, 1870-10-04
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TIE Siege. OF Paris and the Sit
nation Elsewhere. -
German Comments on Victor
Hugo. !;
American Recognition of the
French Republic.

Recognition of the
French Republic.
Disposition Of the French Prisoners.
trRoN oCR srBc1AL coKR1aPoSpxxr.l
BERLIN, sep.-H-
All Germany expects the "City Of tho
World," rs Victor Hugo styles itin hia poett-
cal address to the Germans, to fall in few
dase, not BY force, fo1 this would coat too
many lives, bit simply by the
cutting on Of Ill communications
With the surrounding country, and
Eta1ve It into submission. Fol. my part do
not shase in this general expectation Of au
easy entrance into Paris, for the simple rsa=ou
that the vert class Of r:1isians to whom
the dcfeuce Is mainly entrusted il tie rerg
one uhich has tile to lose in case Of to:al de-
struction Of the city. II is the ciase which under
the empire WAS constantly kept under tho
surveillance OF lietri- The class, Which,
tircc 1852, was inpatiently waiting for an op-
perfume time. In word, this clnss contains
Ia jcune France, the children OF the republic,
tue working zen Of the surrounding fRuboure-.
who now, since they are armed, will 6ght like
terccious beasts, OK il suu please, like Spar
taus, in the furts, on the walls and III the
streets OF Paris. 1t IL airsady cr1deu. FROM
the many attacks from guesilla bands, TT
which German transports through Elsasa
and Lo:hz:ngeu are subject to. that the
Erc1ch intend tilis 10 be wN to the knife.
Evan such aa7tazllr mesns OF revenge
IS the Lam massacre, synopsis Of
which the ess1e. has, in al rrobabil-
uy, already givtn you, il applaud
Cd by the Fri nch press. ii the COMMANDER
Of the for. had undertaken the yoysge into
the c:ouds btfose cariiulating, he would,
ju1eea by tie code OF military gsory and bon
as martyr hero, bat, a. lie tteacheEousls
eealtu Il his capitutAtiou mita La aua with tho
killing of 10th Lis friends and foes, he einks
TO the level Of the most s1l!ainous murderer.
The Germans, hearing Of this new act Of
t1eschety on the part uf the French, became
one could bear ttou. the knots ut people wh"
| gathered around the official despatch that
| c,.n:aired the news: ''Now it is tins for re-
tasstc1y sueasuzc-," " ,ur King haa treated
that g, hurken seoundrel, (mcaui''g Napoleon)
TOO we'll" and msns such e.clanatio1as
l
Berlin Ircss, however, rotains her
cool and dsgnifed langnagc. Whether
this is done voluntarily OF ly ordek il hard to
ray. You nust remember, however, that the
little trcctom Of the press which the German
EuLd has heretofore enjoyed Is now greatly
circunscribed by tho s.neceseit,ts OF Tho var. y
a. the Eerliner Police Direction cunlescenus
| to state in Ills xatning4 to tic several newe-
papers. There arc already scores Of cascA Gu
the dorket against rAFions Offenders. The
press Of neslin Ia especially ia a verT taucat-
able condition. OF deepatc:les they can in
fert nothing Of militt = character (acd what
despatch il not such in tine Of wa1}. without
first having them inspected By the Censor. It
ycry often happens, ~ in the instance Of tho
Lson catastrophe, thzt tho government docs
not publish the Hing 3 dsspafches to the Quecn
for several days after their reception, and that
tho Berlin rress bare TO learn most OF the
news irt IN the columns OF the Vienna or Bel
cian newspapers, where the freedom Of the
i1eea il lens eircunscnbed .han in berlin.
They bear it, however. with true Teutouian
the Wat t1e,e will be reckpninE." hut very
much DOUBT wlelber their muzxles will not be
drAwn tighter after tho var. AZ there have
come Lut three dcAuatches fruE1 the King
turing the wetk {the last bearing the number
Of The furty-afth or tie clmrsigr, and gising
rhe at Laol), the prcss and people Of Berlin
occupy themselves with epcculationa over the
present strenuous Efforts VI Russia to put
'tctreK III 6ghtinG trim and to concentrate a
large army on the prussian frontier. oscs
y'etor Hugo's audress tn the German nation
in which he comp1accntly askg the King to KC
home that the war WAS begun by the En-.
| Teror that the Emperor waa deposed, aud
The republic would ob1gate itself never to in.
