Year: 1870

Tn his second circular to tho French diplomatic
Representatives dated September IT, Jules Favre says


/ will sum up entire policy In accepting the
perous task which was imposed upon us by the ian VI
The Imperial Government we had but one idea.namey,
10 defend territory, to save our honOr anu ~ give
which IL alone could exercise We should have wished
that this great act might have been completed without
transition but the first necessity to face the enemy
We have not the pretenson to ask dsnterestedness OF
Prussia We take account OF the feelings 70 which tne
OF victory have given rise to her. These feelings
explain the violence OF the Press which Sh
inspirations OF statesmen These latter will hesitate TO
continue impous war In which more than 10000 men
have already fallen To force conditions upon Franco
which she could not accept would only be TO compel
continuance of the war II objected that the Govern
for this that we Immediately summon q freely
elected Assembly We DO not attribute to ourselves $ mS any
blood 70 country and we abide by It's sovereign
for day 1t is immortal France uprising before Prus
sa-France divested OF the shrOud OF the Empire
fore GS and liberty saTowng ali
conquest and all violent propaganda, having
Of herself and to develop her moral and material forces
and to work fraterna with her neghbors for the prog


free action, Immediately asks the cessation OF the war;
but prefers its disasters thousand times TO dshonor
escape the crushing responsibility by falsely alleging


that they yielded to the wish OF the country This cal
among who does not refue 1t work Of revolving
bad faith The motto in the elections OF 1869 was peace
and liberty and
gramme. 1t is true that tho majority OF the
Legislative Body cheered the warlike declara-
tions of the Duke of Gramont, but few
weeks previously It had also cheered the
peaceful declarations OF NJ. olivier majority eman
ating from personal power believed itself obliged 10 fol-


low dociley and voted rustiDgy but there Is not sin
person In Europe who could affirm that France freely
consulted made war against Prussia. do not draw the
conclusion from this that not responsible. We
have wrong, and cruelty expiating our having
tolerated a Government which led us to ruin. Now we
admit the obligation TO repair by of justice the
i'll 1t has done; but II the Power with which IL has 30
seriously compromised takes advantage Of our mis-
fortunes TO oyerwhelm we shall oppose desperate
resistance, and it will remain well understood
that 1t is the nation, properly represented in q
freely elected Assembly, that this Power wishes to
destroy This being the question raised each will do
his duty Fortune has been hard upon but she Is cap
able OF unOOkedfOr revolutions which determina-
tion will call FORTH Europe begins to DO moved and
sympathy for US Is being reawakened The synpathes
OF foreign cabinets console and do honor. They
will be deeply struck by the noble attitude OF Paris In
tho midst of many terrible causes for excitement
Serious confident ready for the utmost sacrifices the
nation In desccnds into the without looking
back and having before its eyes this simple but great
duty the defense Of its homes and Independence. re-
quest yOu Sir to enlarge upon these truths 10 the repre-
sentative Of the Government to which You are accred


tied. He will their importance, and will thus obtain
ajust idea of disposition