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The Fall Of Paris Opinions Of tic
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The New York Sun says. s.yv;t,, am,
other race than the French. n w,,,,.,
be safe to say that the war Il virtvajis,
| over, and that peace will be accantad
with all the hnmiliatians Il acknrwi-
edges and confirms. But there is . ucn-
derful vitality IN that people, and ftrnav
yet even break forth In some unexnec.
ted way to astonish and .confound file
world. 1t is possible that the war NAV
still be continued by the mass of tfe
French with the same tenacity and BIT
terness as tho pendeans displayed sin
fighting against the Convention eighty
years agD. But this is not to be counted
on with any great confidence. &c q
rather more probable that Tie Wiiois
nation will initiate the example of Paris
and make peace on such terms. as the
conquerors may exact. But II. Francs
now succumts altogether, and settles
down submissiyely into her present
place as q broken power, twill be only
another proof of the utter exhaustion
and debility into which she has hean
+ sunk by the ruleiof the bastard adven-
turer who governed her from the herin.
ming of 1S48until hesurrenderof sedsn.
| The New York Journal of Co,nsaerce
thinks that "a three weeks, OF neane
will beget a.. appetite for more. which
will go Tar to master the remains 81
French pride: IL seems impossible 6or
the French forces to get into position
at all favorable for resuming hostiiiffes
But what events the prOnd spirit a.
Gambetta and the furious contentfons
which we may expect to zee in the M.
tional Assembly VIII bring forth, Il o
impossible to say. ,S1, g =,
The Phiiadefphia Ledger consfders
the arrnistiee the end of war, and trlists
conquerors will be fnagnanfmons IN
dealing with o gallant but unfortunate
foe tt'fa 5--t{s5f5 go ~ - -.
The New York Tines thinks that an
armistice of three week, by land and
sea, practically means the re-establish-
ment of peace-for the present-and ft
is of no use for the French to persuade
themselves that with all their best soi-
diers prisoners of war, they can 90 on
fighting against the German hosts.
'"rhe sooner they surrender eYerythine..
the smaller will be their loss, and the
sooner will they be enabled to prepare
for another trial Of strength. At least
three hundred and fifty, thousand
troops will come back to France ON
1.-THE declaration Of peace. WHAT viii
| be their sentiments toward Germany !?
4 What sort of rule will they be disposed
to ask fora government which declares
4 mat peace IA us poilcy, OF one Wuls:n
| quietly, but indefatigabIy, prepares fo.
war? AS for the Republic, whit has IL
| done for France? Where are ali ti,s
). fiery spirits of the 'iraecencilables,' and
what have they accomplished? Roche,
fort, and all the rest Of them, have Ut
terly failed. The Emperor himself iS
not not more discredited by the eyerts
i of the war than the Reds It Is but
too probable that a long period Of an..
tarchy is before France, and q contini-
anee of that system of unstable govern.
ments which has given rise to so naucii
4 rn"r,"'inn and helped sn maferiailv tt5
bring her present calamities upon her.
| l!.v .tsn YORK 11.Olt,te mas no uou. 3
that peace will follow the arnfstice. 1T
says: Everything tends to indicate ti,s.
! hostilities will; not again be resumed.
In the Constituent Assembly the mefli.
! ,bcrs Of the Provisional Government.
who have followed the Emperor in lead
ing France to ruin, because they had
4 not the moral strength to negotiate =
/ peace, will not, in all likelihood, WELD
i great influence, and we hope, for sOn,e-'
4 thing of wisdom in its deliberations.
Z That France recognizes the hopelessness-
\ of her struggle Is now apparent, and
j the Assembly will meet fully authorized
by public sentiment to conclude q pence.
on any terms which the Germans will.
grant. The German Emperor pfnys for
peace, the German nation, too, desires it
ardently, and it will be the fanlt OF the
Assembly if war is not concluded wisit
the fall of Paris" - i1
J The New York World looks forward
to the restoration Of the Empire, aid,
thinks that an understanding to this,
end exists between Napoleon and f..a-i
marck. The Repubiicansh have nocIioicei
but to continue The war or elect gDy-
ernment pledged to dismember the
national territory: They will stay sui
lenly at home, and leave to the InsEs.-
rialists the task Of forming govera-
ment. THE outgfving that youl,
Louis is to be put on the throne with
Eugene as regent Is dexterous bid for
the Catholic vote. The Empress 5s y
devoted, steadfast Catholic, and q gor-
ernment OF which she was to be tiIe
head, during the minority of the Prince,
rural clergy, the most powerful bods Gf
electioneering agents ia the pfsse,it
conjuncture.n ats,
The New York Herald believes t,iat
the present probabilities are. In favor t,f
the recall of the Empress and Prince
1 Imperial from England, leavitag the
Emperor at Wilhelmshohe for O few
months longer-that is, until the IMbi!e
shall have settled down into aG,uies-
ence in the Empire. In that eyent, wsy
%bn %<>
bons returned in 1915. -, 3,
| x-c, or 4 - S.Sr. !