Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-09-14
THE IMPERIAL PRISONER.

torps Leglslatli declared war agalnts
Prussia. On the 18th Bismarck an.
nounccd the declaration in the Prus.
sian Parliament amid the cheers OF
the members. On the 22d the Elm,
peror was received in the Corps Leg.
islatif To the speech of NJ. Schnei.
der, in which he said, "behind you, be.
hind our army is the nation" the En-.
pcror made reply; "l experience
great satisfaction, on the eve of my
departure for the army, in being able
to thank you fer the patriotic co-ope.
ration you have given my Govern.
ment. War is legitimate when it is
made with the assent of the country
ahd the appreciation Of its represents
tives. You are right in recalling the
words Of Montesquieu. The true au-
thor of the warts not he who declares,
but he who renders it necessary. We
have done all that depended on us to
avoid it, and | may say that the en-
tire nation, in its Irresistible force, has
dictated our resolutions" He conf.
ded to them the Empress and said he
took his son with him who would
learn in the midst of the army how to
serve his country. The next day the
Emperor issued his proclamation to
the people Of France. He said n dc.
cisive hour had arrived for France
Prussia had scorned her and had
aroused distrnst in all quarters. She
had made Europe q camp where
reign disquiet and fear. He added :
ave pledge ourselves that the people
composing the great Germanic nation.
ality shall dispose freely of their des
tinies As for us we demand the es-
tabIishment of a state of things guar.
antceing our security and assuring
the future. We wish to conquer a
durable peacc. based on tho trne in.
terests ot Tho neonI, and IN nss;st In
abolishinp the precarious condition of
thinys when ull nations are forced IN
emnlov their resources in orm;ng
nyainst eacb other The gloious a,5
oG France which wa onc,, moro s nr
fnrl in the face of chollengers 10 ,ho
same which has borne over Euronc
tbe civilizing IDEAS of opr gre,t roro
lutionp HE concluded by rcferrin,,
IN bis son who ,.lspows tha dutv h;s
namc imposes . Almost Tho ney, ,ro
hear of the Emperor il his foolish dis
match ON the nd of Auypst nhont Lon.
i nj whose tranonilitv at S.arhrncL
che soldiers went Tben we have
the Metz nroclnmation of ,le Xii
that seemed a premoniiion Of The rnin
he was bringing on himself and his
conntrv Surther b,lt month hos
rome and Tho Emnernr hunted md
| hurried tbrouyb nil The French camns
now repor,cd Insane now deod naw
A fugitive but always SICK mi ironL
led, maLes bic final effort on Thurs.
day, in dispatch TO the Empress,
"All goes wonderfully. Oul plans all
succeed and on Friday surrenders to
King William, less than two months
from the first mutler of discomfort
at the choice of n HohonzolIern for
Spain From July 5 to September 9,
are included the sixty days during
which Louis Napoleon dictated a
crown for Spain and lost his own
Has ever the arrogance of man had q
more signal rebuke? Was il within
the compass of human sagacity to pre-.
dict the ruin of great nation in so
short time
One little month ago--Aucust 3
was the affair of Saar bruck, the vir.
tuul opening of the campaign,
French victory, after which we spoc.
ulaled whether the French would
make for the Coblentz or Mavence. A
few DAYS later came Weissenburg and
since then, four week of strategy"
full of promise and barren Of results,
until now on the of "a September the
Napoleon DYNASTY of n second time
crumbles away om;J Tho thnndors oc
bat,le whose sullen roar ,ni,h, olmos,
wnke tbe dead tha, rnst an ,Lo noar.
he nlnin oc Waterloo Tha, l;,,Ia a,,-
gIe of Enropc has been the tbcairo os
the mightirst events and bistorv has
token new cnlnrina from, ,ho trsrsnc
tions ON that limited area
The Fmncror snrrenders 70 more
mngnonimons no,ion ws trnst linn
renders to a kin, who viii ha oron
more clement ,hSn tho nonnlntion Of
Paris BETTER for Louis Nanoleon IN