The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-25

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the fall Of The Empire, and stigmatizing Napoieon "S
the author of the misfortunes Of France. ...,;,o;
The Assembly voted the ratification OF the prehns-
nary conditions Of peace by 640 ayes gains ~
nays. $50. william in a
desnatch 10 the Gar. after stating tie peace teins'
says =" We have arrived at the emu ~ = ~ ,b,
and bloody war, precipitaied by the irivoIlIy :. ~
French. Prussia remembers that you p.reVenied
the spread of the war. and God bless yon;-
The Car replied that he shared tne nTp vonld
inv and hoped for q durable peace. IL won,u
nrove that Russia was the devoted irienu vi 'c
happiness and glory of Prussia. poris
i March lst-The German troops en.e,eu So
without molestation or demonstrations y'neiA-
habitants. odov
BoRDEAUx. March Sin the Assembly to-day.
Fayre proposed abrogation of all laws reslrpetng
the right of the people to hold meetings. ana VI"
associations. C-.o
Theirs. replying TO the question OF Gernlolhe'
said the expenses OF the war outside OF Parls' OK
ceeded j 100. 000. 900 francs. 4.
a cornmittc of the Assembly made u report lh
favor of annuliing the election of members TO the
Assembly from Algeria. u
Victor Hugo proceeded to make speech, Warmly
defending Garibaldi. but ne was hte'ruP"o" "
great tumult in the Chamber.
PARIS, March ST. World special.l IDe Assem.
bly, will leave Bordeaux OF Saturday ana mee'"'
Versailles on Monday.
The disorder and excitement Of the last few days
continue, but no other outrages have occurreai
Detachments from the Cbanzy army are arriving
LONDON, March SIT is said by toe Times lh an
article on the Commission, to-
day, that il represents the opinion OF me Govern
ment, and that instructions in harmony, WIN Views
therein expressed on the Alabama claLns n",o
been sent TO the British members OF the Comm's-
sion at Washington.
The English papers state that there Is every
prospect that he High Commission will be able 70
a~micably settle all the questions which are now III
dispHte between this country and Great Britain.
or course they do not profess to speak Tor any
more or the High Commission than their part OF u.
They can have no knowledge whatever OF what
our Commissioners arc likely TO do, or under what
Instructions they are acting. The statement may
therefore be taken simply as an indication that
Great Britain is sincerely DESTROYS OF "a settlement.
There can be only two issues to the controversy
~scttlemento or war;. Ifthere IL 10 be no war, an ad-
justment might as well be effected as speedily as
possible. There certainly can he no advantage In
keeping open a source of mutual irritation, NO
great benefit Is to be derived from two nations
constantly biting their thumbs at each other.
Enough OF ink aud eloquence has already been ex-
pended on the Alabama and kindred questions
+Afa, - !sr n 1.r .l0a.s.
From the Alta of the 4th instant, we cory the fol-
lowing:
Atreaty has been signed by THEIRS and Bismarck,
and we are justified in expecting ratification and
peace. The signers are not ordinary diplomats; each
is the leading statesman Of bis country, with the con-
fdence and political favor of his nation. Though the
terms may not be satisfactory In every respect, they
should be and probably will be regarded as the best
that each could get. and far better for both than n
continuation Of hostilities.
ID The most important condition is the cession'of Al
SAGE and Lorraine. The conquests which have cost
France nearly a hundred years of fighting are 20 be
given up, and with them the hope of the Rhine
boundary. And with them 60 the prestige and the
power. The cession is not like. those which France
was compelled to make at the end Of the reigns Of
Louis XIV. and Napoleon l., when provinces con-
quered only a few years before. and not yet assimi-
lated, were taken back. Alsace and Lorraine have
been identified with France 80 long that q large part
Of the population are thoroughly French in feeling;
and their surrender--not to united Europe but 20
Germany alone--is a standing notice 20 all the world
that the French military power is no longer the fret.
Besides giving up some OF her most valuable
agrees to pay 100000, 900 Prussian thalerS, equal
to about 1925. 900, 900 gold. This would be- tribe,
if she were still as rich as she was q year ago, but
her National debt has been greatly increased, her
fields have been laid waste, her cities plundered,
her factories closed, her commerce thrown into
disorder. more than one hundred thousand men
have been killed. twice as many have been'driven
from peaceful employment and demoralized, and
over large districts the farmers have neither seed.
shelter, agricultural implements nor draft animals.
The devastation has been frightfIl.
The peace ought to be welcome to both France
aud Germany. The latter have gained almost as
much as any nation ever gained in so short n con
test. The gain is national Union, elevation from
an inferior position TO the first military place in
Europe, an increase in territory, and a great slim
Mus to commerce manufactures, national pride,
and intellectual activity. The price of peace rs
very costly to France, but, after all, much cheap
than war, especially disastrous war. The soft is
still fertile, the skies are still bright. the land still
occupies n central position the people are still
happy in their disposition, Industrious and skillfnl
in the useful and ornamental arts. Such a COUNT
must prosper. Christendom. generally. will rejoice
that peace is re-establfshed, that commerce aud
manufactures will soon resume their interrupted
course, that the policy OF war and conquest has
again been made hateful by the misery it has
caused, and that the. organization OF the German
Empire has been accompanied by a solemn and
public promise that it means no aggression abroad,
but merely order and progress at home.
There are some Indications that civil war may
now be added to the other misfortunes which have
befallen France. The extreme Radicals manifesto
disposition not only not 10 recognize the peace.
but to bring to punishment even those who have
been instrumental in obtaining Il. The work
which they propose 10 themselves at this ianeture
is merely to divide France ion two hostile camps
upon and destroy one of these camps
servo the Germans with the same sauce.
In the present condition Of their country. bleeding
at every pore, trampled under foot, desolated. in
straigbts, disarmed and PROSTATE. this
course looks like nothing so much as downright
The result is not at all di1icult 10 fore
cast.
The Germans, IL they should find civil war i'm
minent, will refuse TO evacnate the positions which
they now occupy. They have an interest in France
to the extent OF the payment Of four milliarde OF
francs In the space Of three years. IL the French
people will not establish a stable government.
which will meet their demands, they may be forced
TO, perform that function for them. The means,
are at hand--merely 70 furnish arms TO the
Imperial army, now prisoners of war in Germany,
put Louis Napoleon at their head. The pros
pect of a restoration 10 their old positions would
be a sufficient motive for Imperialists everywhere
TO accept such a mission from the Germanss-Aha
D"s-r from Australia and New Zealand.
BY the arrival yesterday p. m. OF the Z. N. n
and A. Mail, S. S. city Of Melbourne. III. Grainger.
commander, and the favor OF Mr.. Newman, purser,
we have received files Of Sydney papers to March
lst, and Auckland to the 18th. The papers contain
but little OF interest. The steamer brings 80 cabin
and 81 Storage passengers for San francisco and
a small freight list for this place. Among the
latter we notice a box of plants for the Agricultural
tf-.ftr.s aa
The supposition that later kilograms would be