Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-11-02
COMMUNISTS,
TIE TROUBLES or THE PRRsoH REPUBLIC,

There can 10 no Disgusting the fact
that the communist party are once more
raising their heads, and that, too, Ia q
most audaei0ns way, Two meetings
have just been held 10 Paris, IN tho
course Of which the misefeants who car
ried out the sanguinary insuneelion OF
1871 gloried IN theirerime before large
and approving audiences, The first Of
these gatherings. which wss q most up,
rOarious one, took place on 0 recent
night at the Elysee, MontmaItre, q
place freluented by the lower classes
About 5000 persons OF the genuine red
type met there TO pass judgment on q
difference between NJ, Maion, an e.
member Of the commune, and Lieut.
Gen, Lullief for some time command
srin-elief OF the military forces IN
Paris, The former recently formulated
against Lieut'Gen, Lullief q charge
which had been gradually acquiring
consistency among his former friends,
OF having BETRAYED the commune IN
various ways when At tho head Of Ito
troops, The accused denied the charge,
aud q Jury Of honor was appointed, halt
Of the members being pariisans of NJ,
Malon and half friends Of Lieut., Gen,
Lullier, Being unable TO agree, they
summoned the meeting In question TO
decide the points ut ISSUE, The great
majority present were evidently In favor
OF NJ, Malon. and Lieut., Gen, Lullier
had very strong time Of u, After
much preliminary noise and confusion,
Lieut. Gen, Lullier was accused Of hay
Ing sold his men TO NJ, Theirs for 1000
francs, "Veus mentez |" exclaimed the
accused, "A has 10 traitfe !" fejoined
the audience, Great tumnlt followed,
In the midst Of which Ciloyen Authelme
got up to defend Lullier, but the audi
ence refused to listen TO him. and in
sisted on tho accused doing his own
work,
Lieut. Con, Lullier white with rage,
mounted the platform, when no was at
once assailed with hiasea aud hooling,
lie denied the charge, Cit0yen Hum
bert, OF Pere Ducliene notonety, then
came forward and completed tho con-
demnatiOn OF the defendant, lnliier
happened to smile when Citoyen Hum
bert was summing up against him,
'Cachez hi q Ia figure" cried out sew
eml voices Eventually, resolution
was unanimously passed to the effect
that Lieut. Gen, Lullicr was found
guilty, aud held mp to the contempt OF
the republicans, An understandable
scene now cnsucd tho audience rushed
on to the platform and shook thor fists
at Lullier who sat with folded arms and
dumb with indignation, His friends
fearing bloooshed, intcrposed and man.
aged TO got him ont OF the room by u
back door, meanwhile tho meeting broke
up and gathered outside In tho hope Of
lynching Lullicr IN no left hut on
learning he had eluded them, they were
forced to forego that pleasure,
The second meeting took place in the
Sale Rivoli, II was organized by the
revolutionary committees OF Paris and
the suburbs, who. dissatisfied with the
manner in which tho Algerian and
Tunisian affairs are being concluded,
want to impeach tho government, Tho
room was deckcd with red flags, and o..
cutcheons bearing tho names Of Flour.
ems, Ferrc, Rigault, and other commun.
ist leaders. Several violent speeches
were delivered. The members Of the
cabinet were called miserables,
"escros," "assassins,' md the like. NJ.
Gambetta, Of course, came in for good
share of abuse. He was described as
the prime cause Of everything, and
should be got rid of. First they would
try peaceful means, but il they fail,
then recourse must DO had to revolution.
At length, the speakers having exhaust.
cd their vocabulary Of abuse, it was re-
solved that great popular meeting be
organized to impeach the ministers, "who
are traitors and spectators. "--London
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