The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-07-30 00:00:00

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SATURI JULY 80. Ino.

WAR AND NEUTRALITY.

France and Prussia Lave commenced a war
.co, tilt Co is• v, 7 y a, aeon to fear, wi,l be one
of the most saotoihary aud msastrous a &mac-
ter. The fact in item( is portentous, mud fah
of moment. The horrors of %fir nave been utteh
dwidt [Ton, but Can they ever be folly hreseuteu
to the human mind 2 can the most powertut
u...tor, uttering " thoughts that breathe, atm
a orris that burn," herrate WO the await evehts
.ha, war pointers? Con the thost brililaul
enter describe the horrors of the battle-tieru,
and the consequent miseries, even far away trout
the scene of slaughter? Can the most accom-
plished artist pottery the scenes of carnaip,
which presehts their hiaeons aspects during a
campaign 2 No, the full history of this k ranee,-
Prussian war, toe of every other seer, wilt remaw
unwritten and untold. ttere and there, yeah,
after the struggle soul, have reared, sanguinary
episodes of toe war wilt be spoken of in ueschatru
homes, by widows and fatherless ; the wain fea-
nrea of the bathe way be narrate,. by the hie
torten ; hut the soul of human wiser) that tut-
War will produce whi remain beyond human esti
mate. Powerless, as we may be, however, to
appreciate bay the hurroro ut war, we eat.
heartily rlnipathire, whatever our freuell ot
Cutu.an ,eareaugs bay tie, with the hurst it,
•loqut Lee %Lich coia,,d away the Preurier's
ahat,o.y as be t•L the ut the war at we alone, ui
tLe Lobau t luo ihe other uay. Amming t.
the war whi,n has brawn out., •• .1.• he emu-
le re..,- x.•ounieu Mr. teraustune, •• tue
it I o• ; way it be narrate.
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went as bony Lave acteu. Ihey have offici-
o tly c iared themselves in faveur of ueutradvy
and we Martily trust the Queen's proclamation
to the san.e drew, will be stiictiy observed by
Great Brit An. Meanwhile it is most satisfac-
ry o • s• rve th v iit only the two great Pow-
, - cuielly concerned, but other European pow-
e a h oh• .1, dare I liottiseiv-, io favour of r,s
•es ing Emigre!. y The French Government
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the co lonan,ers f lint and sea f• re..s
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n reb Ifinse, with cite txceptien of cott-
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elutra of war eaohot oe se.z,ai under au
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tries from he -, rums, and to
declare that, ne,• Amei matt or Span-
h hag protect ii t ot-,nor shall American
or Spanish go hy a hostile d .g.
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right, and thus pasties Lilo ptiump,e of ueutrnlity
even f dither than could hnes reasouably
expect,,l of hr. Prunnia al ih la officially tie-
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tee'. rI tt.itt 61.1 neutral asonz
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ud Awerio too. show.. no o!gn oft
terfere in the etrurwle which will he tin ifiei..ll,l%
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ti. us Vo,unte, p Lt. Vt'ly din; rrn,, hoe ever, is
be ease where aid is proffered, or assistance
rendered in the way of business, to one side
only. Unpleasant rumours are afloat relative
to British ships being chartered to supply coals
to the French, and with regard to horses being
supplied for their army. This is not strict neu-
trality. A similar remark is appleable to a
British nobleman and an ex-ofticer of the Scots
Fusiliers taking service in the Russian army.
It would be far better for nontral nation, indi-
vidually as well as nationally, to hold entirely
aloof from any part in this continental war, ex-
cept so far as works of charity and mercy"
are concerned.