The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-03

devotion, all their courage-in word, oil tne
living forces OF the country. the journals are tne
that arouse and inname the spirit Of PATRIOTISM The
Ministry has In is midst journalist who but yestef'
day was chief editor OF the Votontaire that Minis
ASK these two men whether 1t is well at This III.
preme moment to break the pen patriotic writers,
| and TO say, with their hands upon their hearts,
whether they love the dynasty more than they love
France We believe Ia behalf Of their honor tnat
| they Will answer "No ~ 'f-..ts-,> g. .r
| Eeyertneless hey did. - y.
lie Figaro which passes with nash of the pen
from grave TO gay, from lively to severe has on
one page call for subscription for sword of honor
TO MacMahon, and announces the receipt OF $500 IN
ten cent contributions between ten A. NJ. and SIX
M. On another it gives the following anecdote to
show that the Prussians as steady with the
die as with the needle gun.
We were chatting yesterday with clever fellow
tailor-whO told US mat very many shops were
nunDerless German Sctneiders from Paris, ana we
asked why the 'bosses' showed such o preference
Tor those workmen. lit Is not" he REPLIED "be-
cause the Germans are better workmen, but they
are punctualty ITSELF and when they promise piece
Of work they deliver 1t on the minute" hope that
TINS innocent remark may not subject me TO the
wrath OF the Parsians.
The German military schnetders have shown their
skill In cutting on and making pantao0ns for Mar
sinai BaZaine.
La Pas,re, in It's solid way, defends the Bank Of
France. 1t says
Several journals have from different points OF
view directed very vehement attacAs against the
bank. For instance, they accuse II of having con-
tronted the present crisis with an insufficient num-
Der OF 100 franc and fifty franc bls they are sur
prsed that 1t does not issue twenty-five franc notes;
they blame 1t for not letting tradesmen have enough
OF CON- tor not coming out strongly enough IN aid
Of commerce anu manufactures, and they even atm
sharp and bitter criticism certain regents Of the
bank These reproaches strike altogether exag-
gerated and unjust The bank has had to struggle
M svv..~ IN &" nj NIL
ties which It was not In Its power to
overcome more RAPIDLY. The plates for or
got ready on the instant and, by the way we regret
the existence OF those notes since twenty franc
pio'es were what was wanted. Time Is required Tor
the emission OF the 100 and the fifty franc notes Also
The regents OF the bank nave to think OF variety
OF interests, and have to examine the situation
carefully before they act, and we thank and feicl-
tate them for what they are doing.
The opinion Rationale speaks thus OF the 'Tactics
OF Prussia:r--
II is new invasion OF the style OF the barbarians
that has just flung Itself on France The Prussians,
weapons have undertaken 10 crush us with num-
bers at the risk OF running all Germany which has
become their blind instrument
Elsewhere Count Bismarck comes in for a curry
ing
NJ. de Bismarck depends upon the army OF spies
which he has let loose upon all Europe almost as
much as upon the armies OF Prince Frederick
Charles. General Steinmetz and the Prince Royal
He has, at the same time, managed to surround
with allurements and draw into his camp distin.
gushed men ana influential Journals even so far as
to the very heart Of free England.
Here we rest for to-day. The modes Of expires.
sion and the dverties OF topic many; but there
is one undert0ne noticeable all the journals of
France coming 10 us from every quarter-intense
establishment and chagrin at the existing
situation, keen disgust with the ruling 'powers
that be-" wild patriotic energy without any fixed
direction, excepting defence and the wreaklng Of
vengeance on those who are to blame-but not a
sound Of Bourbonism or Orleanism in their whole
Outcry. Meanwhile the "Marseillaise" rings through
their columns 1t does upon the streets and in the
public places and the great throe beneath 1t all
is an uprising OF the entire French people for final
and complete dcverance.