, 1870-09-10
Fatsehoods Of the Government
---France Unprepared.
The First Battlcs~--Saarbru to
metz.
Heroism Of MaeMahon-The New
Leyies--Public Feeling.



/ is terrible struggle, which VIII, perhaps,
soou be merrileoa; to auch point arc these |
Two nations, eaeh Of which wishes to conquer |
CT die. inaAmed.
When, ten days ago, was desired torccom.
.nenee this correspondence, I ut first hesi-
tated, 60 strongly wssI controlled by feelings
Of patriotism, which necessarily led me to see
things In false Light. But 1t WAS genuine
satisfaction to mo to resume my weekly
intercourse with a friendly nation. It was
also another way Of helping my country. BY
falling the truth, and thus putting you on your
guard against the deliberate falsehoods Of our
enemies. I have, by an effort Of the will, sub
dued eve1y souow a. T. patriot, and have re-
suned the pen. In doing 80, tell Jon that
have the power and the will to permit myself
to be controlled, in writing these letters. only
BY one feeling, governing al others-ths love
Of truth. Having promised this, will sketch
for you, in few lines. the true CAUSES Of The
var, the preparations made for it, and the
first aspects Of the contest, 60 aa to como to
tho description Of the state Of things and Of
the feeling At the present moment.
True CACgZs OF THE WAR.
Since the day when Prussia, crushing AUS
tria at Sadowa, began to Te-eatnb1iah in Europe
the old German Empire, and thus to compro-
niee the very existence OF French nationality.
tho conflict Waa imminent The two nations
felt it and prepared fos 1t, to greater OF less
extent, and with more OF less ability. All Eu-
rope felt 1t, and though itmade constant efforts
to remove all causes provocative of war be-
tween these two countries, yet these CAUSES
we're incetsantly recurring. Thus there was
the question Of the neutrality of Luxembourg,
Of the International Railroads, Of the Saint
Gotha1d Railroad, etc.
Exf 11, zul Il. J,St;+
which char1cterizcs the true head OF Prussia,
Count Won Bismark, this power succeeded in
exciting quarrel after quarrel, aud gave sting
after sting TO force Us to declare war, and
thus make us pass for tho aggsessos, IN the
eyes OF Germany.
F1ance, however, endured this with pa
tience, han TO avoid this serious Responsible
ity, and half through the peaceful indifIe,-
epce Of great. happy. and rich people, y lit
lie softened By riches. and unwilling 10 dis
turb its quiet Still these eharp stings grad
| ually Awakened it: The old PrussiAn hate Of
1915 was here and there rekindled- The day
torescen- Often in writing. Il you remember,
hare stated TO sou in different waJe this
J condition OF public sentiment.
I The two nations were at that point eYeing
each other with inimicsl looks when the news
was suddenly proclaimed that Prussian
Prince was to mount the Spanish throne.
This meant the renewal OF the Empire OF
Charles the Fifth, and all that Prussia lacked
TO enclose US in 4 vice Was to annex Holland,
aud then reduce us to nothing when it was
ready
! FRKcH AND pRCss1Ax FEE1Ix0.
From one eEd OF Franco to the other, there
was an immeuse outburst Of double anger
htst againt Prussia, which displayed thu.
boldly its plans Of univoraal invasion. AMI
neat against our government, whoee unskit1et
diplomacy had been unable to unrnaak the4,
ininical eehemes.
In Ttsw OF this legitimate explosion OF na
much determined aki!l, vent straight to frus
sla, without tergisersation, and asked it t,
E1Te an account not only Of wha
It had done, but Of what it in
taadsd ten nn1v hs,I hae,Ips: r Prussia 2 drow back
ourselves into bad position. It uade Il
Hohcnzetlern renounce the Spanish throne
but IN doing 90 It seemed to mcraly postpon
, this plan, without giving II up, and pubticl
accompanied this Temporary renunciatio
: | with half Offensive words and sofa.
Public sentiment in France aud Prussia wa
wrought to high pitch. Both nation
=cp1oached their governments for having Bat
rtced the national honor Tho two rulers
| the klng OF Prussia and the Emperor OF th
, French, long jealous Of each ether, both fee
t ing that, some day, there must he = quarrel
, both believing themselves ready. and seein
. clearly that be who did not oatisfy tho natfo,
> al feeling might be hurled from power, thrs,
themselves into battle NTH common senti
! / ment.
