New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-16
WHOLE NUMBER 1898.

tie fTehch IN refusing To yield, and the ne
| ct%,sity for devastating the country"
| The opinion of the army concerning the
! entry u; Paris concidcs with that of Won
| Noltke. The men, however are anxious to
get home: they don't care about seeing
! Paris now.
The belief prevails among the officers that
| as soon rs Paris is occupied !, majority of
the troops will be uuartercd in the city, and
there remain all the winter, experimenting
the constitutional assembly and keeping u
wide circle OF country under subjectiOn
while the army of Prince Frederick Charles
paciieS the rest of the country until the
army lately under Bazaine is brought back
to France to be used in strengthening the
bands "t the new strong government with
which peace will be made. At the head of
this government viii be Napoleon this is
the reason Why Bazanc has been sent to
Nilhelmshohe, v and of the continual comm,-
; nications between Napoleon, the King, Bis
marck and the inlpel'ialists of England and
| Belgium.
| day publishes THEIRS report on his armis-
| tlcc mission. He says he deems that he
owes to the great powers who desired an
! aIInst!ce should be concluded. 4 succinct
, account of the grave negotiations which he
consented 10 undertake. He mentions the
de~olation OF the country through which he
| passed going from Orleans to Versailles, at
whicl latter place he stopped but one mo-
mcnt.
He proceeded forthwith to Paris, stopping
ut the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confer
with the government. Passed the night in
! de!iboration and the next morning, the first
Of November, he went to meet Bismarck.
who wal perfectly aware of the nature OK
his mission he had received it at the
same time that France had the notice from
the powers that an ar,nisticc was desired, to
avoid the ctfusion of blood and to allow
France. through elections to form Il regular
government, with which to treat effectively
This was all the more evident from the
fact that Prussia had pretended that owing
to the situation OF France, she knew not to
whom TO apply. Bismarck made casual
mention that the remains of the govern
mcnt now at Cassel We're the only one
recognized by Europe. That he, however,
! merely made the remark to establish the
diplomatic tituatlon, having no lntentlonto to
mcddIe with the internal management OF
France
Theirs Immediately answered that the
government which had precipitated France
into the abyss of a war so toolish!y resolved
upon, had forever terminated its existence
with its fatal career at Sedan, and would be
for France but Il semblancc of shame and
grief. bismarck did not contest the fact,
and made with me an examination Of the
following questions of the armistice pro
posed:
TO furnish France time for the expression
OF nor Will rs 10 the government she should
choose to have. To allow entire freedom
for the elections during the armistice, and
also for the organization of the armies.
Lastly, to permit the Ievictualing of the be-
sicged places, and especially of Paris.
Bismarck seemed to have no objections to
allow any of these questions, and after an
interview, which lasted four hours, had
the right to suppose that we should agree
All nciIta and Tins conclnHa the first ut
the paciication so ardcntly desired on both
hcmisphercs.
Our conferences We're three per day, as
impatient to achieve IL result which
would cause as much noise as the cannon
we distinctly heard,
Count Won Bismarck assured me as to
III" principle of the armistice that he de-
sired a. much as any one Of the neutrals to
end hostilities, and that he desired to see
established IN France a power which might
contract lasting engagements. We were
thus IL accord on the essential points.
] demanded from twenty-five to thirty
days arlnlstIce, as this time was needed for
the votes and reunion Of the elected candi-
dates. Bismarck did not contest this, and
seemed TO accept twenty-five days. AS to
the elections, Bismarck assured me they
should be free in the departments occupied
Nv the FrIissianS.
He made known !: reservation concerning
near the German frontiers. and German in
origin | Immediately answered that the
al1nlstlce must not be delayed by the argu-
ment of questions which came within the
provinces ot a treaty of peace.
Bismarck said il was better not to dis
cuSA these questions, and that he, if not ad-
hitting the electoral agitation in said prov
inccs. would not refuse that they be repre-
scented in the future National Assembly by
notable, free in opuiOn, as other represen-
tatiVrS.
After pause we then arranged as to the
conduct OF the armies. Bismarck referred
this to the generals aud to the King. This
was the conclusion arrived at, viz: The bel
hgercnt- We're to stop where they were on
the day OF the 81 %ning OF the armistice.
Lastly canio the question of rcvictualing-
and here again Bismarck wished to consult
the military commanders, 50 matters were
deferred /" the next day. On the third,
when | saw Bismarck, he seemed uneasy
and pr.octupied. and asked if l had any
news from Paris. | answered him mo"
He then said Paris is in revolution, and
q new government is proclaimed. | replied:
If disorder for the moment has triumphed,
the people. love OF order and patriotism
will soon restore order. | was forced how
ever. to suspend the negotiations; but re
.cvca proof that was not mistaken.
saw Bismarck that night, and resumed
the negotiations on the subject of revictual-
ing, explaining the principle that at the
end o: the almi5tice each belligercnt must
be in the same contiti0n as at the com
mcnrCmcMt.
Bismarck, speaking in the namo of the
military leaders. pronounced against the re
victlaling. unless he received Il military
equivalent. ! demanded to know what he
meant. lie answered. Il fort-perhaps more
than one.
Immediately stopped bismarck, saying: