Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-27

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FAyRE,s APPEAL TO THE
WORLD.
France, bot . Jews weeks ago the
foremost nation of the European
world, Il In a strange and deplorable
situation to-day. With one half Of her
great standing army destroyed, and
the other imprisoned within the walls
of one Of her own fortresses, powerless
to aid the country in its dire extremity
with her great navy, the work Of so
many years of care and so many mil
lions OF expense, utterly useless-she
finds herself at the same time without
n Government that the victors on her
soil will recognize, or that has her owh
full confidence. In II Of the fierce
fits Of revolution, characteristic OF the
city of Paris, the only Government
France had was overthrown with so
little thought, that no other Govern
ment was provided for the nation, and
there are no means provided by the
Constitution, such as it Is, for crisis
like the present. Provided as we are
In this country, by our written Consti-
tuition, for all probable and even pos
sible casualties to our Executive, from
death, absence, inability or other
cause, it Is difficult for us to realize
such = contingency Is n great empire
being suddenly thrown into a situation
In which 1t has no executive head.
whose authority can be recognized as
regular, or whose acts are binding
upon the people. Yet such Is the con-
dition of the French nation at this mo-
ment, and Jules Favre, the Provisional
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, appointed
by the few men ut Paris, who took
charge of that city when Napoleon
was dethroned, has been obliged. In
the midst Of q gigantic war, with the
victorious battalions Of the enemy
closing In arouad the capital Of the
nation, to call an election Of n Consti-
tuent Assembly, that France may have
a Government with which her foes can
treat. This election Il to be held on
the I'd Of October. Jules Favre Is an
able man intellectually, and is beyond
all question a patriot. He is a very
different style Of man from Gamoetta,
Pelletan, Rochefort, keratry and
others of that school, with whom
events have thrown him into close
companionship. His circular to the
representatives Of France In foreign
countries. published in Paris recently,
IL entitled to the respectful atten-
ton Of the civilized world, and is
calculated to arouse earnest sympa-
thies for the people and the nation
whose cause he represents with such
dignity and force. He admits that his
government Ia irregular, and for that
reason convokes the Constituent As
.embly In the shortest time. He de-
MES that the war was commenced In
obedience to the will of the nation.
Those who appeal to the plaudits given
in the Assembly to the warlike decla.
rations Of Grammont, he says, should
remember that the same Assembly but
few weeks before equally ~applauded
the peaceful u]tterances Of Olivier
The majority Of that Assembly were
creatures Of the Emperor's choice. and
both voted and applauded blind!y
either peace or war, according to order
and without examination. He clal'
lenges Europe to show any act Of the
nation which proves that it commenced
a war with Prussia. At the same time
he admits the national responsibility
for tolerating the Government which
made the war. That Government, he
adds, Snow oyerthrown. France now
demands a cessation Of the war, but
prefers defeat to dlshonor. The first
duty Of those IN power Is to defend the
soil. The nation Is determined to de-
fend its independence. The Constitu-
ent Assembly has been convoked, and
France will now have 4 Government
whose authority cannot be questioned.
II Prussia then determines to crush
France, there will be desperate resist
ance, and the world will understand
that it is not against Bonapartism that
Prussia fights, but that she aims at the
destruction Of n nation represented by
\ Legislature freely elected. These
~utterances Of NJ. Favre are spoken
with manly dignity. They present the
new Issue with great clearness and
Irresistible force. 1t will take more
than Bismarck's highest art to justify
carrying on the war to such an eS-
tremity as the bombarlment Of Paris
or the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of France, in
the face Of such IN appeal to the world.
In these days 1t is dangerous tor the
most powerful kings to war against
peoples, whether they be subjects of
Monarchies or citizens Of Republics.
We do not believe the German people
will support the King Of Prussia and
his powerful Minister In 4 war to the
death against the people Of France.
HE "American Association for the
Advancement Of Science" at Troy.
after mature consideration, has de-
clared that .the homologies of the