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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
THE IMPERIAL CORRESPONDENTS
FORMATION OF THE OLIVIER MIyI,rp,

FoRNAllON OF TIE OLIVIER MINISTRY
The ninth installment of the Irnperial %,
respondeDce l0f which extracts have reached "a
Daily Ners) dlscoses the steps taken for the ~
the Olivier Ministry. On the 81 OF October 1870 o,v
writes' n the Emperor thinks he can make u,e NJ M
LET him get al the advantage possible Of me let b
msrrt notification In the HopteUr, charging me x,ts
and be Of use" On oct no. NJ Pftri writ. ~ op p.
yernOs that His Majesty has consented 10 r,aejva "
OLIVIER and, In order To insure secrecy and avoid an
comments of the press the latter il directed IN iex
Paris by a train which starts after dark ard to ,a,,,
the next morning before daybreak He IA n.tv,..t =,
cover .to5 mis- iase Win s,a Dnyepos reply
will leave this evening at 5O'cOck He will cover M.
head with scarf, and will not wear his spectacle TIL.
VIII prevent his beingrecognIzed'
The Emperor seems at frat 10 have desired that ON,
vier should Join the Ministry then In power nse. Vi on
forming This plan the deputy cornl,.ia forc
bly, in letter To NJ DuVeTDois OF the 18th November and
announces bis Intention ~ Withdrawing frOm the nego
alton. On the sth the latter writes Napoleon that n,
has seen Olivier and has handed him the letter with
rnngement come to. Next follows long Of letters
giving every step Of the negotiation up the form alton
or the Ministry On 10th November, 1870, the tfutur,
Prime Minister writes 10 DuyernOis: Announce IN
your last articles. III you come 10 the Interior :"
Ot was proposed 10 make him Under Secretary D!
State), you must mean liberty, not reaction" Ths
next day he has decided TO his lot with the Inipe
rial regime The EmperOrs letter "a coniidng and
noble that 1t trlumphs over al my scruples. have
made up my mind, and ready "a march 70 tho com
bat" This does not however prevent his Offering good
advice to his sovereign for the 18th he wrte Cal
young men 10 your AID SIRE they alone can save your
nI ~ ~ hes".eves o . This rSspga -
officials ia absolutely necessary: otherwise you vii,
perish OF nan0D in the midst Of the incapable sDd pc
sillaDmOus cOhOrt of your flinctOnaries On Sit De
cember NJ DuYcrnOis declines the post of Minister Of
Commerce. the ground that he cannot agree with ts
principles Of NJ magne. who was to lbs minister Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
WAR MISCELLANY.
I GEN. HAZEN ON THE WAR.
he Ereuing Mail publishes some INTEREST,"

Inc Erening IHnit puDiisiitS SOHic hottcstuS
extracts from private letter Of Gen. WIN. d. Hazen OF
the United States Army, who has been at King williams
headquarters Gen. Hazen says:
1.-THE country Sedan to Paris shows very few
signs Of warscarcey the signs OF camps and the whole
country rich with the crops ready for harvest IN
which the people were engaged "a II nothing unusual
was taking place. There no evidence anywhere OF
wantOnness on The part Of the Germans. Food and
transportation regularly taken. OF course, when
needed but the abundance OF the former was not ma
terally affected by the requisOns About Paris me
aspect Is quite different The investing zone s HbouthYe
miles in depth and contains large number OF villages
and some large towns, Ike Versailles. The people nave
nearly all left these parer that there are ample quar-
ers for five times the number ~ troops that occupy
them. ... H..
"There IA no posting OF compact lines with The
advance posts the only troops really in position aud nm
der arms merely broken pickes, occasional posts
regulated by the ground tn observe every move
nen of the enemy In the rear, In the first villages are
regiments and getting toward the outer portion Or
ing troops IN any direction. are masses OF soldiers vi
leCey any sOrtie makes considerable progress before
10 meets with much opposition. The Prussans nave
made no works do 10 have any guns In pO-
sion but they know that each day reduces the number
rations In Paris number that cannot DC lncrcSon
This II seems to me- the real problem OF the siege
IL may be interesting TO know that the Prusslans
brought with them not one tent, OyercOa or Dahket
They meant war and success, and have atcOmplshed
their purpose Their sick list is the smallest possible
about like ours when (Gen. Sherrnans army rehcheu
Savannah They lett Prussia in the condition Va Which
our soldiers came after breaking themselves down oy
carrying all sorts Of unnecessary lhnHs lnes nu Nv
tie saff and no numbering ambulance trans, Dut an
ample supply. In fact. they were not bnnBed WIN al
Immense staff tOphamper. They had men, iood' arn
and ammunition Anything else would have been trash
and they knew it. The French had gil these 10 pei'eo
tiOu--that perfection which brings defeat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
GEN. UHRICH'S DEFENSE.

