The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-02-25

Tb. o-.., event of the war Of 1870 has occur
red. Paris, after a heroic defense, mas "oD
Although this was expected as a certain anu ""
ural result Of the situation, it none thefiesS sehu"
a thrill through tho civilized world in view Oh 'pe
consequences that must result. lt may ne 70
eumed. without doubt, that the fall Of f"riS
means the termination of the war. The largo
army around the city will now be nseu 'or ~
subiugation Of the remainder OF France, "herevc'
opposition to the conquerors may be f2nno. ms
troops iu the departments have been quite Unable
to maintain themselves in the field in any elective
manner against tho forces which the Germans
have brought against them, and now they must
he utterly crushed by the enormous reinforce
mepts which the capitalization Of Paris enable the
German commanders to use. Bourbaki. with his
army of 80, 900, has been forced to take reiuge
in Switzerland. winch Of course will result in dis-
armament and dispersion. Wisdom, therefore, IL
it prevails in the French councils, VIII d'c'a'c
submission, and q pacifcation OF the enure c'nn-
try. Men like Gambetta there doubtless are In
numbers, who are desperate and reckless over the
lost cause for which they have fought, ana are
yet willing TO fight at all hazards TO the bitter emo,
and who would prefer to prolong the contest stu
r farther rather than submit to the degrnontroh
Of their country. But further opposition VIII
only increase the misery Of the humiliation 10
be sure, the terms imposed by the naughty ana
victorious Germans are sufficiently hard and un-
m~ercifnI. But the Teuton has an old and. terrible
score against the Gaul, and now that he has him
by the throat, be wants the pound of flesh. Bis
marck means TO inHict a blow upon France from
whic, she can scarcely recover within the present
century, if ever. Her dignity is lowered, ana she
is yeduced to a second rate position among the
nations of Europe. How IRE tho mighty fallen!
Is this the France which eight short months ago
stood forth in all the p~lcnitude of power, the
foremost of the nations But hard as are the
terms imposed by the conquerors, they must be
accepted-there is no alternative for the van
duished but submission. With no little specula-
ton and curiosity do we await the action of the
Assembly of Deputies which was to meet at Bor-
deaux on the 18th inst. The different lactions-
Republican, Legitimist and Bonapartist - will
each strive to obtain the Government. The latter
interest is prominently talked of, bat it is dificult
to believe that France, betrayed and bleeding,
will willingly submit again to the rule OF the
6 man of December, - to whose laundering inca
pacity she owes her present misfortuncs. Ger
many, SO thoroughly a conaueror, can afford to
look on almost indifferently while the French
choose their own form of future Government, for
bo il Republic or Empire, OF what is still less
likely, a Bourbon monarchy, the 9" Fatberiand"
has nothing to fear from French aggressions for a
long time TO come. The present Provisional
Government, of which Jules Fayre is the head,
has the advantage Of being recognized by the
Germans, 80 far at least as treating for an armis-
tice is concerned, and thus has a certain degree of
moral support. But the Imperialists will doubt
less make a desperate effort to bring about IA
restoration of the Empire, and would not hesitate
at q civil war. Now is a critical time with the
leaders of the Government, and much depends on
their sagacity and prudence. IL they fail in this
crisis, the result will be the Empire again, with the
Prince Imperial as Sovereign. No other way can
anarchy be avoided. But the Republican authori-
ties have very unwisely declared in advance, that
neither Imperialists or Monarchists are eligible to
the Assembly. This intolerance is a bad begin
ming, and sounds strangely enough, coming from
Republicans. Meantime it is stated that tho
Prussian Government had expressed its wish-and
its wish is law-that the most perfect liberty Of
choice should be allowed in the elections. But
let all the nations rejoice and thank God with
King-or rather Emperor-Wiliam, that peace
once more reigns.
FROM Ameflca comes u benbltlOndi rtpOTCs pun
D in circulation by the special correspondent OF the
Chicago Times, to the effect that President Grant
has determined TO adopt Ben Butler's programme
f respecting tho Alabama claims, and is resolved tu
address Great Britain in war-like terms. We
have no faith in the trustworthiness Of this
rumor. And If true, it would only prove that the
: President does not understand the temper Of the
American people. While America and Great
Britain are neither afraid Of each other, they
neither have the desire to play the bully for the
entertainment of such demagogues as Butler. Wv
Discouraging accounts come from Congress AZ
to the probabilities Of the proposed steamship
subsidies for this ocean. 1t would appear that
u lobby of unprincipled scoundrels can 30 far
control the legislation Of the country as 10 dictate
to the Pacific State members The terms ON which
they will allow the subsidy for the Australian
line to pass. They must promise to vote in favor
of other subsidies, amounting to many millions Of
dollars, and embracing steamship lines in every
habitable portion of the globe-in fact a whole
sale system of robbery. This is a shameful state
of facts for the American people 70 lave 10
acknowledge, but it is nevertheless true, and it
would appear that the subsidy so much talked of
for the Australian line, will have 10 lay over for
:. another session.
Bound FOR CALIFoRHIA--Frank Jones, the in
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