New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
THE ROssEL PROCESSION.

And leaving them out, why string OF peo-
ole about the relative positions Of Mr. Tilton MIS- wood
hull and her sister tn the Commune procession hed out
the body OF tho rebutal Well 1t never was matter OF
any consequence what relative positions these people
held among themselves in that procession Honest Wit
pesses certainly witnesses with whom we had nothing 10
do were clear OF the opinion clear Of the opinion
wrote the next day in the newspaper statements OF H.
published to all the world OF the relation OF these pro-
cessonsts on that march Others come and give you
tangled maze reduced finally on the part OF the great
POLITICAL leader who nominated Mrs Woodruff for the
Presidency TO the final conclusion that all he could say In
respect of the march, or its order, was that the
PROCESSION marched. tLaughter.I Tho ChiefMarsnal
said that he them both, Tilton and Mrs. Woodhui
md her sister, Miss Cain not connected In the way that
our witnesses said but that when az he marched az
the head of the procession and turned around, he can
take in ali their persons at glance Of his eye and Mr.
Tlton and sIr-the Observation-Disclosures, he swore
that they not in sight Of ono another now DO you
believe that the CicfMarsha by turning around could
see them in the glance Of his eye, and In tho same
division of procession as he sad-for he was not on
horseback he not mounted, he could not see any
further than anybody ese-and that Mr.. Tton and MI
Andrews and Mrs Woodruff did not know where each
were in that processionf Well 1 don't know that
the ChiefMarshal was right. have no doubt
he was entirely honest 1t difficult 10 say who Is right
about all that But the only merit of this controversy
about the relative and accurate positions and relations
70 contradiction cOntrarey without there being any
want OF veracity either side. The great point on
which that evidence introduced by us was to show
that Mr. Tt0n and these ladies' in that communion or o.
socaton that had been introduced into tho by Mr.
Iltons eyidence.hs plaintiffs evidence, not person
ally perhaps but the evidence his sidecarried 1t so
far tia: they sympathized in public principles, and in
cuded in that sympathy the procession in honor OF the
Commlne which Ind the history that 1t had; and In
euded in its history tho murder OF the Chief7Jus-
tce France and tho Archbishop OF Paris 1t Is seldom
n your Honor please that profession has. in the
perences and exposures Of life so noble sacrifice as
was there made by the ChefJustce of France. Held
like great head OF the clergy the Archbishop OF Paris
among the hostage OF this mob they. the mob,
the Commune, desired the Chef-Justice 10 be a
10 the Government at Versailles OF their desire for
terms of capulstiOn and surrender on his pledge
that he would return II terms satisfactory TO them were
not accorded 70 them lie said, NO. cannot go that
GRAND TIE Government OF Versailles will never recog
nize any obligation TO mob like you. They viii never
allow me 10 return; it cannot be that they will allow
me TO return. No power OF my will, no adhesion
70 my promise, no pr0testaton save and
the cause OF truth and faith among men. from the
condemnation that have violated my pledge and my
honor cannot 20 because cannot return" And lie
submtte1 ~ the slaughter, and showed what lawyer
can do at the post Of honor and duty ana IN mainten-
apce OF his own honor and more important STILL OF faith
IN human nature that there are men that can Keep
promise. The clergy from tho time OF tho Apostles
down, have had the OF martyrdorn widely dis
tzbuted among them and III modern times 1t has been
the ngular honor, when martyrdoms when crueltes
when the fierce hstreds against religion and morality
have been subdued by the prevalence OF re-
Nedon and meTcy-it has been tho singular
honor Of tic Catholic Archbishops OF Paris
% furnish within our time martyrs to their religion
I am as much Protestant by BIRTH by education, by
conviction anybody but would like TO 500 the rivalry
between the old Church aud all the branches OF the now,
aud then among AL tbs branches OF the new an einus-
ton OF Christian faith duty courage, hope, and labor
That 10 my view d tie advantages OF the emulation
among good men.
Wen, this PROCESSION was in honor Of the Commune.
that had made these sacrifices OF the noble men Of
France am not TO dispute the freedom Of conscience,
the freedom Of sbt the independence OF action that
belong W msn having the courage VI theT opinions ana