Gen. Uhrich, in letter to his cousin, NJ A.
Boye dated Bale. lih inst, replies to the accuSaohS
brought against him with regard to the defense OF Strs
b0urg The General says:
The state Of affairs was complicated by the oss OF 900
rockets burned with the arsenal Of the citadel ana when
it impossible to replace In spite Oh Ila no"eNer,
we might have held ground had the body OF the place
remained But during the last day OF the siege
the OF the enemy were rapidly excn0ed
they crowned covered and erected
in order protect the troops which were TO make the
assault They opened breaches, at BastlOn H.
which accble and the other at BastlOn H. which
two hours exposure to fire would have rendered prac
cable IL was impossible for to sustain the assault
Was it duty, or rather. was II my duty, to expose
the unfortunate city which had suffered much to the
horrors OF a town taken by Storm when had not
inducement to continue resistancel My Council OF De-
want of energy can be brought against it. . . My
character which will not be affected by the
tions of the ill-lnformed maeyolent. l might, II
thought it, speak of the carelessness which LETT Strs
bOurg without garrison, without sufficient artillery
without any body OF engineers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
BISMARCK FAVRE. AND THEIRS.
NAPOLEoN's OPINION on THEm COMPARATIVE
ABILITIES.

A correspondent of the Li0erte, wiring rom
Casse says that heard from the lips OF the OK
Emperor at Wllhelmsh0hc the following remarks on
Messr4. Tbers Jules Favre, and Bismarck lie SAID :
Jules Favre ability enough to conduct discus
sion with tho Minister Of King william He VIII wlnd
him around his finger. have been quite duped by Mn
l. To whom everybody agrees in attrbutng penetratioh
and taoiturnty How. then, IL will fare with M raye,
whose strength lies in his too great hlcncy OF speech
All these words will turned against him III the form Oh
an agreement with his pacific Intentions NJ BlSiDdrck
wifi throw the responsibility Of refusal on his august
Majesty. The talent OF this dipl0matst consists IN hS
Knowing how to thrOg others the responsibility of res
Olutions that have been taken. was without TINS TAI
ent when at tine Tuileres and paid dearly FOR tis de
feet The Chancellor of the North is bent on maAIg Al
Europe think it the French people who demanded to
war. whereas reality. 1t was he ana l VINO aiHS
wished It, II had been able To persuade CDe rrehon
that they urged to this should SUI De AT Paris
or couid have returned without fear. The contrary
occurred and my fall and the capitulaon OF oeian are
the that failure. shortly aItcfWaru
appealing OF NJ Theirs he said: 81 was beaten at BVu
ogne because in simplicity at that time, cOnnutu
in the Minister OF Louis Philippe, who had PROMISED hs
his assistance, but only to drag me into the net
troubled him in England. He attracted ne 10 BOuiogho
in order confine at Ham. Count Bismarck, mo
cx-EmperOr said in conclusion ~ an aDlc man. ouc ~ IN
his audacty that makes him 40 This,s WHAT dst,n
cuisines him from CavOnr the greatest politician lave
ever met II Cavour had been the Minister OF King WI
liam the German Empire would have been completed
md at without shot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
POSITION OF THE GERMAN ARMY ROUND
PARIS

The positions of the German army rOund
Paris are now az follows Fifth Corps and Landwehr 81
the Guard about Versailles and opposite Fort Vaieren
half the Eleventh Corps opposite Fort Issy second b
vorjan Corps opposite Forts Fanyes and MOntrOuge
sixth Corps opposite Forts Bcetre and Iyry thence
10 tine Canal de Poured at the northeast OF Paris thu
Wirtemberg vision and half the Thirteenth Corps both
under the command OF tho Grand Duke Of MecEenburs
opposite the north and northwest Of the capital. tho
Guards the SaxODs THE Twelfth Corps) and the Fourth
Corps which last communicates Its right with the left
of the Fifth Corps This total force IA equal 10 eight
corps about 300 900 being deduction OF about 70
per cent made from the full strength The investing
force drawn up in three main lines the urst beng sub
divided into sentries pickets and grand guards There
are telegraph lines from the most advanced line Of
senries The rear that force sufficient eventually
TO ntest the ground with force the French have
yet sent out OF Paris collected within very short ums
after the first alarm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
CLOSING THE CAFES IN TOURS.

