The New York herald., 1871-09-16

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felt that the hostages were lis own, TO do with as
pleased, and 1t codly consigned them to death and
Inc doubtful solace o place among the saints
rather than remit one murder from the ranks OF the
It is never prolonged instinct of human nature
10 butcher the deenceeSs; and had the sub]ugation
or the capital been lett solely to the soldiers OF Ver
sailles, tney would not have forgotten how bravey
Paris nad sustained Tor months the whole pressure
OF the Prussian siege, nor denied the honorable
rights OF beulgerent TO heroism which for two
months more had wlihstood the entire military
weight oil France-a begerency which had always
respected the lives OF its own captves, and which
numbered more actual combatants In Its cause than
could be mustered under the banner OF Switzerland
or denmark. But the religious bigot, or whatever
faith, always prefers 10 move knee deep In blood,
remains anything to Xii. His inexorable hate does
not stop even with the mortal death OF his OppO.
nent but he Sinks his langs into his very memory
aud dss over IL the abundant poison OF his defama-
ton.
have now given you
TUE TRUE THEORY OF THE MASSACRE
which so thrilled the world. II was executed on
an order secretly issued in cold blood, calling Tor
100000 lives. The philosophy OF the perpetration
was that infdellty needed an example; ana, as
have said before, Paris was butchered Tor the crime
OF being hereto Even yet the Church is calling
out for executions, aud the only journals In France
which Will not hear OF mercy u the 1000 political
prisoners stl untried are those which are IN evan
Assisted by this insight, the public Will now begin
to understand the strange spectacle when broke
AFTER THE FALL OF THE COMMUNE.
Not only was the world surprised to hear call
made by tne new Assembly i9r al branches , OF s Ine
1t was pazzled to the last degree at the
outcrS when came pouring IN from every
hishoprc throughout the land demanding that
France, renovated and regenerated in the faith,
should draw the sword for the restoration OF
the Pope. A holy vertigo seemed TO have selzed
upon the victors in this singular campaign. Moth
ing appeared too much 1or them to hope and, drunk
VIVA the red steam which arose from every tene-
ment in Paris, they ratified the old implements OF
torture aud actually threatened modern society with
the reorganization OF the 1nqusltion This Is no fancy
GIn
Will recall 10 MUD numerous Iacts to verify the
picture and lew viii forget that mosi singular incl
public morals, Dumas u.s. who has lived by de.
bauching the French mind for the last thirty years,
that the country merlted It's misiortunes Tor being
feeble In morality and deficient in religious faith.
Tnis estimable teacher had evidently nominated
himself as worthy coadJutor in restoration that
was expected to unite the eXaltati0n OF St Louis
with the virtue OF Pompadour
Encouraged py this strange state Of aflatra and as
much mised by 1t the priests, the monarchlsts OF
Europe set up a universal shout OF rejoicing over
the dead oody o ne IN Sad sMe us as
shores ike birds OF prey TO tear at the carcase OF
the fainting country. Among these claimants NJ.
Theirs most favored tile 0rleansts but the priests
promptly declared in favor OF
THE COUNT DE CHAMBORD,
the legitimate descendant OF the elder Bourbon line.
lie had been nurtured in the bosom OF the Church,
had always accepted its mandates as superior 10
81 aFr aa 20 him 20 and H
family as a "dlvlne right" This was the very can.
dldate for the priests Under him the Church could
be restored 10 the possessions stripped from 1t In
1893, the scandal OF popular elections would be
made to cease, the lnquistion could perhaps in due
time be effectively reconstructed, and all future
heresy ana unbellef put down with an iron hand.
