, 1877-12-08
E. D. WASHBURNE.


His Lecture on ths Siege OF 1'arls, and tho
Overtl,rnw of tho Commune.
This lion. Klihu D. Wnshburne delivered bis
lecture on "Thc Siege md Commune OF paris
last evening At tho Tabernacle before 4 large and
intcteftcd audience. Tho spacious auditorium was
well dlled. and tllero wero several hundred pcopIo
In the galleries. A large number OF prominent
c'ttzcns occupied tho platform, which was dsapsd
with the StAn and stttnos, and fnsthe. osnamcptsd
with stacked arms at either end A brass haad oc.
cnp!cd one Of tho cages In which under tho Moody
administration the reporters wero seated, and gnyc
: number Of patriotic airs during tho evening.
Shortly Attcr O'Clock Gen. Martin |Deeu
stepped 10 tho front and made short address, in.
Producing Mr. Wnahburnc. lie called attention 10
the wonderful history Of Paris md its attractions
for t!le whole civilized world. Mr. wasabarns
had played a very important part In she great
drama transacted there. and had played It with
homer to tho American peopte.
Mr. Washburnc. who was received with loud
applause, plunged at oneo Into h!s story. He dc.
scribcd bis arrival ss Paris In May,
1BC0, when Napoteon Ill. rolgned In the
Tu!leFies, and the town was gay with ali the
splcndor Of the Second Empire. In July, 1870,
stirred np by tho false cry os eiosJ, ths Emperor
entered upon that dlsaslous war which ended In
". humiliation os Franco And tho exile os tho
DounpAstcs.
As 10 THE EXTERIOR HIMSELF;
;se :" asns s sfaay s 1s IL be
Indigenous . the French neople. liz had the
& odEEnx Ex.s Il wh and sr shS'
ways, interruptions often. Dut what would
fGfeyss n sn #. c, him .n n t9s e
spsa!sIa: re.'s::sd II ~ Ill.,: q 4oskf sera
endcarcd her to tho most luxurious Court cyer
known. hut beneath all tho oataIde show .ot the
Court wore hesrd the muttcrngs Of popular dls.
heel 81 an armed pnilcc. were di.contsnteti. Tho
alleged causs OF tho Fssnco- psussiAn war was that
~ ] % Ss t n'sss ss 9,"an II. @ as' ss .s
cause. The Donapartist Government felt that the
demand Of tht French TOR glory must b. complied
July ?, 1870. Mr. Wa.hbnrue left for the baths
Of l'ohema. and there he Dirt learned Of tho doc.
turning It vues to pars 10 % foand .he psop|c nad @
drned by tho falso nrws 80 lndustr,ou.1y tisscu,.
mated that the French people, IN ID. person Of
petor william, at E1ns. The Grrn,an An.balsador
aud hia Legation wcse compelled 20 lsavo Paris It
most Of them Of Tho poorer cte.s wers left without
%su;, shs railea ststss alnsie, ,SoH cnaisc oi
UnItct stasc. having consented 70 this course.
None wetu allowca 10 !case wtfoni his passport,
sn to mSny as o. hs hs F.fs pnoy and s,'',
CO.. ses. IN NJ tbs hsnas ss' ot .Se
Gambetta. tho French Government masnanlmous'
" sent thu forrRnnrs 70 tho Begtan fFonkes. The
credit Vt this act was due TO
EApp!ausc and solitary htssf It was at this TINA
tat tas speaker drst mads !hs aeqnaIntsncc q lha
% gFsa e. 1n Nv We W. scn sq%ng e thS trout
osmsat 70, ,ss9s shat nu:t % sitbss sub.
besn eopstIedso bow to liz viii Of ihc people. I'D
tx IT. ~ e1anss ths no
uambetta would have been more powerful tSsn IL
ths tribune Of the Chamber of uanuuea.
when Won Aoitku's hosts wsrs slowly but surely
gathering 4round Il. srd41 came, burning In tss
5s,a:a Ssa: astIea ,a ~ L., d.aP.iy as nsx: sa@s
paper otfees and tho onlees OF the Mayor were
crowded and foselgusrs ws1e arrested BY thou.
lAs Chamusf was held, 4 which proposition 70
aeposo kapoleoa wa, introduced 6as not acted
W ssa'y
by r. nj. thr National Guard and tbs people had
ttat.5nixsd ga They !n;adea ,hs chau.tsr, t4tqsa
Doufooa 10 ths Hotel de villa TO
FHoCLAlN THB kkPubLlc. ..
SIXTY Thousand people we're assembled outside
ptoelaimta si.s Iepuo is of Efsaee. Prosi.,cnai
W ~ M Whaas I easeass Ind wsh
out tAs ahsahlns u dsop of blood usp. Tsochu |
vs. .ta fa s, gcx f9s e. d.
.eopt. ii tbs gatss ot Paris were practically
allsf that dats. Nobody believed the sievs would
besa considered ma1 who pEophs.ted that IL
The American Alnutss decided so 1ema!a at bia