NJ GOuin, the Mayor OF TOurs-a wealthy
banker occupying the old Chancery OF Louis XI Rue d
Commerce, No. 81, now restored and embelished-who
proated greatly by the many opportunities afforded by
the Imperial regime TO " well-dsposed" fnancers has
issued the following dd eaptondu,n decree We. the
Mayor OF Tours, Chevaer of the Legion OF Honor
sdering that spectaces, and singing in the cafes and
the Streets form distressing contrastt TO the misOrunes
Of France considering that while the country is in dan
GER only duty the only thought of citizens should be
defend the territory and expe the foreigner ,cOnsd
ering finally that any pleasure whatever which small
part OF the population indulge In Is insult to the
public calamity; have decreed and do decree:
Art 1. All singing is prohibited, whether in cafes.
cabarets, or the streets.
Art .. Keepers of cafes and drinking shops are to
refreshments out Of the bounds of their esab
lishments
Art. g. No drunken man is TO be served with drink.
Art Cafes and drinking houses To DC vigorously
closed at II O'Clock,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09

death and defiance as he spoke. Then he bee,,x, IT,,
eInulOus patriotism. " W '"'"h u
Thus says the Journal O6lciei, "ended this y,s.,.
which has confounded agtators and demons,sa,Ay
that me people Of Paris is determined TO deal time A
npoh al invitations 10 sedon." In the eyen,y 'ucs
Jules faVre wrote In the name of the Goyernnsn, -
thank Gen. Tamisier and the National Gno,d nen u
9pp0rune support and declaring ts desire 10 fog, s1
dnfaDie Republic, deereed by the nation in i,s "
IT Is abqndantly plain that the party OF
Banqu and, 1t must be aided OF VI. Ledru Roin n
suffered seriOns check and that common .ens ~ haye
dent patriotism are for the moment In the s.csa a-
But The seeds VI disc0rd there and such t,1,
does not destroy them. u''hps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
KEEPING THE CROWN PRINCES BIRTHDAY
INTERESTING SCENES AT VERSAILLES. .....
rppn L.. CQRRR SP0NnRNT


ST GERMAN, Oct. 19.-Yesterday being not
only the anniversary the battle of Leipzig, but being
also the Crown Princes birthday kept with SOHO
little ceremony in Versailles When arrived at Madam
Andres chateauwhere, as your readers know, the Crown
Princes headquarters are-I found brilliant group
OF officers assembled the lawn in front OF the house
the many coored uniforms flashing in the Of spen-
did October day II is needless to say that nearly every
nation was represented in the crowd There was the
blue OF Bavaria, the green and red of Wiirtemberg.
the little blue and yellow Of Saxony. Even Rus
STA and Great Britain represented. the green
uniform Of the Russian officer attached to head
quarters and the scarlet Of Col Walker. the
British military atach6 at Berlin, being conspicuous
among the prodominating shades Of blue. Round the
Crown Prince stood Gems. Won Motke, Room and
Blumenthal As we came up the Crown Prince
busy distributing the recently conferred orders As he
handed the muchprzed bit OF metal to each officer he
made speech abiding TO the circumstances under
which the decoration had been won. When all the
had been given away the Crown Prince walked
quietly among the different groups Of officers, exchang
ing friendly word and a shake of the hand with
old friends and acquaintance Seeing q few
strangers in plain clothes among the group. he
bowed politely, and seemed pleased at the mark Of
respect paid him by their presence Herr Won Bismarck
then came in and strange to did not speak TO
the Prince still less shake hands with him Just after
Bismarck went awsy-and he only stayed five minutes
the Crown Prince made joke seemingly being
by the departure of the Chancellor Ut secret
that the TO great Minister detest
each other most cordially Soon after that all
of, Moltke and a few of the Generals remaining to
lunch. As rode away met the King
driving down TO wish his son and heir many happy
OF the day An officer who present has since
told that entering the King after heartily congrat
uating his his victories and his good generashp
asked him what he could give him for birthday pres
| ant V,.r h.Ga. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
THE ENGLISH POOR IN PARIS.

