, 1870-11-16
A PLAN OF sEr1LEMEHr.

ana Selk-IeSpeCt, anu 4Qfu18A haE with that
which she most nsodR, \ government and
a sovereign. This is to unite the Govern
nents Of France and Belgium, at least To
the extent Of giving them one Executive,
viz: King Leopold, at Belgium, and,
probably, Of bringing them also under one
Parliament, with the pzoriso tint each !
shall remain subject to its own national |
debt, and that France shall assume the |
burden Of indemnifying Prussia for the
present war.
Of course, all theosizers at present rs.
sume that PEussiau victories are To con-
inue, and that, sooner OF, later, such a
peace as Prussia shal1 dictate must be
made. In accepting this assumption,
it is safe to remember that, at
the outset of the wal, the same theorizers
assumed that France would invnae Ger
many and the only question was whether
the marck to Berlin would be ria Stras-
bourg, Mayenoe, and Frankfort, o. whothsr
Coblentz and the fortress of Ehrenbreit-
stein, On the Rhine, would first withstand
the impetuosity Of The Frenct assault
It is possible, therefore, that there may
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such as Napoleon, La Bueuf, Bazaiue, Mac
Aahon, and, perhaps, even Trochu, may
disappear from the stage, new and young
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u shonia he 3fegerded as an anon IN
war that olo. ..5e1efas can never aent new
wafs: s1uss'a ~ena m'o z'ne iaee ~as unaef
Generals VINO Won fne'r spu1a IN ING i.tae
campaign against Denmark, anu graduated
with honor only tour years ago IN the cam
psien win Ansen1 aut cantooess' MAO
Manoni fsazalne, ana VnanBa1ntet' we're
me hetoea OF me tnmaan -wa1, aoa ,oi
Mexaco and Italy. Younger men than
these must nent the present oatues OF
france. WIN lew noted e9eepoons,
senefaishfP EXISTS only N men from 20 20
~ years OF age
But those who speculate upon the future
! of France assume that she has no such un-
developed resources OF victory, and that
| nothing now awaits her but such terms ns
Prussis may exact Yielding to this as
sumption, the suggestion Of Leopold u. of
Belgium, for King Of the Trench has much
to commend it He is grandson Of Louis
Philippe by the mothers side. though his
father Was of German stock, a SAKE Cobutg.
He is half French in family, md thorough
4 II French and Catholic, like his peopIs, in
feeling and sympathy. OF the population
Of Belgium in 1868, 4, ,s5o, 600 were Catho-
lie, and only 5000 were Protestant.
Belgi vas part Of France
from 1874 to 1916. when, by. tho
action Of the allied powers, and from a
desire to weaken France, rather than from
apy consultation of the wishes Of the Bel.
cinus. the country was merged in Holland.
Her independence was achieved in 1885,
by revolution, which would have failed
but for the timely assistance Of = Frenct
army, under command Of the Duke of Or
leanR In gratitude for this aid, the Belgi
ans first offered the crown TO- the Duke d.
Nemousa, Louis Phi1lippets son, who de
clined. and then to the present King Leo