, 1870-08-06
The Nhinc Provinces In Germany
Feeling OF tho People,
C,.eres,1ats1kcf1ee nf liz Lotdon Aec&.


Feeling OF tho People.
Correspondence ef Mx London ytrs.
5fATEScE, july 14
The utter folly Of the demand Of France, or
rather the Emperor CT tho French, for the left
bank OF the Rhine, cannot DO adequately un-
de1stood By anyohe who has not become per-
eopally conrersant with tbs opinion OF the
who regard it as sacred soil which cannot be
abandoned, save 1t the sacrifice Of all that men
treasure tie most highly. have nov passed
through the Rhine Provinces Of Germany, and
have had exceptional opportunities Of asceE-
timing the of.nGng o1 Their ;.;I lnbieants 10
task far beyond my powers. From tho
peasant, whose daily toll scanti1y feeds him
self and his family, to the landowner
who is far removed from poverty. the deter
minstion to preserve unimpaired the patrimo-
ny Of the Fathe1land, is expressed With
mans Of these parts regard the welfare OF
their country as far more to be desired than
personal gam or pers0na1 euccass. They
know. At least by tradition. what war means.
They ate on1y too well acquainted with the
reality Of the ro-called LAST reaort Of nations.
that toasted about liberty cndeayored to grind
them 10 the tlnst under the iron heel of mili-
tary despotism. Others liaye been taught the
suffe1ings which their fathers endured at the
hands OF cruel men in whose mouth
we're but misleading and empty words.
They regard the second empire but as =
bad copy Of the First, and they are rcady to
sacrifice their fortunes and their lives iu order
that the aTch-despot Of the nineteenth CEN
turr may DO brought low, and that peace may
nsonplsce plrases, bus facts Which eau be
proved to demonstration have convessed
with men who have enriched themselves
BY their vineyards or their manufactures.
They tel mo that .he sound Of the busy en-
harvest has departed, To them tho loss
will lie incalcn1ab1e and irTeparable. Bat
they rpend no time In counting the
cost or calculating the chances, Their sole
complaint is that years have rendered Them
incapable Of taking the field and combating for
1nously By los,ilities il accepted ~ . uifor-
tune rather than deplotcd ~ an evil. Whether
friend or foe win the battle, the mauufactory
must remain closed. or the yinevard mnst re-
cnain desolate. Yet these things are preferred
to state Of things which would represent
something more Gep1ornhle than a COW
ar3lv ac1nescence in accomplished facts. pro-
rided the silence were due to the victory Of
The French. In the railway caGriage, At the
public table Of the hotel-ese1ywhese there
the death to the inso1snt undertaking Of
misguided old man, who Thinks that
dynasty which is detested bv all men OF sense
can be founded On q pool Of blood. il the cry
which animstes old and young, rich and poor.
The peasans who drags out pseear'ous ana
| miserable existence on re hrex1, il as ardent
| an enemy Of France as the man Of wealth to
! whom this void il n paradise. Ono and al
! uaaintain that rather than undergo defeat
which would he alike shameful and unendura-
bic, no exertion can be deemed too great, and
| &1n kF- 31o ont1ne ~
Of nation forgetting intestine differences,
uniting asone msn against the common foe, il
rarely witnessed in theee DAYS OF indifference
to the most noble calls, and fukeWarmness IN
the presence Of the most ruso1s peraonal
| Claims.
The ground which have just trasersed, and
the people with whom have cnnvereed. are
the eame as those regarded with SPECIAL in
te1ett Immediately after sadowa ha1 d te1
mined the fate Of Austria, and had foresAad
owed the mission Of Prussia. At that time
train after train arrived fi1led with Warriors
who, in \ material as well IS met1phorica
eense, were crowned with laurel. But thougs
thev were greeted with great enthusiasm, Sc
| the greeting wAs not universal. Many ayoHea
their fiieeontent. The victory Of PTnseia va
many e.ils. Fartisa,,e Of Austria we're plenti
I'll snd open-raon,hed. 1t admitted Of u
. I question that tho triumph had been de1rl
Bought, and that the result had ntcssss;tf;el eli
! | mites far more than it had cemented friend
: ships. But the disputes Of former time
Q | havo now been forgotten By cosonon consent
: Tie same persons Who, Ia tho autumn o
: 1866. stood silent when the Prusslan regiment
n returned home. now welcome the sarne reg
mente with an enthusiasm which il At the sam
:, tina marvellous aud contagious. That th
E Fathesland is in danger IL the dominan
g thought. How to preserve the soil Of Gel
: many sacred to freedom Is the one consider
, ton which eolors the dream By night an
occupies the mind by day.
The language which employ will perhap
be regarded as that Of an enthuniass. It
e words hare employed may Indeed Pastake {
T. e1aggeration in the eyes Of those who hay
e not had like opportunities tor Witnessing Il
i ! up1isinE Of the German people. As peopl
= tie Germans are Glow to act, and give
d to temporize. They have an ii
o uate dislike to dictaton. Enlsss The
o feel convinced that the course they ara calle
y upon 10 take is jus.idAbla caurse4 they r
d man impressive, and they appear TO be unln
d p1essionAtle. On this occAAion thay bas
e | responded u one uan TO the challenge !
France In ~ a.. lesie1 loo ,sons yHa n1
d London, in order to ral{y arouud their coul
i srvs Dig. Since thau, have iournered Wit
Ii others, who have made even mare PA1ufl
l. .acrifees for the e1nae end. In France, -
8 England, Germans occupy many Positions
a | Importance. The moment that the newa
l. ; declaration Of var reached tue Germans I
q. Hsrre, and of other French cities OF noke, th'
l. at once reliuquished their poste and hAstenf
II bcmewards. ! have converted with aeyeS
g. to whom this ezctiGce is equivalent to
u deliberate remuneration OF tie hopes Of 10
tune. Yet the! do not repent Of their couEs
II They are animated with the e1tlted courai
Which moved the youth Of Massachusetts,
h fo1sake home, and parents, snd fortune, n
n der 10 fight against the declRrsd enemy
id equsl rights to hu1uan beings. Who is thes
1s | out Of France. to whom their conduct viii p
b, appear worthy Of the olden times. when q
ae | maintenance Of justice upon earth was
L. teemed II . more sacred duty than the ac1l
IN sition Of fortune and the attainment OF Z
.. German people, the more eossEinced am tn
~ the combat 20 uniusti6ahly begun, is O
IA point ths los,est hopes Of tn
q most s1dent e.mpa,lizess- II is good Auss
I'd ry that their be1xf in the powers Of the
to trailkuse il Il restricted as tle:1 belief IN
IS, urnghtness OF the Ministers Of State who h
It's made euppoH1tious note from Hfussls
in foundation Of declaration Of Tas. Ihta
re- fortunate. On the battlefield the nnKnn
IS and tho unexpected arc awass feared ta1 m
than that uhich IS open to no questlon ana
| rab}e Of no MISREPRESENTATION. The Ffet
Il; artilIers may mow down men By the hundr
4. ha1 the thnnde1ing Of CARBON VII not N
Is tie thousands who hare deliberately reaoi'
Ii. to tisk everything in defence OF thetr non
at- 4hicI, thev prize, and Of their freedom, wi
,ux thsr esteem eren more desirable than hot
yle CT wife, or child,
,,sn military Preparations In He'sin
II. Cerrupsnaenee A. TIE Loadon Se'fs,
"a. BREsaKIs, July l
~ The excitement to-t1av WIS something Il
r. fu1 when tLp telegram became known that
,I,n | dalarntinn of whr had been communicated