There are at this moment about GOO poor
English in Paris who have daily to be fed and tho
Der Of applicants is largely increasing The large ma
iorty OF those who apply are without any other
Of support The cases are investigated ~ ysrs
could not greater The method Of relief adopted ~
the committee is to issue rations with small dion "
money Thus, TO adult they give l2b OF bread.
10 of rice ID OF Iiebg's extract and franc per week
The same ratons are Issued TO with tho excop
ton of SID OF bread instead Of IAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
THE IMPERIAL CORRESPONDENCE--gO
TON OF TIE EMPEROR WITH JOURNAL

Among the secret documents discovered az
the Tuileros two letters which clearly eAhiD' tne
Emperors connection with the PelpIe Fraf0ts In the
f,rmer ~ tbee DuyernOis informs NJ. Cont that
retiring from the post editor he finds that he ho been
Ovcrpad to the extent Of 10000 francs wcn sum nc oi
fer- To- refund by installments and reply the Emperor
requests him to retain ii reward Tor hs excellent ser
ylras he had rendered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-09
TRIBUNE WAR LETTERS.
INSIDE PARIS.

THE DEMONSTRATION FOR TIE COMMUNE
SPEECH OF JULES FAyRE-THE GARRISON.
IFRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-15
COLD COMFORT.

The Eastern Argus comforts and com
ailments the Chamberlain men who joined
the democrats to defeat the regular re
publican nominations which favored the
election of Morrill, to the Senate, in the
following loving paragraph. The thanks OF
the Argus viii operate upon those for
whom they are intended like the atten-
lions of spider to captive flies. The
Argus has got them in its web. Mark
how it f1atters them.
IAN honor to those liberal Republicans
who had the courage to disdain party
shackles in the election of Monday and
vote according to the dictates of their own
consciences. 1t is no easy matter for a
man to turn his back upon old party ties
and associations even though he be con-
WINGED that his party is in the wrong. 1t
requires manhood and pluck sometimes to
dare to do right, and in breaking the
chains of party. these qualities are de-
manded in no stinted degree. We, there
fore, thank and congratulate those liberal
minded and conservative men of the domi-
ran. party who acted with the Democracy
upon the important questions before the
people on Monday last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-15

The Portland Press says it is rumored in
Saco and Bddeford that Messrs. Skinner &
Co., owed the Pepperell Manufacturing Com
pany about SS0O,0OO and the Laconia Com
pany $500, 900, and that the firm cannot pay
over so per cent of its Indebtedness, if il
does that. Quite little excitement was pro-
duced among the stockholders in that vicin-
ity when the news was promulgated. The
liabilities of the firm are stated to be 81 800,
900. Outside investments in Southern rail-
road stocks and depreciation in value is sup
posed to be the cause of the failure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-15
domestic Nems.

The Machiss Union says that recently
sparks from the chimney communicated fire
to the roof of the l. part of Mr.. j. W. Dris-
kos house, at Jonesboro Only women were
in the house or about the neighborhood at the
time. Mrs. Drisko heard the fire cracking
and comprehended its meaning and the sltua-
ton. While her friends commenced moving
out furniture to be ready for the fire, she
procured bucket of water and by extra ex-
ertion put cut the fire, although it had burned
place four feet square and through the roof
to the inside.
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GENERAL NEWS.

