Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-02-05
The Fruits of War,

"hen The great Frederick came 10 the
throne of Prussia, his father had prepared
and equipped flor him an army of hundred
thousand men. Meeting, shortly after, the Aus
'rlan Minister, The latter said to him: "Your
'a'her has given you great army but our
troops have seen the wolf, yours have not
well, well, said Frederick, 81 will give them
an opportunity to see the wolf" Frederick
then added, in his memoir, 81 had some excel
lent old preensions to an Austrian province
which some of my ancestors had owned, one or
two hundred years before; and sent an embas-
sador to the Court of Vienna, stating my claim
and presenting full exposition of my right TO
the province. The same day my ambassador
was received in Vienna, | entered Silesia with
my army" So you see that on the very day his
army entered Silesia, he gave notice 10 the
Court of Vienna, that the convention for the
joint occupation of Silesia was ended"
John Q. adams Speech
Character of Frcderick--"A iyran, wilhou,
fear, without faith, without mercy; irritable even
TO ferocHy: enjoying The pain and humiliation
of Others"
Motives Of his sudden War on Silesia-"The
King Of Prussia, the Anti MachiaveI, had al
ready fully determined 10 commi, the great
crime Of violating his pligh,ed faith, by rohbing
the ally whom he was bound TO defend, and by
plunging all Europe into long, bloody and des-
ola,ing war; and all This for no end whatever
except that he might extend his dominions, and
see his namei in the gazetes. To quote his
own words-'Ambiion, interest," the desire of
making people talk about me, carried the day,
and declared for war. This was in The Win
ter of 1871"
Progress of the War.-But for this begin.
ming of war. ii is probable that the peace of all
Europe might have been preserved. Now the
whole world sprang 10 arms. On the head of
Frederick is all The blood which was shed in
war which ragged % years, with some sus.
pension of hosriliiies, and in every quarter of
the globe These are the TWO French wars,
before The American Revolution.
That the Prussan monarch might rob The
Ausirlans of the province Of Silesa, black men
Tough, on rhe COAST of Coromandel and red
men scalped each other on Lake Erie the
men of New and Old England shot each other
around the walls of Lewiston, Nova Scotia, and
savages murdered or carried into captivity men,
women and children. from HaverhilI, Deerfeld,
Schenectady and Wyoming.
The allied armies overran Prussia, burn, c.
lies and villages, and devastated the country.
Every SIKH man in Prussia had perished.-
Frederick anticipated the ruin Of h<s throne and
nation, his sleep was broken, his face haggard,
the grave was his refuge from misery and dis
honor, and he carried the poison in small
glass case. He wrote to his friends-"l have
no resource left, all is LOST. will not survive
the ruin of my country. Farewell forever"
Blu, The King recovered hope and pushed on
the war, not caring TO what extent property was
destroyed, or the pursuits Of civil life suspend
ed, so thar he did bu, make head against the
enemy. As long as there was man left in
Prussia, that man might carry muske'; there
were snll rye bread and po'aioes--lhere were
sill lead aud gunpowder, aud still Frederick
fought on. A. this time he writes, Il a'n no
Saint. and should die content, If first could
inhlct portion of the misery which endure y
Result and POlicy.--In February 1863 The
nations signed Peace. The contributions
levied on Prussia by the invaders had exceeded
hundred millions of dollars. Near l5,OO0
houses bad been burnt TO the ground. The
traveller passed a succession of villages IN
which no, a single inhabIIant remained. lhe
fields were uncultivaled-ihe flocks and herds
had been swep, away The very seed corn
had been deyoured in The madness of hunger.
Thirty years Of peace might restore Prussia.
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