Daily Kennebec journal., 1889-03-29
FRENCH SPIES.

The police system Of Russia, intolerable as
1t is. is not a whit more dangerous to the
liberties of the people than the French system
under the last Napoleon was. In the last
years of his reign he brought the spy corps
to perfection Outside of the criminal police
the emperor had thousands of political spies
in his pay No work was too degrading for
these men They had the contempt of the
regular police and the hatred Of all honest
men, but Napoleon increased their number
and encouraged them in their high handed
measures He feared investigation, revolu-
ton, ASSASSINATION. he believed or pretended
to believe. that he lived over slumbering
volcano. French sentiment was drifting to-
ward liberty. and he aimed to Kill 1t The
Russian masses are fifty years behind the
French. When the time comes they will do
Just as the French did, and the czar and his
spies and police will be helpless. Napoleon
smothered ii!Vr:y by threats, insults, impris-
onments, coi.!ise-tiou and other bulldozing
methods. hIt whcn the alarm came he was
helpless, In single hour his power and
greatness fled away, his numberless spies
turned traitor or hid themselves, and the
people threw Off the yoke forever
In the early days of the war was selected
by our government to perform a certain mis-
sion IN france hah lraNeied all over lnat
country, could speak french Ike native
and President Lincoln honored me enough to
oeheve In my wisdom ana discretion inls
mission was conhecteh WIN the atutuae OF
France toward THIS republic. If Napoleon
was not personally hostle TO the United
States, and had not plans to further no
ooundiess ambition ne was at least causing
great anxiety in Washington by his hesitancy
bu r.. hon ta,}r
When | landed IN HaNre was surrounded
with all the safeguards one could ask tor
had my certificate OF American citizenship, a
passport, ID letter to the American minister,
and my movements were to be controlled
from his headquarters. MY departure from
Washington was known to less than half
dozen officials We had no ocean telegraph
IN those days ihere were trenchmen among
my feiiow passengers put had been very
discreet may nave oeeh over cautious IL
may nave peeh ioF this very reason that
was spotted as soon as | walked down the
gang plank Tor spotted | was had been
engaged IN detective ana secret service Work
long enough to PICK up good many point
ers' had shado"ed men, ana knew now
to detect shadow on my own tran AS !
walked from 'he piaiiH 10 a hach ieit that
WIS an ooJect oi solicituue 70 some one III 'he
crowd couid not PICK nun out OUT hne"
ne was there
DID mol purpose go'ng to Paris FOR several
days drove to hotel registered plainly
and correctly, ana went to my room. Al
most immediately descended again, to lind
spy and the clerk with their heads together
over ,he oooN' ana heard my name men
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