The New York herald., 1871-11-10

When II became known that we had given
back all our eohg1ess, n1 ns,a ana even ,oo some
inc fortcatons OF Huningue were 20 be razed, that
the French soil was 70 be occupied by an army OF
l5O 600 for period OF vc years; when ir was seen
that our soldiers, those same soldiers who had Oc.
cupied All the capitals OF Europe, were compelled
10 retire trembling with rage behind the oire, II
was believed, ana there was reason TO believe, that
our rum was consummaed. The war indemnity
was not reckoned by miiards. Who wou!d nave
ventured TO dream even OF loan OF two milliards
and a subscription Of dye milliards when the re
in his report TO the KING, at the sum
OF 6ls, ooo,G 600? Besides. Our money, our master
works OF art were taken from US. The pilagc OF
museums, authorized by simple note from Lord
Castereigh completed our abasement and crowned
our humiliation. lhat was the price we paid for
the gores OF the first empire. However lei us
Judge erocns without PASSION France. ruined, dis.
armed mutiia ca ad she seem SO much diminished
Did she 60 abroad for ideas and inspirations Did
shc feel discouraged from thinking, writing or fight
OF nations and for her own libertyS France, victo
rious without a conflict, began again to lead the
world.
Who conld have believed amer the treaty of No.
vember 20, 1915, that she would speedily recover
herself and with such btiancy. the generation APP
tatOrship? II IL the same to-day. We must look
high aud far TO regain hope: and va pqsl sec our
selves as we are cuu lldge ourselves bItasssiy m
order 20 discover the remedy nation may undergo 70
the fatal influence OF events Without ceasing to be at
bottom that which nature, the laws and TRADITIONS
have made IT, II IL "a strange mania of revolution
70 desire that people should only commence
Its existence from the date OF successful
movement. 1893 changed onr calendar: It SAID the
first year OF the republic. IL cffacea the illies At
a later period the NehdOme Column was thrown
down. Let us have greater pride; let us keep all
CharlemagDe Henri w., the grand recOectlons OF
the first republic We should be Just toward the
past and we can be so without lear; history Is not
EVIL for Two days cannot face ten centuries. IL
would be disastrous If we were TO blind ourselves
TO our faults but 1t would be equally SO 10 ignore
that power OF transformation and that lrepressible
vitality which often and recently, even within
the present century have preserved us from
decadence. But generation so cruelty tried
may leave noble character If 1t re-
establishes nation. Let us be as travel
Ter tallen down precipice, who loses no ti6ic
In wailing or despair.ng, but begins at once 70
ascend toward daylight, STRUGGLING onwards
without ceasnK, unmindiul oil fatigue or wOunus
deciding with GOODNESS and prompttude upon the
course he should pursue, who when checked by an
obstacle immediately RECEIVERS himself, without
feeling discouragenent, and relying only upon the
uprigntness Of his mad and the unwavering firm
ness of his neart There is moral victory to he
won--a victory over ourselves. What we have been
we can, we ought TO, be again. Tho history or the
last four months shows that we can do so. 1t
seemed four months ago that there was nothing left
out TO die we'll. But, God be praised, to-day the
question is how to restore and rcmake people W
means OF good sense labor and pr0b,tyY