The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23
CLEMENCY OF THE CROWN.
Gar, Kaiser, and King of Italy May Proclaim
Acts of Amnesty.

NE had ANYBODY become aware tina. he
had living with him In his lodgings ana
~ ms expense, one Of the fugitive leaders
OF the Magyar rebellion. Anaraszv never
ioiso' lhe Kindness OF the Young attach.
1he % "hen. years afterward IA h.c,,,.
e aiinister and Chancellor az The
H1sfo- hungarian empire the first ,hiny
10 10 us ola was 10 promote the .ar,na-
ou"Shiar clerk. who subsequently, -,
some some years In Washington q. -
- saIish envoy. He bore ths napo. -,
1"IVh Schseifer. and doub, uba,bar
VI me many friends whom he ls,. e. ~
Sln,iy oss are aware Of this interssttng ,r-
cident in his career III
11,. AhdFassy was only one NJ ,,..,.
nun ssriah rebels who. after .h. ..'''''
H'a,'oH OF The amnesty. filed h,yh -.
, u"ueI 'he crowns both Of l;un,,a-1. -
4l as oil Austria, and Emp.r,r -
sVsepH has often been In the hsht, "a
s HlaiA Aihs that he had good causs o. -.
sIa,ui"tion that so many OF the c,rs.-,.
Insurgents OF lsIs should h.va -
ased 10 effect their escape - t,raS.,, ,,
'ies' since, II they had All no.,
Hahseu or shot in accordance v,I,h 49,,
sentences pronounced again.t ,ta,. .'s,
Coh'umaeiam, he would nor bayn - %
Snefe subsequently 10 find hts mos. -
o,e ana successful Premiers ana cshina,
Ministers. "''d |"oihet
Frances Great Amnesty.
france, which, on the recomr,.,,,,...-.
VI Gamoe,ta. issued In January rS-S -
amnesty IN favor OF the ? at5 mn 81
men sentenced to various terms - -,
serVitude for their participation -, -
commune insurrection of 1871 bas IA
uul'e as much reason to congraIria,a
HeFseiI Tor this act Of clemsncv as r.
Peror FRANCIS Joseph For a eonsi.lar,hI.
NUMBER OF the convicts and fugItiyas f,o,,
justice thus amnestied have bsc,noa -.
ohiy eminent and useful citizens h,,t
nave likewise rendered brilliant sa,,tcos
10 the republic. Chief among rha nun,her
is that ex-Colonel of the Commune Ca.
mile Barrere, who. after being sentanc,,
10 death for the part which ha niavs1 -
the burning of the Tulleries and H. rbs
overthrow of the vendome Column, to-dgv
represents his country as Amba ssaoor a,
Rome, where he has broushr Iho,,, =
restoration OF friendly relations between
France and Italy, to the mutual haraat
Oh both countries.
nune Win whom, like Barere. have .hs
pse%sure' ahd' may add the privilege.
Vi pehs acquainted, Is the universally
respected editor and Statesman. Senator
~ a'nS. & condemned to death on October
To- Lo''' ne Is to-day one OF the recognized
ieaueFS OF the Opportunist Party. Tie
Iilhuentlal and widely circulated newspS-
per whieh ne directs processes views that
are characterized by extreme moderation,
anu uiseountenances every premature con.
session on the part OF the government 10
the uItra-Republican element He "a
snort thicKset, stocky man. with a
shfe"o, YET kindly and good-humored.
race MS snort cropped hair and beard
being nearly white. He has turned his
oack altogether on the Reds. and the only
remnant of that color which he has re.
tained is the red rosette Of the O.dsr of
the Legion of Honor in his buttonhole.
one OF the most popular and fashionable
physicians in Paris is Dr. Goupfl, Of the
Hue de Rivoli. yet he spent five years of
penal servitude In New Caledonia as a
member of the Commune. and distin-
guished himself while there by three des-
perate attempts to escape. Other equally
eminent benefeiaries by the amnesty OF
1879 are Jules Dalou, the celebrated seuip-
tor, and PascEal Grousset, one of the
leading editors of the Temps, q friend and
frequent guest OF Mr.. Gladstone at Ha-
warden Castle. and the leader Of the
movement for the introduction OF ath-
letics in the schools OF France. He was
Minister of Foreign Affairs Of the Com
mrne, and was sentenced In 1872 10 penal
servitude for life.
Some Other Amnesties
Napoleon III granted an amnesty to ali
political offenders at the close Of his vie
torious campaign In Italy in 1853. and his
uncle the first Emperor. issued q similar
after his return from Elba, dur
ing the sO-called hundred days reign.
Parliament I'm England has enacted three
namely. at the time OF tho
Stuart restoration, In 1851, and after the
two JaeobIte rebellions In Ills and lf$.
Here in the United States amnesties
we're granted In 1865 and again In lsTl, TO
all those concerned I'm the Confederate
struggle against the Union, and II is
scarcely necessary TO cross the Atlantic
to find striking demonstrations Of the
fact that amnestles rebound To the ad-
vantage OF the rulers and OF the govern
ments by whom they are granted. Con-
federate statesmen and soldiers have.
thanks to this generous spirit OF for
giyeness. developed into staneh champions
Of Uncle Sam, and have achieved dis
tinction by the brilliancy of their services
TO the Union. Ii was the amnesty, IN
fact. that rendered 1t possible for Presi-
dent Mckinley to intrust the command
OF the cavalry In the brief but glorious
Cuban campaign to that gallant ex-ConT
fecerate. Gen. Joe" Wheeler.
EX-ATTACHE.