New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-03

struggle, are to-day just strongly and with Just as
good reason the friends of Prussia O. WIS.
THE FRENCH UPRISING.
EXCITING SCENES IN PARIs-THE FRENCH EN-
| TnUsIAsM COMPARED TO THAT OF TIE NORTH
AFTER THE FALL OF SUMTER.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
| PARIS, July 22-For day or two back there has
been apparent lull in the gathering storm OF war;
but il is merely superficial and shows intense absorb
ton in the great event of the day. not that the pub
lie mind is cooling in its fervor have been spec
tator during one great war, which was popular il
| ever q war were popular, and comparing what am
seeing now with what saw at home, / cannot for a
moment doubt that in throwing down the glove to
Prussia the Government had, and knew it had, tho
vast body of the people at its back and that it could
not have kept the peace if it had wished 1t ever so
mnch. / believe those who say that the Emperor
was averse to the war are mistaken. II is true that
his health is in wretched state and that the excite
ment Of carrying on a at this time is thing he
may dread and il is true that in real sober earnest
he did try, some two or three years ago, to bring
about q disarmament, but it is also true that the
Emperor knows or believes he knows, that Bismarck
had fully made up his mind, in case the pebiscite
went against the Government to make a move fatal
to the interest of France which, yet, she would be
powerless TO resist Since he convinced Of this
the Emperor has been determined to fight, and there
are those who say that the Prussian canddatures is
entirely a scheme of the Emperor and Prm's inven-
ton and that il is Prussia that has been duped into
giving France the excuse she wanted for fighting.
There may be no truth in this but it said yes
terlay, by person, whose name cannot mention,
and who ought to know something of what is going
on as he is inside the door, What is certain is that
boz, fIa Inn ara
constants that there is powerful faction here urg-
ing a movement in Spain in favor of the Prince Of
the Asturias and that ammunition of very effective
kind is being prepared in great quantities in view
of that event 1t is also evident from the revelations
of the last few days that the reasons given Tor de-
claring war were pure and simple fIbrications The
alleged interview between the King of Prussia and
Benedict at Ems, the refusal of the King 10 hear
what the French ambassador had to say, the King
sending an aid-de-camp to dismiss the Emtassador
aud lastly the dispatching Of kilograms TO the diff
ferent Prussian Embassies to tell them beforehand
of the insult the King intended to offer France-all
these stories are inventions that having served
their turn will soon be acknowledged for the false
hoods as gross exaggcrations that they are. They
were merely the matches which the hand of Napo-
leon applied to the fiery heart of France. Any stick
or straw is food enough at pinch to carry lire.
IL
ardently, he must have been astonished beyond
measure at the result of his maneuyeIs to bring it
on have only seen one thing like it, and that was
the excitement in New-YOrk at the news of the
firing upon Sumter. Yet, even that, was less than
this. For there, there were men whose hearts did
not beat with ours, there voices silent there
were feet that held back. But, here the men who
do not hate Prussia the men who do not leap at the
chance Of fighting her, are few and far between
Almost the old hatrcds forgotten, and the
Ratchet is buried with unanimity TO be dug up at
more convenient day. There is prodigious surface
enthusiasm for the war, but below this boil
ing there is deep, strong resistiess cur
rent sweeping all before it, bearing on
the nation to the supreme hour that VIII
for long time decide its destiny. Only one thing
now can stop France in her bloodhound course, and
that is the Emperors death. If the govt IN his thigh,
which, for the last two days has kept him at st.
Cloud should mount little higher, the scene would
undergo mighty transformation; but that is
mere chance. To-day he is at The Tuileries again,
and we are assured that he will go to Nancy o-mor-
row All that can be said il that this is one Of the
times when events hang upon hair
Whoever was in Paris last Sunday night, and on
the boulevard saw a sight never 10 be forgotten.
regiment of Zouayes left for the frontier and all
Paris was on the war path with them. l happened
TO be lust entering the Place de la CoDcOrde as they
came across the Bridge, and getting good place by
the side of d drummer with the trumpet OF the man
IN his rear planted comfortably in my lett ear, l
found myself before knew il, borne along like
chin in a freshet There was no going back even if
7 had wanted to- and | can't say ] did want to.
Tba souore was well enough, but when the
crowd tried 70 soueeze itself into the fIe Roy
ale, l thought we were going to have the mas
saere of 100 over again. Any one who had tired 10
stop 10 tic his shoe let lis say, would never have
wanted to tie his shoes any more! Fl0m wall TO
wall was solid pavement oil human beads and out
of every head came shout, the shout nos the hymn
Of the MarseiIlaise When we reached the wider
Ronleyard things were little better, but not much,
far we were merely black river emptying into
black sea- and our soon mingled indistinguish-
ablv with the vaster food. The sidewalks were
crowded the street was crowded, and every WINDOW
was filed with people cheering, shouting, singing,
and waving handkercbeis. No omnibus cab
bod A.. GHOST of A chance. Many escaped down side
stre,ts bnt The greater part drew up in line along
ono side Of the Boulevard, and waited, the crowd
meanwhile taking advantage of the OCCASION anu
sv,rming over omnbuses cabs, and horses IKE
ants over ample cores. The confusion was lhde-
srribable for different sets of people were singing
different. airs. and the "Marseillaise, NOT"
nou Ia Patrie,' the Chant din De
mari, and lies Lsmpons,' got so mixed
nm that il was ali through which you co.id
only now and then hear trumpet-blast OF ra,'ing
drum. or the cry of " ice 10 gaerTe! a o"s ~
Prss,er and rarely. very rarely, " F're ENP"e"'!
The regiment was in luck last nisht, Tor 'ne crown
was ready TO give EN- ything. Honey was sho1e"
at them by hsndsful, AID some old leiD"s 'uioi'S
managed 10 get on the cuieide ana 'n"S st"o"eu
=. H. als iii
an ons,. lie. and was even glad after lhi"g year
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