New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06


Afforded gratuitous and obligatory schooling
that fathers OF those children who could not read
and write before the age OF nine punished with
fine and Imprisonment that the throne was elective and
not hereditary, and left TO the sovereign the power
simply TO countersgn and proclaim the laws passed by
the Parliament that the municipal officials chosen
blythe people and in fact that over the enure area OF
the kingdom there were twenty schools 70 only one
church.
Thus the guarantees and the liberties that In
France ask of different governments, which they
have constantly promised but accorded. and
which have at times been obliged TO take forcbly
enjoyed without question by the blacks OF group OF
Pacific islands. We call them cannibals but we our
! selves devoured by autocrscy; we send them
missionaries while they quite capable Of sending
political instructors. The Sandwich Islands King had
not expressed than quarter OF an hour his
upon government before took the liberty OF inter
rupting him. Sir" said the avowas that you here
make fail harmless, but pray take when you
90 Versailles how you enuncIae such opinions You
will be Immediately arrested and condemned TO imprison-
ment."
Never, In fact. wasra situation comparable TO ours.
When We demand for France those rights which are
secrated among people those rights which are for
the soul of nation what food to the stomach, are
called Jewelers.. and accused OF endcavorng to
overthrow everything. Overthrow what We have
nothing To all uneasness. to our solicitations and
efforts propagate opinions, word as hollow
10 is long thrown at us-cOnservative. Let US be
granted for ALL the liberty which the natives
Of the Sandwich Islands have to write and speak and
to nominate municipalities, to die without
priests and TO live without a king. Then you
shall see whether we can preserve that liberty
or not. But this present moment what we indeed
preserve maintain since we refused everythngf
After the revolution of 1870 when the capital about
being invested that people who are now accused OF
ignorance, and who Systematically deprived of the
privilege OF instructing themseves-this very same
people the real Conservatives for they wanted to
preserve that France which many so-called COnser
vatves the very OF conservatism, only sought
10 deliver. Who knows thisi Who can know II better
than II When on the 4th OF September was taken
prison and carried the shoulders the people
to the Hotel de Vile. accepted my position on the
sole condition that IL would defend Paris The famous
party truce OF which Versailles Monarchsts pretend
TO have been the orginators did naugurate It be-
fore them by proposing 10 give our power the title
which accepted by the Government Of National De-
fensel was ready 10 make any sacrifice. From the
first day told Gen. TrOchu, Do you engage to defend
Paris with energy and I'll bind myself 10 sustain you
10 the end, even of revolution and riot"
Do you know how these solemn promises which had
simplicity for moment 70 believe. were Keptl The
month OF September had passed when Jules Favre
went andestney-clandesunely Is the wOrd--tO Fer
reres TO negotiate with Bismarck
I have to tell you something which seems fabulous
me- only the object of the journey but Of
the Journey itself Not seeing Jules Favre in the even
ing the ordinary Government Council inquired the
reason of his They answered me that he
SICK would day TO take part in the de-
liberations. Next day, at the morning Council the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs was likewise absent | made
the same inquiry and received the same response from
nv colleagues. was. acknowledge it 10 my shame,
so completely duped by this artIfce that / told
nv servant inquire at the Ministry the condition OF
the invalid II only in the evening on hearing NJ
Jules relate the Council the story OF MS STAY at
Ferrieres that learned what knew in Paris
but which 1. a member of the Government. did not
know, that the pretended sickness of NJ Jules Favre
was a stupendous attack Of capitulatiOn.
Thus the surrenderng OF Paris, was not only not
consulted, but previously informed and when. dis
gusted with buncombe procamatons when were not
believed those who issued them retired from the
Government of Defense of which the members defended
only their pocket-boOks they accused me OF having
betrayed hem-I who had been constantly betrayed by
them II this double game, these warlike procla-
nations continually beed by action. these |
engagements avoided, these hopes deceived, |
which drove Paris into revolution |
The reaction justified the most arbitrary measures with |
This senseless phrase: "The French ungovernabe
They only ungoverndbie because they pave mad
given them in turn Louis \ III mares a. Louis
Philippe, and Napoleon II and Ihat now attempts are
being made 10 force upon the enay ~ o e
destiny or Republicans TIL the triumph OF tne hepubhc
will CIV
be burned because caused father to De buried
without priest and without church LUIS CIVIL war
had also been religious war A. - a.
vonfh nad complied Win dying wish TO obtain the
nuptis benediction. she was extremely III the east
agitation caused her death, ana cOuld no
longer refuse her the satisfaction she delnahueu n
could refuse her cashmere shaw II ner fancy nld
re0uIred one The same individuals who called me con-
Sef'eu ,bie acted Taey understood perfectly well
maxi
custom 10 bedaub the most sincere hepdo-
leans with the view OF and V tTISy n The obscene
Figaro assert that my feowprIsoners were on
granted me- never enjoyed any especial favor, and If
have reprOach TO make myself II IS that cannot
prisoned companions III misfortune perpetualy showed
me. They suffer IN their midst the same uIals
which they all experienced mad listened 10 their
solicitations should long ago nave Oeeu Ut HDcIy'
They considered that could be more useful TO the cause
Europe than in Oceanca ana they were 1e
deliver from the hands OF my Jaers But the propa
BILE brutality Of the punishment would De proporuoaeu
TO the risk the enterprise. and hesitaed 10 under
take escape where so many brave sous "oqi1 Dc
fore delayed the project until alone might Oe respOnS
Louis veuiet who has constituted himself spiritual
physician, the ZJuave Jacob is the bodily physician.
Louis xenet after wsrs en- the Occasion
of my marriage HIS ISLANDERS accept, Ior
celve them As o MS flowers, 1 much Obliged, but |
don't deserve them. l beg pardon for bringing
myself forward, but 1t invention. and shows In
some degree TO what extent human mpudence can go |
when thinks itself out OF danger had foreseen that
the accounts sent would be charged with
sggeration as suferings OF the e1ies,
out hold my duty 70 proclaim THESE iaot5 anu
them TO Indignation OF free people nave IN my
hands irrefutabie proofs of the differences between
Republicans and Monarchiss 10 Is This, that whe the
former require the truth the latter exist only on fase
hood have not spoken word which cannot De easily
proved The only reproach that can be made against
that while have announced the truth nave not
declared the whole truth. The prisoners who
passed through cells Versailles two children
who although frghtfuly mutated III the struggle OF
the Commune arrested and transferred 10 the !
depot. Of them had both arms carried away py
piece OF a shell; other had leg amputated AT the
thigh As they we're able TO bear the voyage
poor little things taken from the ampulanees