New-York tribune., 1870-11-02

Iberv "a now doing for America The German ciemeht
has been for ages most important element e INC Gun
stution Of the French nation. Language ison'y On. "
the many forces by which human soceues are oic"ou
and cemcrted Is Germany prepared tobannex herma'-
Switzerland and the German parts of the hussah Ia
piref would,Eu allow France toicianh Dciku' ~.
Duchy of Luxemburg, and GeneVai 'o@nno. uo s s..u
that Afsace has been oppressed by Frahco' nv 'o Univ
when Ious xIyth persccued the Protcstants In the test
of hfs Kingdom the Lutherans OF Assoe preei' 'ou "n
their riehs their Schools their churches; the Chap Oi
ST. Thomas n rich Lutheran foundation IN strasosre'
has always preserved It's independence "heh "h o'
foundations In France desroyfu. Inc ,pro'senoo
~ the German language In the Alsscan villages W 'o
best proof that can be given that fran0' no',i
1nterfered with the habits and customs OF the people
The newspapers are published in both languages; In the
churches there ere sermons in German; the herman
language s taught In the schools Evidence can po k''
in the courts IN German This policy, followed by every
French government for two centuries, mas rehaereu M
SAGE thoroughly loyal The French revolution eope,eu
the work Of the monarchy Alsace became hee, inc
noasants became propretors and her soldiers became
Generals at time when Germany was still In state OF
feudalisz. Germany will not easily destroy III ano
hearts OF the Alsacians the memory OF such peneh'
The eonquerors only invoke the feudal 1ghs Oh con-
quest They will not venture to make an sppeai "
yersal suffrage and Imperial France did not annex
Savoy without consulting the wisheiof the Savoyards
Will say more. II the German annexation OF Al
SAGE could be accomplished II would not be for the al
vantage OF Germany. This province played between .no
two nations most benefcent part 1t was through her
that German ideas penetrated France and that FRENCH
ideas reached Germany. The newspaper which most
strongly deprecated the war, was the Temps edited Ill
most entirely by Alsacians. The University OF euas
bourg was bnk between German and French
science If thea ties are severed the isoiauoh Vi
France will become complete; the two nations
will feel more inimical, more estranged, more
distrustful OF each other II the Germans OF
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let them,remember that the union has now lasted ~
years and have not they been loyal to adopted coun
try, where many Of them have arrived as Immigrants
have admired their loyalty during your late war ;
fidelity is one Of the noblest characteristics OF the human
mind, and it is cruel and nhuman experiment 70 erad
cate 1t anywhere, either by force or by promises
fnow turn to the American people at large, ana De
seech them to give to my country their moral support in
this hour OF misfortune. America once was weak, dis
tracted and ruined, and France joyfuly gave her
helping hand Our two nations have always been Els
tere. have always felt in my own heart singular
adt etion and sympathy for the American people, This
feeling almost instructive in every French
MAJ and believe thatI have often found reciprocal
feeling in your countryren. Paris is second home fdr
all Americans. / often read the beautiful words In
which Jefferson expresses his intense love for France
Now that vanquished, that our faults sne
expiated by many miseries, that We look around
us in Europe and find friend that our armies are de-
spoyed that our fotresses falling under the guns Of
| the invader, that have rid ourselves-even In
face OF his advancing armies-of the corrupting
power which prepared our ruiD that we are ready 10
give up everythin enemies except the liberty OF
our felow-counrymen khat accept ruin humiliation,
and famine, land only refuse to buy peace with the free
SOU Is Of our faithful Alsacans caupon Americans to
| remember the past-to remember Lafayette and Ro-
chambeau, TocQueve and Gasparin; TO remember the
Come de Paris and brother Let the voice Of America
be heard and that voice will not be heard I'm vain.
London, Oct. Is, 1870 AUGUsTE LAUGEL-