The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-02
noIJLANGER'S LAST WORDS.

nOULANGER'S LAST WORDS
nr LEAVES A MESSAGE FOR FRANCO
AND ASKS THAT IT RE PUBLIsHED.
slshaii KIN Myself To-saosrow-AiiM MY Lifs
Have Done Ny Duty. and Nothing nat
MY Duty.-IIe Upbraids Those WHO Ess-s
Him From rranco-His Only Regret wat
TINT Ne Had Not DscA On the Field OF Nat
tie Fighting rsr llis Countsy-Friesds Ar
rive IRON rarss a. Atteaa the fuuerai
Bnussg1s. Oct I'M. Thiebaud and Deputies
Inur. Dumontoi. and Castelar, arrived here
to-day, at tho snme moment rs NJ. Rochcfort
IN order to attend tho funeral OF Gen. Dou'
lnngcr
Thc remains Of tho General have been placed
Inn cof1ln. tho outer casing Of which. In nc.
cor,lance with tho desire Of tho dcccnsod, is m
cxact replica OF the ono which contains the re.
mains OF Nine. Bonnemnin. 4,,
Tho political tesh,mert Of the dead General
was roud to-day at u private meeting OF his
friends held In tho hotel IN tho Hue Moltoyer,
ia as follows,
This Ia my political testament Il in my
tiosiro that IL DO published after my death.
shall kill myself tomorrow. I am convinced
OF tho futcro .; the party to which have given
my nume. I cannot bear tho friRhtful m.sfor-
tuno which bNfoll ina two and half months
ago. I havo tried to get tho better Of 1t. but
have not succeeded. ] am persuaded that my
followers aro 40 devoted and 80 numerous that
they will bear me no anger for disappearing
IN account OF sorrow SO great that all work
has become impossible to me. Let them ro-
member the maxtm-Uno n-ulso non deficit
aitcr tone bciny torn away anothc. VIII rot DO
lackingl-and mny they continue then to act
against those who. in scorn Of all laws. force
nv to dio far from my country!
To-morrowA shall hs dend mnn: to-day
I l,nvo nothing to reprcach myself with. All
my lie have dono my duty. and nothing but
my dnty. My death Ia 10 shame to myself. but
it is shame for my proscribers. those who
sought to brand loyal soldier by the judy
mcnt Of political tribunal. I desire to recall
tho fact that l have many times offered to
constitute myself prisoner II they would ac-
cord mo common law judges. This tho hold
ers Of power have always refused. Thus 90
Quittal was not possible.
In quitting life have but one regret-that
have not died on the field Of battle. fighting
for my country. That country at least will
permit one of its children. at the moment Of
returning into nothingness. to recall himself
to the memory Of all lovers OF Ia patrie.
1--WE La FRANCE. WE La REpuBLIouE.
Done and signed under my hand on the eve
ERNEST BoULANaRR"
The funeral vii! take place on Saturday. and
will DO purely civil ceremony. The clergy.
under the instructions OF the Archbishop OF
Malines. have finally and definitely refused to
offlciate.
on Sept Is This :, letter SHOWS NO trace q
meRt H. aserrati9p athough i Is nov asserted
The
kindly sabees q
msas a Re sfrs
II the present circumstances cannot. go. TO
psr good rslations between s Tie Itallan and
French peoples. Although, PEOPLE who know
roy ss esass' %s ss't md E2sd t H
ass wish 3 s. Sss' xsS
deed the sf ss 81 Isy an
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journey would have this qualification. ! must,
pas s1sshs iestare the news
papers OF this city to-day is the suicide Of Gen.
s9s aqs SFped with Leading be
Deputy. said. For year or so Gen. Bouianger
and have been separated in regard to. our
Paroe Leas%s But wish 81 sa keep ybrsh
recollection Of the yaliant, soldier. who served
his country SO b l M.
will have little influence upon the internal
politics Of France or upon Bouiangism itself.
May TIM II
Francs 81" Was duo to the nuenee M%e Bonn 1%
hsI eo , :. ana ' love 81 case: But ia
Nine. Bonns,nain had Received supposedly o eaii;s
trustworthy Information that tho lilo 81 Con.
soaIf Sr, ws IL Hst danger When snI she
inE her coffin t, tho grave Boulanger said to
e al hsd leit and now sho also Is taken ZEN
2 Cesar q Nar%leop. though lie lad mono p
:niscr.:Io life ended In death, which. nj
. III ; lssn, TO suicide was prompted BY sin
:, g aa H;.I says: "Gonlangers death was his
odas saya II sdsa
i ktl, io'I abuse rSSrsl out On my dear.
could iSc spsf tho re s s lad he %a sho wsn
ill., tst 4 hsr n"A so@s ass.eS H
ioysl,, He dad taiono and far away from
\, la Iat,lr says: 'The decd WINS like that of
,s her" OF novel; and not like that Of aheroic
inare.cnt ;otter to his niece, Con. poglan.
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