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treaty.
There Is yet no official statement of The
German terms OF peace, and II il impos-
sible to say how far the assertions OF cor
respondents on this point may be author
lied. They include all the demands
heretofore anticipated, together with some
that are new, thus confirming the general
expectation that the longer the war il
waged the more memorable will be the
humilistions imposed on the vanquished.
Throughout France the brief period be
fore the sitting Of the National Assembly
must be one Of intense agita alton. For
the first time since the revolution of 'Is
the French people will be called on 10
exercise really the prerogatiye of se;fgov-
ernment. Their choice is between the
continuation OF war that involves speedy
subsection, and the ratification of q peace
which involves immediate humiliation.
| and lasting costs. and modification. As
Catholics, they hate their Protestant con-
querors. As members OF the proud Latin
races, they despise the people who have
vsnQuished them. Accustomed to be.
lievc in the military glory of France. IL
has hitherto been worth the life of auy
political leader To propose peace on any
other bssis than that OF French suprem-
acy. Quick in their passions, bnt slug
gish in their intelligence, they have NOT
comprercuded the extent of their disas
tiers, and are even yet unprepared in large
sections in France TO give up the contest
In this dilemma they are called upon IL
choose between disgraccd and exploded
empire, whose incompetency to govern Is
fbs,f rftA .f ill Ri
defeated. illStarred republic, which has
never had authority outside Uf few CHIEF
cities, and whose authority. from no fault
OF its own, has BODIED no good to those
who exercised or acknowledged il.
n people who have never voted upon
any question, except "for or agair st the
government, must now decide VIII Oh o
two hostile governments, both eqlally
disgraced in their esiismaiion. they will
ratify. The situation, for France, is ont
OF the saddest and most humbling eyeI
presented in the annals Of nations. She
is more completely and Tar more inglori
ously beaten than our Southern rebellier
at the fall Of Richmond. From the yer,
p:nacle Of power she has sunk almost Il
viceroyaltv, aud still she seems forced II
seek the clements of her regeneration IL
The very men. materials, and institution.
which have FASTENED her destruction
There are those who predict that, wher
the voting takes place, the imprisoned
and disgraced Emperor VIII be found Il
have still majority of the people will
him--not those of the largest cities. no
the educated classes. but the great mass
OF the rural population, among whom 4
Is stu an open question whether the Nap
oIeon OF. Sedan is not the identical Nap
oleon of Marengo aud Austerlitz. If il
shall turn ont 50; If. after the awfu
experience OF The past six months, the
French people shall recall the responsible
author of their miscr.es. and bow them
selves voluntarily To receive his yoke
then. indeed. vii. the civilized world ex
claim. la the bitter ~ords OF Junius
that they have robbed even misfortune
of dignity"