M. Jules Favre has resigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
and has been succeeded by M. de Remusat, who will, it is believed, be a reflection of M. Thiers. M. Jules Favre goes back to the bar with the respect of all Europe, except the Ultramontanes. He stood up for liberty for years, when to be a Liberal was to be out off from advancement ; he accepted in the hour of danger a terrible responsibility, and he refused after Sedan to yield terri- tory before France had made one struggle for herself. He was too emotional for diplomacy, and his famous "no rood of our terri- tory, no stone of our fortresses" was a mistake, but he had good grounds for making it. It has been proved before the Committee of Inquiry into foreign affairs that the Czar, after Sedan, tele- graphed his willingness to secure the territorial integrity of France, but receded after the change of government. M. Favre was unaware that Alexander would be so influenced by hostility to Republicanism, and with such a card in his hand dealt with Prince Bismarck as an equal.
