The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-02
France.

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It>would appear from the kilograms that
the last hope for France of making terme
with Prussia, through negotiation, is gone
Bismarck insists upon conditions not
only most injurious but also most
disgraceful to the French people. He
leaves them no alternative but dishonor OF
| war. considering the power and position
of their great nation, one would suppose
that Frenchmen would prefer any fate,
short of humiliation, to the humiliations
proposed them. A truly brave and patriotic
people would resist subjugation until their
country should become q desert, and ex-
termination had so reduced their numbers
hopeless. Considerations of comfort and
ease, of property and possessions, would
weigh nothing against national disgrace.
They would see their cities burned, their
factories in ruins, their arts perish, and
their proudest danes in homespun dresses
rather than treat with an insolent invader.
The French people seem hardly yet wrought
up to this pitch, because, in the unfortunate
dissensions that exist among themselves,
they partially lose sight of their frightful
position. But the truth must. soon force
itself upon them, and then they will, no
doubt, become united. The talk of a levy
en- nnasse, which now seems SO barren of
fruit, will then grow into mighty reality.
Let the people once understand the fate
that awaits them and a convulsion will pass
over the land strong enough to break al
most any bonds. Already the Prussians
have commenced losing battles and the tide
seems to turn. The French are no longer
in such position that they are obliged to
give battle against twice or three times
their number. They can watch their OPP
portunity and fight on equal terms. The
invading army is obliged to separate or its
occupation of the country amounts to
nothing, and while it must separate the
French can combine. 1t is evident that, in
the ordinary course of things, these first
successes are mere Indications of what must
be the history of the war unless
the Prusslans remain united. But if they
remain united they effect scarcely any
thing and must depend ON home for sup
plies. In the meantime, the French are
and Strengthening. The COM
n unications with Germany are threatened |
more and more, a large force must go to
guard them, and Paris is in less danger.
5azaine is in the rear with the finest army
n the world and keeps at least twice his
'wn number occupied in watching him.
Presently bad weather will set in, the
Dads will become i'm practicable, the army
# invasion must go into winter quarters,
nd the French will get a resting spell. BY
hat time the whole country will be like
ornet's nest, and, even though Paris should
Ill, France would fight. Prussia will find
difficult to keep forty millions of people
4 slavery. She might possibly be able to
tarve them to death, but if they can get :
nough to eat they will kill her soldiers. i
But in the meantime diversions will, no {
oubt, take place. In Germany itself the
brit of Republication is rife. Italy, :
pain, England are full of it. Russia has a
terests which may be fatte1 ed and bribed, Il
he French have deserved to have their = :.
'ide humbled and it has been done. +
1T let them do their best and the Almighty c,
n easily break the rod which he has used !.
G sends darkness but He also sends light q,
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