The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-29

Mr.. BarricklOw was accompanied by judy
S. o. Thatcher, of Lawrence, who has beel
retained as his counsel.
THE FRENCH SITUATION.
Can France Fight ft Oat-The Spiri
and Condition or Paris.
From Letter by w. H. Has,inyson TO The Ciacia.a!
Commercial.
PARIS, August 30, lS7O.-Just in proper
ton as the Napoleonic' regime lalread,
ansien) goes down the French nation come
up. The ener walton of the public spirit BY
twenty years of that regime is fearful. Dis
aster is acting on it now rs tonic. Tel
days ago should have said that il was yer,
doubtful whether the bourgeois of Pari,
would fight. He was unarmed; the FORTH
cations the city were unarmed. The dis
trust Of the population and Government wa,
mutual. Within four days a great chang.
has taken place in this respect. The Minis
ter of War has suddenly discovered one
hundred thousand muskets, and ordered
their distribution to the National Guard
three days ago, which shows how much the
Government has advanced. But at this
present writing they are only slowly getting
distributed, which shows how unwillingly
the Government advances. Even yet Min
listers lack free good will, and their limited
good will is arrested by the machinery Of
the Administration, stronger than itself,
hampered and hampering by the impending
traditions of the old regime.
A gentleman friend of mine, French, and
resident but not formally dOmiciIed i'm Paris,
applied few days ago to the marie of his
quarter to he enrolled on the list of the Ma
tional Guard. His application was rejected
on the ground that he had not his proper
"papers'' -attested Certificate Of birth, vac
cinatiOn, &c. lie insisted, and was then
told that if he did not go away he would be
arrested.
wANTED-A GOVERNING HEAD.
Still, day by day, our Provisional govern
ment is changing Its character and growing
more efficiently vigorous in its measures Of
defence. That is, it is growing less and less
constitutional, yielding more and more to
the pressure of patriotic public opinion and
the control of the Leitward members Of the
Lesislatif Corps. The great and pressing
evil is that it has no defined principles, no
head, to put in the place of
only the baleful shadow of name.
The ''coming man" is not i'm sight vet.
You may have observed in your reading of
history books, and contemplation of current
history, that he generally arrives before he
shows himself
1t is not for the interest of Republicans or
any of the old parties to undertake in their
party name the closing up the business Of
Comparison. The actual Provis-
ional Government is changing. and subject to
change, from day to day, and liable to
change its name. Very notable as signs of
the unsettled time are the addresses of "ad-
hesion" sent to God. Trochu, Governor of
Paris, not only from Paris, but from the pro-
vincial towns. Since it was reported that
he was requested to resign by the Empress,
and declined the request, the adhcsions in
crease in number. If his will and intellect
are equal to it, he can presently take chief
place, and temporarily command the situa-
lion.
GAY PARIS NO MORE.
Paris is no longer the gay city, the me
lOprolis Of fashion, fast living, and fast
horses, the fools paradise of pleasure-seekers
Of American pd,renues and temmes perducs
The police last week swept up from the
streets and out of town thousands Of files de
ioie, Of escaped and released cOnvicts and Of
nocturnal street rOvers living by occult means
There are no fine equipages on the Champs
Elysees. The Bots de BouIogne. closed to
pleasure carriages, is turned into . huge cat
lie park and sheep fold. Only five theatres
ire open at night, and none of them are well
ilied. The street sprinkling water-carts,
heir horsemen and their horses, are drafted
fl to work at the Notifications The streets
nave the air of the streets Of a market town
IN moving day. Down the main avenue
oils an endless procession of wheeled vehi-
les of every description, heavy laden with
sacks of wheat and unthreshed grain and
nay, with potatoes, cheese, cabbages, and all
manner OF country produce" for the pro-
'isiOning of the about to be besieged %
ablcs and all the household stuff, and gods
md children's idols, looking glasses, unmen-
iOnable chrockery and dolls, sad women and
cumberless, laughing infants,
.rowding from the banlieu to safety within |
he city walls.
The railway stations are doubly crowded |
md confused with soldiers going, frightened
ivilians coming, munitions Of war and |
he kitchen. encumbering the vast space.
THE GERMAN EXODUS.
Trochu's proclamation orders all Germans |
those of Austrian nationality excepted) out |
# town within three days. Here is distress.
Is early as last week Tuesday, the Ameri-
an Legation had issued !, 1000 passports for
Germans, each covering on an average three |
md half persons.
1t was hartrcnding to sit this morning in
'ur Consulate and see and hear the sad, pa
lent men and women, fathers and mothers |
f families long settled here, come to ask for
heir risls, and, in some cases, for the posi-
lie chances Of their being permitted to stay
i'll this or that sick child or old grandmother
ould bear the voyage. Note here signii-
ant line in Trochu's proclamation-tha the
dict of expulsion is issued and enforced in
heir interest. The French are growing wild
n the matter of Prussian spies; defects in
cCent are a danger to a man.
The Hotel do Louvre is shut up. doubt |
there were SO many rs fifty dodgers at the
irand Hotel last night. American and
ther foreign residents are sending or have
.lready sent away their families. Pleasure
are going fast-few come. Hotel |
,eelers and shop keepers are rushing TO ruin.
The only flourishing business is the newspa-
ser business. Four Democratic papers were |
in the first two weeks Of the war |
or two bold criticism on its author and mis-
Any one of dezen daily papers
low indulgcs in severer criticism, and the |
Government, if it desired, is not strong
,nough to suspend them.
FRENCH RESOURCES To PRoTRACT TIL: WAR. |
To resume: The Crown Prince is no nearer
Paris than he was three days ago. Time
els is favor Of France, other things being
quail. Before the week is overland the |
Irown Prince could not get here sooner
we're the roads open-Paris will be provi-
toned for two months siege, and its walls
md forts tolerably well armed. Its remain
ng inhabitants 1.-THE emigration being greater
han the immigration without business occu-
,a;ion, deprived of all their accustomed |
irritated and excited, will have
nothing better to satisfy their natural French
ctivity, gregarious tastes end need of enter |
shan to meet, drill and work up
ach others fighting spirit.
Any political party that assents to peace
With Russians ON French soil commits sui
ide; any Government that signs treaty of |
'eace in sucn condition, signs its death war