Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-02-21
From Germany.
The Franco Prussian Wharf.-The I.ntiu Races
incapable Of self G"vernment.
What a Prus-ian Repub-
ican thlnks.

We are handed TO print the follow
ing translation of letter received
by one of our citizens from a resident
of Bremen. Prussia The letter was
written before the fall of Paris, but
will bear reading for its somewhat
curious statements and bold republic
can position :
BREMEN, January 1871.
We are constan tly send
ing troops to France and there are
now but few of the oldest landwehr
and young recruits remaining, and
we commence seriously to consider
how the 400 900 French prisoners of
war stationed in the larger places
are TO be guarded. The Germans
require large forces in France, to
strongly occupy all places. Some
tortresses have to be besieged, and
in the departments already occupied,
troops have to patrol continually in
order to intimIdate the inhabitants
and to arrest the an -tireurS."
The investment of Paris takes
about half the number of the whole
army and thus it will require yet in
order to subdue the newly foi med
north, west and east French armies
larger amount of available troops
TO end the conflict. True, when
Paris falls, large portion of men
will be available to utterly crush the
whole of France and as tie lombard
ment has commenced for some time
in good earnest and Paris being more
and more exposed, it is to be hoped
that resistance will soon cease.
Circumstances have brought it
about, much against the nature and
intentions of the Germans, that this
war is carried on on both sides with
frightful evaporation and cruelty,
particularly in smaller depression.
Thus an indispensable animosity has
sprung up between the two nations,
and the French, whose frivolous
character has been now brought to
light, will always think of revenge,
and it is therefore stern and una
vOidable necessity for our own exis-
lance and safety in the future-to
make the French as small and pow
erless as possible for long time to
come, for it would not sid u in the
least, were we to act at present with
magnanlmity and generosity.
The lenient treal ment Of the knave
-Napoleon-is not quite comprehen-
ded by the majority Of the Germans !;
but it becomes moro and more ap-
parent that this is necessitous and
true policy, for It's evident now that
the French people are more to blame
for this war and have more decided
ly craved for it, than Napoleon, who
has been reluctantly driven TO this
extreme and although the personal
character of Napoleon is an abandon
ed one, yet the Orleans and the so
called Header OF the pc, ple," are
not bit better and certainly have
not the ability which he has, and
with what legal and responsible
Government shall Germany eventu-
ally conclude peace2
The French must be entirely mel
lowed down, must be entirely hum
bled, must be entirely betitled, and
then only can they be governed will
ing y, and the more they for instance
emulate Spain in their race to ruin,
the better, for it seems that the Latin
races in Europe by demoriization is
fast going to destruction, and there is
no race SO completely unified for
RepubIicanism as the Latin race
In Europe the Germanic people,
England included, are the only peo-
pie capable of self governmental
genuine Republic not such farce of
parties as occasionally exhibits itself
in the United States.
America became Republic before
the people were qualified by the nee
essary virtues, for men like Washing
ton are but exceptions. | should
like it if the condition of Germany,
which however will not be the case
very soon, would permit the forma-
slOn of a true Republic; for with me
crowned heads, cast, and preferences
of all kind excepting true merit is
an adherence bred in the bone.