The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-15

THE ACArEaY.
The French Academy resumed its s,ttings to-day.
B0rapartist lIanifesto-Wno Is RESPONSE
BILE for tho Disasters Which, Have Befaliel

Bonapnrtist lIanIresto--Wno is Rcsponsi-
bile for tho Disasters Which Have Befalien
France.
A brochure, represented To have been written in
the imperial Interest Is published in the form OF q
pamphlet, entitled ais en- ont Menti." To the first
question. did tine Emperor wish Tor war; the writer
boldly answers, "Undcubtcdly.r "Bui,o ne goes
on, when ana why cid nc wish 1t? lie wished
when France might be ready 10 make 1t with
success Equally bold Is the pamphlet In rolnt-
Ing out the emf for which war should he
made. The rectlhca'ion o. the frontiers by the an
nexaton OF the provinces west OF the Rhine Is dis
tinctly aid down as the interchangeable object OF the
Emperor's policy. For the Emperor as Tor rance,
Germany commences only on the otner side or the
Rhine IN &C ,ordance Ia this Respect with geogra.
ply, with history, with Cesar, who SAID that the
river kline separates the Germans from the
Cauls.o The Emperor cherished the hope that this
object would lie attained by peaccable means.
Coming to tae second questionable the Emperor
wish for In war OF 1870. wh,n Fra was unpre-
pared the writer gives answer empna really in the
negative. The secret papers, 1t Is nd, prove It,
Besides ii is sall IN defence OF the Emperor When
war was declared he was no longer IN altocrat; he
had given MS adhesion consltu;ioaalism, and he
had as his responsible Minister NJ Olivier. Many
pages OF the pamphlet are taken up with extracts
nom the French journals and from the speeches Of
French orators at the time OF the uohcn-
Zoilen canditaturc. to bear OFT the con-
ciusioa of the writer, that 1t was France not
Napoleon, wtcn calIel FOR tue war. The author
also enaeavors 10 show that the war was dasrel
and pnrposcly preclptated by Germany. We now
come To the question, who was responsible for
frances unpreparedness2 First, the pa npnIeteer
asserts tina. the Emperor was not ignorant OF the
superiority OF Germanys iorccS Tnis Is SHOWN by
several documents; 1t IL likewise proved by the
fact that the real numbers oi the German army
were published Ia the newspapers, AMI IN like
manner the real numbers OF the French army IN the
annual Reports on the condition VI the empire. The
strength OF the German army was publ ely declared,
and therefore, Of course privately known by the
Emperor TO be more tnan a Million of men, ~ com
pared with 6jo0oo the strength OF the French army;
while the artillery OF the latter scarcely
one-thrd That OF the former. Who was re-
spOnsible for thus state Of thinys2 Not the
Emperor; for immediately after Sadowa COM
mission appointed by hin recomme ldcd. with his
sanction, tuat the army should be Increased to
10 100 men, But this PROJECT $50 WISE" says the
author, (Which was ihe sl.c.y OF France and the
certain pie &c III victory. met with opposition so
violent mat II mad to he Withdrawn. Wny u.eu,
DID inc Emperor knowing france TO be ungre-
alone In thinking that France, with her Inferior,
was match Tor GERMANY WIN her superior
io.ces. ine Opinions OF General Changarnicr
and OF the Pince lie J0lnvile are quoted to
show that they entertained similar VIEWS Next,
coming u The conduct Oh the war, the writer ex-
aliillcS the question, dow lar was the Emperor
sponsiDc Tor ts disasters flsJ he deienas the
Emperor Tor taking the commandments OF The
army. Finally the author examines the question,
What use ala the Emperor make ol his power Inc
ma era ADVANCE OF rrance is pointed ouL as Oner-
ing u satisfactory answer 10 THIS. ''fhe All
nllll revenue ., Ouc agriculture has been IN
creased ny Il I'M lard, AMI he vaile O the so by
more than twenty miIl!ardS." In Paris alone, we
are TODD the value Ol private houses was, In 1870.
eiAht mtards. while IN 1852 IL was only five. TO
The Emperor Is gwen credit for Improving the
Ill Ion or the WORKING classes, for Spreading educa
ton, Tor oclendng the church for bringing the
army and the navy TO an excellent condition, Tor
obtaining for france glory abroad and prosperity
NJ nome. vigorous philippc against me governs
mem OF the IN Sci tenbcr ulings tns latest NapC-
leOnlc manifesto To u conc. uson.