The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-04-29

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opportunity 90 Observing tiosely,
under a strong tgii. 81 bee ofihf
neh ~ whom ! VS. sarFgunisi
Workmen-mechani -osery one
II ihesn. fwaassouishei beyond
measure. Tbsse are tie men who
hold q eisy Ike l'sna N Subsection,
and before whom National Assembly
Is trembling dozen mechanics,
with gfizzled bearda, brown faces
and horny hands. They oil sa,
quictly-mosl Of them awkvardly
Fev words were exchanged, and
they seemed overcome with fatigue,
some Of them dropping asleep be-
fore the meal was over. ] soon On.
gagged in conversation with the Gene
raj, who iniormsd uc bal they
were al honest, hard working men,
but they had deyOtedly given their
leisure moments to reading and
study,-an seeing how often they
had been deceived BY the great
men in whom they conRdcd--had
determined 10 take their affairs in
their own hands, r~csoulutely max
ing up their minds to die, IL necessa.
ry for the Republic. For the pres
cnt, he said, they had no decided
programme further than holding
the elections, and forming q govern
ment founded upon universal suff-
rage. But the Assembly has sprung
from universal suffrage, has It not 7
| asked. he replied; 'but it
was elected only to vote peace, and
its mandstehas EXPIRED 'But If
the election go against you, and tho
peasants vote a monarchy :, | in
quired.
The peasants always vote with
the strongest side; they always vote
with the Government, whatever that
may happen to be. If we have the
Government In our hands, they will
vote with Ms you are for the
Commune, | suppose? DO you
understand by that a general distri-
button Of property No sir; we
only understand the abolition of all
privileges, and a modification of the
present social system. What this
modification may be we do not
know, we have not had time to study
it out, and 1t viii take years to nc
complish that task. But some
change must and will take place.
Workmen and peasants are despised
in France and all over Europe.
This should not be. Perhaps they
are ignorant and unrefned, rs the
world goes. But ia this their fault I
Would they not be educated If they
could? Is it not the interest and
intention Of our opponents to keep
us ignorant? Have they not done
so for hundreds Of years? VIVA,
have a thousand years of monarchy
done to educate us Nothing
They keep us ignorant and then re.
proach Us with 1t. Whence comes
the greatest opposition to the pres.
Ont movements From aristocratit
portion Of society, who object to us
simply and solely because we arc
wofkmen.' What is your opiuoin
of Gambetta, Hugo aud Louis
Blanc? !, They ! great men and
patriots, and we look for them to
join us as soon as they can. Hugo
is old now, however, and need young
men, and Gambotta is ill., slave
You opened negotiations with the
PrussiansY Yes, sir; and we shall
have no difficulty in arranging
matters with them. They are indif-
ferent as to our form OF government
so long as we adhere to the terms of
peace already signed, and that we
will do. Besides we have nothing
against the German people. They
could not easily help It. 1t is only
governments and kings we are fight
ing. Tho people will DO with us
everywhere During tho evening
one ofthe officers spoke Of some one
whose name I do not remember, as
o good man to accept. What are
his political opincinsY' asked Gene
raj Bergeret. lie is rather a ne u
trail was the reply. Therefore q
dangerous man, said the General.
In such times Is these w must have
man snf i