The Portland daily press., 1873-11-25
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l upon the other, but not a drovn;po ma,
rihaiiy,A reserved my pardon. and I en-
tered france dgalp in 1852 after ibe "Coun
Eta,. n,lsseu the insurrection of 1851.
At Cayenne had friend name Rernar1
tailor. Six months after left ior Fra~cs'
Bernard died. ! went to see his willow
She was poor and married her. We had
S, n in 1854. You will COMP ehend al once
why [ speak to you of my wife and son.
only that you ought to understand that an
insurgent who married the widow of an in
surgent would not be likely to make his chill
dren 'oyalsts.
Under the empire, nothing to do. The po
lice hac the upper hand. We were scattered,
disarmed. 1 worked-I brought up my chill
dien in the ideas my father had given me.
The interresnum was long. Rochefort, Gam
beta. the public reur ion-all these put US
again in action
Al the flrst serious movement was one OF
that little band who assaulted the 6remen's
barracks at Viette. Only we made mis-
take there-we unnecessarily killed fireman.
was taken and thrown into prison but the
government OF the 4th of September set me
fee, when came to the conclusion that we
had done well to attack that barrack and kill
that fireman, even without necessity. set
out to fight against the Prussians with the
moblots of the suburbs, out at the camp OF
. Chalons the epauletted authority dispeased
me. We reyolted against passive obedience,
and they sent us back to Paris. The siege
began. vas once more against the govern
ment with the Commune. marched against
the City Hall, the 31st OF October, and the
22d of January. l like revolt for ITSELF /
said to you in the beginning that was an in
surgent-l am an insurgent. / cannot know
OF club without becoming member of it,
an insurrection without joining it, barri-
cade without carrying my stone. II is in my
blood. And then, besides this, was not en-
tirely ignorant of what l was doing. I said
to myself all this is only to succeed some day
thoroughly; aud then we shall have our turn.
better than all these lawyers, who place the Il
selves behind Outing the battle, but who pass
before us after the victory.
The 18th of March came, and naturally
was on hand. i cried "Long live the LineP'
fraternized with the soldiers / went to
the City Hall and found there government
which worked, absolutely, as on the oath OF
February.
Now you say to me that this insurrection
was not legitimate. Possibly; but hardly
see Why. l oegan TO mix myself in those in
surrections which were duty, ana in those
Instructions which We're crime. do not
see the difference plainly.
/ fired upon the Versailles trcups in 1871,
as l had fired upon the Royal Guard in 1880 ,
and upon the Municipal Guards in 1S4S.
After 1880, received the July medal, after
1848, the compliments of Monsieur de LAM
artne. This time ! am to receive transporta-
tion or death. There are some Instructions
which please you. You raise columns in
honor OF them; yor give their names to
| streets; you distribute the offices, the promo
| tions, the large salaries, and We, who have
made the revolution, you call us heroes, great
| citizens, brave people, &C., &c. 1t is with
that coin you pay us. And then, there are
some Instructions which displease you. Af-
ter these you send us into exile, trausporta-
ton, or death. All, well! Do you see if you
had not paid lis so many compliments af.er
| the first we should not have done the last ?
| Ii you had not raised the July Column, at
| the entraDc of our suburbs, perhaps we
should not have demolished the "Vendome
Column in your quarter. These two baubles
] did Rot agree. The one ought to have bal
anced The other. And this is what happened.
Now / am going 10 tell you why J had
thrown my captains uniform in the gutter
the 26th OF May, and why l was in blouse
| when they arrested me. When found out
| that these gentlemen OF tie Commune, who
came to fight with us, upon the barricades,
and distributed bank notes of = thousand
francs. at the City Hall, shaved of
their boards, dyed their hair, and
took refuge in the caves, l did not wish
TO keep the epaulets tney nau gwen me.
Besides, / didu't feel at e Sc in that fnery.
How FOOLISH to be called Captain Martin; !;
the '.lnsurgent Martin was well and good.
! wished to end as / had begun, to die as my
father had ded.-ar, nsurgent lu an insurrec'
tion-a barrcader upon barricade.
could not kill mys ;li-l have been taken
Ill belong to you. only wi b 10 ASK ont
favor. have son. child seventeen year
| old. He is in the hulks at CberbOurg. 81
mas fought. it is true-he will not deny II bu
IL WIS risy Pus shv-snn into his I'M . !
listened to me-he obeyed me. Thai is al
his crime Do lot eoHdepp him too severely
As to myself. you baye me noES dnp ! lie
| me escape, this is the advice / give you.
| an, too old to be refrmed, and then, what
would you wishs There is nothing to do
was born upon the srong s.de of the barri
| cade -