, 1870-10-18
The Liberal Press and the Gov.
ernMent.
Popular Feeling In Favor Of the
War.
The Relations Of Bavaria to Prussia.--
7. A Nation in Mourning.


journals were set re.echoing the popular jub:-
lee, the Eretssx.Zeituug came out boldly, not
only M c!aimiug that tue government Of the
g. Paris street rablle could no: be recognized
in the making Of peace, and tina. Sapolooa
must be replaced, but ~ tho champion Of the
innoeeucy OF Napoleon IL to tho cause Of the
war, and Of the unity Of h,s interests with
those Of Prussia. A few days later, Bistn. .sk,
in. private conversation. biu,cd toward tue
eame effect, evidently AZ feeling for tho popu-
lar continent. Then came his mnre
leren revelations to the Ens,iss,
correspondents, and Inst his c,r-
eular letter to hls r. tepreAentativ Gu At
met At every advance wae rather formidable,
but not Irresistible The press did not gen
orally Ac:ti't this policy Al to the settled pur-
{oee of the government, although the King,
aiao in bi. public address at Rheims, uttered
The same sentiments; but thought it ra.hnr
tained) Of some Of the ofi:ial pes+onAses or
journals. Yet tbey eyel then would stop
eouetsmes iu the ,uld-s Of paragraph an
nouncite the later news flor the government
would often write their intimations eycn in the
ttficial telegrasne) to protest against any such
ceeoings. The design Of the government
has nov become fully known, and the tight ID
cuce, and that It il not consistent with theiS
lnofeE=ed wlsn 9s::s:tf guarantees Gs peate 10
want Napoleon in authority again, who has
threatened them With wa1 ever sicce &c. The
government pa1ly, On tho other hand, claim
that it is the people that wanted w.r
and forcei Napoleon thtEeto+ that the French
psepte hate fussi.. will never forget this de-
feas. Ac. The government party hsse all the
odds on shelr side in this contest, ~ they cali
in the police Hhen their Arguments will not
yeseh- Arrests are being made every day for
iAktlel offences, and the reins d1a@n
tighter on the newspapers. Gene"al rogel
vou FaiEcuetein. who commands tile Northern
Cuss:, las fo;hid tie circulation Of Liebknechs's
Ioistadt, ard iesned proclamation prohsoit-
it popn!sr political Assenhic. aud sp@ecnes,
Ike that of Herlig ard Jacobi. 1.-THE arrest OF
Ja4 obi cauEes considerable indignation
throughout the country. and protests are be-
ing Eumercurlr signed ae1ins, it, The tale
graph il also a'ge'y USED for tl4e.s purposes,
it LeluG wholly Mnctr the direction Of the gov
trtne1t. No onporsuni,v ia los: to Telegraph
.ve1y excess or folly of the Provisional Gov
erument, every opposition ,hat it meets il
France. and every division III It's own BODY
Gu Sunday there wss quite ! jubilee
here over the report that firing had
been seen II tbs stseets Of Paris.
olution {irstead Of the rracticing ct tho ne "
troops, az the late accounts tell us). Tho
na1ne Of nochefor: is Leld I'D prominently to
the tiIid ; aud rtscrt Il made to S.l,o1eou's i
old game Of frightening the propersy-holde
with the threats Of the Socialists. 4 strong
.t.l his iroo; to deeisse in favor q the En-
pe1oE, the king sayins t!,.t with lim lie could
then conclude terms VI peace: Eugeuie nul
l'allkao, - report says. a1o to be called to
Wilheln!silohe, ahen the government cal.
again be formed around Nsp0teoa. tbs peo-
4. ra4$ $a3 ff, S4ar
rrirot4tr. tut look Oh Lin III great alIv.
Many inciIect measures. too, are t4koa to se-
cure ''politicHl tranquility" The clergy have
received new pack Of orders guarding against
eedislons prayers or sermons. We have daily
rrmos ar ct civil officers, when no other rea-
son IL kno*n bu:poltical ononc e..
But. however the peofle arc divided in po-
lii'eal matters. they ara united a. to tho war.
EVERYBODY wants tile thorough defeat Of the
Fteuch. and tho disabsing OF them sgain.t
future attacks On Germany. This last il their
war cry They do Eot any moro claim Els ,ss
AMI Lothringeu, on the grounds Of their Ger
man os1giE and sympathies. Dsm1rk carefully
avoided MI nettlon Of tiIis reason in his Dip
lomatic circular, az not to render I.ussia
AID AustEia u1easr. for they also have parts
of 1T Emsnr. The Germans desire the exte,-
zion Of the southwestern boundary, that they
may hnve a natural defence against France
Otherwise they will To ynlnesabie aud power
lesc against any attack On South Germany It
Is generally conceded fT military men here
that. II tho French LA1 Invaded South Ger
many, n they could hare dine At the begin-
Ii, of the war, ihes would lave hal all she
advantage Of poritiou. and would likely lave
tt1ump1s III the eu1. The Fteuch themselves
acknowledge this ~ their Great bfunder, Bis
na1k tl1nks that uooody Ia. ANYTHING to
fear tIc1 Glrn1n:. in clse OF her heIdiug
tho balance Of power, ss she has not
tf 4hn 14Af hundred 3r fha ,4F
any one Of tho many wars ni;h FraLce: but
that the Fre:,ch have always reen tue tisturb-
trs Of the pence Of Eurcnc. Tho French pa
pe,s answer tc this tia: Germany has not
heretoftno haG bi,naa.k; hut that, since he
has come into power, Ge.Hat.y has naade Wat
or. Denmark, and .h.n en- Austria, and now
o, Francc.
