The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09
NIscEILANEoUs FOREIGN NEWS.

the front. The former, who was elected |
last week by the Left Centre as their chair |
man, onspresiding for the frst time at a
meeting of that section of the Assembly,
held at the Hotel des Reservoirs. made q
speech which has created great sensa-
tion, as the frst formal declaration by
General in favor Of the Republic. General
Chanzy did not make profession OF any
distinct political cread che was" he said,
/" ignorant of matters political" but he ad-
vocated union in supporting the Govern
ment they had got, stating the object ofthe
party to be, ssthe reorganization of the
country by Liberal Institutions. and the
loyal trial of Conservative Republican
Government the definitive CONSTITUTION
watchword of the President and his party,
General Chanzy is in high favor at present,
and all the Republican organs are loud In
his praise, and in self-congratulation at
having obtained q military pronuncia-
mento." The President has given dinner
in his honor and congratulated him on his
adhesion to the Republic, and NJ. Gambetta
speaks of him as F." q true patriot and q real
hero who has Joined their ranks.n The
Patrie is less complimentary, and calls
General Chanzy nothing more nor less than
much what his speech implies. In fact, the
mot dordre Of the Republican party for the
moment is moderation and support of the
existing Government. M. Gambetta has,
for his part, been doing his best to eface
the prevalent impression respecting his
only been expressing his belief that it is the
duty of all Frenchmeh at the present time
to give cordial support to the Govern
ment of NJ. Thiers, but in thanking
deputation of Alsatians for the gift of
bronze group symbolizing the feelings OF
the lost provinces, he spoke as follows -
" The words you should repeat to those
who elected me and who recognized in
me the last protector and last defender of
their right and honor, are not words Of
excitement nor of enthusiasm - they
are words Of resignation, but OF resig-
nation with view to action" Time is
with us and when the processes of re-
construction are commenced, Europe will
hesitate before she ratifies the acts of brute
force" "Let us give pledge to Europe
that we have no other object than to take
all the time that may be necessary to at
! which there shall be no need to draw the
sword-in which right receives satisfaction
, because it is felt to be backed up by
,, strength" If NJ. Gambetta had always
spoken as moderately, less encouragement
E would have been given to more than one
. declaimer in the press and on the platform
who has contributed to keep alive the
smouldering distrust which makes the Ger
mans hesitate before giving up their hold
on France.
The Negotiations with Germany. - The
, negotiations for the fastening of the
} evacuation are said to have indeed begun,
. but the hesitation of which we speak still
y betrays it's existence in some of the Ger
= man papers. The Cologne Ga=ette has an
q article discrediting the reports of conces
+ sion, and arguing that whatever willing
ness may have been once expressed ta
, meet the French wishes half way, thas WA
before the recent utterauces OF the Presi
! dent, and before the publication OF tn
scheme of army organization. A Maggie
burg paper takes the same line, and call
o it's readers attention to the fact that, VINE
n the proposed new mIfary system o., Is 81 y
= more men than Germany has in her regula
. army-of course leaving the Landwehr GU
. of the straightforward that, whereas Gel
- many has only twenty batteries OF arti
. lery, France has now got thirty. For res
such as these papers sSsss ws
~ Germany holds. 1t is rumored, says
10 telegram from Paris, that the proposal
a. NJ. Thiers for the liberation of the territol
~ offers an immediate payment of one mi
-, ~ lard as the price of the evacuation of fol
We departments; Prince Won Bismarck, it
~ added, demands two milliards.
The Armv Contracts-It will be an aw
ward moment for NJ. Gambetta when t.
TX. Due d'Audiffret Pasquier's Committee pr
Is sents it's reports on the bordeaux contrac
ons These, and those entered into by NJ. lest
ing lin at Lille, NJ. Challmel Lacour at Igor
lost and M. Gent at Marseilles, are, it seems,
ere be reported on immediately. and
, in d'Audiffret Pasquier has asked the Asse
INKS bly, to postpone the debate on the subj
HE until they have all the reports before the
and NJ. Gambetta has met the danger by
'een handing, in the name of the Republic
and party, the fullest investigation, aud a co
70 OF plete revelation of any frauds that TIA
COM been committed. elf" he said, the
'eiu- has been weakness, crime, or robbery,
that let Justice he done, without favor or
'it OF tnction." Nobody, we suppose, suspe
'a l him personally of any jobbery, beyC
the what isimplied in political favoritism,
y 10 whether his nominees will come out of
'n.s. inquiry with clean hands remains to
s n"n. SEEN AS for the Due d'Audiffret Pasqul
r. r"i ~ his popularity for the moment is such e
,ho his name has been actually put forward
. ,ao that of possible President, should
ti"r Theirs either die or get tired of the pla
: in, This sudden tide of popular favor is prir
,,,rr pally owing to his disclosures, which
welcomed as serving to account, in part
least, for the disasters of the war, but q
tant to q certain extent to the peroration OF