New-York tribune., 1870-08-19

believes Government organs, NOT even INC S"fP''
ers Of the Government must he confessed tina, the
Ifbeyf< the Couft c.i and the Pays to say nothing
OF the JOWrnal Ocic have done their best 10 ueso'
all confidence in the Government account doht hno"
anything more humna,ing than the conduct ol '"o
French press with regard TO this Secret treaty lhe!
have lied so aeout IT, and about the English action upon
H. ss to destroy the last Nos,c of confidence one may
have had in them. / thak Bismarck has played
sorry tel-tale paIt the matter, ana
given himseh credit for fs1 more innocence ana
lambhke purity OF Intention than he deserves;
but he looks quite white alongside the French Ministry
and the French press. Tho feeling against England
"a intense here, and Yet thore desire to quarrel
You may take IL ior settled that sure as the Prussans
are beaten the French VIII seize Belgium without so
much as saying 20 England "by your leave" For the
French have belief that England would lift her finger
70 nrotect her ally, and do not know the Frenchman
ho does not admit that while Benedet is an ass the
seizure OF Belgium is notion no one I'm France be
ashamed Of. French gentleman, judge-talking to
a. the other morning about The Treaty, said he no
-, - exsted had no dOnht either that Benedetti had
1aved exactly the part Bismarck charged him with,
"a M 5oubt either that Benedctu was acting under the
,a instructions Of the Emperor, except, of course,
- downright silly conduct OF writing under BismarcRs
,,o,iou and leaving the document in the willy Chan
,.,. hor5s .sYou know" said he, "that Belgium has
,,,,v. heen the Emperors hobbyhorse" (using the
,,scr, tenn. dada - and 1 think the Judge would
have admitted that it has long been the DADA OF the
French people, too
the EupcTOrS Telegram " thO t-"lhNo' bOt
,to the newspapers by mistake 1t is said twas stolen
"a sold to La LiberfS The Figaro complained because
a. had been given titbit to one newspaper ana not
% all Now that It finds out by what wicked means Ihat
t,o enterprsng journal got 1t, 1t llfts up It's heau
,,ydlv aud saws that it longer regrets IL was not
ted 10 p2rtake Of stolen fruit j. e. sour grapes)' But
., - not o all likely the Libert6 would have done any
.,iog 5ispeasing 10 the Empress. No doubt the tee-
ram came from her. and the fuss made about IT'S puo
cation is merely to appease the better class OF frehch
men who do not like the tone of the dispatch are not
eased To have such correspondence revealed upposng
The dispatch to have been confidential and not mereF
theatrical stroke Of business) and VINO 10 no'
aDnrove the exposing mere child ike the
prince Imperal to the dangers and horrors OF war Inc
sAair AT Saarbruck was Of course merely uHhIS hv
dent but it is to be hoped that even with the sigt
FRENCH loss the boy of IA not really cool and I'M
affected as his father proud to assert he was Let
MS hone that for humantys sake his bOyiSh cheek paed
LITTLE when he the mitrailleuse NOW men down like
wheat when he saw the French officer lying dead "with
his white kid gloves if he were going to ball. and
The ten poor soldiers whom his father tOsses off so lightly
al the end his telegram But is not very likely that
the hoy much heart he has been brought in the
worst possible school OF manners and morals. The bali
he pcked up the battlefield he has made present of
II one his playelOws, the OF Baron Lambert and
lest history should lack material for chrOnicng the
bloody battle OF SaaTbruck, he has added to this
gift sketch of the battlefield with pen and
jok and under, writ: "TO my friend Tristan
lambert the first day in battle. Louis Ma
noleon" The PalLNaH Gazette publishes funny note
from pretended Snowman" begging the soldiers who
cried at seeing how cool the Prince TO communicate
with him. as he wants to hire them TO show folks how
they did it." And if the press were free, and people
were not in deadly earnest to stop and laugh al
traes we should have end Of fun about this absurd
telegram. In my last letter spoke about the soldiers
and soldiers relatives thrOnging Notre Dame des Vic
toires 10 pray for good luck in battle at the Virgins
ia said tn have
The other day. but in the Of the telegram finding
that people thought better Of her for it, the Ociou
Journals have been instructed to deny that she ever
did So 1t is curious to observe however, that she is al
the time being picked at in this way and that she has
not tact enough to pretend insensbiity
AsI write, Queertscene has been enacting under my
windows. Two open votures came driving down the
Boulevard. in which men belonging TO the Gardt
Mobile all little drunk, some sitting or long in the
cushions standing, their about one another'
necks roaring out the MGrSe!0iSe. As the carriage
drove by the new houses that going up the corner
the men stopped the voiture, jumped out rushed up tC
the wOrkmcn OIL the sidewalk, shook hands with them
cried out "vive la Repubique!" and then leading Oh
those Of the bouses who would go, up to the VINE
shop opposite and began to treat Nobody is interfering
with them for they still at it, but they do not seen
tomake much impression on the workmen If, as sus
pect they are trying to get recruits It's, PLAIN now
ever that they think "Vive la Republque' as good
lure as any, and plain, too, that they are agents
Though there is license enough in these days, we art
not allowed that sedtious cry yet Now comes along
an elegant empty barouche drawn by stylish horses anC
with its prcs of Hveried coachman and footman on th
box First one Garde Mobile jumps up behind, then an
other sprngs in then all rush up and hook themselves
on as they can Everybody turns TO look but the prgs
into whose powdered heads the idea OF such desecrato
never entered do not suspect what is going on! Nov
their attention is called to it by waggsh passersDy an'
their wrath is almost too great for words They threaei
with the whip and finally the Gardes who are only Den
on lark tumble ont and of, and rush into the mex
vipe-sbop for more powder. At home, perhaps, thi
would be rifng incident, but in years stay IN far
Inever before saw such a piece of rudeness' such
taking OF liberty is not easy to exaggerate the pohe
ness OF the French people OF all Classes III he sie0'' "
less than in their homes. ~
The trial at Blos continues, but attracts hte atteh
ton. People cannot think Of anything but the war
Yet in ordinary times think the lncloeht tna' iAo'
Tuesday sitting would have called forth some comment
At the moment when NJ Quentin was about 10 Deglh tn
defense Of one OF the accused NJ Razona Of the Rere
n Grandperret rOse-I think see hllI-ahu ahouhceu
that the Government abandoned the accusation. M
RazOna was therefore declared free lie mas peeh hA
months An prson and was arrested the charge of hav
ing been one of the audience at the delivery OF speech
which il is now admitted was never delivered at all
sxonthg in prison. arrested on charge frivolous IL
Itself but FOR which is acknowledged there never
was any foundation! "Gentemen," said M Olivier 10
the Deputies 70 you that there is no country IN
the world where Justice is administered so mparaly
80 txpeditously so cheaply as 1t is in France" &C
LOCAL WAR NEWS.