add
tional members; 3, a financial state
ment; 4, a statement by name of the
rriucipal merchants and tradesmen; 5,
statement by name of the principal
proprietors and capitalists; 6, copies of
minutes of meetings held. There are,
OF course, many other secret rules re-
carding the expulsion of members, and
themeans Of pressure to be employed i'll
cases Of strikes, &c, which | have no
means Of obtaining; but it will appear
from the above that the organization IS
conceived on a scale capable of indef
mite expansion, and appealing to the
sympathies of the largest and least rep
utable class OF the community III all
countries.
The tasthrope of Paris, so far from
operating as a check in its growth,
Will propably give it powerful impetus,
as, unhapily, the more infamous the
notority of such an association becomes
themore attractive will it prove to that
large section of society over whom
such a celebrity exercises an irresistible
fascination. 1t is to be regretted that
there should also be a large class of per
sons with such singularly perverted no
tons that they conscientiously believe
the reformation of humanity can only
be worked out by slaughter and lncen- |
diarism on vast scale. Such men
were Delescluse, Mot, Courbet, and
many others of the leaders of the late
movement. one of the most sanguinary
Of whom-Alillier, who had probably or
dered the execution of more innocent
persons than any of his colleagues
when he was shot, shouted with his
last breath, "Vive la humanite" Thus
NAV "the enthusiasm of humanity"
inverted, become absolutely fatal to it.
The philanthropic ideas of Lefrancais,
also an honest enthusiast, took anoth-
er form He advocated the burning of
all the public buildings in Prris in or
der to erect in their places civil hospi- |
tails The popularity of this associa.
ton is, therefore, that while it appeals
10 the whole working classes of the
civilized world by an argument which
the simplest can comprehend, and offers
a refuge and support to the revolution
lists of every country, it has philoso
ply and political economy of its own
sufficiently specious to attract the LOTT
est and the basest natures, those who
seIhshly desire to rise themselves at
the expense of others. 1t embraces i'll
It, threefold political, social and moral
4 character, political agitators, paupers
and Philosophers combination of
forces which imparts to this organiza-
uonaltogether special powers of action.
As it raises its head in one country at
ter another, we shall see how far the
special conditions Of political morals
and society which exist in each are cal
4 calated to cope with it.