New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-27
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
BISMARCK TO THE KING.

LONDON, September GA correspondent
of the Tribune telegraphs from Berlin the
following letter from Bismarck on the.
means and conditions ofpeace, dated Meaux,
September 16:
"Your Excellency is familiar with the
circular which NJ. Jules Favre has ad-
dressed to the foreign representatives of
France in the name of the men for the pres
ent holding power in Paris, and who call
themselves LIE Government de La Defense
Nationael. l have learned simultaneously
that NJ. Theirs has entered on a confidential
mission to the foreign courts, and l may
presume that he will endeavOr on the one
side to create the belief in the love of peace
of the present Partisan government, and on
the other side request the Intervention of the
neutral powers in favor of a peace which
shall deprive Germany Of her Victories and
make the next attack of France on Ger
many more difficult. We can not believe in
the sincerity of the desire Of the Partisan
government to make peace SO long as it con-
fnues, byits language and its acts at home,
to excite the passions Of the people and to
increase the hatred and bitterness of the
population, stung by the suferings of war
able to Germany and unacceptable to
France. By such o course it becomes i'm
possible to make peace, for the people
should be prepared by calm words and in
terms corresponding with the gravity of the
situation. If we are to believe that Hego-
tiations for peace with us are honestly in
tended, the demand that we should con-
clude an armistice, without any guarantees
for our conditions Of peace, could be meant
seriously only on the suppOsition that we
lack military or political Judgment, or are
Indifferent to the interests of Germany.
Moreover, the hopes entertained by the
present rulers in Paris of diplomatic or
material Intervention of the neutral powers
in favor of France, prevent the French
people from seeing the necessity of peace.
When the French nation becomes convinced
that they have wantOnly conjured up the
war alone, land Germany having had to
account with Germany alone-they will
soon put an end to their resistance.
Now, surely unavailing, it would be an
act of cruelty to the French people for the
neutral powers to permit the 4russian gov
eminent to nourish among the people hopes
Of Intervention. That can't be realized,
and thereby will strengthen the contest.
We are far from any inclination to mix in
the international affairs Of France. 1t is
the French people shall formally establish
for themselves. The government of the
Emperor Napoleon has hitherto been the
only one recognized by us. Our conditions
of peace with whatever government we
may negotiate are wholly Independent of
the question how or by whom the French
nation is governed. They are prescribed to
us to the nature of things and by the law of
selfdefenses against violent and hostile
neighbor.
The unanimous voice of the German gov
eminent and German people demands that
Germany shall be protected by better
boundaries than we have had hitherto
against the dangers and violence we have
experienced from all French governments
for centuries. As long as France remains
in possession of Strasburg and Metz, so long
is it's offensive stragetically stronger than
our defensive so far as all South Germany
and North Germany on the left hand of the
Rhine are concerned. Strasburg in posses
sion OF France is gate always open to at
tack on South Germany. In the hands of
Germany, Strasburg and Metz obtain de-
tenslye character in more than two ways.
We have never been the aggressors on
France, and We demand of the latter nothing
else than our safety in our own lands so
often threatened byit France, on the other
hand, will regard any peace that may be
made now as an armistice only. In order to
avenge the present defeat they will attack
us in the same quarrelsome and wanton
manner as this year as soon as it feels
strong enough for it's own resources and
from foreign alliances IN rendering it diff
cult for France, from whose initiative alone
hitherto the disturbances of Europe have
resulted. To resume the offensive we at the
same time act in the interest of Europe,
which is that of peace. From Germany no
disturbance of European peace is to be
found. After having had this war forced
upon us which, for four years, by our care
and by restraining the feeling of our ma
tional selfrespect SO necessarily outraged
by France, we had prevented, We mean now
for our future safety to demand the price of
our mighty efforts. We shall demand only
that which we must have for our defense.
Nobody will be able to accuse us of a want
Of moderation if we insist on what is just
and equitable.
Mr.. Oliver Goldsmith, of New York city,
has son only six years old, whose wonder
full memory has attracted the attention Of
many prominent gentlemen. Although the