, 1870-12-27


Aeeii4, will number forty miIli.i.s If iclEhi-
tantn: Germany, 81. .000, ,0o0, Of which - ,0oO.-
90 are III the Confederation OF the
North, and 8,G0O. 600 IN that OF tbs South;
Austria. c5 COX, coo: Italy. 1000, 600; Spain,
IS, ,oeo, COO. What is thefe- IL this alssribnsi7n
Must an irresistible power Ee regretted:
could the nations uLito III grsat AgglouaerA-
ton. by making eccocdsry S;xtss c!-.ppctr?
That tendency II bon, Of :1e ae.ise to se-are
to general intereets the mo.t efheseious guar
antees- pe,hsus i il f1ep'rsd 2 sost of
world. While tho old population Of the Col-
t1nent in their territorial restrictions can ill.,
cxtise bus slowly, Rutkia and the United
States will le kble before century has PISS
cd to numter ons huudrel millions eAaf,. Al
Though the growtl, Of these two great en-
ptss Fay eD md r' sna1e' te q satrs
We. may arr!sud THAR gsnerous ein!!:s
in behalf Of oppressed rsce-, it Is 10 the in
;ereet Of ihe nat,cns of Central Europe wisely
10 zee that they remaiu not parted into 40
trApy States witl.out foEce and without public
sri:it. Politics should r!te above ths @san
and rslrow psejujiees Of past ago. The En-
reIcr dot no. believe that the greatness Of
country depends on the enfeeblng OF nations
alound it. aud sefs no true balance but In tue
cuntut1 .:td xishes OF the nations Of Eu-
rn,se- In his he follows the old couyic.iucs
Ard traditions Of tis family. Napoleon I. fore
saw Tie changes NOW tasine plscs on the con-
tibent Of Europe Hs Deposited the soeds OF
rev nation.litie III the peninsula b: ctaAitns
tue Kingdom Of Italy; III Gs,ma.Y by destroy
ing os3 it ,'crentens States. II tie rsrnarks ara
Just, the Emperor which wassighs in accepting
which he could arrest TIE tide Of blacd, modor-
ate tie co,,4ueIor By his friendly Intervention.
lsertE tie consequences Of reverse, and soak
through 60 many Obstacles the r.-c-tsb!i-h-
mert IF peace. He would hsve m!.conceivsd
his high responsibility il. On thu ather hand.
by violating proclaimed aud proailsed nen'
tIality he lad plunged hekalong lutn ihs dal-
gers It : great war, Of ohe OF those " =
which revive the barred Of nations. and in
mich entire natiuns are forced to engage.
II was impossible to use more apt aad IA
vosatle language In reEard 70 What lad jus:
tnkeM plsca in Germany. AMI YET shis ci:sn-
!; Is: did Let produce thu effect which might
hlve been expected. But few months had
pas<ed before the same accusations wsEa
hrouEht agatuet tho government, and ever5-
body Wac excited By
THE Nolsk OF VAR,
which obliged the Emperor, on ofeEiug nee'
session on The 18th Of November, 1867. to re-
peat what he bad raid
'' 1u spite OF tire declarations Of my govern
meet, which haa neset chAcGed it'd teaceful
attitude" said he, :" the belief h4s reappearel
ttat ever change 10 the Internal regulations
" NCtku2It S01ulo uG q tN@Ao VEsh = LII GAAS y
OF uncertainty caInot long continue. We
| must freely accept the changes on the other
eide OF the Hh,ue. and proclaim that 70 long
] II our diELity and interests nre not threaten
F, ed, VIC will not interfere with changes taking
: place in Accordance with the peoples will"
In view Of all tie facts. one must acknosl-
! edge that the conduct of tue Emperor to-
wa1ds Getnssuy h.s been marked bv loyalty
/ Ald gooG. feeling; But while he souYls bs
! oyory meara in his power to sanction the
truth that greatness 4hd prosperity OF neigh
!; boring States Ars no obatscle 10 the greatness
i and prosperity Of France. the Opposition con.
tinued its work OF demolition and detr1c6o },
u. THIERs,
in bis fA,nous speech OF March. 1867, declared
that the Victory ct konigGratz was tho mosi
leadIv blow given 10 the influence OF France
that Its freatnees wns incompatible with the
exi,tence Of other great StateA On its from
tiers, and that having made the uuptrdona
lie thunder Of creating on the other s,de al
tho Alps a nation Of % 000. .0c6 OF men. it hsG
again egresiou-ly blund+sed II permitting
P:u.ail thus to extend it's Territory aud devel
op Its power; that tbs Germa1ic Coniedera.
ton waH the hest possible combination That il
war to be rege.ted, and tl,1t now Frauci
must arm heiself to d. fen.l ll,a ausonony O
tho lesser Gc' man powers Who should oa H.
