, 1870-08-26
Count 1ttSniSayNs< AnnnNslCCt tt,cut ut
rhr E'rtnch tSccIsa rsaktass Of VFslx.

Count 1ttStslaghsE Aun1N1iC CCtncht 0t
rhr Ercnch 1SccISArsaxtnss OF Wax.
Il 1ient,a pa ct prints tho following lescrir-
ton oi lie announcement in thc German Par
llAl,el.t Gt t1s DECLARATION OF war:
"Jle President Lad already c!nssd tho tes-
SIGN, aud The raena.'ers "tro ahou; lelvias tt1e
har. when 1le roee, and Requested tEonl u
aSain take tleit scAss. as tie Csancet'or Of
tha Confederation had communication to
make ,n.the House. \ general u,nrmur was
heard, ara the crowd ptcsscd into the gallo
rle=. in orier to gaiia better sight. Dismafh
tl,cu made Lis apJ ra1aIce, his checks pale and
dcrp furows ul,de1 his eres. 4 broad
+ilol1I1trca, Strung. toneu figure, in the uni
tarui of = cavalry Culunll. dark blue. With
cau,1ased strangely with the deadly pa2eae.a
Of hir face. Ho took his place to the left OF
tho Pr silent. Near bin lay black laA:har
l.ortfolio. Iu this Wa. cu1ecaied the fate Of
iao nsiione. He ae1Eched for she key, and
opened tlle little bsaes look. Then be tlrea
| gu. few sheets of parer--eheets IN which
lay the dfeatui war tlias VAS to destroy 80
many sl,uusaud lives, and bring ~ many
families to ruin. Lie gave hastv glance At
! the frB', and then l'egan 10 speak There
was the a,illncsn Q! death. Count Di.mazk IL
| no orator, in the nsral sense Of The term
Ho tresks without tluencv. and with little Pa
shor. lie Las nothing less Al hoars than this.
lis words COME out in broken fo1n. He
expresses what lie has to say only in short
| sentences, Ha often hesitases- He makes
pausce. apdt1eu lesitate- again. His language
, :i.vrr flups In a'living stream. His speeches,
winch re al AZ if they came from eingle gash,
sre alwayr fEsgmentarT when thty fall from
Lis lips. You res that he 1abors n ha apssks,
| One WHO Luaxl uiul to-day for ths irat time
! might beliese that the burden Ct the feelings
wl'irh weighed upon his heart almost took
! tro. rt+~t r;.u ~
-"* from The depths Of Liz inner u.n. Ii;
' h. .t,,re a',tnIa in this w, Nhi!s he e1-
! rsesses bimself VII the utmost faetl,ss IN
| i,.iya.c c,,uycrsatiou. lis !anguags becomes
| elnH anf difficult Al soon as .'e aHiFessse
f,,lllic seseul1y. What he said to the esE''ted
| and Eager snombers OF the honae il atrisaF
Known to every one that reads tue newspapers.
| Il was the keenest ana most subtle criticism
| Of the pretences on which the French t'"veEn-
me,1 }sAu gone tn war. A slight vten Of arouE
raj, through, his nl.ole discourse, the ssIest Of
| Which On lie leaIer wa- lightened ly the
| euLdued tone Of its delivery: Not hhe
| in the co.,ttcnauce Of the Chancellor Was
altered. H he took up Que sheet altef Ano.nel'
and fIt cl.red iss contents. No mosk'nE con
traction Of the mouth accompanied the nointe
| whirl, he made against the cabinet OF NJ
poleon. No trace Of sprroral or OF d.sap-
| provl betrayed his peztoual interest in tue
| rubiect. In tue same quiet. buslaess-4ke Q
mAuEEf A4 Call&I 2uH t1tElAlataVA "a HpN |4+0
| only official communication which lie bad re-
crved frrZn the Imperial government IN the
| whole af1alr;' anal!zed the pirate ne6osia-
| tionn y 4blrh Ind been entertained hotween tho
| AIini.t,y and the Ambassador; characterized
The interview at Ems; and i1nally referred TO
the unsuccessful attempt ut mediation oy
ts% % 1tat Thsr " se Er"r Fits &
i,arts l;ke all the est-disting1rshed ty no
| special mark-as Bismaris there took it in
| his Lena-uot even by the rliGhtast change
| in his features. or the lesst vaver-
| ing OF h.s tone he coEt:ls remarked that the
| tett Of the declaration OF way We. a!resdy :
| known in the Germ.n translation. and asked
| .te rsrliaueE; to excuse him for the uniinlsl-
| o4 sketch Of circular 10 the forei=p Minis
| se1s. This was the last wotd OF h.!nark in the
[ aereion, at y hich no one could Eave bee n
| present without heiug penetrated with the
| Eower sno vide bearIIc OF acts which it took
Lus twenty or thirty minutes snd six Or seEeu
! pieces Of paper 10 n,aae -uncharGeaule. Me
who have hitherto become acqnaln'cd viii
historical documents only after they have
grown mouidy in the arrbires. here hsd then
| before us in their fresh odos and modern &s
rect. There is nothing there to tc teen O
sentiment OF enthusiasm Ill this come:
/ a{terwArd-aftcr the tiow Of teA1t ard i'ioo.t
And Of these, We shall this time have no lack