The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-29

The Critical satustaea OF Euseps-Wsr
Actually Commeaeed.
We have given our readers the important
intelligence by the Java of the actual COM
mencement or war In Europe. The German
Diet, In adopting the proposal Of Austria by
. vote Of nine to six Of the States and prinei-
palities represented, for the mobilization Of tho
army Of the confederacy, and in adopting
resolution expressing the adherence Of the Diet
to the Austrian proposition Of the indisseluble
character Of the Germanio Union, had driven
Prussia to the extremity Of secession much
like our Southern secession-and the iaaugura-
ton Of war; These proceedings In the general
Diet ct Frankfort-oH-the-Main occurred on the
l4th Of June, and Prussia, on the 10th, declar-
ing the confederation dissolved, marched
hostile force into each of the States Of Hanover
and Saxony, as allies Of Austria, being two OF
the eight supporters Of Austria In the Diet
The other six, unless strictly neutral, will DO
subject to the same treatment from Prussia.
1t appears that the eight votes supporting
Austria represent population Of nearly four
teen millions and military contingent Of
nearly one hundred and seventy>hvs thousand
men while the votes supporting Prussia rep
resent population Of hardly three millions
and 8 military force Of some thirty-three thou
sand Eve hundred men. II will thus be seen
that by . very suggestive division OF the
Germanic Confederation Austria stands ap-
proved and Prussia is rebuked. We presume
6st 1t Is because the Germans are mostly
inclined to look with adherence and alarm
upon the "happy accord" that has all this
time marked the relations between Bismarck
and Louis Napoleon, and between these two
and the King of Italy. How, then, are we to
account for the boldness of Prussia in resort
ing to actual war against the overwhelming
vote and military strength Of the German
Bupds why is abe 30 quick to seek col
lision between her six hundred thousand troops
and the opposing thirteen hundred thousand Of
the German family 1t is because Napoleon
stands behind Bismarck and is ready to ad-
vance to his support when the grand drama
shall have been fairly opened
With degree of frankness which in the
chief Of European diplomats is perfectly re-
freshng, Napoleon says in his famous letter
to his Minister for Foreign Affairs, N. Drouyn
de Lhuys, that had the late proposed Euro
pean Congress been entered into by all the
parties concerned, 1--WE (Napoleon) should
have desired for the secondary States Of the
confederation (German) more intimate
union, more powerful organization and
more important position" Cthe First Napo-
Icons confederation of the Rhine, perhaps),
and " for Prussia more homogeneity and force
in the North" Chose Danish Duchies, and pro-
badly one or two others most conveniently,
and for Austria the maintenance of her great
place in Germany" Here We have little
buncombe, and especially may it be so con-
sidered when Napoleon goes on to say we
ton of q reasonable compensation Austria
should have resolved to cede Venetia to Italy"
But mark the GOODNESS Of his closing declara-
tion--"In the war which Is upon tho point OF
breaking out we (Napoleon and France) have
only two interests preservation of the
European equilibrium and the maintenance of
the work which We have contributed to build
up in Italy" rft
Is not that clear enough! A free transla-
tion Of this imperial speech simply means that
this European war is the work Of Louis Napo-
leon; that Bismarck, Of Prussia, has played the
part of his convenient instrument in view .!
a reward too tempting to be resisted, and that
the armies of Italy are set in motion with the
full understanding that France in due time
will again descend from the Alps and resume
the good work Of italian unity and independ-
ence, where II was suspended at Villa Franco.
This war, in short, Is the work OF Louis Napo-
leon, and his purposes are to upset those de-
tested treaties Of 1915, and to reconstruct the
map of Europe according to the imperial pro-
gramme Of Napoleon the First.
But in the armies of Russia moving down
upon the Austrian frontier there is the same
danger threatened to the nephew that over
threw the uncle. Russia stands ready to join
moment that Russia sh III be t1us committed
against France as the empire, we may look for
the revival OF the old Holy Alliance, and the
prosecution Of the war to the restoration Of
the Bourbons or the French republic Napo-
leon thus far has been splendidly successful in
his projects of European war beginning with
a rupture among the Germans but in the very
opening of the conflict the legions Of Russia
moving down towards the Danube threaten to
spoil all the calculations OF the game 80 far
as any profits to Italy, to Prussia to Louis
Napoleon or TO France may be concerned.
The DIFFERENCE BErwEES CANADA AND Eng
IASD.--While the Canadians are boiling over