1t is reported that all the Bonapartes are
now out of Paris.
The principal portion of the town of Port
Wine, Sierra county, California, was burned
on the LIST inst. Twenty two buildings were
destroyed.
Georgia took step forward on Tuesday by
abolshing, through vote in the House of
Representatives, the use of the lash as a
punishment for crime.
The socialists, the reds, the democrats
all the stripes of discomfort and differing
opinion-have their nightly meetings now in
the capital of France. In this there is hint
of old times.
The census in Indiana reveals the fact that
in a majority of cases where twins are re-
turned the husband is younger than the wife.
Des Moines, Iowa, is to have another bridge
over the Des Moines. 1t will consist of three
spans, each two hundred feet. The present
bridge will not be removed until the new one
is finished.
The buckwheat crop in many parts of the
state of Michigan will be an entire failure,
having been blasted the cause being the dry
weather.
The latest instance of rose being made to
smell as sweet by any other name, comes to
us from Sidney, Ohio, where young lady
asked at music store for "feline intestines
for lyrical purposes"
The extreme Republicans in the Corps Leg
islatif have begun war upon the clergy by
proposing to force them into thu army.
1t is regarded by the representatives of the
North German Confederation that the con-
quered territories taken from France must be
given to Germany and not to Prussia individ-
ually.
A New Haven editor recently wrote an
elaborate article about his "Alma Mater,
but was astonished to find it appear in the
paper as "Alum Water"
M. Berthemy, having received no ofacia
notification of the appointment ofa successor
continues to discharge the duties of French
Minister at W ashlngton.
| Three thousand tuns of wheat were shipped
over the California and Oregon Railroad in
August, which is but small portion of the
wheat yet stored in the Sacramento valley.
The farmers are holding for rise.
At Charlottesville, Va, on Saturday, r.
Sayers, who was tried for killing DIR. Oliver
/
was acquitted. The presiding judge remark
ed in discharging the prisoner, that the YER
dict, while it was natural one, was in ac-
cord neither with the law nor the evidence.
The President has not received any letter
from General Sheridan since his arrival in
Europe, but states that he expects him
back some time in December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-15
WAR SPLINTERS.

The gunboats destined for the defence
of Paris have arrived in the capital. They
do not all draw the same depth of water,
and some of them are, it is said, SO con-
structed as to be able to navigate not only
on the Seine, but on the Marine. 1t is
stated that the command of these vessels
is con6ded to Captain Thomasset, of the
Imperial Navy, formerly chief of the staff
to Vice Admiral Jurien de la Graviere
The daily accounts of the debates in
both houses of the legislature remind one
of the time when, while Mohammed III
was besieging Constantinople, the Greeks
Of the Lower Empire were quarrelin2
over articles of theology. forgetting in
their discussions the imminent danger to
their country. The Turks took the city
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TAXING BONDS.

In a speech at North Bend, Indiana, Mr..
Colfax spoke of the objections to taxing
United States bonds. Although the same
ideas have often been presented in this
paper, it may not be amiss to repeat them
in their present concise and clear form of
statement.
know the strength of the democratic cry
here in the West, TAX the Bonds" but
have never hesitated in exposing its fallacy.
We cannot do it First because we promised
not to do it when we borrowed the money and
could not have obtained the money if we had
not promised, and the promise is as sacred as
the debt. Secondly. Because the Supreme
Court has decided five times, unanimously,
from the days of Chief-Justice Chase, that
they are not taxable by States for the obvious
reason that if they were, New York, for in
stance, could prevent the United States bor-
rowing dollar in that State by unjust taxa
ton, putting the nation, even for money to
save its life, at the feet of the States-but a
single step from national suicide and death.
Thirdly: Because the exemption from taxa
ton, in an hour of national peril, was part OF
the consideration on which we borrowed, and
was reeded to Offset the hazard of losing all
by rebel victory, or the incommoding of some
hostile party hating the debt and its object,
and willing to repudiate it. Fourthlv: Be
cause, though there have been democratic
Presidents, and democratic Congresses, and
democratic bonds in our past history, not a
single bond ever issued under President Madi-
son for the war Of 1912, under Polk for the
Mexican war, or under Buchanan for the ex-
penses of his democratic administration, was
ever taxed or proposed to be taxed by any
democratic Treasurer, Senator, or Represent
alive. To tax our own debt to help to pay it
off was never dreamed of as democratic by
any of them. If it could be taxed one per
cent. it could be six per cent and thus rem
dered worthless. 1t is indeed "a new way to
pay old debts"
But the bonds are taxed for national pur-
poses, exactly as other property is taxed. If
one man has 100000 invested in farms, and
another a similar sum in bonds, the Govern
ment Assessor does not tax either the farms
or the bonds. But he taxes the income from
each at precisely the same per cent. When
the United States built Post Office and Court
building at indianapolis, the State agreed that
she would never tax it, and why? Because the
interest of the nation required it should be
done. The Government could not be required
to pay taxes to State. So the Supreme
Court decided that the State could not tax the
credit, the borrowing power, the obligations
Of the Government, and why? Because the
interests of the nation, the full vigor of its
credit and ITS borrowing power, its self-defense,
its national life, required that its obligations
should never be subject to the capricious or
inimical legislation, or even the necessities of
States, and that it should have this exemption
as an element of strength in borrowing, or in
funding its Indebtedness afterward.