, 1875-02-21


oatensible persecution, carried on secret corre
spondence with one Of the heads Of the party tron
whose intolerance he gavo ont he had fled. I
was his intention to betrzy Geneva to Trance
To keep all suspicion from resting on himself, b.
denounced highly estimab1s Genevan, Anies
Perrin, snd accused him Of hnrboring the inten
ton, which was nobody but his own. He tore
sentence out Of one Of Perrin's letters, muti1
ated it, md used it as weapon against him
which it was not hard to do, since the extract wa
entirely separated from the context Both Per
rim and Iaigret went to jail,-the former as
prisoner, tho latter, according to the custom O.
the timo, as witness, and rs apledge Of the truth
OF his accusation. AL Peuins friends were e1
cluded from the Council which tried such OF,
fenaee, while Maigret himself wns allowed to sit
IN it. It affords an insight into the character o1
the Justice of the dag to see Perrin seated in hif
moist, gloomy cell. deprived Of air and lght,
while his accuser, Maig1et, has quarters at the
former Episcopal pnlsce keeps open house, in
yites the Judge to meet him, who reads to
him ali the questions he intends to
| put to the witnesa It ths trial! The
Berne Deputies, to whom Perrin applied
| for protection, discovered tho reasonable de-
signs OF Msigret and the complete innocence Of
| Perrin Spite Of this, however, the following
aentence WAS pronounced upon him: ;" For tbs
suspicion Of conspiracy which has rested on
| him, Perrin shall be deprived OF his Office as
Counsellor, Of all civil rights; he shall pay the
costs Of the prosecution. snd all hia goods ahn1l
be confscated be shall be e1pel1ed the city, md
| shall demand pardon for his arrogance, anger,
and threats, and Interruptions, on his knees be-
fore tho Council" Ihe etreatment of Perrin created
great dea OF M-1eellng among the people
| against Calvin They called him Cain. let Per-
rms sentence Was not carried out. Calvin fear-
ing his influence, lhssituseo COMEDY OF recon-
Citation between himself and Perrin The latter
Was required to promise that ho would harbor
no iu-feeling toward any ons for tho treatment
he had received
CalV1n's intolerance was carried INTO the
SMALLEST oetails OF n1e somettmes~ ihus' ne
1ssued an ed1ct requiring pasenta 70 glFe their
children no name "hca could nos be
found IN tho Moie' Hfs acherenta went 30 tar
ae to COLI their ch1lofen eappatn' 0taVe' ConceI-
ton ETC. He 1ornaoe 1anuy reunions. national
plags' ese-; some sas' nom religious motlFos'
some that no might anneh1late the NATIONAL ele-
ment IN GENEVA. 1t mas TO accomphsh TINS end
that ne naa feeon1se 10 MS coup aeaa1 OF MAY,
lo55' Great qunnsnes OF af1ns were introduced
into the to"n' ana. tosetaer Win muna1aohs
u wal al9t,apu1oo nuonS 'uo pt'nctPH1 "aoo-
'e'1e .. oaNtn 1ousn'u1 1n' e,!s' ~
tnen u tne na''ona Pn'S' 'ne Dro'u,
ess c7inpaie'' "e.o s.'@eA'o ~ e'o"u
OF f1encnmen ~'1n naapolos' tney oe'enoeo
thomsel'es VIII s"o1os. neuey ensneu
and one person on eaen sue "as "oundeo" me
brothers cazopaIes were imprisoned. Ihe
esno'cs appeared snott s1ne at1er oe1ote sne
COUNCIL ana oemanoeo tnas te111n' monooneo
above, Should together Will tne majority OF tue
national party, DO imprisoned .felr1n had helped
to rnise the oa'on OF one OF tne s5nales
"1snoas' however taA.nE oa' ot lis
hAnd' BECAUSE Lie holaet "As q zoo
d'm'nut1Ve stature 70 olsplny H. ho
vas subsequently accused o' na'1ns eo1n II trom