tateIlltea The thoir Chamber, tccn n
E,ehs, opplamtu Lis speech. In MIS- turn
u. JuLES rAvRE
=avaEclv attacked the tareiga policy Of IN
government. ''lt wss no, unly IN 1856, nsi'
lie, "that prustiz ehonli hays b:cn opposed
i, ie hrst aud rer.meet against 1>ru,.ia an
Austria tcgtthrF that We shouid Lave pm
| cetdt1, Njteu the! in concert Undertook +
mako var ar aitH. DtnInark. Thur. accordiu
to the chief Of Tia tsa'llcal opposition, Franz
should haze aEra!ed hersa't at oae and III
same tlme sga,nst til. two most powefft
euuntr,ts Of Central Euro3a. AUD later b
never ceased TO zerroach the government -
| not Isaught'ly inrist.ns upnn ho execu ion c
the treaty Of Praene. Ard now
THtkE TWO onaToas
iptrerch themselves chsnu lheIt last spe-rts
snd naintaili that ihsy hArs canstaptly wish
for peace. EApecicllr is this untrue ia tn
ceAe OF ". Teisss uho never nsdo tas VI
. aHehs e'Ee than question o. o'PottHul.1
believing it inesttanIe j.. wat shall b
esia Of tha, sort Ct tar.ss Hn,c;4 me-, consists
uak.sS the coutttr te11efe khat II Las bee
! greatly dthated. saat
-aE pAr or sADowA
WAS for il !. second Wa.ctloo, and tl1at it IT,
lesitat-d to use means to raiee Itself in IL
wursFs opinirns Would it wefe possible :
place before tie reader these eud!esa ha
argue. in whirh the conduct Of Prussia ",
reprcsented ~ \ pcreesual u,tuacs agaia.
the security of our frontiers. One knoa
,, little OF lie temperament Of France, wi
would excite that fiLte to paroxvsm and pr
!. tetd that it hlUulh suppress Its lndifuAae
q I'D power. or else sueh action :s to rl.y :"
!. tl'ls.,urning. provoking, unjust po!emic q
Il press n-uel with the tE'''nre. In 1865
j ". rRETosr PARADOX,
D . ono q its mt"t rosetful organs, slthough
( the o!ihaE1sfs s'da: unbli-hed took c,ll
J. IA FIa:c" Sousi'!e- He severely bl2m
:. the prircirle Of na:icnalities opposed to i
- inter- st~. std regarded war Witn Germany
l. having already broken out In spite of Tic I
n fcr:s Of b,:th count.ies to 1a:arl il. 1T
+, mo1e orc thinks esid lie, ''the mnEe ere
u philosophy. tue settled de-errnin
ton Of Tie governments cannot pI
vent \ collision between Prussia Srowirg 81
q France el,rt up within her ancient b3uu
e ! ares and deprived OF all hope, Such Il
'e feitute as that is too strong trial for our r
., 1itical AID military PRIDE: Still. ~ the thin
Is OF this world are ptoiidc Of surprises n
D. sometimes worked out by chance, 1t Is not .
- eo1utely impossible that peace may continr
b. It is ead TO cay, hut reason aud truth fo1
% me- 10 Say that the consequences Of thi.
s. action will be nearly the same to rs a. tho
;; Of = defeat hut with this difFsrcuce--st
VI tEer Will take more time to appear. and v
H. | necessarily be not go bitter, hut st bottt
=. they viii! te the came. II an invasion uac
~ sAry to make nation disappear from the |
N litica1 stago aud fall into moral depaucar
T. upon foreign power: Was Portugal
ii vadeds Wsr |: n-cee.ars for n 10 invade
e. when We had \ luArrtl with Portugal 30,
), years since on the question OF Ffen
slsver whom they refused to return to u
IA A EteEcA vessel simply went asd cat t
: cables Of the c,rtested boat IN the TaEr
\! ard sailed sway untouched beneath the u
er tu6uere batteries. Are you disposed to
n, Seize upon The lcaet disagreement with I
- ! new aIhitEIA az EErpEN1
Il FTfEcT OF rRLvosT-FARAt.oL,s WRITINGS
/ Thur, the writer who represented with IA
- tEnth and talent tie epir1t Of the bonrget
kn hid down this dilcmm. for Ills country n.
:. Either france will fe=iga herself to bel
ii nothing moro than second+e1ass power.
she will resolve On war.
=. The national honor Is tho sentiment viii
.r ttirs the popular ahre OF Fratce. All hi'
), / diatr;ber Threw \ dtafayor around tie govs
= mental policy. which did NOT escape re Z
Il pezor's ATTENTION. Then lle sought with
- lc,'ude the mekre OF removing the CO
"a p!ainlr. ur just though they we're. Of tho I
: po.i.tor, md Of giving satisfaction to put
il. opinion. Any step BY Prussia, attcstioE
u, the e5ee OF the world t1st her aggEAods
as ment WIS not made in spirit ct hasl
10 Against France, an act ceneutng the *
&c relations betwoen The two countries wo
= have been in the Emporers eyes 4 uo.t h2
lii- event. and would hxve assured peace tta1ou
ls- cut long future. Tho annexation 81 L
is embourg 10 Franco seemed 70 f!ico I
ts ci. eIy one OF those acts capable OF bsi
ID ing about real reconciliation -shs cession
A. eonutry which naked for nothing better Il
ID to be French, would have eiieneed for e
u, Ill rec5iralnAticp. We believe this optu
le an the moro well-fourfed as We tiod Dc,
Nv oped b. pubnciss, In . le.t.r addressed
~ German .avapt, and concluded IN To
1T / wosdt. One Of sour count1ymen. Tho
he olaEs mora r...ian than like to So IN a.;
5es Of sen.e. said to me. At the epoch In gnss.
lfr tnar UGrmApv ON Cd ~ T'1aurt k1rst oeSs
al gratitude for the real, shouel Negative P;
~ The latter hid taken in her foNnda:i1n;
- IL r,YiHa xtiNit viii 0G