New-York tribune., 1870-09-24

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What is this sinister rnisunderstandngt
Two nations have made Europe. These two nations
France and Germany Germany is for the West what
India Is for the East kind OF dignded grandmother
We her. But what is passing and what 10 be
saidl To-day this Europe which Germany has con
structcd by her expansion and by her divergence
Germany wishes to oyertuln
Is It possblei
Would Germany oyerturn Europe in destroying Parisi
Reflect
wherefore this nyasoni Wherefore this savage effort
against brotherly peoplei
What have we done TO yOuf
Does this war proceed from usi II the Empire
which desired it, the Empire which made it, The Empire
is dead IL Is well.
We have nothing in common with that corpse
1t is OF the past we are Of the future.
1t was hate; sympathy
1t was treason; arc loyalty.
IL was Capua and Gomorrah; we are France
We the French Republic, and have for device
liberty Equality, Fraternity; write flag
United States of Europe. We are the same people as
yourselves. We had yercngetorix you had Armnius
The same raerna ray, the sublime bond OF union
Joins the German heart and the French soul.
This is 80 true that we shall say here:
H. unfortunately by your fatal error, you proceed 70
extreme volence IL you attack In this august
city cOnded in manner by Europe to France; II
you assault Paris, we shall defend it to the last
trenity we shall fight with all our strength against
You; but We declare shall continue to be your
brothers and your wounded-do you know where We
shall place them in the palace OF the nation. We shah
assign the Tieres In advance hospital for wounded
Prussans There will be the field hospital Of your bravo
imprisoned soldiers and II is there women shall 60 70
care for and them. Your wounded shall DO our
guests we will treat them loyalty and Paris will receive
them into her Lonvre.
1t is with this fraternity in heart that we shall
accept your war;
But Germans what means this wari 1t is ended since
the Empire s at an end You have killed your enemy,
who was also ours what more do you desire
You come 70 take Paris by orce But we have already
offered it to you with love- DO not make peo elose
their doors who have always held out their Bnds TO
you Be not deluded about Paris Paris loves you but
Paris will fight you. Paris will fight you with all tho
formidable majesty of her glory and her mourning.
Paris menaced by this brutal assault may become ter
rible.
Jules Favre has told you eoquenty and we all repeat
1t, expect desperate resistance.
You may take the fortress, you viii find the rampant
You may take the rampant. you will find the barrleade.
You may take the barricade, and thenwho knows tho
OF patriotism in distressyou will find in tho
sewers mines powder ready to blow whole streets into
the air. This viii the terrible sentence you must
pect To take Paris by stone slaughter Europe
on the spot tO kill France in detail in each street. In
each house that great Light must be extngshed soul by
soul.
Germans hold back Paris is formidable. Think q
while before her walls All transformations are possible
for her. Her Incidence gives you the measure OF her
energy. She to sleep She will awaken Her
thought will leap from its scabbard like sword and
this city, which yesterday sybaris, tomorrow may
be sarragossa.
Do We say this to intimidate you No. certainly not.
Germans, you not TO be intimidated You had Cal
gacus against Rome and Kerner against Napoleon We
are the people OF the Mdrseds but you the people
eIe md no NJ he
are nation Of thinkers who have TO need 'egon
of heroes soldiers worthy OF ours our soldiers
have indispensable bravery yours have intrepid cool
ness
Hear, nevertheless You had able and sklful gen.
erals we had incompetent ones you made the war
clever rather than brilliant your generals have pre-
ferred the useful the grand it their rght you
took us by surprise you ten TO soldiers
stoicaly allowed themselves TO be massacred BY you
who had wisely placed all the chances your side con
sequenty from that day In this dreadful Prussia
has the victory, but France has the glory.
At present you believe you have last blow to strike
You rush upon Paris and take advantage Of our noble
army deceived and betsyed, nearly all stretched dead
on the battlefield throw your 10000 soldiers with all
your machinery Of war-yOur mtraleuses, your steel
cannons your Krupp bullets Dreyse guns, your in
Vulnerable cavalry, your terrible artillery-on sooo0
citizens standing their ramparts on fathers defend
ing their fresdes, on city full OF trembling families
at this hour /, who speak to you have my two grand
children, one of whom is at the breast.
It's on this city, innocent Of this war; on this city
which has done nothing but share with you her brancy
on Paris isolated, superb, and desperate that pre-
ciptate yourseves-an immense wave Of conflict and
slaughter Such would be your role, valiant men, great
soldiers, nlustrious army OF noble Germany On! TO
feet
The nineteenth century would this frightul event
An orderly nation become savage, aboshng the city of
nations: fGermans extngushng Paris: the German
rasng the ak over the Gaul You, the descendants Of
Teutonic knights make unfairly; you eIerminats
the group Of men and OF ideas whcn the world needs
you demoshShe organic city; you recommence Attils
and Aac you follow Omar, In burning the Library OF
mankini; you the Hotel de Vile the Huns rzed
the Capitol you lombard Nore Dame as the Turks bonn
barded the Pantheon; you present TO the world this
spectace the Germans again vandals, and you
will be barbarsm decapitating civilization.
No. no, No!
Do you know what this victory would be to youi 10
All surely no one can think of frightening you Ger.
Instruct YOU II is not certainly oppprobum which yop
seek wen it opprobum which you Wi, arssn Ihd thai
s friend OF peoples, inform you OF the peru you ono, so
my brothers Of Germany because admire yu makes
you. aud because know well that II som''"'"e
you retire 1t is shame IL Ia not fear ,, bomest
All noble soldiers, what return 70 and yd what win
You will be conquerors with Dowed nes"'' ~
The death 0f Pafis-whst mourning ,vn.,
The assassination of Paris-what Ji I'm, the crime
The world would mourn yGa TwsSoSol,SiIty woSSsI % stop
DO accept this formdage van 10 the last; Paris
npr;fs" Tsnss ssiseSpteS loss
conquer S9@ OS ALREADY the World IN any ss,e
he ygd 9ssseIGi I sSSSS destroyed % materially.
Rai w T arsne me. morally In running Paris gsS ssns
IL. The seatt a. the four winds and you will only
sas ass each n that dust the sssd of fns
That srPlhns1 hut Paris q soul Burn our edlnces,
Paris ar eny our their smoke vii Ia take shape,
they ar, s yore enormous and living ana win mount up
ana VIII and there will be seen on the horizon OF peo-