New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-22
c1PCrUAR FROM NJ. JULES FAvRE.

NJ. Jules Favre has addressed q circular to
the French Ministers abroad, in which he afrms that
Prussia by causing the rejection OF the armistice,
once more proved that she continues the war Win
strictly personal object without caring for the real In
terests Of subjects and especially the interests OF tho
Germans whom she drags along In her wake NJ Jules
Favre says:
Prussia preends TO be forced TO prosecute the war by
our refusal 20 cede two provinces when VIZ hether can
nor will abandon In reality che seeks 10 destroy US, 10
satisfy the ambition Of the men 10y whom she Is gov
erned The sacrifice OF the French nation Is nseI9 10
them for the OF their power and they Colby
profess TO asOnished that should refuse to become
their aec0mpces by falling into the weakness when
M Favre exposes the conduct OF Prussia, which. after
the fall Of the Empire refused TO agree TO truce and
goes on TO say:
The Prussian armies have been bese ng Paris FOR
80 DAYS. but the Inhabitants show no ngns OF weakness
Some attempts at sedtOn which have been made nave
enabled the population OF Paris to render egnase, by
which thereby conservation OF its rght I'D he
eyes of Europe The Government entered INTO eg9is
Of deputies throughout the Republican territory even
where invaded The duration Of the arnecs wa 20 DC
20 days. with proportional revctuane OF the capital
Prussia did not dispute the first two condnohs nakhg
however reservations with regard 10 the NOe III
hlsaee and Lorraine which did enter further into
because her absolute refusal 10 admit the reYctuhng Oh
Paris rendered all discussion useless.
NJ Jules Favre demonstrates that the revictualng Of
the capital was necessary consequence OF the suspen
sion Of hosttes; armistce without that provision
would have been a capitustiOn at o given moment with
out honor, without hope.
BY refusing demand 70 provision Paris Prussia re-
tcted the arm.tce IL a. not only the French army! ut
The French nation that she seeks 70 annbate when se
nroposes reduce Paris 10 the horrors OF laine
rOp demanded that France should assemble deputies 70
deliberate upon the question OF peace frussH e,uscu
this Assembly by s1ecting it TO an ubiquitous
contrary 10 every gh With regard 20 the Prussan &C
csaij01 that the French Government oDges Prussia 10
starye Paris Europe will judge u the value OF SUI no
pt atious They the last feature OF po'y Wnicn
Commences by piedqng the word Of the sovereign IN
Ssvnr az he french nation. and terminates by dIlO
naiic rejection Of every combination "lch Wouu hV"
Tr.uce n xpress her wishes We do not Know what me
neutral Po ers will think Of propositions set aside WIN
srh hsuelhines Perhaps they VIII perceive ~ Idet sh
No, ne n, for them by Prussia. risen ny Victory
- po.itjvn 10 accomplish her designs As REGARDS
ourselves Wc obey impeT1C,is ana siihpe uu'g st
ainta MN that the proposal Tor an arhsuoe ~ 'o
IL me. n Of htsining solution by natlOnal assem-
hv upon the tremendous gueHuons when .ie .,,
,he linn rial Government have permitted we ehenf 70
u, Iaf.re rs Prussia which percelNcs tle oolour
hsr.ter of her refusal seeks 10 dissinnatc ~ uhner
so,nIse which can deceive no one: 10 AK US ioI
,u,tt,s nf our provisions Is ~ ASK OF uh our
i 80, resnI,itcy hold in hands. ana VIII not lay
my" .tb,,,t e0hfing have done everything that
me-, Of honor could stop this CONNECT Dut tr issuo
from II has closed against lr' anu i,n .acL
fnrtb take counsel only OF our couI"te,
~. upon those who systenatlcaiy It!use
IN p,i.e In l. TO their personal ambition
thai Thousands Of men may perhaps sun ,,a .naa
molated. aud when Europe, ihoveu - ,no, Che
tacle wishes 10 arrest the emnnhthn's ulo
troutier of The field Of carnage, ID oIu.i ~ na AZ,
toyether te representatives Of the nation W N, ~,
for nece tbeI saw "Yes, but on cohdiuon ,na' t
non,I.1on ~ mis- city who sufier-these women VII,
dreu and old men the Innocent victims OF ihc -
receive no succOr; thh, the trlct nav M t.,ht s
NAV ,e i,rnos.lble for their defenders 70 sn. -,
without causing them 10 die OF munger "