, 1870-11-10

,SDAY, NOVEMBER
hese teIsone not te;ng Alsatiars, but Cor
nans, belt ngipg u the nost extreme wing OF
ne CT tmrczsc3; peEsoas who were OF the yety
sane cptniors, ibe frea utscrance Of which
Doeto1 Johann 1aotb5 has " repent for IN tho
'ottrete Loe'1kn: inhabitants Of Berlin and |
othtr IIurfisn cities. where, ~ my compau- !
ION fnfczns me, thie artist Of Jacoby il
rrcict OF 10 very bad uFediction Of shat il
Lut also tcme people. aIe censu1ine the gov
err mrnt severely for this very Eaeh and rn-
popular set. aha11 touch this subject once
more ere cleee this letter, and shall now
proceed further on my was through the bonn
baratd city, which .1oadA us to the main wall
anordt6 uA over tho principal offensive front
OF the +iegire armiea. The works here were
very vide a1d very strong, but they arc not
covered BY the citadel. and it was, Therefore,
dteidedis the ottt place foE the attack. The
II generally conceded, . comp,eto and unpar-
al!elsed chef GGurre, il lA merit would NOT
btve been soiled BY tha three days Of tho
moat c1nel ard perfectly Useless bonab2td-
ment. 10 GenerL ven Wezcer himself now
slroy the city. with its great library, ita nu-
stum and1antiquis1es, its monuments OF Sci
ence, at, md culture, willis the monster guus
bad almost c1umbled its VALE, splintered it's
treaetu o1ks. md dienounted its artillery Il
the eonumaIder Of The bes.eging Amy would
but have moderated, inrtcad OF e1aggerating,
biz praiseworthy zeal, Ill frieIda Of what il
human. and every adheFer to the civiliz,ug
faith OF pietF would hare cro1ued him win
laurel wreath, that he might have priced more
than the iron croes which now adorns his
breast. And would not the glorious Munster.
-. - $1~ <l,n -
deity, composed of marble and qua1ry'stoncs.
have remained unhs1med? he who ia now
suffering from the many wounds ihat bzr-
tasitm of the nineteenth century bAs
struck Thin with-cannon balls
and tomtshells-snd wounds that ID We draw
also eee to be deeper and moro dangerous.
Every Fart OF tho giant has been lacerated,
bltd, torn 10 pieces, wrcnched from ita proper
rltce. The iron cr0sn, above the copuia. VAS
struck by heavy ball. shot that must be
ca1leu fciot iour, because N entirely useless
OIL Q, bent Into crooked and ehapelers rail,
and wonl6 have been totally shattered but for
the immense strength Of its iron ma:craL A
strong cash was cut bT another shot into QUO
OF the ttsutifpl II iral staits which circuua-
vent the great *'lan,ern1' thai admits the II ,
rer light; tho roof OF the main body OF the
| nindow rsn6s, painted by the most celebrated
masters. emas5cd; even the great organ
.1oken, it, pipes and wind,bsgs- pene
rated by ehce and ehell. The damage
il reduced to dollars and cents (or, rather,
francs and ceEtimet), "a far "a that may he
done in Ibis caee, has been estimAted at ne6r-
ls six millions Of ::isi.5cs; but nothing Of all
| truly Gothic etyle and it is, therefore, mat
ter Of consolation that 20 little harm has been
done to the very fine h2ut xpd bas-feliefs, the
eo-ealled lrcken vo1k Of the smaller ateeples:
| and tire Little arabesqnes, where one would
hate expected to find uothirg but fragments.
ard tender: After We completed our walk
through this everlasting monument Of true
! religious greatness and divine spirit, we paid
Il ylsit to the residence OF Ar. BoerscE, .atir
! Ilb< raj candidate in the lAst elections. and,
| luring the siege, prefect Of the Department
tine. the bold and patriotic representative.