The only other national election which was TO
be allowed was that which had now be Jme neces.
sary to fill the vacancies made by iae recent
troubles in the ranks Of the Assembly. Atcr that
the Assembly would remain sovereign until the &C.
ceSsion OF the King, and then quietly sink back In
suoservlent council, subject 10 his Will ana
pleasure.
the massacre OF Paris; and SO quietly was received
by France that the Orleans Princes made q bargain
royal heritage should pass from his chlldless olnS
back into their equally Legitimate but more fertile
branch. AT this tame spectacle the wiseacres OF the
world again shrieked out that France had once
more sunk back, cOntented, into despotsm; and
that this but another proof that the French, as
people, were utterly unfit to be entrusted with self
government. or course Americans having the dis
Interested opinions OF England-that devoted adj
m!rer 90, OF foreigners q every pe1s9 guide tnen
relteratng that the French were too fckIe for any
Institution but an empire.
selves to show that the contrary was the casethat
rayed they nad since 11e3 gwen instance after in
stance veriled Dy myrlads Of llves that since that
date, at least, they had always been No o,,.rss,ov
And so, unless entirely misunderstood thenL VIII
they remain.
the task which they had now before them was to
make their comment upon the acton OF the princes
and the priests through the medium OF the polls
and through the subscription OF the sum necessary
10 enable the government to buy the invader from
the soil. The money needed for this latter purpose
was the enormous soant 81 Two bad ards orTersd ~
loan TO be laid before the capitalists OF Europe
and had yiied subscriptions by assuring them ,b 10
fact OF tomorrow while he especially uckled
the English by declaring tha; his notion OF republic
was a constitutional monarchy like theirs. In the
face OF these declarations, however; IN the face,
moreover, of all the plots and expectations of the
princes and the prIestS the people OF France calmly
came together on the I'd OF July and almost unani-
mously declared for the republic, by returning re-
p9ecsn dseSaes to all or nearly o al me dpn,G p1Ges
Ing foreign aid they put their hands into their prl
vale pockets and staked their money upon the form
OF government they had thus solemny declared Tor.
by subscribing not only for the entire amount OF the
loan, but 10y subscribing 1t twice over. And yet we
told by those who through the facility OF COM
mon language, still impose their hereditary preJu.
dices upon the American mind, that people capa.
bic of such sublime act as this, people susceptible
of such an inspired and intellectual patriotism, are
not equal TO sef-government The truth is-aa
these facts and thousand others show-that the
ore properly better adapted to an advanced form o
republic than any other people on this SIDE OF the
ing to relinqulsh no religion which may not be
suDordnated TO political Independence The hignes
article Of their faith is profound love OF country an6
France alone Is the divine head OF their theology
s true that, with all their passionate love Of liberty
they have occasionally been willing TO accept {
master; but the explanation Is that the master ha
given them for their submission large exchange o
Qory to lavish the shrine OF their IDEAL So jealou
are they OF this inspired conception that they will no
tolerate the title OF King or Emperor OF France, bu
only 'of the French" 1t Is logical therefore. tlat
people apimated by, such exalted IDEAS should re
gard oil failures In the nations service as sort
treason and stand ready TO put unsuccessful gener
ais 10 death. No one who has any true knowledg,
OF their character Will expect them to submit onl
10 such feeble obscurties as now compose the ma
jority OF the Assembly, or to remain content under
the control OF defeated military men who have
shown that they are incapable OF defending thu
country. These are the reasons why predict tina
the election OF the I'd Of July would 90 against tht
government, and why, alter that election was owe
and the loan had been Subscribed az home, De
! lieved
THE REPUBLIC WOULD PULL THROUGH.
! That Is my opinion Still.
The electoral verdict was thunderstroke to IN
Ieacuonists In power at Versailles, while the SUB
scrlption showed national self reliance that VI
terly conlounded Europe. the kings and priests az
not know what 10 make OF the Two results together
and before they had recovered from their stupefac
tion the municipal electoas OF Paris which too
place three weeks after the national election
startled them still more. Tie first verdi ct showed thd
France was republican at heart and the mex
demonstrated that aS Paris was Communist. Thes
two results together penetrated even the dui
pdo Of nd