The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
WAR and Peacc-The Situation and thu
Armistice.

WAR and Peacc-The Situation and tho
Armistice.
There seems to be no doubt that The armis-
tice is an established fact. 1t commenced on
the 4th of November and will last until the
2Sth. The Constituent Assembly elections are
to be held at once, the Assembly will convene
on the 18th instant, Paris is to have the privi-
lege of revictualling, and the troops on both
sides will remain just as the beginning of the
armistice finds them. A sleep will fall, or has
already fallen, upon the military contestants in
France, like the sleep that fell upon the en-
will be made until warlke talisman, welded
by the Legislature on the 2Sth, shall set them
all at loggerheads again
The French s'reds" have been trying to pro-
woke riots in Paris on account Of the armis-
tice; but certainly they could not have
expected any easier terms than they receive
in the accepted protocol. Prussia has had
France Gin chancery," to use vulgarism,
ever since Sedan, and there is no doubt that
she could have dictated her own terms from
the Tuieries before the middle Of winter
Now that she grants an armistice on terms
which permit Paris to revictual, she is entitled
to the highest commentator for her gene
rosity, although the armistice is so sure to
lead 70 the conclusion of treaty of peace that
there is not so much generosity in the re-
victualling after all. A treaty Of peace, how
ever, is not what the 'sreds' want. They
oppose the armistice because they fear it will
lead to peace. and they fear peace because the
! possibility Of a Bonapar.lst, Orleans or Bour-
bon prince looms up with il. #eea
However, the armistice being now estab-
| lished ii remains for France to mold her cleo
| tons. and then II remains for the Constituen,
| Assembly to settle upon future government
and decide upon or reject terms of peace
The Assembly will discuss the whole political
question In its present momentous bearings
will represent the voice Of the people in
choosing whether France shall be republic,
a monarchy or au empire, and decide beyond
any appeal but that Of arms who shall be the
| chief magistrate OF the nation. In Other
words, il will supply France with that which
it has needed for several MONTHS head
With this head Prussia can treat definitely
and according to the instructions which the
Constituent Assembly gives this head we shall
have, after the 2ssh inst. al the conclusion Of
| the armistice, peace or war. v
The armies are to remain as they are at the
! beginning of the armistice King William
the Crown Prince and Won Moltke will retaiI
their immense cohorts on the hills that environ
Paris, and if the protocol refers to all th
armies, then Prince Frederic Charles will hal
in his southwark movement against Lyons a
Djon, General Won Wcrder and Garibald il
the Vosges will stand al arms" facing eacl
other, General Bourbald will stay the ardor o
his army Of the north, the Crown Prince
of Saxony will rest at ease on tn
banks of the Loire and the immens
French levies at Tours, at Rouen
at Lyons and elsewhere throughout the coun
try will swiog idly on the gates of war; 4
| peace. made uD Of all the blazonrv of battle