The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-01-11

tact-the silencing of Fort Akron be.
ing of no material consequence, since
it was but an outpost beyond the regu-
lar foriiicatioHH=and behind its bar
licades standy fully two hundred thou
sand welldriIted and ~perfectly equip
ped men. At no point have the Pfps-
slams evinced any disposition to resort
to s%torining. and judging from appear
ances, we think they will not do so.-
The-sapPing andzmining process to-,
gethor with the use of guns of long
range, by which shells can be thrown
into the suburbs tfParis, seem to suit
the German taste better than charg-
ing at the point of the cleaning bayo-
net and as Strasbourg fell in this
way, they have very good cause for
resting their chances of success upon
1t in the present instance.
The probability Of an army from
the provinces marching to the aid of
the beleagaredscity does not nov APP.
pear imminent. The last hope oil re-
lief from that source fled when De
Pallidines was forced to inaugurate a
retrograde movement from Chateau
Dun.
F But Paris may be able to hold out
a long time yet. Its people are terri
bly, in earnest; they have weighed ali
the consequences growing ont of a
stubborn defense, and haze determin-
ed TO perish sooaer than surrender =
It is difficult TO estimate the power
and endurancesof which a brave peo-
pie are capable, and it would not sur
prise us in the least it Paris were to
habits enemies t-bsF-until next cum
mer. Such defcnses are not uncoui-
mon! SebastopolS held out eleven
months against the combined armies
OF England; France and Turkey,
while Vicksburg and Richmond were
even longer, and more violently de.
Tended during the late war between
the States. None ofthcse places were
much better prorisioned than Is Paris
nov, and unless there is treason or
civil feud within, Trochu can maln-
tain his position long enough to- OK
liaust Germany es both men and ma,
terial. The latter is already Begin
ming TO keenly feel the huge draushts
which King William has made upon
it, and there is q disposition In favor
of peace manifesting itseltsin some=o OF
the larger cities ofthe kingdom, which
is creating no little uneasiness IN the
Prussian camp. C :
( Several members of the. North-Ger-
ma parliament have spoken out bold
" against a continuance of hostilltleS,
alleging hat the-masses sof Germany
are not in favorlofa war of conquest
and kingly ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. This
opposition was carried to the point of
refusing to vote for the new loan''
which Bismarck says must be forth
coming at once.
A refusal OF suuh q character at
such a time WIS sufficient to exasper
ate even lis serene highness William,
ard that he should exercise his ardent
love for liberty in thrusting the re.
ealcitfant representatives, into a prison
was not a matter of greIt surprise to
most people.
While such things are possible in.
Berlin the French have reason to hope
that ere Paris feels poiguantly the
psngs Of hunger, something will turn
up to disturb the equilibrium of its
great enemy and make a successful
defense possible. 1n common with
the American people we wonld be glad
TO see Paris escape the horrors of bon
and pilIage. 1t is too CLOSE
identifed with ahe beautiful in art
And the admirable in science to be
sacked by the Germln soldlery, and
the marring of "the beautiful city"
could not be remidied in the pres,at
century, if, i ,deei, at alI.-Tae Ppa'