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Show Tn a Frbxcei government, in the execution of Kosrd, tho Communist general, has proved itself neither rreaf nor magnanimous. It is conceded on all hands that Kssel did not countenance counte-nance nor partieina'e in t!u enormities ot the Comm'j:!i-;s. lie was chosen general and fought bravely in their cause, but his mtuie h not linked with their great crimes. tVobaVy the strongest charge against hi:1.! w.i; that! he hi'.d belonged to the re u!:ir army, i and that lis was in one sense a deserter i from its rarki. Uut against this a ; imgumiiuoiu- govcrnincnt would have couriered the disorg mized condition of the' eou'itry, th-j fact that many Frenchmen honestly contended the assembly as-sembly had no rb-ht to emtinue its sittings or funet'mns af:er llie qurstion of peace or war lnd 1 ecu deeid-.d, and th it the future government ot the u it ion was an open qi:e.-tiou ; and in vitw of thes-.' vroj'd a !e:-t have spand the life of a brave man who had j ferwd well and nubly the cau-e be bad j espoused, even if it dil associate with j iu-e!f murderous deeds fer which he was in r.'i way responsible Tito ex- 1 . . .e.:'.i.u of Ki-.-.-el a:.d IV. re will r.ot but wbi bo ui.d : a f.e-h i;:-r..nee mbitraiy ferocity, by tho secret leadis ef the Cemmunista to lire their adher-a;:ts adher-a;:ts with incieiiscd ieelings of vengeance ven-geance ng.iir-s: th.ir tv u "jucrors. |