, 1870-11-22
CAMP BEFORE PARIS,
Prusstan : Leaders on Parade.
Conference Of German Represen-
. < tatives with Bismark.
The Bavarian Bummers.


| eut points On tho Avenne de- Paris, uhere
crowd had collected, and were evidently se<
ing OF expecting to see something. The fin
and main attraction WAS the expected a1sivz
Of the Gs1de LAndwehr from Strxsbou1g, som
hatta1ions Of which had already arrived her
several days ago. Tbs King, Grown Prince
| Moltka, and their sta6n, wero al out IN ful
parads to do honor to the citizeu soldiess
The king looked remarkably we'll. The cam
palgn- seemB to agree with him, The sam,
holds true OF his royal son, and Count Mo!tke
The title is strange ous, and one wishes thu
he may hsve remained Is simple in his title a
be is in his person and manna1o- Bat hln roya
master saw ct TO reward him On tho 27th inst.
the anniversary Of bis birthday, with the cor
onet Of Count. On that sa,na day, both tht
Crown Prince and Prince Friedrich
Carl were created Marahals- Lool
out next for the Duke oj
Lothringeu wh:ch will surely, era 1ouc. bt
added TO The other tit1ea OF the sue ,exsft1
! Chancellor.
While the King appeared to look e1tramely
we'll, his brother. PHncs Carl, looks hAgsard
and careworn. Nor doas Loop old, tho Prince
OF Holenzol'eEu. the iunocant csusa Of this
var, who vas al.o among tie crowd, LOOK d
me- - il the loss of the Spanish crown Affect
cd his appetite OF sleep yety much. Nh,1e
4 speaking OF These h.gl, tosaltiesI hope thss
Sou will mot consider it profanatloa Of theiz
exalted position il mention Ut the same
time tic nsmss Of 8oae Of Germany'a q repte.
| tentatiyes who had co1na here to consult Witl
Dis1na1k about tho future status Of Germany,
1t In ttue that they and thtlr constituents
know now but ono paftv, and thAt il the
party which has Bsmask for its head, but you
know we lire In an age Of constitutional pro.
| g1ees. ard, II nothing mora, one has TO 70 ii
least through the formalitses Of conanldne
the people. l an told that Herr Ban,
neEaen leader Of the National party
and Herr Won Biankenbu.g, the leader oi
| the CopseFrattyee, hare, Ia their conference
| with EtsDa1f. fully given their assent to the:
lattet's plan Of feconsttucting Germany. The
main question to decide waa whether the
south German statea wish to enter into the
! confederation under the present syatctu al
| the North Gezman Bond, OF whether they wish
| 70 Join tia North German provinces under an,
| n1et5 now Organic laws. In either case they
| arc promised their AUTONOMY, wlth The exeep
tIon Of the miltky and tariff regulations, both
Of which will have to bo under the control oi
the German Confederation or Empire, MS
htog OF Prussia to rsmain, Of courae, the
President Or Emperor Of the new Bund, as bs
as now tho head Of the North German Dund.
A. to which title be il to Assuroe. the incoming
lieiclstaag. which will convene on the 18th o1
next month, will certAinly give = clue. The
majority OF members are In favor OF the tit]e
OF emperor: 80 that the old ad8ge OF L Rol
esi mort, Ftct k Roi :" will now have to fead
,1':;. :t;EmPereur est mort! Vica r Empeeur r
Mm!a one Emperor, at Wilhallnshohe, bereft
Of hia crown, hnd prisoner, as well "a an
exile, Is brooalng over the mutAbilisy Of for
time, to whose inexorable laws eren Emperors
and hinEs ate aufject, tho other will revive,
y placing tho old crown Of Cha,leusagne up.
many Would that its liberties would expand
md grow eommensurately with the laurels
reaped By ita heroic armies.
Delbruck, President Of the ChaucelIory
Nsay and hockonbach, the first Minister oi
State Of Haya1ia, Ind the latter from Baden
ahd fran&h, former Minister Of Bavaria, have
| also attended tho aforementioned confer.
encer. Furthermore, the Grand Duke Of Da.
cen Is hoully expected ; 40, you see, We have
Princes and Dukes enough here now. te
supply half dozen South American repub-
pick from.
