New-York tribune., 1870-08-16
PARIS.
THE PEOPLE SERIOUS AND UNITED-ANXIL rY FOR |
FOREIGN SYMPATHY-THE SECRET TR tATi- |
FORTIFICATIONS OF PARIS-HOW NEWS is |


THE PEOPLE SERIOUS AND UNITED-ANXIEr rf FOR
FOREIGN sYMPATHY-THE SECRET TR ATf-
FORTIFICATIONS OF PARIS-HOW NEWS Is
SUPPRESSED, ETC.
PARIS, July 27.-Whoever listens to- thCtalk-
ing groups the cafes about abes.on TIE side
walks in railroad carriages whether In the comfortable
highly respectable, rstcass the comfortable, equally
respectable but much crowded secOnf clans I'll
hard and comfOress third class top in the light
and airy pfale whoever keeps his open to whit
he hears in these worry different quarters must, an
sure the be ie that tho opposition to the vii
here in nothing that people pretty much Of
one mind And il IS equally evident that people areke
rious about the affair that however "lght" NJ Ovias
heart may be- the of the better GLASS not P IT.
but heavy; not fooled by those who pruise
them that everything is going to their mind, andtlat
they know the Emperor spoke truth when he 'sald
that the struggle about to begin will be serioua'one
There is good deal of what looks susplciously like
whstng keep mp the courage, particularly IN rs fer
ence to the att ue of the other European powers Ota
bly, that of ENGLAND. Papers like the Monteur tw hich
has become in these days almost the toady OF O1er
the and the Lber6 try to convinss their
readers within the week the attitude OF the Elgsn
press has decidedly changed toward France having be-
come nstead Of virulently hostile, very favorable l.
need hardly say that ts conclusion Is not sstaRfd
even by the citation from such mperast papers as The
Standard The Ielegrt5h and The Morning POST buS to
see the Way which the Government organs boast Of
the little encouragement they do get from these Tory
II is easy 10 cOncluue
Of comfort The AOnitelr, think 1t was, actually
quoted other daywhat do you think f-none other
| than "The Court Journal" And another newspaper
this morning, hunting about for some one wlO will
say "goOd boyl" TO It, takes refuge in The Ero-
pean Neus, newspaper which, am told, but not
By ANYBODY who has it, s published here In Pars
Yesterday fell into talk with two cultivated French
people, both of whom introduced the subject Of the
change the Of English newspapers, and settled
the matter quite to their own satisfaction. don't think
they welcomed my assurance that they mistaken,
nor that they really agreed with my proposition that
there Is no use in believing what is MT true take it,
the real state OF the u.s. that there s widespread
deep feeling hostility TO Prussia in France, and that
French people have nuTsed the conviction that war
between the two powers is inevitable. But in their
secret hearts they do not feel assured that France has
payed an honorable part part above all suspicion
forcing this at this time on Prussia for all their
boastng they don't feel they would have
world believe that France must inevitably be victorious,
and they therefore TO seize any evidences that
come to hand that other nations think them in the right
} They get but cold comfort
SO with the parts to be played by the different nations
with relation 10 the two conendng Powers The action
of Bavaria has been bitter pill Even the neutrality of
Russia disappointing, though twas something that
she did not ally herself with Prussia. We are assured
that Gen. Fleury high in favor with the Gar but tits
too early 20 make Sure OF Russias action yet Great
hopes entertained OF Denmark being the universal
popular belief hereif may judge-that Denmark will
seize the first opportunity declare for France and that
the King will be forced by the people to take sides with
her against their enemy. But really, nothing
is known about the feeling in Denmark, how strong
II ia for peace war In favor OF either France OF
Prussia Scandinavia seems equally uncertain hut it's
difficult believe that these people would not let the
"oce in their blood overcome the dissatisfaction
with Prussian rule when the question TO pinch
The gns in the South all In favor OF belief that
axing aside for the present, differences of whatever