New-York tribune., 1870-08-29
THE OTHER ALLEGED SECRET TREATY.

We find i'm The Cologne Gazette, under the
head of further reveatons, the following documents
which it asserts it has received from a Trustworthy
source: a....... a..f.. f...t. ..r-
clam in position to forward TO you. pledging myself
for their autbencity the Of two documents which
have not yet seen the light. and which Count Bcnsnc,u
account In which he represented himself az Srtng 10
the dc'stlon Of Count Bismarck hd you '"e orsa
In the handwriting OF Count Benedetu 10 Countb
marck: 49, n..
MY DEAR PREsIDEST In reply TO the SommncS q,
our conversation the 26th Of last month have re-
cevcd from ychy the project OF secret ConVentloa,
to bring this your knowledge that you may examine
at your leisure. am, moreover, at your command 70
the time convenient for doing 80. Entirely yours
w1b SafSg g nois A%g Was Scosed the following proposition
for secret treaty also in the handwriting OF NJ Bcne
det which has been preserved III the archives OF the
North German Confederation: ,,,,...
"'ARTicLE l. The French Empire resumes posse ssion
OF those portions Of territory which now belonging TO
Prussia comprised within the boundaries OF France
in islA ,.u..,o o,c,,o, 70 obtain from the King Of
Bavaria and the Grand Duke OF Hesse upon the under
standing that compensaons to be provided for those
thew now D possess on the e bank Of the Rhine and to
transfer their possession to France. ,
mamie Confederation the territories placed under tho
sovereignty OF the King Of the Low Countries as well as
all those relating to the right OF garrsOhing the oreos
OF Luxemburg. are annulled' -
Can il now be maintained. comparing these two doeu-
ments with imaginary accounts given by NM. Benedeth
and olivier, that they written from pure good ma
lurc al the dctatiOn Of Count Bisma There Is also
another question. Was the dOcIlmGnt which was sent
from Vc6y Prepared vl9pt t4s Em9erors kn9wledgef
There is vet another question Had the French Einbassa
dor any particular reasons inviting the Prussan Min
ster to examine at his leisure propositions OF Prsslan
orgini Let NJ olivier, then again assemble the 20 rep
resentaives the press and prove TO them that every
thing has done in good fath that Prussia has been
unfortunate with her offers and that France mas DeGn @
mperturbable with her refusals However, this Is really
what did On the evening OF tho 80 or am OF
August NJ Benedetti sought TO extract from Count
Bismarck formal promise of the aboyeInentioned con-
cessiOns adding that II they refused then there
would be- war. NJ. Bismarck replied Well then, II s
war He, however, added that he could not believe
that France really seriously intended that threat or that
ID desired to enforce by violence such Impossible
demands. NJ Benedets reply was that he was on the
point OF setting out for Paris that far from Offering
the Emperor contrary advice he should recommend him
rather persist In his demands, rs above all things
was necessary to preserve his dynasty That dynasty
he added would be lost IL he did not obtain the comptn
saton he demanded Thus the present war Is but the
final accomplishment of fixed idea which Is partly due
the Empire, and partly to the French people them
Selves