The New York herald., 1870-11-08

Parts after the liberation Of the Americans reports
az follows to-day
On he journey from Paris when near to aud AZ
Versailles found German troops coming in great
numbers to reinforce the Prussian army.
King william was busy with the enemy Bismarck
with politics and Ihiers endeayorng 10 negotiate
nh armisticc
The French people are clamorous FOR peace ard
the Germans willing TO terminate the war by some
means or other, 1t did not appear TO matter how.
Everything around presented ana indicated speedy
climax OF the struggle, either for good or bad.
| rRINcE LEOPOLD or uoHENzoLLERN.
Finding that the other celebrities present were too
DUSTY engaged 10 attend to conversation, sought
10 have talk with Prince Leopold OF Hohenzo-
lern the primary cause OF the war.
HIS APPEARANCE.
Prince Leopold is thirty Ave years OF age. lie has
magnificent appearance, one which would grace
any throne In the world lie Is married to Prin.
cess OF Portugal, who Is said 10 equal her husband
fully in personal beauty.
A FRANK AND GENEROUS STATEMENT.
sauted and we entered into conversation at
once.
Prince Leopold conversed with great freedom OF
expression. He said that the candidacy or the
Spanish throne unsought by him. He believed
that the crown was offered to him IN good faith by
General Prlm. mainly with the view OF drawing
Spain ana Portugal into closer union for the future,
through the Princess his wife. lie could never
understand why the Emperor Napoleon
went on with the after he prince Leopold q, had
withdrawn from the royal candidacy. an act which
he accomplished without reservation and also
In good faith. Napoleon must have Already resolved
to conquer Germany, undertaking her strength
The Emperor used his the Princc's) candidacy
merely as pretext for the movement and to make
war.
| PEACE BUT PRINCIPLE.
| he prince Leopold was anxious for peace and
ne believed that every German prince was lie same;
| but Germany, standing alone by her people,
| hates both the and terms OF peace.
| The King OF Prussia peremptorily insists
on this: If France considers the terms of
peace which he may offer exorbitant or oppressive,
France has q complete right to refuse; but the ex.
| perience OF the war to this moment shows that
France trace out only very slight hope OF placing
herself In any better position than that which sho
| has at the present moment. While Germany does
not desire to increase her demands, which are only
such are dictated by prudence and reason, a stii
further resistance the part OF France can merely
render her situation still nnfavorable, worse,
by actually increasing the burdens which she must
assuredy bear.
FRANCE IN THE FIELD WITHOUT HEAD.
All the German leaders, as well as the people OF
Germany ut large, have been surprised at the easy
| successes OF the Prussian arms. They believed, Of
course, that Prussia would succeed the end, but
France had not fought rs they expected she would.
This came more from the fault OF the French gene
rails than tnat or the French soldiers. The French
generals 'lost their heads" with the nrst defeats Of
their troops, not one In especial among them re-
manning responsible for the positive direction Of
affairs. Hence OF them were disposed to beal
the bitter blame and humiliation OF 30 long fight
This was the main cause OF the speedy collapse.
, II Marshal Bazaino had been in command OF tn
French armies from the beginning 1t was the opir
Ion OF General Moke that the German forces Nigh
t not have been at Versailles to-day.
. CIVIL RULE IN PARIS AMI ToCRs.
Tn, generals OF the German army feared tina
the members Of the present government In Paris
Tours had made attempt at resistance for po
cal reasons alone, being afraid OF losing power OF
to compromise themselves with an untlinking, un
reasoning Paris mob.
| PEOPLE.
Notwithstanding this the experience OF the Prrs
sian and oher German officers out through the
country OF France had convinced them already
that II the Of the French people conld vote on
the question OF peace the war would be closed TO-
morrow on the terms demanded by Germany.
PARIS PRESS.
He the PrInce) thought thai the French news
paper press was responsible to n very great ex
| tent for the evils which had besallen France
as country. He especially severe OF
the conduct OF the Gomots and F,0oro. Thes
two newspapers propagated error. They falsine,
everything. Cowards themselves, as they were
their writer's prevented the people from yielding 10
peace when they could have done 30 honorably an,
without sustaining anything Ike the severe ex
treme loss and misery.
coon FROM Evil.
He believed that ilr present lesson, bitter even a
1t was. would benefit the French at once ana for h
future cure them OF their national vanity ana M n
| sions subdue their dangerous ambition, DO away
with their nvolity, end make them sober modes
| and practical people
| NAPOLEON
| He Qhe Prince) was assured that the Cnperor Na
| poleon would never have gone W war with Ger
| many had his mind been as strong as IL 1ormer
was. Napoleon had accomplished much foy France
notwithstanding the fact tbat his latest act had N,
done 1t all and compassed his own ruin and that o
the country. One OF the most contemplate features
which the French presented as q nation was to IL
found in its treatment of Napoleon, for the peopl,
themselves most certainly forced the war on nim
TIE QUESTION OF PEACE.
The Prince stated positively that wnIle Germans
was ready for peace she would never pause for a
single instant In the war; but II the pending neqo
ations were not finally concluded before the siege
guns were In complete position the bombarduent Of
Paris would take place instantly afterwards.
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