The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-27
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1870.

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millions. On the vote being put the whole of
the members rose with the exception of those
of the Right. Violent scenes of recrimination
followed between the majority and that portion
of the chamber. As close this letter the debate
is proceeding.
The Declaration In the Corps LesisIatiE
Gdligndnts Messenger thus describes the
scene in the Corps Legislatif-
"The crowd outside and inside the legislative
body was immense, and Immediately after the
opening of the proceedings NJ. Emile Olivier
sscended the tribune and read a statement eX-
plapatorv of the efforts to maintain peace and
of the insulting conduct of Prussia in answer to
the representations made. The French Govern
ment asked the Prussian monarch to give a
promise not hereafter to give his sanction at
any time to Prince Leopold, should this latter
consent to accept the throne of Spain. The
King refused subsequently to enter into any
such engagement, since he was bound for
that eventuality, as for every other, to be
guided by the circumstances of the moment.
When afterwards the Ambassador of France
wished to converse with his Majesty on the SUBJ
ject this latter refused to see him, and sent him
q message to that effect by an aid-de-camp. "In
such circumstances" said VI. Olivier, ito make
other attempts at Cancellation would be to evince
a want of dignity and imprudence. We have not
neglected anything to avoid war, and we must
now prepare to sustain that which is offered u.s.
leaving to each party his own responsibility.
Yesterday we called out our reserves, and with
your cooperation we will at once adopt such
measures are necessary to protect the inte-
rests, the security, and the honor of France"
The announcement was received with loud and
prolonged cheering, and as soon as the excite
ment had subsidized NJ. Olivier presented a bill
to accord a credit of 50,000,000 francs to the
Minister of War.
similar declaration was made in the Senate
by the Duke de Grammont and was fairly re-
ceived although not so warmly as in the lower
chamber.
Outside the two houses the crowd on hearing
hiatt war had been declared cheered loudly, the
greater number rushing off at once to the
Bourse and the Boulevards.
"'" '"' Streets and Boaievards. y" '"e
From the Paris Figaro July 16.
Never was there an evening of greater excite
ment; not even in the worst days of June or
January was the crowd more compact and more
excited on the boulevards. From o'clock
along the whole line of the Faubourg Poisson.
! Mere to the Madeleine traffic had become i'm
| possible. The bulk of the movement. was cen
| tralized before the little Bourse. The route of
| the public conveyances had 10 be changed to
| accommodate the crowd, for it was impractical
| bic to work passage through this ocean of
| human beings.
The agitation had nothing of the character
| that characterizes riot. They we've manifesting
not against the order but against a hostile ma
ton, whose insolent attitude irrltates French
| susceptibilites. The sentiment was displayed
by shouts OF ITO Berlin!' Down with the Prus-
| sians"-now and then, "Down with the Cabinet"
then again strong bands defled, singing the
"Marseillaise" and shouting, death to Prus-
sians."
While the crowd was waiting at the doors of
| the Corps Legislatif some artillery wagons went
by; Immediately arose cries of "Vive FEm-
| pereur!" "Down with Prussia"
| An ovation of the same kind was given the
| Emperor himself when he Quilted the Tuileries
| to return to Saint Cloud.
At II 80 band 1900 strong in blouses, passed
along the Boulevard waving three tri-colors,
and singing in chorus,
Mourn pour la Patre,7
| 'Guerre aux tyrans
! JamalS en- France,
! Jamals lie Prussen ne regnera"
They were received everywhere with acclana-
tions by the assembled crowds. The same band
went along the Rue de la Paix and under the
| windows of the Minister OF Justice and Marshal
Canrobert they came to q halt to repeat the
cries of Down with Prussia" "Vive la
| guerre"
Another band of 1000 went up and down the
Boulevard from the Place de Ia Bastile to the
Madeleine with stand of colors. Down with
Bismarck" ''To Berlin" ''Vive la France %
There two bands encountered on the Boulevard
de Strasbourg and brigaded.
Another strong party marching along with
their colors were interrupted by a sergent de
vile, who arrested the color bearer and marched
him to the police station. The crowd took it in
good part, and merely followed their ensign and
formed outside the police station. The briga-
dier on duty, having heard the charge, dismissed
it, and himself brought out the offender and re-
placed him with his colors in the ranks. The
act OF the officer was received with shouts OF
''Vive rEmpereur," "a bas Bismarck" "Down
with Prussia and the crowd in their exube-
rance nearly smothered the brigadier by their
embraces.
The Closerie des Lilas, the famous dance
garden of the students, had full attendance,
and even in their amusements the Parisians
manifested the war spirit, for the quadrille o(
the Landwehr, danced by the leading ladies,
was hissed off the floor.