The New York herald., 1867-04-25

vou have made an attack How II be that man
possessed OF fair share OF reason instead Of bucklng
on a sword should take up pen and become journal
ists
To the fortunate soldier who lights, sword In hand,
who reaps generatons covers the earth with corpses
ruins populations devassates countries bombards and
burns cities TO this soldier Of glory all the favors all
honors dgntes titles gift statues, arcs de yiompAS
To the courageous soldier who combats with pen in
his hand tho abuses, errors prejudices the niques
which exhibit faults and signal pers 70 this soldier Of
truth all the rgors deficiencies calumnes prosecutions,
condemnaons, stripes hnes prison, exile and formerly
death.
People make game OF the dandies who put all the
force Of their mental power into the knot Of their era
vat People are wrong Those are the sages the ools
questions OF their time for tho passion for truth Of al
the human passions the most dangerous
n.s s.
anos with thai q she chief Of The bureau or avss~
you break your pen in your own hands il at least
yOs Z. b .sn. NOR. Yos vim b p,ossos:sa @ .!
the Same judges - the nalsfactorR
Il makes no difference that fsw months few
srcs, events should show clearly hat you wsrs right;
you will be none the les condemned your opinion
not that Of your judgoa
Is il true that the country has besn gradually and
yearly conducted towards higher destniess In As
cDxMty itseB scAat kberfy has H0scef Is It greater
than under the republic Of S4 5o So9
weight has fancei How much thanks does she get as
Berlin for the 'attentivc neutrality" which cno
guarded-s neutrality equivalent TO the most effective
ads This aid which ought 70 have entitled % 70 the
Rhine frontier, what remuneration did Obtain Tne
Difference Of the Prusans for the French empire doe. NOS
even 20 so far the evacuation Of Luxembourg, which
their troops occupy In spite OF all the rights OF sov-
reignty which they do not even contest.
Is Il true the Minister Of State declared, that there
had not been single fault committedS
Is true that France having the absolute power In
1865 prevent from breaking out between Austria
and Prussia did not commit fault n allowing the
to commence before ready TO take an our sure
ties and throw into the scales Of victory the decisive
weight Of swordg Is true that France, being able
on the 4h OF July dictate at Nayence ts conditions TO
PRUSSIA, camped beneath the walls Of Vienna, did not
commit fault in combining itself 10 lighting up lamps In
Pariss Why light ampss Because the Emperor OF
Austria lost and broken, had thrown venetia into
arms
Is 1t true that France II she sincerely preferred prog
ress and peace TO the aggrandizements Of having
the power to address on the 10th Of September cir
cuar which would have ind,ssoluby bound the triple
alliance between her Italy and Prussia did not commit
a fault in placing IN the beginning Of this circular,
In which the end contradiced the commencement
the necessity the defence OF territory bring
to perfection without delay military organization
If the first portion OF the circular true II II was sin
cere what should have been done would be to prove not
in augmenting the number and burden of our army but
France would have regarded the unicati0n Of Germany
had been in the habit Of regarding the uncaton
Of Italy, without envy and without fear II the words
OF Thiers to NJ R0uher true, 9there remains not
q single fault for you to commip'-words which .
Theirs permitted 70 utter without being called
by the President OF the Corps Legslatf-
being interrupted by the majority If the words Of
Prince Gortschako circulating from salon TO salon with
out receiving tho denial which would reduce them TO
silence- nally the Bourse is agated as In the very
worst times why is he who predicted all this the
one to be punsheds Why should he be obliged to
pay for the faults OF othersS Would II not be moro
just that those who have committed them should pay
for themY
For this article another prosecution commenced
and is now in progress, against Girardn On the next
evening the following article appeared in the Liess
THE TWENTY LINES
If the government imagined that the twenty lines
read from the tribune by the Minister OF Foreign Affairs
do not cooress and tlmd by the side Of tho dis
courses OF Messrs Bismarck and Bennigsen TO the
deceived ITSELF II the government imagined that the
twenty lines read by the Marquis de Moustier justified
the soemnty Of character which was given 10 this read
ngthe special envoy OF the Minister tho Chambers
extraordinary convoca0n OF the Senate &c-thcn the
has the less completely deceived itself
IT. finally the government has imagined that the twenty
lines read by the Marquis de Moustier threw any
sort OF light the situation reassured interests
re-estabshed confidence, once again the government
has singuariy deceived ITSELF These twenty lines,
boldly tmd proudly empty at the best bat inspire
little sadness among all those who desire that France
should have policy OF some kind, provided that IL
What do they inform We are still endeavorng TO
ascertain. They toll us that the Luxembourg question
not raised BY us, but Holland in every bargain
In accordance with the dignity Of France say before
NJ Bismarck who menaces il III was NOT 1;
Schooboy, accused Of hsvirg attempted to steal
sweetmeats. Shall say what we think
throw any light the question, but makes il darker
Thus, as we have already proven there two Ques
lonsi to be solved-the occupation OF Luxemb1rg by
The prussans and the eventual annexation of Luxein
burg France
The second question is the most complicated and the
east grave as NJ de Moustier SAYS It's solution sub
ect TO three condtcns--the consent OF the king of
Holland, Grand Duke Of Luxembourg the wishes OF the
people themselves the interests of the European
the three conditions DO fulfilled without leading US
INTO war; IL is the least grave, because II sufices
hat the King Of Holland shall not be called 10
sent again after having consented, or that we should
offer less favorable conditions 10 him escape from IL
We would be but bunglcrs not 10 havo carried 10 O
good ending transaction IN which perhaps !. was i'm.
the easiest to resolve without war; the least
grave, is just the one that the Marquis de Moustier
Suppose that this one should be resolved by the re-
nupcation OF France, by the refusal OF the King OF
Holland the other remains In full force and Is resumed
AS follows:-
Has Prussia the right to occupy Luxembourg and thus
point its needle gun upon frnncef
France responds, no.
Europe responds, no.
Count Bismarck responds, no
II Prussia has no rgnt to occupy Luxemburg, why
The German Journals and the panest good both
reply prevent the King of Holland from cedng the
province 90 France, to watch France France
This interference OF Prussia s night OF surveillance,
which she rrroyafes 10 herself ths permanent
which she Keeps up are they yes % no. insult 10
flag, attack upon lode pcndcnce, veritable
rageS Tho national sentiment answers, yes II France
Is nsulted menaced by the presence without right OF
Prussia Luxembourg what will France do In the first
place, II Europe finds that Prussia may violate this right
and In the second place. IL Europe declares that the
Germanic Confederation having been dissolved, the
guarding OF Luyemourg pertains alone 90 Holland
In the lrst case will France bow niqutous de-
c.siony
In the second case, which the probable one will
France permit Prussia TO prolong occupation which
l., even accord ng TO tho Prussans themselves nju
rious menace against US
Here Is the whole Luxemburg question. and Il Is just
this which the Minister Of Foreign Affairs has avoided
The communication of the government, then, has
taught us nothing regarding the principal questionable
evacuation OF LuSemburg-and has only treated the
secondary questionable eventual annexation OF Luxcm-
burg 10 France. II does not therefore, dssipaic
fears nor rcassure our interests II does not therefore,
satisfy our patriotism.
What then, was the use OF saying anythings
After before the reading of the twenty lines tho