There's great nues-jnees here over the
stand Vi i'asarin tshich also is une casee Of
the Eovetuutnt'a re.sitiyeness to Internal
Politi. a agitation just now. The people
we're fairly htEack dumb yesterday ON receive
tnE The despatch ftem she diplomatic guests
in Munich, that Bavaria f1at1s refuses 10 en-.
Ter the North German t. nfcd.ratioa on the
preeent ba-fs, but. Instead. wants to ba re-
leased frem her military dependence on Prus-
sia-* Ss1opy al-o thinks it II due TO her from
the 1art che hae acted III this war, that her
!ncer eadence, TO grcatsr extent, be restored.
NuttcrberG aleo refuses 10 be absorbed.
ceedinely to see ruch rewards asked for IN
rsr Tor tbel1 victory, instesl OF tho closer aod
mcle general unity Of Germany 1t may yet
he -ecessazE, il is thought by many, to lorm
new confederation. or else have tto1bte yet
will South Germany.
One caurot bat notice the las5a proportion
Of # ldiese from the other States mot p57,.-
siar) that haye been engaged IN the battle
,ield, eet eciallv the D3yati1u5 and SAxons.
We had thought 1t flsss ths: it VAS probably
designed to draw those States into closer sym
pAlhy Ni,h the Nurth Gc,man Confederation
By the ApIoEs Mlsch ties sluuld 70 be made
10 achieve. OF late, howev.r. ii seems 10 us
70 have arosheE significance. Should tho DIFF
iculty with South Germany come to tie
Worat, il may be necessary for rt1esia. after
ccnque1ins the Fre neh, to turn her forces on
rome Ct her alice: just ~. after the war with
Denmark. the had 10 turn on Sa1oav, Ans
sria, etc. 1t that event, 1t il den,rable not
otl: that thc l'ruteisn arm~ te kept Intact.
hut ;hat the Bavzsian, Esdish, and other
forrep. be reduced II low as compatible With
:he p-eteut demands on these forces. II the
Russians car, by the Same piece Of POLICY,
g1iu their rEeeent victories AID Eetnce pot-
eibte future foe, the r1eseut authorities are
not the ones to reject the opportunity.
| There il 1 Little nispute Just now going on
about the disposal OF ElsAst nad Loth,ineen.
These provinces have already given n.a. 10
con>ldesaule internal jeaioueics. Profe-so.
Elssss, lh1nka that it should ba given to
| Laden. Baden. ha SAYS. ha4 always been
| people and Trincee-more faithfnllv AMI cout-
afeous1y Getmau than a1tnott any other STATE
| Its erttoms. and language, and interests are
| more NEARLY Identical with those Of Els,ss. Bs-
| teE has xlso teeI In this 1T more ex;osed and
| in4,er1llel than .ny other State. The .aige-
1,etre Zei.un7. on the other hand. thinks thst
ali the other SI2ses corld put il oq1al clatup4,
| aha that both E!sass and LothriDsen Should
belong 10 ali Germany, and not to any State,
| {sone~ha, ike the District OF Columbia,
| 10 the sestr1l Ssatee, ctumon interest a7d
| @sc.th Of hoLor to hold them together in the
confederation. Others ale inclined to lliuk
| ihx: sore new htnor Nia lie coinei out Of
| :hsm for Eian$tk or. 1loltke- The Hing
.sAed lAss1..l, Lot :orK ago, app.sea,!5 10
| Elesss.~ Molske, be thau9st. zoaid make =
/ eosthy - Prince Ct Seaan.'
| L IL a1uusing to get .tnong squad OF SOL
| die1s. as Gne tometimes duIs them in The
hospitals, and hesr the difference, and often
oafu-op, ir their l<ngnase- Many e1u not
;;LcsFs;a1a each other at all. especially OF
hoee living in widely seF1ra-ed rural dls-
.tiets. Tue people Of the CITIES and tho edu-
| Gated clle=es -Jeak tue eAaae language every
ahere: get even among three Munich sol
| aier user wor3s that BeElineE nrver heard.
| The Hamanretns are accused Of speaking
Isl. l5t S%1tGs OF einCltE. Iaa t4st Ifor-
::ee Ct Polish, ard the Ffasz sf Frercl,
aecent, scd 20 on. each thinking .h,t he
| spe.ke the correct German. aud be.ng sur-
1i.sd :bz. o1tcrs spe.k differently. Ger
uaur o1.rs very Ealel in i,s languages.
Ibis var il having tie good ehecs-the or,-
| osirc Of ,lAt of the Dlbel scattering
hi1tgipg tie peoi1e toectME. aua working =
unity IN their manners aud views. Tne nnits
| It Ge1u1any would hardly be possible with.
out ecme such previous unity VI the people
We experienced some good f-om this soa1re
il cur VIZ. IN breaking dowc sectional and
sectarlAn differences; but here there is much
| E.n,e peed Of it, there being more difference
/ Il, the cr..tcus HifEin ti{ty sarxre uIls. thar