New-York tribune., 1870-08-19

trcates OF peace ot Pars. Here q fayofapo o -
was presented a rc-adjustment OF the pV. - ,or
between Germany and France, for the re'o r, o,,ns
49,, ,io 90 o,er ,birteen hundred thousand oelin"ns,
and for ,be recovery of fertile ana wenSu'"'''ou
cm,ntry extending over on area Oh ANU. WV 80,
miles But I'm spite of the admoh'"nS vi '
,san and statstician, Hoffmann, they let lhe ooea
S - hv since then, the want OF unity and the I'M
i,u,,, Of bringing all the subdivisions OF Germany
-, ,,nonious and combined action, preeuded oil Idea
I,zipo the hopes of the Germans for the recoveryo OF
these provinces. =. -
materially changed the formation OF the NorthGernan
confederation and treaties of alliance with the gov
ernments of the South States forming nucleus
for the unity of the German nation and the reesab
shment of the German Empire one and undivided. 49,
Some interesting remarks the feeling Of the Asa
tans made shortly before the outbreak OF the war;
in German Democratic newspaper, estabshedm Muhl-
house. in Alsaee in March. 1870, under the title, me
Soreyeign Elcctor. and with the motto Help your
selves" The paper thoroughly German and breathes
genuine German sentiment. In the prospectus me
Soreregn Blecor answers the question, "Why publish
new paper in the German languager in the following
curt and pertinent way: "smpy for the reason mat
the majority, yes, the overwhelming mOorly oi lne
Asacian people German in thought III feeiing III
language and habit They taught the lessons OIL
Christianity in that idom and do all they can not 70
become obvious OF it, We know that many OF us nave
been instructed to sneak read, and write French, ana
hatis undoubtedly very ne but the same cizenS' VINO
are fully familiar with and conversant In FRENCH VIII
not cease to think feel and speak German Ana th Is
why we come to them in the language of their mothers
in the Language their infancy the same in which they
educate and cherish their children; the language OF love
70 their wives and consolation to their dying parents
To show the extent o the territory Of the German Ian
guage in Alsace and lorraine, have recourse 10 an
excellent and interesting statistical work written by Mr.
Richard BGckh, from which We have already obtained
much valuable information. Tue book has been pup
shed Berlin this year under the title, Der Deufsoae"
VoHssaM und Spracheebift in den europdischen
Saaten" The numerical strength of the German peo-
pie and the territory OF their language in European
Sates) II gives the following figures concerning the
territory Of the German language In the Department
BasRhn the entire population ia computed according TO
the census of December 81, 1901 at 6775i inhabitants
0l in $50 communitieswere Germans lhthe Depart
ment Haut Rhn there lived 56O2 Inhabitants OF which
5364i3 in $50 communities were Germans In the De-
partments Mcurthe and Vosges were found la ia com
munitcs ,Ji3 Germans, or total OF lS9 cOminuh
ties and sAl2s inhabitants, and in the Department OF
Moselle in 3il communities there were 2JOll Germans
aggregate population of H6,i57 inhaDiiahts' 10
sum up Out OF total population in the 1--WE Depart
ments of 23sson inhabitants ,3j915S were Germans
In conclusion we tram slate following from letter.
recently addressed by of the greatest German
writer's Fanny Lcwad 10 The Ne1 York StddtsZe""ng:
"When think of our last years sojorn IN Alsace
the remembrance of life over there affects me deeply
We were on visit at parsonage in a small country
town about hours walk from Strasbourg ana IL we
had been surprised to find the working classes in that
city almost exclusively German, and the character OF the
city thoroughly German in every respect-how mGoh
more was this the case here
"Alsace is beautiful, very beautiful, with it's vne-clad
hills stretching far down to the VOsges Mountains. II
was in Auumn clusters OF luscious ripe grapes hung on
all Sides while the had all long been harvested
Often have wandered through the fields and vineyards
with friends during the warm MONDAY hours But
whosOever came along Our waywomen going to marker,
carnen with their vehicles, old people carrying brush
wood or an old tradesJcwhey all spoke German, al
though often not the purest dialect III the Protestant
parsonages was spoken much the BETTER in all its
purity; and the old Protestant elergymen were all
thoroughly German in heart and feeling. Among the
younger clergymen found moro inclination toward
the gronde nation is true and was told that their
children did not frequently either speak OF understand
German. ........
an those times the liberal minded parsons in Asace
had to struggle against aggcsions from fanatics and
confront the advocates of prejudice and darkness and
was delighted to the ancient Protestant spirit mani
fest itself in these venerable gentlemen. Well they
have occasion TO make front against aoother de
uson-to rise the Scotch Freeason Lodge in Paris
ioes-aganst the egotsm of him who iDcites two civil
szed nations to deadly combat that he steep his
throne torrents of booda throne built up through
perjury and treason.
"The Rhine the natural frontier between France
and German the mountain range Of the Vosges marks
the separation This have plainly seen every day in
Asace for not the Rhine but the yosges Mountains form
the actual limit boundary of the territory Of the Ger
man language and it is to be hoped that the renowned
old strasbourg, nmortaized through many old Ger
man song-the Strasbourg where Herder and Goethe
studied-may again, at no distant day, become
nursery of German culture and civilization"
NOTES ON THE FUROPE4N V1R