, 1870-12-18
Prussian Exactions ofFrenob Mu-
inequalities.
Following the Example OF Napo-
Icon i.
Destruction Of Works of Art.
tfaoa ocR SPECIAL coRREsrospxS1j

falhetAnd, and brought With Them c1,ee,s o,
hope and endurance for thoee al1oady here.
1be gloss on their uniforms Was "a br;rh
asn they had hut yesterday left the she3ve,
OF the Qusrtermsntef's depot. One youu1
eoadief. whota asked how ho liked France
saids "Al Will thus far, but don't know
how MIL Ike It when We come to get peare,
tails." ie'. my young friend. thought tony.
seN; after only n couple Of days' Lirouackine
In tic l:ue lcaf-eovere1 d1gouts, the domic;1e
OF The Prussiau adrauco poets; tbs romano.
of this xA1 will begin to fade from your yonth,
ful heart Only a few hours picket dpty. dur.
ing ono OF these dark, dresry autumn ujchts,
while the how;iag winds, aad the p.tte,inr oi
the cold dIizzsing rain, Will produce to the evc
Of your imagination phantoms Of inimiea]
1ssrois and death dealing Cha.sepots: End
theIs vii soon cnanA,e from tho depth OF
3oaf Eoul tha c1aV.cliOn, even II 3o3r lips
should dsdsin to give it life thai ar Is, Affcr
AZ bIass:y and hamanity-diaGtAcing trade,
AUG hIat y9a would nuch Sooner spend such
1Ee1EJ Liknts IN ycur distant home, sitting At
asn7 Aalle,s, refore 4 blazing fse, with
GIetetea cosi'y hT ycur side, than to stand on
sentinel duts, eaiGering with the cold; tllat
5tu would tathet louk into tbs dazzling, Llue
eSes OF 3our AFtatleatt, than into this pitchy
dzrkDthH Of \ Stormy might; that sou would
much rather prefer to listen to the music OF
14=bcItn,a voice ihan to tbs unearlhly whistle
or imrersit ent tlcl.s. In fne, that YOU would
even ratlset etald llio wonderful ghost sto.ie.
and uatz Mo1nt2in tales, shout goblins and
rubexahl. by Hlue bIuIler himself, thAp the
tef1ore Of dyrE dozen deaths dnrin3 your
lew hours night pi.k t 1uty.
Hut ~aF, rs we'll aa all the eviIa aece ssn1y To
most tickle Of Eli judges. As legitimate md
orderly to-day as in tho dark receding agos,
Nhen m1nLind lad barely emerged from our
tho grand uuthi.k1hg nass OF animal .c1eA-
ton
There reflections lend me to the sabject Of
requi-itious, thIa worthy lsud-maid OF Euro
reAn Nars- Il be1rs the s4me telAtion to the
eSil genius Of w1r, a thief does to burglar
Ono brosks into your house In order to btekl
Willie the utler steals after he Ia once in,
During The .imce Of the nouau corquestn
sna tho middle .ghs, The conqutrors Of citios
for piisaRe. Modern civilization gees to work
In morc gAntet tl manner. Instead OF conn
tenaueipg promIrcoons p1liage, 1t has reduced
1t into regular leeslized EsEtem under the
ncmenclAtuiC Of 1equititions-
He Who eows the wind reaps the whitlwiad-
The ties OF nations, as well Is OF individuals,
come hcme, like chieAens. to Eoost.
The first FreIch republic committed The
nnpa,dcnsble sia Of subjufating tho Little
isl1nd Of Corsica, Which lad placed
re ,,1sf under .. hes protection, and
man, only two mo1ths After ils subjugu guion,
who avenged his little nsiiFe island's wrongs,
70: only BY orerthrosirg the rcyutlic hsrseif,
nnt " bringing Iuln aud disastsr over the
ffarch nation Frances present mis5cttrnas
dhto back TO the 18th OF August, 17C9, Rhen
II Creates. enemy saw tha light Of the world
!1at1s Il there 70. had teen no N.Yoleo9 l.. there
poleoa the Fret lad not, by hia ambitious
plans. aWakenel tie jealousy Of the whole of
Eur1ste, and Al tEae Aame lime ioculcated into
tie French heart the desire OF temporal az
6zard'zcincl.t snd military glory, U1itsl Ger
many would net. to-day, stand bsfoye the
The Germans, al Instruments in the hands
OF DIVINE p4oviaeLee, seem 10 DO tho very
EEme things which Napoleon L did willis bo-
Ing The terror Of Europe. Their tactics may
not be the ssiae, their arms AID manuu-
WING different, but in thtir treatment OF the
conquered country they follow tho e1tm7le
OF their iil,stions tssehcr, NapoIsou Doaa-
pafte. DnlinR last week the Truseiau Pro-
feet called upon tho municipal authpritles Of
iers1!llee, aud required 5s them that they
shoQld tEF four million francs worth of pYu-
Visions, to be distributed pro rata smoug the
saElous merehsLts Of the city; said provis-
certain contractors 1enguated by ths pFafset
limst II. As 1t vas very natural, tho Malre of
tho city, Mons. Ram1au, refused to enter into
this nico lille apcculltian, that would fill the
pockets Of the Gef1nsn contractors, unless
the Prtfecs guaranteed In writing that sAsd
provisions bought ty tho city would be ex-
ampt fscm future reqn1titiona. This the
f1otct refnscd TO do, ard. the day before
<sstetday. the official paper contained zu or
der from the Ptcfcct. requiring the city kn-
t!o15ties to lay in certain quantities Of prosi-
sione, un.ltr tic peual.y Of fines and impris-
pnment in csso OF Noncompliance.
