The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-27

The following is the full text (received by
cable) of the important circular letter from
Bismarck concerning the means and con-
ditions OF peace addressed to the North Ger
man representatives abroad:
MEIuX, Friday September 16.
Your Excellency is familiar with the circular
which N, Jules Favre has addressed to the
foreign representatives Of France IN the name
oil the men at present holding power IN Paris,
and who call themselves "Ge GouUer1,en,et de
In DSfsnce Na6onal." l lave learned stimuli
taneously that II. Theirs has entered upon
confidential mission to tie foreign courts, and
I NAV nresume that he will endeavor on the
one side to create O belief In the love for peace
of the present Partisan government, and on
the other side will request the Intervention OF
shall deprive Germany of the fruits of her vic
tories. and for the purpose OF preventing every
basis of peace which would make the next at
tack of France on Germany more difficult.
We cannot believe in the sincerity OF the
present Partisan government TO make peace
so long as it continues by its Language ana Ns
acts at home to excite the passions OF lhe peo-
OF population stung by the sufferings OF war,
and to repudiate In advance every basis ac-
ceptabe to Germany as unacceptable 10y
France. By such course 1t becomes lmpossl-
BILE to make peace The people should De pre-
pared for peace by calm words and IN Terms
corresponding to the gravity OF the situaGlon. Ion
If we are to believe that negotiations win
us for peace are honestly intended, the de-
mand that we should conclude an armistlce
without any guarantees for our conditions OF
peace could be meant seriously only on lne
supposition that We lack military or pohtlcai
Judgment, or are Indifferent to the lnteresIs
of Germany. Moreover, the hope eniertalued
by the present rulers In Paris oil dlPlonatlc
or material intervention OF the neutral powers
in favor OF France prevents the French ma
tlon from seeing the necessity OF peace. Wnen
the French nation become convinced lhaG as
they have wantonly conjured up the war alone,
and Germany has had to fight 1t out alone,
they must also settle their account with Ger
many alone, they Will soon put an eue u t'ell
resistance, now surely unaVailing.
II would be an act OF cruelty TO tne Frencn
people by the neutral powers to permit the
Partisan government to nourlsn among Lhe
people hopes OF Intervention that cannot De
realized, and thereby lengtnen tne contes,: % x :,
we are tar from any inclination TO mix IN
the internal affairs of France. ills immaterlal
to us what kind of government the French
neople shall formally establish for themselves.
The government of the Emperor Napoleon mas
hitherto been the only one recognized oy US.
Our conditions of peace, with whatever gov
ernment, legislating tor the purpose we may
have to negotiate with, are Wnoly laSepSnueGhs 1 Sah
of the question how or by whom the trench
nation 4 governed. They are prescribed to US
by the nature of things, and by the law OF sell
defence against g. violent and hostile nelgnpor.
THE unanimous voice of the Germanic GOV
ernments and the German people demands
that Germany shall be protected Dy oeIteI
boundaries than we have hitherto nad agalnss
the dangers and violence we nave e1periehceu
from ali French Governments for centuries.
So long az France remains in possession OF
Strasbourg and Metz, 30 long Is lts OnenslVe
strategicaIly stronger than our defensive so
far as ali South Germany and North Germany
m the left bank of the Rhine are concerned.
Strasbourr in the possession OF France IS
cate wide open for an attack on South Ger
many. In the hands of Germany, Strasoourg
and Metz obtain defensive cnaracter.
In more than twenty wars We nave never
been the acgressors on France; ana we de-
mand of the latter nothing else than our safe
tv in onr own land, so often threatened by It.
France. on the other hand, will regard any
peace that may be made now rs an armlstlce
only. and, in order 10 ayenge the present de-
feat. will attack us In the same quarrelsomc
and wanton manner as this year, as soon as it
feels strong enough IN It's own resources OF III
foreign alliances. r c.u
whose Initiative alone hitherto the disturb
ances of Europe have resulted, to resume the
offensive. we at the same time act in the inter-
est OF Europe, which is that OF peace. From
Garmany no disturbance OF the European
neace ia TO be feared. Although France had
been trying to force the war upon us for four
and ressranng sne
sanity outraged by France, had prevented Its
Occurrence. We mean now for our future
safety to demand the price OF our mighty eff
forts. We shall demand only that which we
mus must have for our defence. Nobody will be
able to accuse us of want OF moderation If we
insist upon this just and equitable demand
Your Eycelency will make these views your
own, and advocate them in discussions.
BISMARCK.