The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-09-25
France.

I mlllial ds OF the war indemnity ha
been paid to Prussia. The "Par, 0
/. bordeaux no longer binds her. Fo
. the first time in two years and hal
her territory il clear Of every lava
der. She is again tree, anh the han
py, emanclpated people are rejoicin.
with glad hearts in feastng and rev
elry, amid the beating OF drums an,
booming OF cannon. Shame am,
mort'iicallon have gwen away i,
pride an,i hope. The vrrsa,il,
Frenchman is as enthusiastic and a.
sangulne now as il he had never bee,
disyracel by bending the knee I,
P'nssa Tor many weary, painful
lhon,h.
IL is al such moments as these that
the French nation can be moulded hv
master hand, aud anything that
catches the popular ear is sure TO
lead the people wild, and cause them
TO do that which may be but source
OF regre, aud shame for years alter
ward. Will the people forget now
IN the first moments ot their joyous
emancipation tha, il is freedom that
brings such gladness Will they
forget how much oi tins is owing 10
the ialthiulness and energy Vt the
Republic during the dark anl sor.
row tni hours after Il cir ,ietcat by the
Prussians Will they forge, this
| Republic now IN the time OF TIL, ir
delivvrance and cast ii aside for some
new tangled government, tia, may
lead to another defeat aud disgrace
These are the questions that France
Will answer before MANY months have
passed We say France, tor France
and the French people are not al
ways tie same, 81, as it is in all mon
a'chi governments, where thr pen
Pile are bound, hand and toot.
II it We're left to a vote Of the
French people, there seems to be no
doub, but that they would decide
almost unanimously in favor Of a
Republic. bu. their destiny is not
-. =. .''S. ..s''.s.a '''',,, a'ttSo>
they grasp it anew themselves with
/ determine will Also, II Theirs
was at the head ot the government
now, there would be little doubt oi
the future of a Republic III France +;
but MacMalon, though nomnally
the President, 10 yet the choice OF
Ae monarchlcaI majority IN the Ma.
uonal Assembly at Versailles, and his
acts and procamatlon> sine his elec-
ton lave all tended directly to the
establishment ai IA monarchy Under
these circumstances there is iii G
probability Of an election being tax
en-. T,e monarchists know that a
new election wodld place them III a
minority in the Assembly, and hence
they will hold the reins until they
are snatchea from them by the pco-
pie. And this is not likely to he
done, Tor they are without any great
leader, and will be easily duped by
MacMahons fair promises and bril-
han, receptions. The French peo.
pie love grand and glorious things,
and will idolizu the man who can
display the most ponp and txtrava.
aance, even though he is robhing
their pockets and beggarlng them by
80 doing.
| But whatever course France takes
she has shown that she knows how
TO extricate herself from difficulty
as we'll as to blunler into IT.. HeI
herculean efforts in paying off heI
war indemnity have aslonished the
world, aud the only wonder now is,
that, with her vast internal resources
and her remarkable pluck, she die
not transform her defeat in the wa
to victory.
The revelation OF the hitherto un
J suspected reserve power OF Francs
! has all been made under The quicken
! ing influence OF that veteran states
, man, journalist and patriot, NJ Thier
!, He could make France one kot tn
, first nations e1 the earth in power
. und ia all that per aims TO ciyiIizatioI
. ii the leaders OF the right in the Ma
| tional Assembly We're stricken iron
cxistence. liz has Napoleon ener
{ ~ and magnetism without his amhi
ton, and thus he would build Franc
= up with all TIL. might that Napoieo
4 exhausted her. Sill there is it'll
e probability, scarcely hope. that h
! will be called TO the Presidency, III
o less he can inspire The people to ris
I, in their strength aud declare 10
:. themselves now, when they arc rral
q ing tho FIRST fruits OF their glganll
+ work that his marvellous genious hs
done tor them. Under his leade
ship the dark clouds have been di