The Portland daily press., 1870-10-31
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WARRINGTON.
BlsMARCK'S VIEW OF THE FRENCH SITUATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3O.-Baron Gerolt, the
PrusSlan munster, has received from Count
Bismarck the following memorial of the con-
sequences to wRlch Paris will pc exposed by
prolonged r+sistance:-The conditions of the
armistice offered to jules Favre, Intended as
basis for the re establishments of order in
France, has been rejected by him and his col
leagues. They thereby decree tue continuance
OF the struggle, which, according to the course
of late events, appears without chance of
success for the French people. Since then the
prospects of France in this war, so flu of sac
rifices have still further declined. Toul and
Strasbourg have fallen. Paris ia closely sur
rounded and German troops are advancing by
the Loire. The large forces heretofore engaged
near the above fortresses are now at The
free disposal of the German commanders. The
country has to bear the consequences + the
war. An outrance has been decreed by the
French authorities in Paris. Its sacrifices
will be unnecessarily increased, and its social
condition will suffer more and more dangerous
decomposition. The command OF the Ger
man armies does not find itself in a situation
to counterfeit this, but it perceives clearly the
CONSEQUENCES OF the resistance shown by the
powers in France and feels compelled to Call
general attention to one point, namely, the
special condition of Paris. The heaviest at
tacks heretofore made from this Capital, on
the 18th and 30th of last month, in which the
clue VI Uu6 dTnleS COllcCUeu III tudL Guy nave
cot been able to throw back the first line of the
besieging forces, lead to the conviction that the
Capital will fall sooner or later If the time of
surrender is postponed by the provisional gov
eminent for national defence until the threat
ening want of provisions necessitaies captu-
lation most terrible results must follow. The
unwise destruction Of railway bridges and
canals within certain distances around Paris by
the French has not been able to stay for mo-
ment the advaace of the German armies. All
communications by land or water needed for
military operations have been re established in
very short time. These repairs naturally re-
gard military interests exclusively, while other
distractions, even after the capitulatiOn, will
prevent for long time communication of the
Capital With the provinces. 1t will be aDSO ute
impOssibility for German commanders, when
that case occurs co prov de for one single day 8
rations for population of nearly 100000
The environs of ,ris to the distance OF several
days journey, since all the stores there are
necessarily required for the use of the German
TROOPS will then offer no resources and will
not permit the inhabitants of Paris to evacuate
by roads into the country. The inevitable re-
suit would be the starvation of hundreds.
Thousands OF persons In power in France can
not tail to discern these consequences as clear
| ly as the German commanders, and since with
the latter nothing is left but to carry on the
war proffered, The rulers of France are respon-
sibe for forcing such extremes.
EXTRACT FROM SECRETARY Cox's LETTER OF
RESIGNATION.
Staten Island, Sept. 80, 1S70-My Dear Sir
When Congress al jOurned in the summer l
| was credbly Informed that somewhat sys-
| tematic effort would be made before their re-
assembling to force a change in the policy we
| have pursued in the Interior Department.
| The removal OF, the Indian service from the
| sphere of ordinary political patronage has been
De culIarly distasteful to many influential mem
| bers in both Houses, and in order to enable
L emil
am satisfied you ought not to be embarrassed
| by any other causes of irritation in the same
| department. My views of the necessity OF re
| form III the civil service have brought NE more
or less into collision with the plans of our &C.
| tive political managers, and my sense OF duty
| has obliged me to oppose some OF their methods
OF action through the department. have nc
doubt whatever that the public sentiment will
oon+r or later fully sustain these efforts at
| what regard as needed reforms, but ough,
not to overlook the fact that for the present
they involve opposition which it may not be
Tor the interest OF this administration to pro
| woke, and as my personal tendency is to be
rather more than less persistent in the cause
| to which am committed, / deem it my duty
| TO place in your hands my resignation of The
office of Secretary of the Interior, to take effec
as soon as you can conveniently dc .ermioe up,
| on nv succ, ssOr
To the President.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, d. G. Oct. 18th
1870.
Your letter of the 81 inst, rendering you
resignation as Secretary of the Interior is JUS
received. As suggested by you it will be ac
cepted, to take place upon the completion, o
the annual report of the department now be
ing prepared to accompany my message tt
Congress. 1t parting company, permit me q
say that highly appreciate the zeal aud apili
ty you have ever shown in discharging your OF
ficIal duties hope your relat0ns in I'M
| new Sphere Won hava nointad ont for VOurSPl