The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-16
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1871 81
FRANCE.

ly in favor of the conservatives } ust
what tile conservatives are is not very
clear, but probably means those in favor
of peace. The Constituent Assembly. met
at Bordeaux, on Monday, ana adopted
the rules and otherinternal arrangements
of 1910. a quorum was not present ~.
Favre, for himself aud in the name Of
his colleagues at Bordeauxand Paris re
signed the power, confded to them asthe
government of the national defense. He
stated that the ministers would remainlin
office to maintain order until the constitu-
ton of the new government .
TREATY OF PEACE. sa 4ts.g
PARIS, Feb. Il Everything has been
arranged at Bordeaux. The committee
TO negotiate a treaty of peace has been So
lected, and the draft of a treaty has been
approved bv Bismarck and Ven Mnltke
The treaty will he then signed immcdi
ately. and the German troops will then
march through. Paris to Strasbourg, and
there take trains for home Trains will
follow each oyher as rapidly as possible
The Assembly will then adjourn to Paris
and proceed with the reorganization OF
France.
BORDEAUX PROGRAMME.
Priyava atvices received from Bor
deaux Sc as least an insight into the
program n determined upon y the Con
seIvatives ected by the Assembly. The
necessity Of peace is Acknowledged by all
but not any one party can be found will
ing to consent Sfngly to the permanent
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or to The cession of terri
tory Il is therefore agreed that the AS
sembly shall not decide upon permanent
government for France, but upon an I'd
interim government tan interreguin,} sius
fact, with power to make peace on the
best possible terms. This provisional
government, of which the Count OF Paris
is to be President, viii be composed Of
nine members, three ImperialiSts, threl
Orleansts, and thre, Republicans, as fol
lows: Rouher, OLIVER, D Ltsseps, the
Count Of Paris, Trochu, Guizot, jules
Fayre, Changarnier Gammtta This
committee is to act as unit on all mat
tiers affecting thepcace terms to be agreed
upon with the Germans, and will, in the
name of the various parties, assume what
ever blame or responsibility attaches TO
the session of territory, without which
the war canot close. Having agreed upon
terms and restored peace, these same nine
men Will organize as a comm ittce OF pub
lie safety under the Presidency OF the
Count Of Paris, and permit the country.
to rest and recuperate somewhat from lie
struggle Of the past six manths,s befor.
submitting tothe people Of FraAce tine
question whether the Ofeanists shall be
restored, or whether the Kiug of the Bel
gains shall unite his country with that Of
France, and be the ruling monarch OF La
France Nouvie with the liberal consti-
tuition as the fundamental law ofthe land
Thc.elcctions Of the past few days have
resulted oVerwhelminglY'in favor Of the
conservatives There is no possible
chance that the question of a republic
will even be permitted to go through The
ordeal of a piebiscitum, and the Belgtin
scheme is only to be submit ted to The pc :
pie to satisfy the demands of the out and
out Republicans, W no consider Prussian in.
reference as the cause of the recent con-
seryative triumph Still it will be mons his
before the plebiscitum can be reached,
aud France In the meantime, like Spain
during the past Is months, viii enjoy an
interregnum, to give the people all the
opportunities possible to decide upon
either of the above forms Of government.
THE ELECTIONS.
Theresult of the elections in twenty
departments is sti3l awaited by the gov
eminent Most of these are occupied by
German troops. NJ. Theirs is elected by
eighteen departments. Gen, Trochu by
seven Gen. Changarnier by four; NJ.
Gambetta by three; Jules Favre by two
and NJ. Dufour by four.
A dispatch from Paris says that 200
candidates for the Assembly were ballot
ed for at the election in that city, and
that the counting Of the votes is, there
fore, necessarily very slow. 1t Is thought
that the votes were 50 scattered among
the.yarious candidates that the delegation
from the capital wonld not be full and
that second election will have to be held
The commandment at Havre has been elect
ed to the Assembly from The Department
of the Tile ct Vilaine. M. Tachard has
been elected to the Assembly from the
Department of Haul Rim.
REQUIsITIoNs. 8 ~
A dispatch from Dieppe says that Ger
mans have imposed contribution of 10O
600 francs upon that city and $4,000
francs upon adjacent villages, all of which
must be paid by the 18th inst. The au
thorities have unable to comply with the
demand, having paid large amounts upon
previous contributions The Department
of Seine Inferieure is said TO have already
paid %, 900 francs to the Germans. Tie
Germans have imposed contribution Of
100000 francs upon the town OF Lille
Bonn.
THE PARIS WAR CONFIRMATION