Ot ccnrk", eu:h proceedings, 10 name them
In tic nIdUst terms, arc contrary to all aauHs
OF justice, even in M cncmy'a country, for II
is nothing hut 1egalized pillaSo, to compel
tho city to first pay for the prorisions i'm
ported BY Gesman contractors, aud then L2ve
QUESTIONS Of tho rrussiRn Commiss21y De-
pxrtu1cnt.
Ar. Rr1ncho'ch, tho prcfeel OK Ibis depart
ncnt, j., hoaeycr, nan who seems to have
studied will 1hs campaigns Of the arst Napo-
leon, both IN Itals ana Germsuy- Before
lsee was considered tho iiiesitimsse 1e-
cult Ct conquest; but to him belongs
The honor OF having syslematlzel
It For tLu eako Of refreshing OH memory.
and not 10 apologize for tho ba examples Of
the eisa:oenth century, now copied by tie
Germans il the year Of our Lord 1870, will
auudo to Naps1eon's hrHt proclamation. while
Thia nrrrt ccdented f1a11etue toA conque1ing
army, WAS the punetuns S1iicus Of the new
era II tcgxu hs saying "Soldiera you are
badly fed, ard almost naked" Then It
further contained tue lAitesing sentenoos
Tour patience, 5our courage Is m honor 10
yon, but nnithcr brings you profit nor Elorx.
an going to lead you into the most fertile
plains Of the world. You sl4ll ilnd there
large citiee and rich provinces. You shall
lind shesc Eonet, glnry and riches" What
Eaore TAs necessary to sanction ia advance
the rolling OF I people Ehose i.erator lie
had proelaimcd Afko.clf 10 boz
The rEnsEiaua have lald heavy contributions
upon citic4. to.us, 2n3 departments through
which tEeir victorious Army had pnased Ma
pole1n d.d tie veiy same thing in Italy, only
on etil larger scalc.
'Qtt btioro concluding an atmistieo with
4!comons, 10 RF.ita, among cthar thluEE, to the
Directory: Il thall exact few millions from
tho Duke 81 Parma" In regard to Mis1n, Tho
city Which wAs to have been deliyefed br the
republic from the Austrian yoke, tho DIRECTORY
wits 70 NAPOLEON: "Ihe Milaua.sa partic-
nia1,y should not be spared. 1mposs on then,
e. once eash costibutione, and during the
hrst terror inspired b. tha apuroich Of our
armies. tho economical e1e should take ad-
Herr nrauehsta collects war contribution.
n1der tho tieEuise OF departmental and CITY
taaea. Mhst Dig Napoleon dor Tbs very
AeNH .He' ntnS 1tF& 4a auts{ tntc N1lAu h1
imposed npou Lcmhxrdy confirmation OF
twenty millions In silver, beside large col.
lection ct paintings aud objects Of ri. From
Parma ho got two millions. From the little
dukedom OF Modaaa he exActoa ten
millions Ia,,i.sns n nsEc, and twenty Of The
ehsh sho sho,t rses # .s an 10 n h't ta Eu R
s'dea paying hts oEn army and sending naill-
ion to the srmr Of the Rhine, and 1,o0o, ,LD3 to
Ks'lsrnsn, be h1e sent to France 8,0OQ, 900
worth Of gold End ottsr valusblas.
Inc 11us:ians haTe, through thslt Project,
edict b xluch MI the M.ires azo required to
oPfE ala continue the schools that have closed
since tho occupation.
Even OF this solieatude for Tho education OF
their slcmss youth, they were not tbs
o1iginliore: Napoleon did tho came thing;
eren 4 ttcp further. These latter fuactiona-
ties wro.a to .h1ir General, HThat tho frst
thing to exart from the popb was that he
should &m:nedittely o1er publir prAye1s for
the ;ro*pe,ity OF the French srmses.~. A
reputation on the Lord himself 10 listen to
these prayers would hare been the pe1: thing
in order
Tho Frenc!, complain, and With good Cause,
that the German soldiers commit acts OF van
calfsm In DESTROYING paintings, statues, and
ether works o$ art in the chafeaus and in the
studios at their celebrated painters. What
are the facts In regard to this charSe7 : It IL
Of 0eromos and Ch.pelen's Anest ehosts cui
In Iieces aud lyi-E on the door OF their
studios, but the public gsllanes have been
tnas far e4ro!uIiy preserved know Of
~! ~! two iSetances where wa1tou deatruc-
t'om .,e eef,eItterpca this rule. Ono is. Hhars
soma iniurisfed Gn.m.n has thrust his sasra
~ sos,hs M., meek of Napoleon in the painting Of
fsrisn =, OF Eslau. which hangs In the gall
Whsr. .. @ .ne Versailles Palaces; and tho other,
ennt,ra ra1. sUe aonairer ns the discoyerer Of our
appropriated him. 'a' VI 1aa no'or' ~"
What arc; however, the reoo,,7, ~ N.no1,
eos s y ~, 1es 9eet Lss ussse.