The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-20
Circular from Jules Favre.
The Constitutional Assembly
to be COnvOked.
France Prefers Disaster to
DishOnOr.
The People Not Responsible
for the War.
special To the Tribune. /

Especial To the Tribune.l
PARIS, September lS.-The Journal
ctfciel Of to-day, publishes a circular
/ from Jules Favre, concerning France &
representatives broad lie calls the
attention to the significance Of an
earlier date named for convocation OF
the Constitutional Assembly. He says,
the first duty of the Government is to de-
femd the soil. 1t is objected that the Gov
ernment is irregular and without power;
II Is admitted and for that reason is the
Assembly convoked France has de-
manded the cessation of the war, but
prefers disaster to dishonor 1t is bad
faith Oh the part of those who declared
war 10 assert that they were io!ce,i 20
do 81 hy the majority OF the nation.
The Assembly applauded Gramonts
warlike declaration, but some weeks
before they also applauded Olliviers
peaceful utterance. The majority,
creatures OF personal favoritism, consid-
cred themselves bound to support even
their most perilous contradictions
They refused an examination and voted
in blind confidence Hence the ire
mediable misfortune. Europe is
! challenged to demonstrate that
the nation, if conversant with. affairs,
would have declared war against the
provisional government; does not deny
the national responsibility Of tolerating
a government which was DESTROYING the
nation. Such q government is over.
thrown II is national obligation to
repair the evil done, nevertheless if
Prussia is determined to crush France
she will meet with a desperate resist
ance, and the world will understand
that Prussia desires the destruction Of
nation which is represented by an
assembly freely elected The nation is
armed and aroused and determined to
defend it's soil and independence. The
Minister OF the Interior has issued
circular to the Projects and decree for
the immediate election of municipal
council
PARIS, September l9.-The Official
Jounal of the Republic yesterday con-
tained a circular of Favre to the repre-
scntativeS of France in other countries,
of which the following are the chief
points: He explains why the elections
for members OF the Constituent Assem-
hly have been fixed at an earlier date
than was at first proposed An objec-
ton had been made that the present
Provisional Government at Paris was
not regular-a tact that we are forced
to admit. The urgency of the case is
also presented in strong language. 1t
was first the duty of the govern
ment to defend the soil and
preserve its honor, and then
return the delegated power TO the people
without violence. Nothing is to be ex-
pccted from Prussia here. Supreme
will and exutation at success are ire
concilable with calm impartality and
craftsmanship. Two hundred thousand
victims have already been sacrificed to
her ambition in this impious war, and
il is certain she will dictate to France
conditions that this momentary and in
competent government should not ac-
cept Hence we convoke an assembly
freely chosen to decide. What we ask
now is only to give our country, our
hearts, and our blood. Then let France
decide-not our transient authority, but
immortal France, raising itself to con
front Prussia. France, released from
the winding sheet ofan Empire-France,
free and generous, Is ready to
immediate itself for right and lib
ertv. Disavowing all these exalted
political ideas of the old government,
France has now no higher ambition
than TO remain mistress of herself IN
order to develop her moral and material
resources and labor fraternally with her
neichbors in the development of civlll- !
zation. 1t is this France, recovering Its
free action, that now asks for cessa-
ton of war, but she will prefer thou
sand fold, disaster to dishonor. The
yery ones who awoke the storm now
falsely say the country is willing to
Weld. This may mislead abroad,
but not here. France wishes
prosperity, commerce and evil
zation, but prefers disaster to
Iishonor 1t is the duty of France to
repair as far as possible the evils of the
pa.t Government The elections ofiast
wear were Elusive. France never voted
for war with Prussia. No honest man
in Europe thiuks so. To the power
now seeking to crush us, we must op-
pose a desperate resistance, until the
nation is able to speak through the
Constituent Assembly freely chosen
We must admire but pity the spectacle
Of Paris. without looking to the right
or to the left, or backwards, but with
our ewes fixed on the great and simple
Iutv of defending its tiresides and Its