, 1870-07-26
FRENCH AID TO AMERICA,


Tie american apologssts for the French
inv.sio1 Of Germany: contend that France
LIS lres:.jar claims on American sympathy,
s.1sl good wishes for her success in her
present s;n;'f'y"ked undertaking, on account
ri ,Lr n;d size rendered the coiouic, il their
t:ru2.l' for independence uinety-dve
years ago. Nitlunt denying tile importance
lf tLAt :;a. t'r feeling auy disposition to
1::..leT,.1ue it, and while admitting that
Americans should always cheerf,,lly nc
ks:,wledge their sense OF obligation there
for, nevertheless, it il due to the truth Of
Li~t,ry IL state that The French Govern
eslmert did hot render that assistance ont
tf az: lsEarL or aGcctiun for the colu,Iists
t7 IL" .nus. f..r which they contenlel. It
.na1tcrel little to France whether they rc-
t.til.d in or1er to establish q repnllic Of a
meuarcl y. What France was specially ill.,
f.r.-,tri in, WIS tu secure their detachment
fr.:H the British crown. an1 the aid she
r,ts.ltr. 1 Lad fur its s.,le object the inflic~
ti,'l: s.f n severe wound oil Itr hated rival
lid enemy. the British.
il WAS enly Il few years before the coin~
,Anrcrn,cl.t IF the American Revolution
iA~s y hitter war Of eight years duration
l~swten Great Britain and France had tes-
1.is.:.:,,1 N;th the total e1tinc ion Ut Treucll
:,.iLulily in North America, In that war.
l.s!.!1lsiuH i'll lsst.' anI entli,lE with Tue
l-.Ay ,f peace n,sjc in p::ri> il, 1868, the
British. actlsely aided by the american
t..,,4iets, raj tslr.rl all the French lh,sses-
tr Is ran This continent. The very territory
Ile british lluw uwn north Of oAr bound
1,y an> conquered from the French hy
Ill" i.imt efforts Of the colonial ant1
E..;i,! i,rces TAa !Americans vigorously
f'r,-l+ she 1:-a.,.1. and their Indian allies
t!':.ins th"se eight years. and drove the II
XII: u all their possessions west of the Al
lvplvnirn and North IF the Dhio= and
Without this American help, the British
tu4aa not have cou,i,lerel the Cana.las u.Id
Expelled the French from North A7ncrir..
S,Aariil.y u..>lar these severe losses and
Ls,uils;.tios,s. it was only natural. only in ao-
t,4,lnace with ti. motives that ac:unte aud
i,-S.r, mems actions, that the French
.lHrli .iyt. all a1.tl comfort Ia the revolted
f''i,jeets Of their sae:ested neighnor. Tbs
F,'wh Government sought revenge, and
Il, sired to weaken md hl11niliate its rival
,a:,a ii accomplished both ends. The co!
bliss. clearly understanding the feelings d
tl4,. Fres:rh toward. the British. despatched
ssr l"s,S-lvn.'c;s md astnse Dr. Franklin II
IRIS tn wnrk M an embodiment helwsel
t..u>e I1'u'ers- Of uli men, he was the one
l'~s ,I':aliiicI sNg the mission. III a shor
lime, lie obtained some surreptitious assist.
:."rc from the French. which WIS s1nugglet
jstn .Ee colonies. But it was not unit
s.lr Americans had wit1stood tho wloi.
l.sr:Et If the British Ir'wer for a considcra
LIE lnriul that he WIS able I.
1E',Hre Tie French to espouse their cause
1}u, they furnished no land forces nut
nta1 the termination vi that war. md their
nasy wu, Vi little v:alue, AS it did not pre-
,..:4t the Ian ling of Il single red coat. nu
il..y loAned the colonists several million
II silver 1nuuey- mud sent them considers
s,l,. quantities of army clothing, sua]
HIS, nnd unlmunitis,u, without which
Nas uatti!; possible for Washington All
tl.r Continental Congress to have withStoo
eight British campaigns
hut tI.. Freuch Government effected. i
great 1.nrt. xisat i. set oat to achieve. viz.
,l.,. .:is:nv,:,lcr1neEt Of The British Ea,pir.
N;;'. the a;,. IF the Americans. the Frenc
f"7sesi Great Hrisxin 10 surrender all hf
AsIesican colonies south OF the ST. Law
renc. and the grcat lakes. Tler forge
A,r I" drink to the dregs Of the bltl5
1-a"SEt SIZE Ind previously held to shei
ti1l-- Fra1tee ,ii,tainch sweet rerenEe. II