The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-07-23

alns torrents Of blood for a emeytion '' e.
form 1 a%k for the dispatches ,ipon wh;a'
ne resolution ior war has been adontn3
# | had the honor to govern nv conntpr
should have wished to give it time for l
lection. regard this war as an innr,
uence, and its occasion as i'll chos.,,
for 1866. 'Sp"'"''"h
No doubt Prussia has deceived rs
t,"teIrnptionl You do not understand
that ! discharge the most painful duty nr
my life. | pity you. You insult me r.
you Will viii endsre everything, hut
you do not fulfill your whole dnfy o,1
that is why call for the dispatchss
M. Olivier, briefly replying ref,.o,J tha
dispatches absolutely. '"'
M' Hamoetta renewed the demand s1,-
ing. "Aou put the responsibility Of war
a dispatch. You must show us thn 5s
patch" ' '>-
Nj. Ollivier-s1 will read two dis11atch,.
but not the signatures, for onr AGENTS
would be sent away"
NJ; Olivier then read part Of one d~ispatc,r
confirming TIE refusal Of King Will;,m ~
receive the French Ambassador and two
dispatches from. French agents abroad
CRYING the substance of Bismarck's circular
The circular itself NJ. Olivier did not nrr.
tend to produce. 1t concluded by SAVING.
1--WE 60 to war with a light heart and con-.
hdence in IL army" After an interval
and other questions, NJ. Olivier said.
We will tell the whole truth; what we
gould not endure was the semi-official com.
munication to all Europe Of the rejection of
our Ambassador, all the more significant
because done in the most courteous terms"
The right says, La Liberte. a vehement
war organ, received NJ. Ollivier's speech
with considerations. M.Thiers ATTEMPTED
o. reply, but was interrupted. NJ. Du-
vernois said: War is due to- a Cabinet
blunder." NJ. THEIRS: ut is to a.blnnder
that We " war. NJ. Olivier has eyaded
the question. Prussia ought to have been
attacked when she desired to mite tha
German States, then war would have been
legitimate, and we should have been sus-
tanned. | blamed Sadowa at the time
10 day the world demands legitimate com.
plants. Prussia also has committed a
great fault in negotiating with Spain; vet
Prussia wished peace, and we have war.
II we had still to require the remuneration
OF the H0frnzollern candidature I should
be with you; but now that we have Oh
tanned that, we demand something else.
You had not only obtained your result
you had a form and substance both-vet
you say Prussia has not yielded in form:
we havebeen insulted public opinion will
turn against u.s.; the journals of Europe
will be against us. Prussia never would
have resumed this candidature-it wonld
have been madness"
Due De Grammont-Why, then, did she
not promise me?
NJ. Argao-Because you challenged her,
N. Thiers-She refused because YOU
all. i know well that | shock your
feelings but | know there is the heart of
question, fmve- heard my opiniens
on.ali sides.
Great clamors here arose, and NJ. Theirs,
in reply to the Interruptions, declared that
he would only WELD the tribune to violence.
He then resumed:
1--WE no longer live in the peaFee at. any
price times. To demand war at any price
is the senility ola courtier, but T am of no
...
NJ. David accused, Theirs Of wanting in
patriotism, and In bringing misfortnncs
upon France.
iCries of Order on the Left.
NJ. Fhiers-Misbrtuhc upon France.'
It is not 7 who have caused it: it /, thew
who would not listen to our warnings.
You who voted Mexico and Sadowaa. had.
You but permitted us to discuss | Now,
,nder a liperal regime, would YOU refuse to-
1ear me-, you 11all mott binder me fro4rr
'peaking., My.dntp is~to pour light upon
great fault.
N"tflins could be 50 significant as such
speech from Thirrs, who has constantly
shown a jealous deslike of Prussia a readi-.
less for war on any reasonable pretext:
belief that France ought to- do as she
lkes in Europe. Not one word Of this.
peech was allowed to reach England. bv
There has been Il systematic
to to d eeivc Europe about public.
pinion in France respecting war and. to
eceive France about the opinions Of
Te'egrams to the English papers during
he past week have misrepresented the
one of the French independent preea and
Impressed the manifestations against war.
he. French kilograms declared that the.
rench press was all for war; this is true
My of the Government organs, the
Temps. Rappel, Steele, Reveil and
lacke are all strongly opposed to it. The
eminent Republicans were for peace,
ouis 81 nc in the Temps and Rappef pro.
with matchless vigor and ability
sainst this last Imperial crime. Even
like the Figaro, mere organs of
hat is popular today, have, given but
oubtful support to the Government. An
immense majority of the provincial journals
SISTED war. Ths demonstrations on the
oulevard were police work !; the students
,ok little part in what has been attributed
them.
A letter in the Rappel shows that the
.sposition of the Liberal party as a whole
lroughort France is against the war, but
,ey cannot longer oppose Unpopular or
ot in its origin, the war fever runs high
r the moment, and not even the French
liles want to see France beaten. Tele-
rams to the French papers similarly mis-
presented the English press. Some
urnals at the beginning We're. inclined
wards France in. the hope that Prussia
ould Weld. The kilograms give what
as said against Prussia, but suppress
rerything against France.
The press censorship was no more ae-
We or INSCRIPTIONS. In spite of its wa
the English press now, without ex-
ption, charge France with the RESPONSE
lfty for war.
The interview between Benedetti and the
ing is perfectly understood as q ~premedi-
ted insult by Benedict, and d violation
every diplomatic usage; while Prussla's'
gnifed attitude, under repeated provoca-
has, won her the sympathy Of Eu-'
pc. wn .
Taking the Chances.
How we humans delight in stalking the
was well illustrated during the
awing of the lottery at the festival OF .
e Clerks Benevolent Association at the