The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-25
FRANCE AND PRUSSIA,
HAPoLEoF,s ADDREss TO HIS
PEOPLE.
THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE CAUSES
. OF THE WAR,
REPORTS FROM THE Frontier.
THE pRuss1ANs eoBBLR two HUNDRED
90. FRENCH.

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THE pRuss1ANs eoBBLR two HUNDRED
60 : FRENCH.
RUSSIA NEUTRAL "UN74L HfH INTERESTS
s SUFFER-
&C., &c., &C.,
rho Emperor % the French People,:
ssasE -. ~ PARIS, July 2a
iThe Jonrnsl os1uisl :6f,tAis morning puor
rlishes the following proelsination from the En-
.psror to the people of Fanee:I7
stFtenchnsen4 There are In the life Of q
people solemn moments, when national honor,
violently excited, presses itself irresistfbly,
riseB aboYe;all other interests, and sppliesift-
self with the sfngle purpose Of directing the
destihies OF nation. These decisive hours
have nov arrived for France. Prussia to
whom we haze giveR evidence during and
since the war OF 1Ss6et most conciliatsry dis
positions, has held our good will Of 40 ac-
count, and has returned our forbearance by
encroachment. She has aroused distrnst IN all
quarters, aeoessisating exaggerated arma-
ments, and has made of Europe q camp, where
reign disquset and the fear Of the morrow. The
final incideat hasSeen disclosed in disability Of
international ding, and has shown the
gravity ofthe st9stion: In presence ofaew pre-
tensions, PrSssia vas made to understand our
claims. They we're evaded, end followed with
Q contemptu0lssarmame Our country man
Tested profound dIspleasure at this ectiob, and
quickly the war cry resounded from one end
OF France TO ethe other. There remains fof rs
nothing but sto, connde ow destinies to the
chance OF arms. We do not make war upon
Germany, whose independence we respect. We
pledge ourselves thai the people composing
theEfeas German nationally shall dispose free
" ofthe,r destinies. AS for ns We demand the
establishment Of . state Of things guarantee
iig our security and assuring the future. We
wish to conquer durable peace, based upon
the true interests Of the people, and to assist
In sbollshing that precarious condition Of
things when all nations are forced to employ
their resources in arming against each other.
The glorious flag ofFrance, which we once
%aore unflrl in the face Of: eur ehallengers, is
the same emblem which has been borne over
the ciyilldng ideas Of our great revolution and
presents the same principles 1t Will inspire
tiesane devotion In Frenchmen..
iisI goto place myself az the head of the vail
liant army which Is animated by love OF coun-
try and devotion 20 duty That army knows
Its worth mere, It has seenvictory follow it's
noestsps lathe four. quarters Of the globe. ~
ItakeW With me my son. Despite his ten
der years; be knows the duties his name Inn
poses upon him, and he Is proud to bear.his
part in the dangers q The war: We are fight
3 ing for our country may God bless our efforts
"A great people defending just eanse is invln-
chile.
asignedN: goI NAPOLEON"
French 0saclal Circular.
,.-i;i .;tt5t ~ .;fs,::f. PARIS, July22.
The Journal oniciel publishes circular of
theM eMlnister. of Foreign Affairs, dated July 2lst,
and dressed 10 the diplomatic. agents of
Ffanoaat foreign eapitalE Tie circular men-
tons,tHe explanation made onthe 18th Of July,
infha Chambers, infegard 10 the raptdevents
ofa7negotaaon In which as tast as we re-
doubled Jour eEarta To- preserve, peace; the
secret designs were developer Of an adversary
resolved 70 render peace impossible. Whether
the Berlin cabinet had Judged war necessary
TOR fhs aEcomplis plishment Of their project against
the;seltgovernsseutof the. German States or
hardly, satisfied sst having established In the
centse Of Eurnpe, Rmilitary pswer formidable
toanttsn tsnsghbae theg had Wished tot1rn to
sOcapnt athe power. already acquired, by dis
placing, deanitively, to :adyantage Of Prussia,
the ihternstionsl. equilibrium. The premedi-
tated intention to refuse us guarantees which
ase Indispensable TO- our security, as well as
oHr honor showed, itself BY the strongest eyi-
dance ain1thelr, conduct Of the negotiations
The circular then mentions the candidature OF
the Prince OF Hohenzollern, aud declares that
the Berlin cabinet hoped to place the Prince
Cd the throne Of Charles by surprise, believing
that Europe would accept the accomplished
hst, and that Frances In spite Of her tempo
rary dlspleasme would hesitate to oppose the
expressed WIN OF che Spanish people, who
we're friendly ITO her. e5
The French Government, informed of the
danger from this intrigue. did not hesitate 10
denounce it 10 the representatives Of the peo-
pie and to foreign powers. All have felt that
Prussia was alone in her unscrupulous policy,
and'that, knowing herself to be without the
supporter common right, she has neverthe-
less sought to impose. upon Europe further
abuse Of 30 dangerous an extension of her in
fuence. France took up the cause of "bal-
ance Of poRer," knowing It to be the cause of
all free people menaeed like herself by the
dispropoftloIafa sggrandizement ofoneroyal
house. In doing SO, she has not placed herself
lropposition to her own maxims Of, policy or
those iot. the great powers. The circular cites
as proof the cases Of Belgium, Greece and Ma:
pies, and the refusal Of the great powers to al
low any Of their princes to mount those
thrones. H.; So. - tr1 81
The circular then mentions the withdrawal
Of Hohenzellern, the refusal Of Prussia 10 give
guarantees,l:a and other incidents which have
followed, adding that France ought to- demand
guarantees, since Prussia had already given
hersword that the Prince Of Hohenzollern
should mot mount The throne Of Spain, when
tnsAarch, 1869, there had been question of
hls candidature. At that time the French;
minister st Berlin told the King that no Prus-
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