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Show SELF.CTKI). A TALK WITH HICIKiKltKT. A l'uris correspondent of the New York Jlerahl hns liud a talk with General Gen-eral Bcrgerct, of tho Communal forces, and ho thus npoakn of the Communists Commun-ists and tho conversation : Tho men by whom I was surrounded wore workmen, mechanics, every one of them. 1 was astonished beyond measure. Are thoso, 1 thought, the men who havo overthrown tho government govern-ment of France? Aro these the men who boldly defy Thiers, Favro, Trochu, Chanzy and all tho supposed strong men of Franco ? tho men who have grasped tho reins of government; who have assumed tho authority; who, without with-out hesitation or halting, march right to their end in the teeth of power? These aro the men who hold a city like Paris in subjection, before whom the National Assembly is trembling an Assembly composed of tho most intelligent in-telligent men of Fiance, of the greatest great-est orators, poets, statesmen and historians of the age a dozen mechanics, mechan-ics, with grizzled beards and browned faces aud horny hands. On one side refinement, intelligence, education, cunning, polish; on the other simple, blunt, outspoken determination; on the one side reason and enlightenment, on tho other ignorance and truth; and the statesman and the soldier are trembling before the mechanic. Tbey all sat down quietly at the table, the most of them awkwardly. Very few words were exchanged between be-tween them, and they seemed overcome over-come with fatigue, some of them dropping drop-ping asleep before tho meal was over. A TALK WITK THE GENERAL- I soon engaged in conversation with the General, and he informed me that they were all honest, hard-working men, but men who had devoted their leisure moments to reading and study, and who, seeing how often they have been deceived by the great men in whom they confided, have determined to take their affairs in their own hands, resolutely making up their minds to die, if necessary, for tho republic. In answer to my question he told me that for the present they had no decided programme further than holding the elections and forming a government founded upon universal suffrage. "But this Assembly has issued from universal suffrage, has it not?' ' 1 asked. ''Ye?," he replied; "but they were elected only to vote peace, and their mandate has expired.' "But if the elections go against you and the peasants vote a monarchy?" 1 inquired. ' The peasants always vote with the strongest side; they always vote with the government, whatever that may happen to be. If we have the government govern-ment in our hands they will vote with us." THE COMMUNE. "Y'ou are for the Commune, I suppose? sup-pose? Do you understand by that a general distribution of property?" "No, sir. We only understand the abolition of all privileges and a modification modi-fication of the present social system. What this modification may be we do not yet know. We have not yet had time to study it out, and it will take years to accomplish it. But some change must and will take place. Workmen and peasants are despised in France, and, in fact, all over Europe. This should not be so. Perhaps they are ignorant and unrefined, as the world goes. But is it their fault? Would they not be educated if they could? Is it not the interest and intention in-tention of our opponents to keep us ignorant? Have they not done so for hundreds of years? What has a thousand thous-and years of monarchy done to educate us? Nothing. But look what eighty yearsof a republic has done for America. Amer-ica. They keep us in ignorance and then reproach us with it. From whence comes the greatest opposition to the present movement ? From the aristocratic aristo-cratic portion of society, who object ; to us simply and solely because we are workmen." GAMBETTA, HUGO AND LOUIS llLANC. "What is your opinion of Gambetta, Hugo and Louis Blane ?" " They are men and patriots, and we look for them to join us as soon as they can. Hugo is old now, however, and we need young men, and Gambetta is sick." " What do you think of GENERAL CREYIER?" "He is a good patriot, but he gets drunk. I do not think he will be chosen." NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PRUSSIANS OPENED. "Have you opened negotiations with the Prussians?" "Yes, sir, and we shall have no difficulty diffi-culty in arranging matters with them. They are indifferent to our form of government so long as we adhere to the terms of the peace already signed, and that we shall do. Besides, we have nothing against the German people. peo-ple. They could not easily help it. It is onlv governments and kings we are fighting. The people will be with us everywhere." A DANGEROUS MAN. During the course of the evening one of the officers spoke of some one, I do not remember the name, and thought he would be a good man to accept. ac-cept. "What are his political opinions?" ask General Bergeret. ' " "He is a neutral," was the reply. "Therefore a dangerous man," said the General. "In such times as these we must have men of positive opinions opin-ions men who are not blown about by every wind of doctrine." ; ' "GENERAL BERGERET. ' I have already described General Bergeret in a former letter. A small man, with large, dark eyes, a thin face, nervous temperament, and evidently evi-dently a man who decides and acts quickly. |