Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-08
Further Incidents of Sedan
FROM FRANCE.


Tribune Correspondent on the Situa-
ton In Paris-What the Empress
Says.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA Tribune cor
respondent telegraphs: From the aspect
of parties we could suppose that the news
of great victory had been received.
Such perfect unanimity never witnessed.
As it is Sunday, the men are walking
about with their wives and children in
holiday dresses. ......-.
The National Guard are marching
home along the boulevards as though
they had come from review. Windows
aud sidewalks are lined with people
cheering them. 1t is felt by all that the
surrender of the chief of State must be
repudiated by the nation; that it has been
repudisted and that the dishonor falls con-
sequently on one man and not ON
France. ! hear that last night
the general opinion among politicians
was that Prussia will grant fair terms of
peace, and they must not be rejected.
The difficulty, however, is to find states
men who will incur the odium of urging
peace. 1t has been suggested that an
anonymous ministry of nObodes should
then disappear.
Twas told this morning by gentleman
attached to the Court that the Empress is
indignant with the Emperor She says that
he is a coward and never should have
been taken alive. My friend tells methat
as far as yet known at the Tuilleries he
behaved with an absolute want of digni-
IL, and that he recommended Gen. Wimp-
fen to surrender, and that he himself ap-
peared to be 80 afraid of his oTn troops
avenging their disasters on him that he
seemed to have but one thought, and that
was to get safe away within the Prussian
lines. ..
A Correspondent Gives the Reason
why Napoleon Went TO War-A Biz
of Inside History.
New YORK, Sept. THE Tribunes
Paris correspondent writes again that
story is current in Paris which would ac-
count for the difference between the paper
and the effective force of the army, and
which, to a certain extent, explains why
the Emperor rushed into war although he
knew that he was unprepared for it.
OF late years his civil list has not been
large enough to provide for the lavish ex
pense of his court, his largesses to his
adhJrents and the secret service money
which was required to keep up the love
of Imperialism among his subjects.
About 1000, 900 pounds sterling were
therefore taken from the ministry of war
and handed over to him.
The larceny was concealed by stores,
| figuring in accounts, which never had been
bought, and counting money, which was
paid into the military treasury by those
who were drawn for CONSUMPTION, to ena-
bic the Government TO buy substitutes.
Regiments fullytbree thousand strong only
had an effective force of fifteen hundred.
Money for substitutes and the supposed
yearly cost of substitutes were appropriated
to the civil list. When the Emperor was
obliged to yield to the cry for parliament
tary government, he knew that the next
Legislatif Assembly would contain so
many constituencies, that even if there
were still an imperial majority, the scanda-
lOus fraud would be brought to light, and
his only chance, therefore, was to wage
dI, 81 luGl d SuCCGSSlul
put off parliamentary investigation, and
the falling off in men and stores
might thus be ascTibed to the war.
Marshal Leboeuf and the personal ad-
herents of the Emperor were in the
secret, and they felt that they must sink
or swim with their master, and that for
themselves as well as for him the only
chance of impunity was in victory, but
when the chief TObs, the subOrdinates will
rob, too. The Emperor and his Minister
of War found they could not well count
on the men and stores which they i'm
| agined they possessed. Food and am
muDition were found to be wanting for
a movement across the frontier; hence
the delay to attack, and the subsequent
| disasters.
The same correspondent telegraphs that
the Figaro proposes a national subscrip-
ton 70 reward the man who murders the
General commanding around Strasbourg.
| Waiting TO Hear from Uncle Sam.
PARIS, Sept. Jules Favre is await
ing response to his telegram recently
sent to the United States Government
tits thought the reply will have great eff
| feet throughout the country.
PruSSians at scissors, Marching
Rapidly on Paris-NcthIng from
StrasbOurg.
PARIS, Sept. French Engineers arc
destroying the tunnels on the railroad
lines running east out of Paris.
The Prussian advance is said to be neal
Scissors, marching rapidly towards Paris
Nothing has been received from Stras
bourg for day or two
Gen. Trochu reiterates his statement
that Paris is safe. Adjoining depart
ments are organizing. No Prussiani
have reached Laon, as was reported
Trains are arriving hourly with artillery
cavalry and infantry from the front
The rolling stock of the eastern roads art
now mostly concentrated here, or sen
west to Havre and elsewhere.
PARIS, Sept. 7.--Immense defensive
exertions are still being made. The army
continues to retire before the PrussiaI
advance. There seems to be but ont
patriotic sentiment among the peop lie
The defences of the national organiza
ton are quietly proceeding, and Their
is no dissent from the necessity o
republic anywhere. There is great re
joicing at the practical removal of TIT