Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-16

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"c ri7e below the vigorous auI interesting
protest 6t tls French patriot, Count Gsspsr.n,
against ,he var which .1c ambition Of Napoleon
forced upon france. The letter was originally
addressed % Tie e-i'c- sd the Journal fts de-
t1.s, under Il-e ci July 4o;A, add was trAIs-li-
ei for tifrpF5 DCr.'-,
-ifr. Editor:
Livery man should have he courage 10 express
a!s opinion. IN 90 moment Ike this the duty %;
speaking. oi speaking openly aad tx. i,.ty, en-
t1rces itself even Oh those who, Ike me, have
long since become strangers To public atiirs II,
from the depths OF my retirement, raise a voice
which at least has ihe merit Of being sincere aud
ia0a-l', it Is because lt seems 90 me t1ai DO be-
l1s silent ] t-ou.- 1e guilty of real c7wlri'ce
lose ny country Zoo Well aaa also love justice
too Vel, nut 10 protest sg--1st the pretended un-
au.niiy ot iae "-i-i-- passions w-ica a-e about
10 Llrrt us away.
oat DO, these passions are = 1o i- 'as u-an-
im0us. There are IN France, know, very
considerable number oi citizens ~ho believe nell
Tier ln f'e Necessity nor iAe .l"iuue's Of tae
WAT against frussi4 These citizens viii not
rai-e a- oat-ry IN '1a streets 9r put articles in
the papers ar; ihay love reale. they cling TO a.,
iney have voted !Jr l'' aai they are s7neWhat
. -sio1i-aei that tais has a-ready been forgot
t'l ny their representatives, laese ciufeus F.l-
not rec var begun winch nothing Jusildes in
Their sgIt-;Aey VIII not witness conflict
"hloh W.lLis i--i7 -aAs1lence' ana perhaps
tbTesters tae future or whole gensraton-tneT
Ti-l net submit 20 ne anguish IN store Tor faith
crs c' itm...es, - s1y uoth.r; oi the ilIelal'e
increase OF our c1.ser'pfons, cur ded's' ani our
;azss' tAout yielding more sad more 90 "a feel
in- which s 1s yet hardly more than instinct
+ ou' which Will soon rQen INTO energetic conylc-
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Will be well 20 pay same consideration TO these
men, not noisy IA general, ami SLOW TO make Jp
their minds, bat who, nevertheless, will be found
10 noiI tie balance OF power DO the end row
;hi' is the CONCLUSION arrived at 10y their good
sense, ami ABOVE ail Jle;r conscience
In the first place laHt herein lies ire whole
4ucsronJ' they hafe never thought inat france
Alt 90 seek rs'enge Tor SaGoWa. Ihey haFe
been igrorant ap 20 ihls time that France Tss
conquered at 1'doFa with austria, or that the
Prussans i-ied DO Their duty 10 US IN not letting
themselves Do beaten lEey have 700 n'gh an
ouinloa ottrencA horor 10 believe ii compromised
h- cause come oneoroJher has taEenlt upon bra
sel't9 WIN Ga eat bs'i e ln Europe, and tley have
too ugh ah iati OF me power Oh france TO be
Geye it put ~ peril because Germany has or
gained itself into nation. The old theories Of
the lsiance oi power restlng On the division ami
TaaSn ass % our ntiG1o'Ts seem TO theIn 10 have
had thu aAy' anu 'aey "ouli regard II as
crime 10 shed sing1e drop OF blood Tor such
the 1es
When me defamation OF wir oi the DuAe DE
Gramoni b-okf lo'th nae tAlnler-clap IN
cloud.ess shg' '"e7e 1'4eHs 'nouSnt al mrs. that
we must Ia receiver some mortal insai'' mat
the country Vi lA peril ana 'n-' We A'i 'a-h'y
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