The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-27


s'inct for home was dominant. Their feelings were
intensely local. Each peasant cared only for his
cure and his commune France was only an idea
to him-somethng he believed In, In an uncertain
way, as he would believe In the heavens and the
sea. THIS local spirit, which made every mans
commune his world and tn nearest hill his hori-
xon, so grew upon the peasa that It affected his
patriotism When the Prussl came they were
apathetic. When they began to overrun the fields
and provinces they were silent and helpless, and
would not strike blow for the Fatherland. You
cannot imagine. and would be afraid to
attempt to describe to you, the helpless,
darkened, .unambitous, unrepublican being
the average French peasant was under
Napoleon-previousa at least to 1870. He had some
virtues and knew routine Church duties-no more.
But now all Ia changed. New influences have been
silently doing their work. The peasant has
learned that the Republic does not mean destruc-
tion--that republicans are not enemies Of the
human race, and that the end OF the world did not
come with the end OF Napoleon. The multiplied
terrors OF the priesthood lost their erect. The
peasant saw that France could govern France
Onclal interferepce which, when brought 20 such
Q growth and discipline as we saw under the
empire and stined the national strength came to
an end. X The peasants began to have In truth
what they had in fancy-upiyersal Suffrage. they
used the balot-It was a privileoe BEFORE IL had
been word and a mockery. They elected their
own municipal councillors and 10 on really choos-
ing men they knew and in whom they had con-
adence: men who voud do their work A they
desired and not as was desired by the Empire or
the projects or the Empire. In the old time the
peasants voted in biock-in kind OF electoral
drill-for government nominees ana men In many
cases whose faces they had never known. Now
the new men, chosen under the operation Of q tree
la hox,o ctri0 oil
their lives, and they do their work more en1ci-
emily. and with higher regard for the common
welfare than the hireling stpendlaries of the
'paternal rule" Of the second empire And this
success has had its natural, logical result. The
peasant sees how advantageous 1t Ii for him to
exercise his electoral rights in governing his own
little commune. He sees further that 1t will be
well for him to exercise his rights in governing
France.n f i reNmlm O.
THE PEASANTS ACCEPTING REPuBLIcANIsM. &.
-FOUR correspondent, VINO listened with deep az
tehuon 10 the earnest and often eloquent manner
IN whicn M. Gampetta advanced MS views-speaK-
ing as ne did almost with the IRE OF an advocate,
anu with sincerity and directness OF thought
wnlch IN themselves were In the highest degree
eioquent-asked whether the petitions IN reference
TO tue dissolntlon OF the Assembly MAD been signed
more generally IN the communes or the cities and
towns W. 's WOE .4stf IS 1Cgl
IL was coming to that point" was the response.
"Ihese petitlons. strange rs II may seem, are
much more generally signed IN the rural communes
IMAM In the towns-more largely even than In
Marsehles, Lyons, Paris ana other republican and
Communist centres There is, however, one reason
for this that may not occur to you. In the large
Owns 'aoor 40 uhuel ING 'on.loi VI oapi'a', snu
worAlnch are airaiu " sign pe'iuohs' ihey nave
ooen ooweu anu 'eirneu W ."e saneu'nary Exam.
p'e VI 'l'o commune iney navea 'erfor u 'ne oia
poi0e, anu .ninA ''.a' 'nolr ha"cs may NC cop'ea
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p"rasc' wuon 'ue oneA'oe VI 'no nepup'lo hasneu
as nreorsno IN lne AssenlDis' was ple''Sey VIVA.
nave enueaVoreu W eApnalu W you' anu VIVA.
count de iocquev'uc oosei'cu IN ms ie''er' "As'
said was inc s'a'emen' VI iac'-a 'ruiSm d.
mos1 see IL o'hers see ~ anu VIC regard 10
one OF the most SlgnlncanL OF TIE pOHtlcai pDe-