, 1870-09-24
THE WAR IN EUROPE,
Csrcalnr of the French Republican
Government.

Csrculnf of the French Republican
Government.
The following il the full text Of circular
41lteasesl tu tile French Ditlou.:ic Agents
abrozd By the Vice President Ut the Goveru-
men. Of the National Defence aud Minister OF
Foreign Affair.": .
SM The erentA which have Just taken place
in Paris explain themselves 20 we,l By tie IT.
exo1abfe logic Of fatta, that it il useless to
iasltt at length On tleir .ueaning and te.ring.
lu Ct di1 t. tn ltte-is!i1fc impulse, which bsi
been too long res'raintd. the population OF
patis has obeyed ncccssisy superior to that
Of its own safety: it did not wish to
was leading France to her ruin; It has not
rronou1cets the deposition Ct Napoleon III.
aid of his drlnsty-:t has registered it in tho
name OF right Justice and rns'lic safety. and
tho scptesse vas 70 well ratified beforehand
among the 1ncst noisy defenders Of the powe1
that WAS falling raised hie yuice to uphold it.
It collapsed Of itself under til. weight OF its
fanl.s, and amid the acclamatiou. III an iu-
:aeprc rcor!e, without single drop Of blood
beipg shed, without any one individual
being deprived Of his pcrs 1nal liberty,
and wo lave been aole to see-a thing M
heard Of in tistory-she citizens, upon whom
tue popular voice conferred the pcrilous
mandate TO ileh, anl 10 conquer, not thinking
for momcs,t Of their political adyeTsaries,
who Int the day before threatened them with
execution 1t ia hy. Iefariug to tho1r adEer-
OF 1epresrion that they have shown them their
blindness tnl their impotence. os1lsr hss
been disturbed for single moment Our
confidence IN the wisdom aud patriotism Of
the National tSuard and Of tue whole popula-
tion permits uA to affirm thst il will not be
disturbed. 1lescuel from tho shamy and the
danger Of = government which has proved
itscif . traitor to all It's lu,ias, each
orc nov ccnptehen1s that the fret
act Of the national sovereignty, at last
reconqre1ed, must be one Of self-coutrol- ths
seeking for strength in respect for right.
mics are 1t our gates-we have but cne
thought, nan,el., their expulsion from our
terT.to1y- But this Obligation, whi.h we rc=o-
lutely accept. we did NO, impose upon France.
| She would not be in her preeeut position il
our voice lad hesn listened to, We have en-
| popularity, the policy OF peace; We still main
| tam tbs rame opinion with increasing con-
victiou- Our heart breaks At tha sight Of
these human massacses, wherein ia
sacrificed the aoser OF two nations.
deal Of liberty would have preserved from
such fnghtful .ca:astreph=e. We canno,
ind any expression capable OF rendering oul
admiration for our heroic army sacrificed bx
the ipcapselty Of the supreme commander
but eLoa.ng itself ereater in is4 defea,s thar
in the most brilliant VICTORY; fo-, in spite oi
he knowledge OF faults WHICH compromised
its safety, The army has inundated itself viii
sublime heroi.m IN the face OF certain i3csft
j -1eieemirg tins the honor Of Franco feun
the stain cast upon her By her government
All honor to tie army! The nation look,
Power wished to divide them; misfor
tune and duty join them IN sol
emn embrace, sealcd by patriotism ant
liberty. This alliAnce renders us in
vincible. Ready for any emergency, We look
made what it il. no: by US. but By others
This posiilcn Will explain In = few words
and 1 submit it to tie Judgment of my COM
try and OF Europe. Ne loudly condemnet
the var. and, while protesting our repec
for the rights Of peoples, We asked that Ger
many should be left mistress Of her own des
tries. We Wished that liberty should bs =
the same time our common tie and oar com
! mon shield. We vera convlnced that thes
| moral forcea would forever in6use peact
but, as sanction, Es claimed an AT
. for every citizen. = civil organizatto
and the election Of leaders. Then We shonl
= have remained iuyiueiale On Cur owa sua
| The government. Of the Emperor, which hs
. I long eirce eeparated it's interests from thos
, Of tho country, opposed that policy We tat
, it up with the hope that. taught By exper
: euee, Frsnce will have the wisdom to Pat
r | tG{N FIIAElCe- cl Liz 14AC %A0 AAAAE IA t4
+ ia declAred that he hsd made war not again.
France, but against the Imperial dynsst.
The dynasty has fallen to the ground. Franz
, rai>es herself free. Does the King Of prnss
xieh TO continue An iupious struggle whit
, l.be Il least - fatal to blm "A
us Does he wish to Give the wor
Of the 18th century the cru
. spectacle OF tEo pations destruyin
! oce another, and in fozgetfulacss Of hurnal
, | ity, reason and science, heaptng corpse upe
: CORPSE, and ruin upon ruin. He is free
. assume this responsibility in the face OF Il
: world and Of hsstorr. Fit Is 4 challenge. y
= accept it. We will not cede either An inch I
our territory OF stone Of our fortEesses.
! shxmeful peace would mean = war of exte
! ! ninasion Il an early date. We VII only ire
for a durable peace. In this cur interest
! that OF the whole Of Europe. and we have re
q son to hope that, freed from AL dyna:tic CO
: eidt ttstion., the question will thus pEesel
: iteeif before tho cabinets Of Europe; bu
t, ehouId We be alone. Ne shall n
! sield. We have reselnte army, v,
proyisioned forts : Eell-eatablished enceiut
!, and. above all. the breasts Of 5000
:, combatants determined to hold ont to the IL
a When they piously lay croans At the feet
- the .tatuc Of StraRbourg, they 10 not Oh
Il merely m enthusiastic eentiment Of admir-
!. tion, they ADOPT their heroic mot forlre-,h
:. sHrar 10 be worthy Of their brethren OF |
II e1ca. and to die as they have done. Afser