The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-12
A WILD lid. APP: APPEAL. D! |!
Bcaurcpnirc's Int,nmmatory Procla-
nation In the Drcsftis Cnsc--A Pal
pablc bid for the Support of the

Bcaurcpairc's Innammatory Procla.
nation In the Drcyftis Cnsc--A Pal.
pable bid for the support of tho
Army. "a E sfj ~ n. ,
PARIS, Jan. 11.-M ouesnay dc
Beaurspalre, whose resignation OF the
presidency OF the civil section OF the
court OF cessation. IS regarded by I'm
partial observers as the most danger
Gus development OF the Dreyfus affair
thus far to-day furnished to the news
papers the most inianlnctcrY pro-
nouncement he has yet made. II Is In
The nature OF a proclamation and la
entitled An appeal to the deputies"
whom he calls upon ychemently to re-
move the. tDrsSfus case from the hands
OF the criminal chamber OF the court,
Ihe proclamation concludes as follows:
Order a real and solemn inquiry,
which shall penetrate right Into the
,viscera OF this .torturous examination.
II thero1are guilty men In the. bosom Of
the criminal chamber, authorize the ex-
ecutire power to remove them. so that
our magistracy may regain It's ancient
prestige. ,i s555 & 81 a Il,
Remove the case from the criminal
chamber: :to-morrow. Order a,i immc-
diate judicial inquiry. You can assur-
edly take other measures, as YOU have
to accept advice from no one and your
decisions will bewelcomed with the
confidence due those who safeguard the
French cause. i54.. ~ ~.
elnnn n M tn1- ko lan .
those sentries who In olden days sig
nailed from the battlements the an
proach OF, the enemy and after sounding
an alarm, left It for the chiefs OF the
city 10 arm themselves in behalf of the
! commonwealth. Fathers forgive tho
abruptness: OF my appeal. 1t Is due to
the emotion which ng!tates me. II YOU
do not cut the Eordlan knot at once I
trefnbfe for my country.
MY grief Is great TO see the magis-
tracy to which i hive so long belonged
compromised. but I console myself with
the thought tha. 1t will emerge purified
from the crisls. Ny grief Is great at
seeing five or SIX magistrates SO forget
fut OF orr traditions as TO declare them
selveE the adrersaries OF the army. OF
course the DrevfustcS.s maintna that
they are not attacking the army while
they attack Its chiefs. These madnen
think t!l5T tell the soldiers to-day. that
their chiefs are unworthy to command
them that the spirit of discipline and
confidence which constitutes the greu
source of military strength Is not being
undermined. !3.; y
you VIII reply that what they cal,
the ertGny' Ia thc,sword OF sFrance-the
poor officers whose uniform IN the garb
of gcrifce, who work dcvotcdiy for the
.loftNst aim which exists, preparing to
die. who Tomorrow. II the cannon roar.
lZWllls she'd thniis:sieod fer hosewho SIAN
der. ] salute them with admiration.
sayato the soldiers that the nation
al army Is worthy Of respect from the
highest to the lowest rank and r.
have been able TO mid in avenginE the
insult to which 1t has been subjected 7
shall not regret having paid so ,dearlS.
for my Independence.
Deputies, listen to che voice Of 4
good citizen. &. =. =
fSigned.} (; rt...;ss
IN. QUEsNAT DE BEAUREPA1R1G.." !"
This appeal Is paIpa6lc bid for the
support OF the army. But NJ. dc
Benurepairc who shot up like a sky
rocket as the incst tremendous sensa-
tlon Of the whole Dreyfus controversy,
now seems falling like rocket from
his pre-eminencc as q lawyer OF the
antl-Dreyfusardsa and the possible hero
ola coup. The best observers OF public
opinion declare that the impression ere
ated bS his first remarkable denuncia.
tion of the court OF cessation has been
succeeded by skepticism regarding his
motives and the value Of his revela-
tons. s,iE'.. iS2,
The criminal chamber is continuing
the investigation, "fst lisr e.. rrs 7. -