But must not forget to speak of the other
crowd which attracted my attention 10 the 90
Poaite side OF tho strEet, where the King and
his suite were standing.
an Official deep.teh had just bean posted
npo9 the Hall, which speaks Of the surrender
ahals, B.zaine, Canrobe1t, and L. Bnuf, its
G,0oo otice1s, among which appeared the name
| OF ths 78-yeAr old and long forgotten Chm.
| GARNER, wlthtts immense amount Of Amruupf-
lion and guns I walked up to tho crowd Of
French men and Women. who we're eagerly
moved with pity for these people, who ara
compelled to hear day after day nothing but .
succession Of disasse1s and disgrscea to their
arms. when al u once grsy-haired old
FEenchman exclaimed: st0h ! comn,f Ii
,neuse = Ioh! how they lie,} and With It
example, inczedulonsly shaok tneir hesds. and
left smiling, Al il to AAy Tnu rant rrnm
down such stun into us.5 It's no exseeera- IA
iion to say that to-dAY. the third day
after the surrender OF aIetz, there il mot
E!enchman IN tho city, Of Versailles, who
taken place, It ia incompzehensible to them
that IN army Of III, 600 men, With the inyinci-
bic Bazaire, should surrender, and we'll mxy
il, for it is unparalleled IN the history Of for
met wtrB.
g. On the contrary, they cling yet to tbs fatal
were scxiea or strategical 1uses on tho paft
Ct thcir Generals, &c as to draw the Prussians
further into the heart of tho country, and
there destroy them. According to thar no
tions, naxasne is on his march to relieve
Fatta. The Army Of the Loiro aud that Of
some q, 900 Tutcos with them. In vain do
you attempt to ezp1Ain Away these ilIusory
hopes Of theirs by soucd reasoniuEs I'd
proofs They. either brand you Ptussian
tPy, OF hesEtfees American for disturbing
tasm t9s,o.n u their s dreams Of past and future
took tbs news Of the surrender Of
Metz, became very indignant. saving
that, every time have to tell them pawn. il
Is OF pEussian victories, and that I have never
Eet told them Of French victories. Ergo. she
concludes, must be in tho interest Of the
when your men will. like the Germans, learn
how TO perform their duty towards their coun-
trJ, silently aud with resolute hearts, instead
0f goees,ng, over their opiates, 1t what big
things France will do, then they will, too,
have victories, which viii only be Too glad
public men leading the government, who, like
Jules FAs7e, express in their State documents,
to;the rnaster-of-f4ct sentences Of Msmark,
nothing but empty phrases and sentimental
inns, which would find moro appropriate
ptacn in tho feuilleton OF the Figaro than in 4
State paper. Action, sction, sction, and not
talk and beaut1fuils written sentences, can
save France.
Nothing. however Will saye the loss Of her
two provinces, upon which Bism1rk has set
his heart: -Four weeks ago, before she fall
contented himself Nth Elssss md
only the GermAn-speaking portion OF the
Lorraine, with Metz Included but now I an
ctedibly informed that he viii ask up to the
line Of the Maas. It Is further more than
P1oo4o44 AiA1 Ing co94ueiea provinces anal
not be incorporated with either Baden OF
DayaziA, but form kind Of separate State,
under the trtelage Of the German Dund,
enjoying no political privileges until found
worthy By their conduct to be made me1uber1
of the GaunAn Confederation. Then, Of
course, after h.ving become sufficiently |
prussianized, they Will naturally become as
much PusRiRu province II Posen after the |
partition Of Poland
Tho BAy1Eian press dees already discuss |
the probability Of Prussia getting the lions
share out Of the spoils OF this wxf, notWith- |
standing the audacious br.sssy ot ths:r
BaTasian army, howerer efated with their
successes, and aattesed By the special atteu-
lions accorded them By the PEussiAu leaders,
are ecutented With tho immediate epol1s OF |
the VIZ, without botheEing their heads aboot
the future.
Many ! bon mot IN set up 1t the expense Of
the Bayazian soldiers, but the following il one
Ut the best: When the B1y4tian soldier gets
binetcd upon \ Freuchm1n, he t1kes his !
watch cut, and, pointing upon the dll plata, |
slowly places bis finger upon the figures 9,
COMIC word Of "le diner";. then dsaws .
c;rcls over Ill the figures Of hie dial, and s,ya
"sI6 botre.~ Pour meRIs and drinks ut n |
hou1s Is the modest reputation Of tho Barr |
nan soldier The Bsva1i.n troops h&ye no
troops fail to Get 4nything, ti,ey iva IN plen-
titnde. 4 Bavazian officer told mo the Other |
other day that, when he gels into = Fteceh |
town en- his march, be hAta, md tells his |
men to scatter into tho houses and cellars,
but TO return within ha1f an hour NTH pro- |
visions and each with ms two bottles OF winc,
Says he, - Instead Of two bottles, I see them |
sting a1o1g with four bottles each, and
lot Of prpyieioua on their back" Not |
aithssAzt1inE their reputation OF being The E
pillage1s par excellence Of the army, the 1
French are morn fayo1ably disposed Il
to them than tow11d the P1u.eisns, This Il i
partly on account Of thetr being deyopt |
Catholics, which, Of eourse, covasa = multi |
tute Of sins, and partly because they say that |
they axe 3orced TO fight for P1usei1.
Tha westheE which. sinre the 18th Of thi.
month, has been r1iny and uufATufzhle for
a1my movements, coudnues to be 20. Inter
mittent fever and Eheun1tiam swell the num-
L. In, h,H.,i4n1a