The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-12

of hard words without any likelihood other results
RoCHEFoRT cAssAGSAo
July TO- 1875.
To NJ. PAUL CGssAGNAc:-
After many vain efforts have finally obtained several
numbers that | sought of the Pays The number OF
November 7, 1872, contains your signature this
phrase of reference to
'Tt was he who hurled forward che hordes of the
Commune taking keep himself safely behind and
to run away afterward Here, then is vile wretch"
In the number of the 18th of the month occurs
this instructive aud insulting paragraph
'When the brave and energetic Flourens would have
upon Paris the hordes that the coffin Of Victor
NOR you found means Of getting promptly out OF the
way and 1t for you that Victor Noir got himself
killed"
This article terminates thus
"If ever you are pardoned you win have at your re-
turn brilliant choice, immense choice NJ Henri
Rochefort, If it shall then be agreeable to you look
up the persons who would like to have the honor of
killing you like mad dog, as you are"
These words, for which | demand reparation,
contain in themselves your engagement to meet the
consequences from which it is impossible for you
10 withdraw
Please to start for Geneva Immediately therefore,
with your seconds. Mine await you
You cannot invoke in this such preexts as those
that avaed you in the of Clemenceau. have not
been pardoned, for pardon is extended only those
who wish it; but Free and exact the reparation
that you in advance have declared yourself prepared to
accord, and / request further that you will have
your honorable father inform the police
Ny two friends Puissant and Bowler who bear this
will receive your response
HENRI ROCHEFoRT, :,
Rue des Alpes, Geneva
cAssAGNAo TO RocHEFoRr.
To this Mr.. Cassagnac responded as follows
To NJ. HENRI RooHEFoRT:-
You are right sir. In signing the article which you
recall To my remembrance, signed bill Of exchange
1t is you have hastoned to present it, and that
you have let year and half slip away without calling
at the cashiers little window but always pay no mat
ter what the circumstances, when in debt and will
pay now, be certain of it at sight and ready money
Only let recall to you under what circumstances
the which seem to have taken so long to
affect you This may be useful in far it will show
that the quarrel from your side and Of
mine.
On the 10th OF November, 1872, and not as you say
the 7th you wrote in letter published In the Euene-
nlent and abiding TO me, 81 convinced that those
who abuse to-day while am between four walls would
be the first to offer their grovelling excuses if
were free"
It was to This oombastc and noisy burst that
answered you have seen
Well, you free you can upon me, and
cept
And If take you, though have refused the
pitful communists of the Repubque Francatse that
am not in debt TO them, and to you You are
pardoned is true, and could stand behind tina.
trife II chose; but not fond of haggling about
words and with you republicans must not have
many scrupes. If refuses as an adversary
every republican who is condemned death the gal
legs he will have to give up lighting
More than this, you are great parsonage, sir, and
have been all that republican be with good luck
and good friends You have been successfully and ad-
vandngly-frst deputy, then a member OF the gov
OF the 4th September and then sentenced to
hard labor you you q who should meet
the requirements of the most difficult taste
This is why | do not hesitate And-you see how
amable give you chance to escape and return
the galleys, leave you without discussion the
choice of weapons
you well bred person you would neither
have spoken of the police of my father.
The police can understand, may justly occupy large
space in the thoughts Of escaped criminal like your
sef-whose departure has been saluted by the
Of Brest Touion, and who has decorated with yell
low feather his green cap Of galley slave But what
necessity there 70 mingle my fathers with
quarrel in which he has concern,
He has the great advantage that he is without
the honor Of your acquaintance and formerly as you
know he did not prevent from putting bullet
you
Have also the honesty acknowledge that II any
risks in all this dsagreeable Intervention 1t is you
who foreign country and beyond the reach OF
this polce-but coming meet you in your lurking
place-the refuge of all the assassns in
cendaries Of the Commune
But since you so good to give piece Of
advice, permit me- that may DO behindhand, to
give you two
FIrst-Don't medals again. That was good
once, but 1t would not be fair second time. And
don't want to keep shooting at you this way desire
earnestly that that too easy of wearing
may not your life second time II has already
done
Second-Do not forget your smelling bottle Your
fantlng fits sufficiently celebrated already, and
should be sorry to go far merely to assist in cutting
your corsets and bringing you to- You dreaduly
nervous you know
What hurry you in If you feared would
by the first train. Be little calm, dear sir;
you will lose nothing by waiting, and como when
may 1t will be too for you. Know that danger Is
TO DO swallowed precipltately like medicine and
that week less will not add grevously 70 the
seventy weeks you have taken, not to hunt up papers
that you had already, but to fortify know, your
and your heart, for which cannot blame You
The seconds the Prince Alexandra do Wagram and
the Count Maurice dHersson.
l require but concession from you, but require
1t imperousy. is that you will delegate Of your
friends to meet them here, not at Geneva That Is
more regular and the least you do in the crcum-
stances
For in fact this is the only means have to be
certain that do put the honorable gentlemen who
act for me in relation with rugtves from JUSTICE and
anally II Is enough to have rascal in such affair,
and you are in H. PAUL DE CASSAGNAC
These are tho letters, plthy enough, but not the
letters Of men who nght and below is the
procaas Horba drawn 90 bY tho seconds on either sdn