e Revolution amid the acclamations of our fathers
hurrying to the Festival of the Federation from all points of
ancient France:

"Political unity as imposed upon us up to the present time by the
empire, the monarchy, and parliamentarism, is nothing more than
despotic centralization, whether intelligent, arbitrary, or onerous.

"Political unity, such as Paris demands, is the voluntary
association of all local initiatives, the spontaneous and free
cooperation of individual energies with one single common
object--the well-being and the security of all.

"The Communal revolution, inaugurated by the popular action of the
18th of March, ushers in a new era of experimental, positive, and
scientific politics."

Do you not think that during the last paragraphs the tone of the
declaration is somewhat modified? It would seem as though Felix Pyat had
become tired, and handed the pen to Pierre Denis or to Delescluze,
--after Communalism comes socialism.

"Communal revolution is the end of the old governmental and clerical
world, of militarism, of officialism (this new editor seems fond of
words ending in ism), of exploitation, of commission, of monopolies,
and of privileges to which the proletariat owes his thralldom, and
the country her misfortunes and disasters."

Of course there is nothing in the world that would please me better; but
if I were very certain that Citizen Rigault did not possess an improved
glass enabling him to observe me from a distance of several miles,
without leaving his study or his armchair, if I were very certain that
Citizen Rigault could not read over my shoulder what I am writing at
this moment, I might perhaps venture to insinuate, that the revolution
of the 18th of March appears to me to be, at the present moment, the
apotheosis of most of the crimes which it pretends to have suppressed.

"Let then our grand and beloved country, deceived by falsehood and
calumnies, be reassured!"

Well, in order that she may be reassured there is only one thing to be
done,--be off with you!

"The struggle going on between Paris and Versailles is one of those
which can never be terminated by deceitful compromises. There can be
no doubt as to the issue. (Oh, no! there is no doubt about it.)
Victory, pursued with indomitable energy by the National Guard, will
remain with principle and justice.

We ask it of Fran