Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-07

religion may be taught outside of the pub
lie schools. By such means only can the
little religion which remains in France be
preserved. The Deputies are furious at
the defeat Of the bill by the Senate, and
they demand the exercise of the law now
existing for the Punishment Of the Jesults !;
so that from one side to the other religious
feeling runs high. But it is at most bar
barous idea in this, the nineteenth century,
of banishing any one from his country.
Although Mr.. Freycinet, when he accepted
the Presidency of the Ministry, knew that
he inherited from Mr.. Warrington the pro-
eramme as it existed and that the Article
7 was that portion which attracted the
most attention, at the last moment he
made a speech in the Senate IN which he
expressed his want of sympathy with the
bill, and aided in defeating it. He has
succeeded in placing the Ministry il an
unfavorable light, and the entire groups Of
the Republican party, after several sepa-
rate and united meetings, have decided to
ask an explanation before the Chambers.
Mr.. Freycinet is a Protestant, but is de-
void OF any taste to prosecute the Jesults,
and likely his tender conscience got the
upper hand of his policy. But there is
always
WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL,
And it has privately been said that did the
bill pass the Senate, Jules Ferry would be
too important member in the Ministry
to suit Mr.. Freycinet, and that it had been
his intention, in case there was chance OF
its passing, of speaking in favor of it and
rob Jules Ferry of few laurel leaves, and
that were there no chance of its success,
to aid in defeating it, and relieve himself
of some of the responsibility of failure.
This conduct has created a great deal OF
dissatisfaction, and ministerial Crisis Is
pending owing to the conflict between the
Senate and the Chambers.
There has recently died at Bale, in
Switzerland,
ONE OF THE MARTYRS
OF the French Republic. Eugene Baune
was noted for his pure republicanism, an
absolute devotion to the people and his
tenderness and stoicism. He was repeat
edly imprisoned, exiled and imprisoned,
but when the Republic was once estab-
lished, instead of demanding such honors
as were due him, as so many of less merit
have done, he quietly retired to private
life with the happiness which arises from
the conviction of having done his duty.
Through all his vicissitudes his wife fol-
lowed in his footsteps, burdened with two
children. Sometimes she shared his prison,
and again she was debarred that hap
piness, but she nevertheless knocked each
day at the prison door. Georges Sand
was a great and good friend of Baune
Through her persuasive powers and her
influence she succeeded often in having the
prison doors opened to her, and she never
failed to leave them ajar sufficiently for
the devoted wife and the two babes to
glide through. Georges Sand took the
greatest interest in Mime. Baune She in
vited the celebrated prisoners wife to call
upon her certain evening. The young
wife, extremely timid in spite of her hero
heart, arrived at the house OF Georges
Sand, where she expected to have
a quiet tete-a-tete with her friend, but
imagine her surprise and confusion on find
ing herself in the midst of brilliant as
sembly composed of the most remarkable
persons of the times. She remained on the
threshold perfectly amazed. Georges Sand
went up to her, conducted her to the center
of the room, and turning to her circle of
admirers, said to them '' You waste upon
me an incense which little deserve if you
wish really to admire genius, here it is it
is the genius of devotion and tenderness"
And in saying these words, she bent her
head and piously kissed the hand of the
wife of Eugene Baune. VAL.