The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-11
Tho French Repabiie-Thc shsrt-Sishtcd
Policy Of Bismarck and Gladstone.

| ana jules Favro on the question OF peace
events have taken shape which promises
only an indefinite prolongation Of the war in
France. As the agent Of the French republic
the mission Of M. Theirs TO the great neutral
Powers in behalf of peace has 80 far borne no
fruit. AT London the British Premier Glad
stone, gave him the cold shoulder, and at st.
Petersburg the Gar positively declined to see
| him. AT Vienna this French envoy extra
ordinary, II appears, has some hopes Of a
favorable hearing; but we apprehend that
with Austria, as with England and Russia M.
Theirs win accomplish nothing. The cautious
matte difficulty disclosed In his interview with
| Favre is the want of responsible government
| in France Nor could Prussia afford to await
under an armistice, the creation of a respon-
sible French government through q national
election without the equivalent In advance OF
material guarantees, which Favre and his
colleagues were incompetent or decidedly dis
inclined TO give.
So Bismarck has given way again to Won
Moitke, and so the war goes on; and Paris IL
to be bombarded, and its beautiful monuments
of art and taste-the admiration of the world
are, perhaps, to be destroyed. How a
sponsible government for France, in the sense
suggested by Bismarck, is to be secured
through the prosecution Of the war against the
present de- .facto government we cannot
divine, except through the reinstatement Of
the Bourbons or the Bonapartes. Indeed, we
fear that this is the hope and the design OF
Prussia, and likewise of England 1t is appa-
rent that Mr.. Gladstone has no confidence in a
French republic, and has no purpose of en-
couraging an example SO antagonistic to the
good old monarchical system of law aud
order The Gear looks with scorn and con-
tempt upon the revival In France of that
hideous revolutionary French legend of
''Iber.y, equality and fraternity !" and even
Count Bismarck, far advanced as he is in
modern ideas beyond his royal confederates,
speaks Of Favre and his colleagues as the
gentlemen of the pavement" Doubtless
however, the overriding objection Of Bismarck
and Gladstone against a recognition of the
existing de .fGcto French republican govern
ment lies In the fear that it may prove the
the signal for general continental upheaval
like that inaugurated with the Partisan repub-
lcan restoration Of 1S4S.
Here, We are convinced is the difficulty Of
Bismarck Ia coming to terms with Favre, and
here Is the secret OF the shameful Indifference of
Gladstone looking to the indefinite prese-
cution of this deplorable and barbarous war la
France But Bismarck and Gladstone are
equally short sighted in their false theory that
| French republic in 1870 means the French
| republic OF 1893. 1t means nothing Of the
| kind The lessons learned by the intelligent
French people from their first republic, the
Bourhons, the second republic and the Bona
parties, and from our great and glorousiy sue
cessiul war for the Union, have qualified them
to follow our example ia republican govern
ment. Give them, far as practicable under
their different local divisions and conditions, a
government framed upoi the model or ours,
and France will become as peaceabe az the
United States
! Nothing, in fact, can be well calculated to
J make France the most pacific Of the European
nations towards her neighbors as govern
men. like that Of ''the grea. American repub-
lic." The French are quick and somewhat
restless people, fond Of anusemenls excite
ments and sensations, and if they cannot find
these things in peace they seek them ia
| war. The first Napoleon understood them
thoroughly; for when not engaged in
foreign war he was always con
irving anusements and sensations az home.
The last Napoleon also thoroughly understood
the French people in these things, and in
adopting the new imperial yots that 'sthe EN-
pire is peace" he was wonderfully fruitful in
his schemes Of popular diversion. Such were
his improvements of Paris and other cities, his
naval depo.s bis railways, his universal ex-
positions, his grand .t3tes, his grand army dis
plays, and, above all, his pse6iscstes. At inter
walls the demands of French military glory
called for a taste Of war, and this he gave
them in Algeria, the Crimea, Italy, China and
Mexico His last pifbisctte, however, was so
great success that it led him into this ruin
Gus war, aud nov France wants peace and a
republican government.
Give her peace aud give her republic on
the model OF our government president
elected every four years, Corps Legislatf
elected like our national House of Representa-
tives, every two years; Senate like ours,
with the members elected for six years. but so
classed that one third are elected every two
years give her free press, free speech and
relieve her Of a standing army, and give the
French departments something analogous to
our State institutions, with their governors,
legislatures and city, town and county officers,
all elected every year or two. and you will
give the French people employment enough
and seusations aud exc;tements enough to keep