Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-07-27
FRANCO O-PRUSSTAN WAR !
NEWS BY WAY OF ENGLAND !
The English Press Unanimously
Against France!
M, THEIRS REMARKABLE ANTI WAR SPEECH
0llivier's Feeble Official Reply
THEIRS. ELOQUENT REJo1NDER
LIVERPOOL, July 19.

n0mlnal-no real transactions.
The panic arises from a rumor
that the Emperor Of Russia has
pronounced in favor of Prussia,
and mobolizes the Russian ar
my. The rumor paralyzes ev-
erything. "----'''.
The Morning Post has a
doudle-leaded article contain
ing the following "Any vio-
lation of Belgian territory ends
England's neutrality"
The steamship Lepsig, of the
North. German Lloyd, will not
sail from Baltimore as adver-
tised she is detained now at
Southampton until further or
derS from Germany. All Prus-
sian merchant vessels now in
British ports will remain. The
crews have disbanded, and are
returning home.
FRENCH NEWS VIA ENGLAND.
New YORK, July 19.
The Tribune's correspondent
telegraphs that not one word Of
Theirs remarkable speech was
allowed to reach England by
telegraph.
There has been a systematic
scheme afoot to deceive Europe
about public opinion in France
respecting the war, and to de-
ceive France about the opin-
ions of Europe, kilograms to
English papers during the past
week have misr represented the
tone of the French Independent
press and suppressed manifes-
tations against the war. The
press censorship was never
more active and unscrupulous.
In spite of its first wavering,
the English press now, without
exception, charges France with
the responsibility Of the war.
1t appears that after Gram
mont's declaration, a demand
was made for the dispatches
Olivier, after refusing to give
them, was compelled to admit
that France had finally declar-
ed war on account of a Prus-
sian dispatch communicating to
the European Courts the Kings
refusal to receive the French
Ambassador, and that this dis
patch, thus made the bases of
war, had not been seen by any
French Minister. The Govern
ment had, in fact, declared war
on what purported to be an
abstract of that dispatch, sup.
pied by two French spies whose
names were withheld. When
war was announced, the Left
refused tojoin in the shouts of
the majority. When the ma
jority voted an extra war cred.
it of 5O0,000,0OOf. the Left
again sat silent.
Thiers, after declaring his
love for his country, and his
patriotic determination when
war should be declared to grant
the Government means of con.
quering, said : "Our duty is
to reflect. The resolution you
have adopted is the death of
thousands of men. One instant,
1 beseech you, of reflection
Bethink you of May 8, 1866.
You refused then to hear me
when I sought to show you
what was about to happen.
Let that resolution persuade
you to listen now. The prin-
cipal demand of the Govern.
ment has been conceded. My
conscience tells me I fulfill a
duty in resisting imprudent
passion and representing sober.
ly the country's interests. Is
this a time for you tt break the
the peace on q mere question
of susceptibility You are
shedding torrents of blood for
a question of form. If l had
the honor to govern my coun-
try I yshould have wished to
give it time for reflection. /
regard this war as an impru-
dence, and its occasion as i'll
chosen, after the dispatches up
on which declaration Of war