vAlo German territory for tho sake Of terrific
rial e1teutton. I ssy they speculate ant
| laugh over this "roesical hut very unprartica
l 4a-t I'm pnF fSf kha Atfh n
"Lee NiserableA-" They rub shtie haaaa osc
the answer TO this s.mo address. It appear
in to-da.t rape1t, and. among MANY oshe
gotd points, ii contains tho following siiaT
and practical .remask "Quant moi j'aim'
becoup SOS oriensales como poesie naais com
mo ea1antie do pais j'.ime mseu1 Metz" q
for n,yself, I Ike your effuslons as poctr,
hut, AZ u guaranty for peace, like Metz bel
ter.) This is at out the general e1fe:t I'll
great poeFs address produced on the practlcz
mind of tue Germans. must not, howesal
forget to menfien That's very large eh4re
: the spcculations Of tho German mind an
!. | prees Has devoted, during the week, to II
, | prompt f.coXnition Vi tho Fae, eh Repnbl
! ~ tho United States. Thoy caunot unde
stand why tho Cuion should te 70 oveEhast
r rcom-like over night, on the ruins Of Il
! eupi.u which they, the Germans, b,
: cat,st d 10 crumblc to pieces. They say, au
with some grain Of trutf,, s'WEa. figure wou
:, | all s,.ch hasty seceSuitions cut, were they
: take the captive Emperor from Wilhelnehol
tack to Paris, placa him upon bis throue A1al
ard there conclude peace with tho etnrlrc !:
10 ms arguments that our Cuion. ~ zepu
lie, nts ouui 10 recognize tho proclaimed t
lTlt1ic Of = f1iesl1l: nalinn, who ha. FendeE
i lls in tiuee past important service. Eeceiv
r the reply that they did not object to tho nc
Il reccsLitior. ba. to the lopg.worded letter
!, s,mfa,hy which 3l1. WashburGe saw fit
d write on the occssicn. They complain that
E rtaiy, in Abe beginning Of the wAr, Ns: Vas
j bu1ut, Oh one occasion+ expressed 20 tue Fl
t press his wish for the success OF tue Fren
q cauee, and that he compared Sspo!eon to y
J. cola. wlio. dWing lis darkest bouts. never Il
u his manly courage. AL these charges inar
| brains Of the Be1Iiner. I merely repeat th'
to you to eilow with what the public mind fef
itself at home while waiting for more imp
1&nt nnws from the army. Only ye=te1s
II was currently reported and credited u
Nj. Bancroft was directed frou Nasssingt
to ofIer to the bc1lecreuts tho mediatio,.
our government. The preas discussed =
subject in friendly spirit. They said Il
tho Cnited States, aboye all Govesnmen
would Ia hes, adapted TO act ~ msdistor.
TO rs1.ialisy OF enn,i'y could BE- ascsibes'
her toward any Of the contendiug partiea.
ra,c but li,tic credit to she rnn.ot, aud
t3,x's les2..cilsB frun, Now York ful!r ju
| lied nc III doing sc. Tie time for friru
n4etiaslun Eaa not arrived get. Ssitlcr
Eirr. nor hls right bon er, Esmark. would
tea - any propositions thas see o. tAls'
80, jnst hrre il the hardest nut TO cra:k yet.
tttugh re hear to-day that = strong dets
rleIn Of the German army have already O.
lied Meaux, C,ecy. points onIy few m
clstnut f.ou, fa.lr, cusilsiGn IL not e1pee
1or eome days yet. Tie besieBinE a1mJ, !
MT over 3e0, 900 men Of all arms. This Ii
4rr j. hardly sufficient to make any serious
1acks on fifteen strongly fortified and deta
I'd forte, vlose cross-nfo wuuid e
n,aud every possible advance toR
tho si1ts-.ix. gates which n!srco the e4ua
frrtiied wall VI the city. nor u this army
dciens 10 draw complete EItlc arour
li:,e of defeEcc which ia over thirty ntlet
~,-, eircutnfe1ence. It is evidently the intent
e. Molske t1rst to dispose of Bazalnc at VI
Thlrich At SsrasboSrg: IL orcer TO %,
ensL1eI to nse the eo3, 900 troops VI
a5e p4s 'Ssse neessosF tTo stubborn 'G5 s coms s
cys. How long Moiske will havs to wait
lnr the surrender Of afetz, may to slightly
fsr,ed from the answer winch Bazsins sen
Prince Frederick Gail, when tnuaaenet
euuender the place. whlt At .hs r. sss.e r
II cs1e ut'thibe for the Eaps-og: hss'
Ne:z am the Commanding Gentral-
decd, this Mexican hero shows hlnself t.
:naan of s1eraer etuff than hi5 late mas
4fahc. sitter Liz aitgraesiul tau. s"HEp 1.: P
:, himself, 10 shilt the biamo OF The pe
~. ing VIZ from his shoulder.
III. Charge It 10 the 8 Pressure Of puelis oPsnis
H. such Rc13F. uttered in conversation with
~ a,owed enemy, is. Indeed, a+la.ns sd insai, Eai
om- !n5u1! on thc us1u =. tso;.ssr Nsn, y,ie
: ,1,s ror Mont Na-re, who pl.yed ssci COM
.sn M uoas paris in the defence of raris in l
s0s nor the French Acct, which has eeeome