The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-27

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YOU think of my suggestion.
Rismarch's Circular to I'll. Nestras
Powers The Propose. s,honre of
the German BOuD'.e .e,r
The following is mo ,o,tor r.o,n p;s,norc,,
coacetilihS NM W. means and conSd.i,lions q;
r"o 'r",e, :'' -."s,rd 10 the Nnrh German re-
i.', r,'> -;.atNcs ahro."u, and mentioned in the
>' &c dispatches OF Saturday:
MEAuX. Sept. 1G.-lolr Exccllcncy Is
familiar with the circular which NJ, IulIs
tArre has addressed TO the foreign repre-
sentatlres Of France, in the name of the
msn at present holding power in Paris, and
who call themselves "Le Gorernement de
&c Defense Nationals ! have learned
simultaneously that NJ, Thiers has entered
upon a conditional mission to the foreign
courts, and may presume that he will en-
deavUr on the one side to create belief in
the love for peace OF the present Partisan
Government. and on the other side will re-
quest the intervention Of the neutral Pow
crs in favor Of a peace which shall deprive
Germany Of the fruits of her victories, and
for the purpose of preventing every basis Of
peace which would make the next attack of
France OH Germany more difficult.
We cannot belive i'll the sincerity of the
desire of the present Partisan Government
TO make peace SO long ~ If continues hy
It's lan.uagn and its acis at home to excite
ne passions OF the people and to increase
thc hatred and bitterness of population
stung by the sufcringS of war, and to re-
pudatc in advance every basis acceptable
to Germany as unacceptable by France.
b. such a course it becomes impossible to
make peace. The people should be pre-
pared for peace by calm words and in terms
corresponding to the gravity Of the situa-
ton.
Ir WE are to believe that negotiations
with us for peace are honestly intended,
the demand that we should conclude an
armisticc without any guarantees for our
conditions of peace could be meant Sc
riously only on the suppo>itlOn that we
lack military or political Judgment, or arc
Indifferent to the interests of Germany.
Moreover. the hope entertained by tue
present rulers in Paris OF Il diplomatic or
material Intervention Of the neutral pow
ers In favor of France prevents the French
nation from seeing the necessity OF peace.
When the French nation become con-
rinccd that as they have wantonly conjured
up the war alone, and Germany has had to
fight it out alone. they must also settle their
account with Germany alone, they will soon
put an end to their resistance. now sureiy
unavuiling.
1t would he an act of cruelty to the French
people by the neutral Powers to permit the
Partisan Government to nourisb among the
people hopes of intervention that cannot be
realized, and thereby lcngthen the contest.
We urc far from any inclination to mix
in the internal affairs of France. II is inn
material to us what kind of Il government
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, lesis-
lating for the purpose we may have TO ne
gotiatc with, are wholly independent OF the
question how or by whom the French na-
ton is governed. They are prescribed TO
us by the nature Of things, and by the law
of self-delence against violent and hostile
ncighbor.
The unanimous voice of the Germanc
governments and the German people de-
mands that Germany shall he protected, by
better boundaries than we have hitherto
had, against the dangers and violence we
have experienced from all French Govern
mentS for centuries. So long IL France re-
mains in possession of Strasbourg ana -hctZ
20 long is it offensive strategically stronger
than our defensive, 50 far as all south Ger
many and North Germany on the left bank
Of the Rhine are concerned. StraSboufg
in the possession of France is Il gate wide
opcn for attack on South Germany. In the
hands Of Germany strashourg and Metz
obtain Il defensive character.
In more than twenty wars we have never
been the aegresSors on France, and we de-
mand Of the latter nothing else than our
safety in our own land, so often threatened
by it. France, on the other nand, will re-
gard any peace that may be made now Us
All almistce only, and, i'll order to avenge
the present defeat, will attack us III the
same uuarrelsome and Wanton manner as
this wear as soon as it feels strong enough
in its own resources or in foreign alliances.
IN rendering it difficult for France, from
whose initiative alone hitherto the disturb
ances of Europe have resulted, to resume
the offensive, we at the same time act i'll the
interest of Europe, which IS that OF peace.
From Germany no disturbance OF the Euro
nean pcace is to be feared. Although
France bad been trying to force the War
upon us fer four years, we, by our care anu
bv restraining the feelings OF our national
Selt-rcsuect, SO necessarily outraged by
France, had prevented its occurrence. We
mean now, for our future safety. to demand
the price of our mighty efforts. We shall
demand only that which we must nave lof
oar defence. Nobody Will be able to accuse
us of want Of moderationlt ii we lnslst upon
this Just and equitable demand.
Your Excelency will make these views
YOUR own, and advocate them Ill Discus
Sims BISMARCK.