The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-09-16

CCNDIT'H'.2 OF HEACM.
Remarkable Interview Between Count
Bismarck and u Correspondent Bis
marek's Views Oh tho Sitration-.
Pr2ssia tc Hold Stastcurg ard L!e.Z.
LONDON, Monday, Scptcnubcr 3.

!" LAWN oIl>H.CuiE tA-U LII !.
!, LoNDoN, Monday, Scptcnlbcr s.
: 1 no Following is an account of
:, c,nvrrsa!ion held with Count p;
" m;trc!i by the special correspondent
he New York Tribune who describe
the battlo Of Sedan:
. MING or PEussIAs lIEApuUAEsERs,
:, NEAR SEDAN, September 9.
;. The first question asked on tho hi
OF Chcv3nSo after wo knew what
magnificent victory had been won, wa
= what terms will be demanded {
France by Count Bismarck. Thcr
! have been srccu'at;oEs and ruwor
:: enough. Fortunately, l am able t
@lNo Il very clear account OF Coun
Ei*marcl>'s views aS stated by himself
h"a Il Ion" conversation with him O,
the subject only iour days before tn,
victory Of Sedan, that is, on the 2Sl!
OF August. The Substance of il ] an
at liberty TO make public. I ha;l re
ccivc! Il file Of papers from England
and had furw;",!r! those ofIatc&t date
ut the Chance!lor's request. for hi; pc
r"sal. On going 20 claim my puicr,
Ill the evening at his Excc!Icncy'.
Quarters, Was asked to s:r,, in and
81; down. ] found Count bismarck ut
u "r:i table covered with papers,
tJnn:H:ii:, orders, maps and cigar box
eS, hHS:'y smoking the cigar which
heT"r hrcms to quit his lips.
Ie as,nl"::i;:"'l politely for kcc,in-
on ms ws:'te and yellow trra.c cap,
saying that lie had ouly chat il!Stant
roH:c III from " long wall: around the
:r""t;!v situated town Of CEurmont,
"i"i.t we were ti:en Gna!!civd. and
t:::;; ''c Was :..rai! Of taking cu!, If !,a
remained "ncove"rd. Aitcv Il li:tic
tan; about Ill" war, very interesting
bni which wo;l! be out OK place here,
"n' inquiries Oh my part u; 10 the re
coVe'yof his son who has been slight
~ wo"i'!rd. | Iroho ground by ask
ing Count Bismarck what were likely
/" Er ;!:c conditions ol' ,.racc dcnaii
d"d h>' the King Of Prasaia;s govern
M"i:..
IL: answered al once, with great ~.
p;;T"rt ti: :,i:s:"ss and im the cl"arcsl
manner. tjirn*c need hardly re
'ni"d Sc"r rc;dcrs that Count Bis
marci' Speaks capital Enulish, SO that
there coull bo no possibility of NV
misunderstanding him.
81 Ec!c are three courses open 10 us"
he >a;'i, "wilh regard To pcaco with
France. We must stop The ros*iti!i-
y OF another SO uuprovoizcd and un-
called for attack by the French nation
or tbc French Government on cur
common Fathcrland No minister
WHO failed TO 60 this could hold Office
Tor week, for TIE opilion Of all Ger
;iaHy wo"iA be against him. There
are, as have said, three ways OF stop
ping "n attack Oh the Rhine proyin-
IIS.
'tiEst. Nc might make Ala:cc and
L0r";:inc q neutral state Ike Luxc,n-
hHrc o" i;,l GUM, extending from the
former country to Switzerland, and so
separating France ard Prussia by q
::ronp of;icutral States but l confess
1t appear 10 nc that neutrality Of the
c%.::!n" small States is already 50
difficult TO protect, and ia at every
niHnc'it cap;sb!e OF 70 many and sucI.
dangerous complications, tAat 10 not
tA!'ik il |nn.H bc worth while to
make more neutral States, and with
:hcln How G&ties; and dangers.
''>S>conGly. We might annex AL
5acc and Lorraine, and held them as
'nnIn"rc3 territory. But ! am kure
u:u Lii; " wo:!l NOT be looked on f.
vor"A:E Ey Tie majority Of my Ger
i"%n t::::rw-co":ltrymcn. We are al!
Aoat ;:D::ious to complete our unity;
eut W. % not walt any people among
US who are unwilling members Of tie
Gerllaii nation. That tho A,sariars
would be most dieioyal subjects Of the
AlnS Of fPrussi:i, in spite of the rrc;,.
n:aiority OF them speaking the German
Language end being oi Tcuto.lic oririu.
there can be 20 doubt.
"Ihirdly. There remains to us then
a. third course, 10 take Metz and
!'tra&harg and to keep them. This
is what We shall do. Strasbourc; rar-
liculari y is absolutely nccdfuI for the
protsct'"n Of South Germany which
Is at the mercy Of a French army. So
long IS France possesses Strasboure.
there IL nothing to stop. French in.
vau!Eg army. Now, it would be very
Ii:tai" il we wcrc TO leave our South
HcTinan brethren unprotected after
they havc fought 20 brave!y and well
by our side iii this campaign. Then
again by holding Strasbourg VIC could
always prevent any movement on the
Rhine. He should be able not onlv
TO march an army by the valley Of the
Main on Paris, but TO take Il French
army marching on Mayence or Cob
lentz in flank and rear. So wo have
beaeigcd Strasbourg vigorously; and
when we have got the old German
town bacl; again we shall make Gil
Irailar OF it,"
"l}ut allow me to suggest" 7 raid,
"that the ccssion Of Strasboure is not
4 thing TO which Franco will be easily
rcconciled all the more because it is
as yon say "the key Of France On the
East"
""My dear sir" was the reply, "you
have%becn with us continually since
our entry into France. ] have heard
you constantly talking French Now,
have you not clearly seen that il
would be difficult for tho French to
be moro angry with us for our victo-