, 1870-10-26

III l
on1r-s II the .;,k,n nst1ict, VIII speak as FOL
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Y.1Astl,e Kendall ceun,y. ociohcrss-
FlaEu. hcutiaii County. Uctooer r.
TIE PRESENT CONDITION OF FRANCE.
1kt present condition of the war in
Enr,,pe is remarkable *,ne- II presents
tht, fact Of nasinn Of 3n.000. .fAn Of peo-
rir. who have enjoyed for centuries, and
Justly, too. TIE reputation of being among
the first of the earth in all the essentials of |
a warlike nation, now utterly helpless in |
their .wn defence. The entire history Of !
France las been illustrated by the bravery
Of her troops, the skill OF her military COM
nnnlers. and the intense patriotism Of her
people. This patriotism has induced the
French people, during centuries Of desrad-
lug oppression, to fill mp the armies and
uphold tho dag of France, even
VIXEN To do so wns to Tc1netnate
the t...sf.,tism that rsl1ed them at home.
Eighty years ago, when the first republic
Wis proclaimed, the people Of the French
,s.rlacts did not wait for any military
SUMMONS: they or,,auizea themselves into
,'!r urr.- their own recruiting sergeants.
nuai:.y tie twenty years of Nnpoleon's mil
its1v career. there WAS never moment of
Les,,a,iun on the part of the people.
Wherever lie aug Of France was carried,
they followed, whenever France WAS in-
vadctl. they rallied 10 her defence. They
crowded into the army to hear the cngles
over the Alps: TO carry them into Egypt,
ard to Nussie. The greater the fnrce op-
,use.l to France. the higher rrsse the euthn-
.,ipstir valor Of the French. Nor did The
r,ilitarr characier of the French pale with
Sar l.nn. Since then her arals have
'stn victosions- md the Judgment Of u11n-
l.::,d has awarded to the French the success
If the uar If the Crimen. The var against
Au-tsia. in behalf of Italy, was Hesies Of
l,,liiuct successes, md Magenta aud Sal
fr1iun are recorded in The long list of
French victories.
Tie present Ear has been rapid succes-
sion of disasters- From the day war waa
declared 10 The surrender of Sedan, the
French hrluy encountered nothing hut de-
feat, yet the world attributed these to The
incumretency Of the Emperor, the want OF
har7uony aiming his Generals, and the uni.
versnl ineficicncy and corruption of the
War Department. The surrender at Sedan
teak place on the I'd OF September. Since
that. Eszainc hrS heen shut mp in Metz
ard Faris h,s 1Htn practically besieged
Wiz. AEs l" cit done in France since thai
tcrlll.:c ,lisaSlpts Where are her Genernl.
all her Marshalss Where are tho patriot
ism and mil'ary spirit Of tie people? Tht
Flus-ians entered Franco Mt une extremit,
of tie kingdom. The Whole military op
ctaliont- rlp 10 within u few days, hare tat
e,. 1ilsee in thst r1sresne corner Of France
e1,c,,'inE. eventually, to Paris. The al
srucr Il AIRY es.cn'y left the people o
tlr,v-fourths nj Frapce free AMI .uneuiba,
ra~s..l. AL thai part OF France south Q
tl.' l. ire. ntnl rtac:l.ng to the Aediterrane
au, WIS free t1nu, the presence Q
the invader. Hut what has bee
tio,lr: Nut sol,iier has Marche
l., sncror II. zaice; no artny has been OF
ganiztl IL c.-.,rctsle for the relief {
Trnchu in Paris. Except a few nois
tiss,:t,nst rutinns hv tho Reds. illu.nin
ti,bs ard uelrH,,;ts to GA1ibaltli, and a
inl4rn>: a1nsnilt OF seaseiess singinl
u"hins has lu-r Gone. Is the.e Al
other reo.Ie in !:a1rpe who sonll ha,
nj. still so long wit tic invader firing n
I'll the capita, hr.1 siespoiling part Of Il
national territory: The prussians ha
tlrir raironls and teleglsph commnnis
tiuEs from puris to the frontier, and no
fI..rt has been made to break them. T
l's.s"oinra. es;e1,' to lie as securely housed, u
as firmly planted III Franco rs they cot
h' III Prussia Hs'sf- Heak and powesl
n''nmars. Or fn's!l and de1enceless Schl
wig ees'd not nave ti"ne ioss than have
1tnovntd anu g'"1tied 0,Mo, 200
liz nth people. City after city, and to
:'fs'r town have fAIlen. hut the Fter
ltE>nntry and Wotkuien have not taken
sTIs:s in defence "f country, or to relic
tEr'r c"nniry1nen ltlind the walls Of II
ana Paris. Singi & The 3Ia1sellaise, a
shouting for liberty. equality, and frat
nIs' unless accompanied by organia
f'o''irs of aFmet men, avail nothi,
seven weeks nave passed since the fall
s>etian' and no army has ret been orguniz
mich Lees put III tle field
the contrary, the French have done nc
ing hat to give license to h.nds Of hriga
and gncrilias, to 20 forth to pillaIo
roh- Tue people Of EpE1aal have I,
tlru"n,inAted nAtinn Of shepkeepers,
the intelligence that a hostile army was
t'slsi> Intending la invade the klaud, VIC
,,.:ke a soldier oe every man ind boy