The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-31
PROLONGING THE VAR.
Effect Of the Fall OF ParIs-Gambetta
Defiant.

A Herald correspondent at Bordeaux re.
ports an interview with Gambetta on the 18th
Instant. In the course of which he said: "We
are willing to pay every reasonable indemnity
for the crimes of the Empire, and 10 give such
security as reasonable men may think suff.
clent not to arm against Germany. The fall o!
Paris would have no effect whatever in stop
ping the war, if the Prussan conditions OF
peace were still maintained.
IL do not speak in my own name alone, OF
even in that OF the delegation OF the govern
every one of my colleagues, in and ont OF
Paris, that the war must continue, no matter
what the consequences are. If Paris falls TO-
morrow, we will have done our duty nobly to-
wards France But 1 cannot bring myself to
believe that Paris will captulate. l believe
the people themselves would burn 1t, like
second Moscow, before they would allow an
enemy 10 take possession.
But should Paris give up, we must fight IN
the provinces. We have now, without the
army OF Paris, half q million men in the field,
and a Quarter Of million ready to join them,
without touching the levy OF 1871, or the en-
rolled married men. The former will give
500. 600 recruits, and the latter 100000 OF
able-bodied men. We have arms pouring In
from all quarters, and money will not fall the
nation. 1t will simply be u question of ouI
nation against Germany, and our people
against theirs. / do not believe the German
people will be willing to carry on n war OF
this Kind for the sake OF acquiring two French
proylnces. we can and must resist. 1t would
be dishonorable to give up. We are fighting
for the existence of our nation; they for an IN
crease OF territory.
"Germany is even more exhausted than
France. Look at the losses of the Bavarlans
alone Look at the number OF their WIDOWS
and orphans. In our land our married men
are not yet armed. Theirs are killed by thou
sands We are not so exhausted as they are
| hold il to be mathenalically impossible, if we
have patience, energy and self-sacrltice. for
them to continue the war. We cannot fail In
the end to drive the invaders from France.
Every twenty-iour hours that pass is day
gained in our favor. and brings us nearer to
the desired enc. Every hour increases the
enemy's difficulties"
In regard to England, Gambetta spoke with
some bitterness He said "that country made
fatal mistake when IL allowed fear and sci
dshness TO prevent her interference IN allow
inc France to be dismembered and destroyed.
England has lost her ally on the continent. has
virtually handed over the balance oil power to
Prussia whose close and secret alliance with
Russia is ,lnquestionable. No one OF sense car
doubt in ten wears 10 see Russia at CONSTANT
nope. Prussia in Holland, Belgium and
Trieste. and the whole control OF the whole
world delivered over to these powers
"The Car looks further eastward towards
the English possessions. oeevs nsoni myself
their error. and will hold the ministry respon
sib!e when Parliament meets" These were
the most interesting points Of the converse
tion. Soon after, Galnbetta, whose energy is
uniirinr left for the front.