The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-09-09

State Department This morning. from
Minister Motley. dated London, Sep.
3: Emperor Napoleon surrendered
yesterday st Sedan to the King Of
Prussia. The whole French vfmy q:
Sedan are prisoners Of var.
(Signed) MOTLEY.
The following has been received,
addressed to the Secretary Of State
LoEDoN. Sept. 3 Ii P M:-Tbe
Emperor and McM4hon have surreu-
dered the army At Sedan to iii" King.
Tie Emperor's residence is to Re APP
pointed by he King after an inter
view with him. The capitulariOD
vas concluded with Gen. Wimpfren
instead Of Nc Mabon, who was woun-
ded. (Signed) MOTLEY.
From the Purport of all the dis
patches received to Monday the
Union & American concludes that.
atfrst glance. a speedy termination Of
the xar.is probable. The surrender
Of n on. the wounding of McMa-
hon "a The capture or disarmament
of his troops, would. from our stand
point, seem to render the surrender
Of Bazaine and his command inevita-
BILE. 1t is now evident that the mcee-
ments of McMahcn since he left Cha.
lois have been to relieve B,ztins~
from the tolls into which Ohe was
driven after the battle Of Gravlotte.
McMahoh having failed. notwilh-
standing his heroic efforts to accom-
plish his purpose. Bazaine must snr-
r nder. These two commands being
disposed of. 40 open country is l=G,
to Paris. There the Ptussians will
find strong Qualifications and large
but undisciplined army. The train
ed soldiers of France are not within
Paris. They will probably take no
further part in this contest. The
surrender or capture Of Paris, there
fore. seems to be inevitable. Ii so,
the sooner the better. But will that,
with the Surrender of Napoleon and
tie capture of the commands Of Nc
Mahoa aud Bazsiue. bring Peaee?-
Alb, there is the rub We are near
err the end Of the war than when it
opened. but of it's com p}ica!ions and
difficulties We know absolutely moth
ing. AS stated by the N. Y. Times.
the Germans may reach Paris with
out disaster and yet there may not be
peace. They may proclaim them-
selves masters of the capital and die
tate terms 10 the Empire, and still
there may not be peace. The over
throw Of the Bon parte dynasty viii
not be the annihilation Of France. a
Republic or Dictatorship may not
confess that he nation is holplesS
til after prolonged and desperate
Struggle. lie ultimate result Of it
as between Germany and France we
do ~ doubt; Jet peace may not be
reached soon, or until after the cou
fict shall have changed its forms,
and rendered the COSTS to both i'm =
measurably greater than they sye st
present Besides, it is not by any
means certain that other powers will
be able to stand aloof The terms of
peace to be dictated by King William
may be objected to by other ma
tions as concerning themselves-and
.leu who can tell what will hap
pea. A Rpublic in France will pro-
duce fermentation in Spain and Italy,
and perhaps also in tie Austrian do
minions and Polish Prussia-and
though Germany emerge out OF all
consolidated and triumphant. VI can
de- fine the intermediate contingencies?
The victory OF Germany Hspo-
leon may be near-but vii i8SriDg
peace? If King WiiiaT will stand
by his declaration, that he wages
war, not on France, but on Napoleon,
then We mayNP eedily expect 8 Eu-
can peace, but if Bismar K should
insist upon a curlailment Of the pro-
portions of France. then it may be
that we have not yet seen the begin
ming Of the end.
Tie tenor Of the cable dispatches
odnesday indicates veay plainly
that the French people enthusiasm
cally favor prosecution of the war.
while the movements Of the hostile
al mics give color to the presumption
that more blood will be shed before
an adjustment is effected. There is
TX of pace proposals and ncgotis =
Iicns, but they weigh light in the
balance compared to the defiant ut
terances of united and republican
France, and the rapid march Of half
a million Of armed Geamaus toward
tile French capital. The new repub
lie has been received with JOY and
enthusiasm all ever France.
LATEST The Prussiaus continue
their advances Oh Paris aud will reach
it in day or two, while the French
continue vigorous preparations for
defense. There is said 10 be mutt
nous spirit displayed by the French
inside the Qualifications. The only
fighting within The past few days
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