The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-09-29
FRANCE AID PRUSSIA.

her soldiers, and the successiou of victories with
which she has repuised the invader and destroy ed
tho imperial power observed. Tar and Near, with
feelings approaching to eXultation. The world is
pleased TO despotic power inaugurated in per-
moderation with which Napoleon had, at times
ewayed the Imperial cel ter, fac enterprise he has
created, the greatness which France has achieved
with this astute Sovereign for leader, could never
make-nlen forget the treaceIy by which lie ascend
cd the throne hind them TO the purpose of the
Emperor TO make the exile of liberty perpetual.
Much, however, the world delig Is ia tie ami
hilaton of the Empire il las delight in the lc-
initiation and SORROWS of France The approach of
Williams army to the Qualifications Of Paris causes
all hearts to turn from the conquerer TO the ceaqner
ed and l1rovokes rYer for the absoates cessation
of arms, and prophetic anathema William and
Bismark should their ambition go beyond its proper
bounds. 10 attack Paris when she ready to treat
for peace will be infamous in the eyes of the
world as the invasion OF Germany To undertake
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of France, or TO reduce her to
the dependency of Prussia, i, should It he attempts
ed excite the execYation OF mankind and not i'm
probably the armed hostility of all Europe Let Bis
mark and William take care or the pltulits which
have greeted them from every shore VIII changed
to disgust and impreeations-
Thus speaks TIE Interior OF Chicago,
the exponent of western American Pres
byterianism, endowed with light, knowl-
edge and understanding, far superior to
any worldly paper, even of the Republi-
can party; certainly no one needs to
wonder now, any more, at the changes In
the sentiments of SO very many Ameri-
can papers, who were heretofore exuIting
almost in the present unparalleled success
ofunited Germany.
Now that Napoleon and his armies are
prisoners, either in Germany or within
their own strongholds, Strassbure, Metz,
Toul or Paris; now that The Germans
have shown to the world that it is the
superiority Of mind which subduea igno-
rance and superstition and their ceres
ceaees, autocracy or anarchy; now that
they have brought kneoling at their feet
The same wicked France which has been
robbing them for centuries Of their most
valuable possessions, and which COM
menced even The present war, without
the least proyocation, and avowedly for
the same wicked purpose-the conquer
ing and rapaciously annexing the German
provinces on the Rhine; now that the
hundreds Of thousands of Germans in the
prime Of manhood and usefulness, men
Of all grades of society, from the Prince
to the son Of the humble peasant, lie
murdered on the battlefelds, bedded in
death on the French soil. where they fell
o horrible, thousand fold hecatomb On
the bloody affairs Of barbaric thirst of
power and raDaeity, having died for the
highest attributes Of humanity-liberty,
civilization and firmly established peace
and justice; now that millions of be-
reaFed parents, brothers, sisters, wives
and children, find their almost only con-
ISOLATION IN the trust, that their loved
ones did not die in vain, that the count,
less treasures Of the best German blood
and OF German material wealth, are not
spent usslessly; now such papers as
Ihe Interior, and many inferior to il in
aim and profession, talk of turning
from the conquerer to the conquered"
talk as If Germany, by demanding back
ats own territory, stolen by France, de-
served "the execration Of mankind, =
threaten that if Germany. now holdin ing
France at its mercy, do not cease war
Immediately, and at once conclude peace,
honorable to both parties, 1.-THE piau
dts which have greeted Bismark and
William from every shore, viii be chang
ed to disgust and imprecations.
Now if such ebullitions are all the
light that such papers can give, our
humble advice to then is, to say nothing
ct all, but quietly await and as quietly
state, without comment, the events as
they will pass.
To talk Of peace where the conquered
party still.refuses 1t. is worse than ridicu-
lous; Germany never wanting any war,
is ever ready for peace, bat with whom?
Is there government in France with
sufficient authority to make promises
binding on anybody? Has the present
SO called Republican administration the
power to carry out the conditions of
peace, to which it would have to submit?
How will it guarantee the expenses of
the war? Can it borrow a thousand
millions Of francs, or the tenth or even
the hundredth part Of it? Can it guar
antee even the payment Of the annual
interest on such war debt? Where
as there now representation of the
French people? How long viii the
present provisional government be able
to exercise the power even over the one
city-Paris? May 1t not be put down
tomorrow by successful rising Of the
'sred' Republicans establishing q ''mob-
ocracy'' and then again be subjugated
by bourbonic or orleanistic dynasty?
Is there any kind Of sense at all in ex-
acting from the German leaders, that
they shall accept the ascent Of . few
men who have no more real authority
such as would be given by the expressed
will of the whole people Of France-than
the regents Of Tammany Hail have over
the Government Of the United States.
To all such writer's as that Of The IN
terror, we would 'lindly and respectfully
suggest, to learn more of the worlds
history, and especially that Of the last
three centuries of Europe, then to form
from what they may learn there, Their
oacn optaion and no longer allow them
selves to be carried away by the news
paper scribbling Of treaeheroas England,
OF By the hollow aattery of few narisian