) vain1y did England, cestsinly-and. the
say, even Austria, Italy, and Kussia-msk
many etiorts, in yarying degrees. to conjur
away var. England, fn particular, lahore
with an eaIneatness which cannot loo muc
praise. There were e1hortations, hal
> threats, AID entreatiea she did ali that
, good neishbos could, OF ought to do. to prt
vent war. 1t Was too late war was declarei
INpENlAL FAIsEHoQp,
Almost Immediately the two armies naarrhe
to the Rhine, that frontier which is CONSTANT
, being CROSSED. Than the two sorereigns wet
: to take tue command Of their respective Al
, were equally confident Of the result. On bot
sides, from the shores Of the Baltic to thos
. o. the Mediterranean, there were hut tw
c1ies-nOn 10 Paris, said Prussia; ION I
Berlin, - eaid France. The French papers, OF
pecially Tue, governmental on.s, were file
ments, and the military preparations G
Franco Artillery, morsa1s, c1assepots, ca,
airy, infantry, aud fortresses, were al mag
nihcent. According 70 them, there were pr
| visions and ammunition sufficient to max
war On the whole world.
Alas! now as often before, as in rpgar
, 10 Mexico, in regard to our liberties, IS too o1
ten, yes, too often, the Imperial GoEernmcr
; lied to France.
We had in Inc on the Rhine from $50, 900 t
SOC. 900 meo. at the most Prussia had fror
600. GOO to TG0, 900. Size had amongst Us, ere
} in the Tui]encs, near the Emperor, a. arm
| Of male and female spieb, who, from day I
day, gave information concerning our plan.
our forces, all our movements. Ne kne
uotlanE, or nezt to nothing, Of Whist too
Place in Prussia. At this very moment, ever
I11ssiau officer has \ detailed map Of France
with summary Of the resources Of each Vi
tage, so that Ae always knows where tte is an
| what he can find there. The conflict occurs i
. | France, aud our officers hayc not maps c
their own county. The Ptussian CAMPS IN
| aEms, horees, and military supplies Of a
kinds We, through heedle.sness and waste
| had hardly = half OF all thesc essential things
Thns, at the present mo1oout. We keep aiEe.
from patriotism, because, first and fofemos
. / We must drive lhe foreigner from among US
What an outbrezk OF hatred Will appear ever,
| where against the inpotent, short-Aghted, an
| lying 1uleEB, who have got us INTO hght, will
/ out making any preparations to carry it o.
| Never in the recollection OF man perhaps. hs
more ignorance been Joined with more innpt
denre, never has = nation been taken tut
, / combat more disaaned, less in condition, {
more impzudcnt1y than We have been Az
this. too, when no one in F+ance Thought {
lar when France abounded with men an
money, and when 1t VAS not necessary to cal
for men, hut simply let them come to mos
! soxArd the Rhine - uillion men and hund1t
: | millions in money.
thcre ia = God who runishes faults commi
. | ted here, the differently titled rulea who ha,
thus led Us to this first disastrous Eight, vi
0 be thrown lower than the seventh hell. th.
Dante Aighien aaw.
c | SAAEnRECK.
+ Sure Of its strength. and perfectly aware
what We were doing, 1TussiA confined hcrfe
i to Accumulating. hidden In the forests, Il
h immense forces she had ready. Then 81
| waited. Yon have read like us; have
\ iieved thst inaPenal parade n. Of The capture
= thoAtre, with all his imperial surrounding
Il and tho Prince Imperial. receiving tho ba
9 tism Of fire, and then playing vi3h Pruasi
.e bullets, which tho beardfess boy perhaps CO
y founded with his marbles-in ! word al t
r. theatrical phantaanasozy Of cur theat1ie
70 Emperut. 1850.
r their Maiesties, father and son. plsyed at r
f. befofn SAa1bE1ck, perhaps without any defini
h plan, and to make An effective debut, t
r. pruseiaus entc1lnG our Lines - wedge do
an oak, separated them 1t Nieeeenbou1
Uselesaly, with = few thousand men taken
r. | disadvantage, whom he commanded. the .
~ happy pouAy, 1ny poor comr&de, faced u
n u storm. He was killed, and his division v
ae which 1ose aud spread like the sea, around Q
a. t1oops-
TO NAcXAnoSts EEs1sTAxG
Almost Immediately after Douay, came /
cr turn Of Ftoissard and HacM.hon The Il
IS mer. tho preceptor Of the young Prince, r
I'd General, fought bsdE, weakly. without tale
T. and without energy. Held up, however, by
t. rest Of the inpefial army, be underwent i
nd feat where the Losses were slignt. But he ],
Forbach in the hands Of the enemy, and
retreat, almost without resistance, alarm
=. Ill France almost ~ much ~ MAcMahon's
f. f. t-i4 T. -
Ia. hernr- IA m erncr;enra3 GcneT.i' saci
% that he Vas ove11un b5 IN army four tin
u more numerous than his owu, his first des
'es was to postpone the battle. His impe.