New-York tribune., 1875-02-18
Judge Ncilson-Iet the stenogaphcr read the answer
tApswcr read That may stand.
Mr. EvsrtsUndcrsand obectng and excepting 10 us
edmission
THE CELEBRATION OF RossELs DEATH.

THE CELEBRATION OF RoSSELS DEATH.
Mr.. Fullerton-I come now to the subject OF inc
Commune.
The wtness-What snbjectf
@ The Commune Of France. What do you s""u W
the Commune Of France A. May explain SIR
a pi.ev Afer the fall OF the Empire, France was agi-
t.a with the question Whist should he the new government
qnosc Of oar citizens who love America and American oey
sad "Let us have government such as iney nave IN 'e
limited States government Of representation; and the CON-
nnn socacd those people In France VINO oeie'e Ia
governing by precisely the same system OF government
usder which we live Brooklyn For instance what would be
ou, the Mayor Of this city should insist upon appointing
AL the Aldermen Of all the wards and denying TO the people OF
the wards tho right elect their Aldermen II would be rev.
ouonsry proceeding We hold TO the opposite view Every
ward in this city elects its Aldermen; and the Mayor has no
rgai interfere Now the Communists in Paris insisted that
IN the formation Of the goyenmcn every ward OF the city
.n other words every Commnneshould elect its representa-
tive and thai the Mayor should not appoint representatives
In other words, Communism" in Paris is local segovern-
mont as we practice it every American city On the other
hand that which called Repubcans" in France is that
which n II were brought into this country woud be denomi-
mated despolism would be permitted for an hour That
Is Communism Every democratic citizen OF Brooklyn no
lived Paris woud by yrae Of his American an'ecedents
end prinp Of Thomas Jefferson, be Communist anu
nothing else
Coanisn you did approve OF the exeesses to which
they wenti A. No. Sir neither did the leading COMMUNISTS
ntl.hcr ROsseL
O Now come to Rossel What did you understand Rosse
was pat to death forr a. For purely mi itary ohense
q Did YOU understand that he the murderer OF the
Archbishop OF Paris and the Chief Justice A No. Sir; there
was no pro esied eagerly against 1T there was
no who had greater respect for religion than lsosse
either Catholic Protestant and the very last hours OF hs
life he spent with pen and ink writing brcf beautiful ana
pathetic ad his fellow Communists OF France and the
substance Of which MY Brethren you ever rise to
power In this country commit any atrociy 1t will be
unworthy Of Liberty aud Of US who are dead"
O. Did you understand that he arrested by the Commun-
iss, A. Yes Sir and the head OF the Commune or the head
OF the Rary thai wa associated with the Communists has writ
ten violently against Ross-denounced him. Rossel was
Christian man the son Of Scotch woman brought up in the
old CslvHstc faith and he died like hero and martyr
Mir Evas Iinterruptng-f your Honor please, we don
want the history Of Rossd.
MIR Beach, don't know; they have attempted to stigmatze
US because took pat in procession IN his honof'
Mr. Eyars-I object to 1t.
Judge Ncison-c stand as 1t Is; think the explanation
proper In view oi what called out.
O. Now what was this procession ia New York which you
toiued. A. Twill tell you exactly what 1t was II was not
pnocesson which the great OF men Joined in because
wss for or anst Communists for there were Communists
,nnand anti Communists in 1t who walked near me
dunng part procession old man, was Roman Cath
ole The object Of that procession was this Rossel had beer
put TO DEATH described it the other day by judicial mur
der procession to celebrate his death by puo
funeral York. certain officer Of the police have
forgotten his name perhaps the superintendent Issued an edc
saving that such celebration should not be held That edc
Immediately elected the part Of the press such an outbreak
and the part Of ali good citizens who love Liberty and Fret
Speech every country such indignation that many thousand
iod In the procession for purpose tesng their regarC
Tor American Liberty And IL 1t had been procession FOL
any other purpose II had been any other end the simple
fact right procession denied would have brough
me in IT, would thousands OF other men who were
there No. procession OF Communists more than o
good citizens.