The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-25
FROM LEIPZIG
LEIPZIG, October 5, 1871.

LEIPZIG, October 8, 1871.
To the Editor Of THK woRxISsnAN's Apxoo.~.
The sentencs " passed uppnaGhs Com
900 1870 1 J.
80 s1ss9lII dl y gssE own, own u MI. !
con. The court martial was NOT Instituted
TO try, but to eaadsmn, 70 AsR; and yet, with
the best win, after having used all means
Of interruptions lnfamy forging, false wit
Resses, bullying of the accused-is could
not bring home the common crimes OF
assassination. incendiarism and plundering
o any Of the doomed victims, and could
not pass sentence of death upon more
than two Of the accused. one of the two
being VIGOROUSLY an agent of Mr.. Theirs,
so that his condemnation at all events is
only comedy, to save appearances Now,
the men that stood before this court mar
tial were the n0st guilty" of the Com
munalists, % far as we can talk here OF
gu It; and Il, out Of these most guilty
court martial like this could in earnest
find but one deserving the penalty of death.
what must we think Of the slauehterine.
during the last st. Bartholomew, of 20 1000
men, the "guiltiest OF whom were IT ma
equity as the least guilty" of the men
NJ Theirs packed court martial could
not sentence to death Why, have they mot
been murdered. downright murdered, saur-
dered in the most literal sense OF the word
these 10000 men, women and children
NJ. Theirs, the newly named "Presi-
dent Of the Republic "-it was q good
piece of fun that lis, luckily for him.
not burdened with that troublesome thing,
called science, else he would have %
share his Prussisn friend Bismarck's ucly
complaint: " sleepless nights" Though foI
the present Mr.. Bismarck seems to nave
got respite, al the reporters that have
seen him lately mentioning with remarka
bic unanimity his looking uncommouly
healthy and cheerful. Perhaps the unapim
ify Ia too great not to excite some littI.
dcubts Perhaps the big statesman haI
his reasons TO be considered In Root
health and spirits, the Ausirians not beinf
inclined 70 enter into nm alliance with
sick man, and carewoFn too; and news
paper men are the most obliging peDpl,
|. In the world For my part, [ do no
, quite believe In Mr.. Bismarcks cheerfu
looks, unless be be virtuoso in hypocrisy
or model Of Christian meekness. Ger
taiDly things are not for him, satissactor,
} lat all. The new empire,n instead d
| ACQUIRING sfrengfh IN daily loa;nO ov,u,r,
in the heart OF tts p0iice-Ffddden inmates
: The Pruasians themselves, who, Ike eel,
ri are used 10 SlxinninR, begin 10 erumbI.
1 They had besn Il 4 % ho6e, That sfter M
war, which % be sure would be the las
,, the burdens o. tAzntion would be dimir
, ished, and poliic11 nbery increased; IN
( now they ind that ne8-war 10 ioomin
1 In the nearest fnture. and ssAks In the In
war, the people, instead Of fighting a
|, their own bensdk Ind sally tonight a
despotism and miliinrisrn- 10 the Sam
r 70 be done agAlnf Are they always |
. move In the same cfrc1s bdb1thlTf And tel
i fible indeed have been Tue sacrifices IN
I iufferinp the people hsds1D bear, not /
nix OF fhs dead IL manned and TIE q
; yaiided One instance mag exemplify TIL,
!. Berlin, the capital Of Prussia, L. psrhay
!. with ne excepti0n Of Cologne, de richie
! town Of The PuDaiAn monarchy. WE
. according 10 y little pazagfaph p1bllsha
q by the H1fllu town aufhorifities, Fnzlw fkrs
d 9Bdtfsx8 III tbe fcesysiSts aud 1ags&,pfksrar
|. ono ssree4 vi txs 1dtk seor, Anes aDplsed u
|, rsfise tkey row BEING w1th0ut INV. of =
1cickt ue1ns q suhSAseuncsf Add 3 r
y the fishg ssns, he dearnem q lbod I