During cur stay at his house wo talked the
"hule matter over contidetzblE. and do not
hetitate to Say that he spcka with very little
| prejudice, as mao of sense and good jude-
nent, it not fanatic, always will. A
member Of the Common Council he,
OF courre, MAS posted about everything,
| and duIirg the tombafdnaent conduct
ed tho city Affairs with much discretion
and skill, so that his ideas and opinions are
VEL T15h ,a being 5ep5odusSsa I'D. SseS he,e
gentlemen, about our weakness, or that we
had 10 Givt up, when We did give up. had they
barely left us with what garrison We had in
| limo Of peace. We could hare held tha city
| al least four or five months, had not Mac3la-
| hon taken With him, after the battle OF Weis-
eenhnrg, three regiments Of our infantry,
| corps Of defence, and did not send US back any
! Of the troops taken, except those who had
| reached StrnsbcuI6 - iusitiyes, before VIC
totious enemy, and asked admiita1ce FOX
shelter and food. Therefore,, added Mr.
Boersch. j" il the commander Of the German
army Of .siege would bat have waited .
vtry few days logger, he might have saved
himself tho trouble Of bombarlment, saved
tic lives and health Of 2.0o0 OF our very
wo1ti'iest ci1izens. saved gresi!
art. of science. ~ ct culture, A' The be
total or partial destruction Of which does more
hahn to the rest Of the world, TO ali those whc
labor in behalf Of freedom OF thought and
speech, OF progress, Of nnity-than thit
hnnhaSdment did to force our euftendor.F
proclamation Of the republican form Of gov
errment bad reached them, the enthusiasm
again doubled their strength, aud everybody
GaiI ed courage anew But, ," he added sorroW
lully, II cont believe it will last long, though
{ou Y 9Ay Eell point to yoar Amsrissa Az Re- hsono 2, I,
tions sou are justly proud: Your people i
different from what the French arc, snl
shu1gh Feed not deny that my whole hesr
is with the republic, I cannot be convinced o
the fact that FAvte, Gambetta, o. Czemieu:
IN s,m. easss .ss ss o9 r.ase nu5t 'n9ss ss e
atew months ago, crowned thoir Empero,
With the unanimous consent OF 1--WE mill
: ion vosea at The pk1iscite, although ther
haa never been government in France con,
l pot ed OF men mo1e brave, more uneelhsh, an
WiiiiIg 10 sacrifice the1r very lfo at every NC
l 1.ar, ! n ftaEs f$sa$r ~
sleo expressed the belief that GarihAjdi,s ~
rival 1t Tours would not greltly increase ii
entLusiasm Of the people, hut SAID that il th
old Italian war-hoTse could have got int
Paris he might hsv done \ good thing there
As We pAsted took OCCASION to assure thi
remarkably upright aud unpzejndiced ma
and good patriot, that thought liberty An
civil rights would ascend to the position tn
people had fought &nd bIed Tor, with th
United Germany, snd not find any obstacle
in the navl7 occupied territories. He sai
as aaad b sb0qs Ssa hops RpoT for The o4 e1 IT, he
md sud 1asraine what thsy Won
,.ke voluntarily, in due time, code OF lavs
language, sys EN- Of military training, Ac
"but, Ae added. *'pour q lDt7te, je trduai
hrai tosjours, Aessiturs for the liberty {
mind and mode OF thought-ho would alwaJ
work. 1t impressed me with = very uncou
Portable weight Of conviction that the actto
Of the government in tho cass Of DR.. Johau
Jacoby. de-, Has not very encouraging, an
would rather tend to make enemies, who
| people could eaeily be made srienda and valr
At1e servants in the common national cAus,
that maze this war from mere battle Of cat
inets a9greAt national strife, thorough
hlled. On the German eide, wiih the OF
grand idea to have, At last, this dream {
centuries rtalized: AL Germany: united au
free. DR. r. f.
Senator sproEue'a Defence.
We append herewith portion Of Governe
| Spragues letter IN anawsF to the charge {