The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-06 00:00:00

NO MISTAKE ABOUT SAXONY !

corregpoudent tat Dresden, writiog on the 24th
ult., says --
'•Tilt. two usually so quiet, has Its full share of the war
excitement which has spre:.l.l all over Germany. The streets
are crowded imp and night with lausiwehrucen and soldiers,
and toe newsveudors drive rt 5r oh trade In special editions
of newspapers, military so g , n Omit Li Lain awl 41tilt r
Oocniliu.l public Woos of the war Though you still meet
with a ' par ;colorist here and there who will tell you that
the war is a Franco- Fru,shui affair, which in no way concerns
Germany, there is no mistaking the general euthustatto of
the Stale iu the can.n for wow', they are calletl upon to
Mint. the Saxon troops which for corps of the
North Germoa army, ale to go to the Rhine ender the Saxon
Gros., Pilo.), who hos pr ..c, riled to Berlin for Ills heal
instructl hs It is said that at first the sestina wi re
I, go to Sleswhk, hut that their Kit g telegraphed
SI King William • request that his suniect• might
be ramified to occupy the foremost ranks of the defencera
of the Rhine All the students el the Lcipate University
have voluta eared to the German army, and their example
has been followed by the Polytechnic school of Dresden, the
agricultural school of Tarsorit, and the school of mints of
Yielburiz. It has been decided not to convoke U e SSEUR
i'SrliaUlttlt, RS the Tieasury possesses sufficient means at
Preset to carry ii the war. All the papers cantain violent
art Mes against France, and especially th Emperor Napoleon,
with file single exception of the Saxon GJertfr, w hose editor,
Derr Olen, Utter, hss been arrested on a charge of high
trews, n for lahlifhing an rtiele entitled Why should we
allow ourselihs to be shot down r

HOW THE TREATY BUSINESS WAS MANAGED.

The flO Ning Is the true version of the story of the
Tre.dy (mites The nmei Berlin corz espondent), which,
v. ere it not for it. disgrdcef ul aspect, would be as good
as a comedy •

In the course of the last two years M. Benedetti had re
peatrdly Mote I at then 'enmity of some compenia..lon being
made to Foote Ii ttideic, her he acquiesce to the rim of a
great G., kil,ll her borders. Count likmarek's re-
plies were alas) s In the negative, but polVely worded,
told Fee i.ibely ho,,ta upon tie supposition that is preferring
such an r xtr,rdinary request France could ha possibly be
iti earie,st Thus coin'iiiiing retinal with courtesy, the
Pa...slim Premier decl fled what it was impossible to accord,
Yet, at vie saods tim.. remained on tolerable terms with a
Governm-nt who: e dangerous proclivities he knew, and
which he had 110 with to provoke 01 late, however, the
French demands were pres=ed with a pertinacity which
augured ill for the timlnteumce of peace. Finding himself
assailed again and I.gain with these modest uggestious, the
C mot at length could no longer shut his eyes to the
contingency Out all his Ingenuity might not suflt:e
to weld off a rupture. With this possiodity before him
his action was plain. Lie foresaw that if Louis Napoleon
was bent 111,11 war he would avail himself of a pretext
which apyrnently had nothing to do will the acquisitbn
of te rri,ory or the independence of neighbouring States.
lie wound pith a quarrel on ground entirely distinct
from his previous demands, and, while pushing it
forward, in reality 00 at the satisfaction of his old guilty
appetites. Coder these circumstances, the one thing Count
Btsmarck determined to score was proof of the insidioui
proposals so repeatedly urged When, therefore, not very
long ago, M. lidnecit•tti reverted to the delicate subject, the
count quickly told Mtn that he had thought over the matter,
' and lb 0, if it were labi before him in a tangible sha.n, he
would suhrnit it to the Kb g. In his gree 0, Benedetti did
not perceive toe trap. iIAIOIIB to oblige ids worthy master
at time, and del.shied to see his overt,res fr the first time
entertained, he engaged to draw uos a treaty which
mitt wou'd meet the exigencies of the case lee
following tiny he brought his bice little mmuscrip,
to the Faceless Office. Soon after he had lib., d
it to to hands of Count Bismsr.k. the latter
was called out of the room, and on coming back to
few minutes told his ch,rrued visitor that he W4ll accidentally
summoned to the Palace and would avail himself of the

opportiodiy for taking his chef dcrurre with him. in
rh of hmef ul exultation M. tknnniati!el t. But, alas ! Ida joy
was nut start lived. Not many hours had elapsed when he re-
ceivcd a friendly notefrcm Count Blew Lick informing him that
the King had not approved the prodomed freely. Upon thin
13,indetti tame diately demanded the return of the too-
candid docunivrit. It was In vain. Count Bismarck did not
think fit to part with this precious piece of evidence. It was
too valuable to be pre.ervcd in any hands nut his own. it
would Illitlteche the w. rid as to the nature of the Frenth
policy. It would certainly have to be concealed while peace
la.ted, lest it should provcire war; but It nil Jut he usmuly
publehed it France sought a peg to hang a quarrel upon. As
we have emu tae Count's alit citations were but too speedily
I ulfilied, and to-lay Ii Benedetti's handiwork isactnallyexiii-
uted in the Berlin Foreign °dice for the inspeotion of all
whim It may concern.