The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-15
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PARIS, August 14.-The Journal
OficieI contains the following intelli-
gence, which it is authorized to give
to the public:
At the beginning of the war With
Prussia, the Emperor received ad-
dresses from the principal native
chieftains of the three provinces of
Algiers, who asked that they be per-
mitted TO march and fight by the side
of our troops, and to open subscrip-
tious for sufferers by the war.
The Empress Regent, on the report
Of the Keeper of Seals, has commuted
and reduced the sentences of ], 1,641
convicts who are now confined
in all kinds of penitentiaries and
establishments In France and beyond
the sea. The Imperial elemency is
applied especially to those cases where
uniform conduct has given the pris-
oner claim to its 10 indulgence
One of the public journals of this
city still presumes to doubt that real
work is going on for the armament
and defense Of Paris. Although it
Inay be an act of treason to speak thus
in the face of the enemy. such ipsinu-
ations impose the necessity of a reply,
notwithstanding the danger of doing
SO. All the material necessary for
the armament of Paris is in Paris
itself, where more than 900 cannon
are already mounted on the walls of
those forts which are likely to be first
threatened with an attack. A work
of placing others 10 positions contin-
ues without interruption day and
night.
Yesterday 1900 workmen were en-
gagged in cutting off the streets lead
ing into Paris. This work has been
completed and nothing remains but to
close up the openings in the walls and
place drawbridges in position. Thou
sands of laborers are occupied out
side the walls on earthworks, mines,
bitches, etc, which will connect a
complete network of forti6eations
around the capital.
The facts and figures we are obliged
to give in order to reply to perfdious
and erroneous insinuations and to re
store the confidence of good citizens.
If such questions should be renewed,
their authors will have to answer for
their conduct before the Council of
War. where they will be subject to all
the consequences of the law, for there
are hours-and now more than ever
when Justice cannot sleep. The
public opinion of Europe does justice
to the heroic courage of our soldiers
! and the energy with which the whole
nation rises as one man, prepared to
repair the unexpected reverses. Our
enemies counted on forty divisions,
which would have been treason to the
national cause. The patriotism of
the Chambers and the country has
disappointed Decentralization.
In the Corps Legislatif, the Right
and Left rival each other 10 eager
ness to push to the last limit Of
vigor their spirit of devotion to
France. The new Ministry finds that
it has the active and loyal co-opera-
tins of the country's Representatives.
The session of the 10th of August
will distinguish that day as among
the most noble in parliamentary an
nails. Never has nation acted under
an inspiration of sentiments more
elevated. This attitude of the Cham
bers is both encouragement and re-
/ compense for the troops. The soldiers
feel that the whole nation is behind
them, and that the hour approaches
when the enemy will be chased from
the land.
/ A review of the diplomatic situa-
ton shows how eficacious has been
the effort made to place on a good
footing our relations with foreign
powers on every point which touches
the present crisis. At the beginning
of the contest, Bismarck sought TO
accomplish the following objects: 1st,
to awaken against US the susceptible
ties of England on the Belgian ques-
tion; %, to cement an alliance be.
tween Prussia and Russia; Sd, to en-
broil us with Spain through the Ho-
henzollern affair; and, 4th, to alien
ate US from Italy on the Roman Ques-
tions. This entire combination has
failed.
Russia has not signed the treaty as
Bismarck expected, and public opin-
ion throughout the Empire of the
Czar is more and more unfavorable to
the exaggerated extension of the
Prussian monarchy, and is far from
being hostile to us. Spain has shown
us nothing but eordiality, and the
same is true of Italy. By agreement
with the Cabinet of Florence, we
have taken up our position again on
the basis of the Convention of the
10Th of September, and solution OF
the question has bsen accomplished
to our common satisfaction and
without raising any difficulty; thus,
neither at London, nor at st. Peters
burg, nor at Madrid, nor at Florence,
has Bismarck succeeded in carrying
out his programme. The sympathies
of Denmark Tor US continue to be as
warm as before the war. Our fleet is
before the port of Kiel, and a great
event takes place on that coast.
Austria and Italy are filing up their
armies.
Unquestionably the negotiations for
peace cannot for an instant be enter
tained at moment when war was
only Just commenced. aud when the
national feeling declares itself with
admirable energy. An idea of weak
ness cannot visit the heart of single
Frenchman. So our relations with
foreign powers are what they should
be, the new Minister Of Foreign Af-