New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-11
3ISNARcE.


anxiety the utterances Of Bismarck they
pay homage to genius rather than to the
rank to which his genius has raised him.
He marks the dividing line between the
allegiance which citizen owes to his
own government and the respect which
may be due to the ideas CT another.
-Ietaphysicians undertake to explain that
there is nothing incompatible between
the home allegiance and reserved right
Of Interpreting abroad the obligation of
the laws adopted by the government at
| home. Bismarck interprets the moral
jurisdiction OF a foreign government as
| restricted to such questions as can not be
| adjudicated at home The ecclesiastical
|. disputants attempt the higher law doc
trine, that q citizen is dissolved from
obeying his own government in any thing
which involves, i'll the opinion Of the
citizen, a violation Of the moral laws as
expounded to- the citizen by foreign
doctor Of ethics. Bismarck stops the
debate with a thump Of his ponderous
mallet, and orders the conscientious citi-
zen to obey or take the consequences Of
violating the law Of the empire.
France is beginning to take military ex-
eTcise, TO reorganize her people into
armies on the basis Of universal service.
She registers her subjects who are in for
eign parts and orders them 10 report at
the tap OF the drum for military service
in the district to which they belonged be-
fore leaving France. Bismarck chooses to
regard this as provisional preparation
for renewing the war whenever the present
Emperor or Bismarck himself shall die,
or affairs shall offer favorable opening
to recover her prestige Of Gallic glory or
compel the retrocess;on Of tie Rhenisl1
provinces. Upon this possible policy of
France Bismarck proposes a conference Of
the powers with view 70 such a guaran-
tee of existing boundaries as was adopted
at the Congress Of Vienna. Why not? #
France wishes another fall, Why should
Bismarck wait until she prepares tor a
more efectual struggle? We imagine that
France would fpd it any way very Diff
cult task to cut out Alsace and Lorraine
from under the guns Of Germany. The
people OF Germany have conquered this
additional territory and would not willing
ly give it up. There has been suggestion
that the United States las never COM
piled with the TERMS Of the treaty By which
she acquired Louisiana. This suggestion
was represented by 4 deputation TO Wash
ington i'll the early part Of TIE century, Of
two Frenchmen and native of Louisiana.
II has been since argued il the columns
Of couple Of our contemporaries, but in |
neither instance has the remonstrance |
been successful. 1t is to be apprehepded !
that these other French provinces Of the |
Ahine are also Ill what is called 'huckters' |
hands. and that neither Germany nor
the United States vii consent to the re-
procession Of the very Valuable possessions
acquired by purchase IN the one case and
by arms IN the other
In a single aspect this question Of
French recovery by force of arms excites
some special interest in the United States.
md especially in Louisiana. We have q
great many alien French residing among
Is. They are very valuable inhabitants.
whether in the various arts in which they
re employed or for the inestimable value
# the counsel which they have always
,iven Louisiana on the conduct of her DO
itical affairs. This French law Of con-