New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-04
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come dominant to that extent that they abso- s
luteIy control her foreign policy, and eonstrain !
it to a peaceful course. And this, doubtless, !
is the true Interpretation. 1t is reasonable
deduction from the known nature of things, !
that industry is the great conservation of the
peace among nations, and that the established
predominance of the industrial system
among all the civilized nations would rem
der the occurrence of wars extremely improb
able. But the assumption that this prevail
ing tendency impliesa dimunition ofstrength,
of national vigor, or of national sensitiveness,
is entirely unwaranted. On the contrary
the development of industry is an indication
of strength, but it is, likewise an indication
lgence will always array itself in opposition
to the wasteful expenditures of wars of con-
quest or of pride In fact, war; in general
sense, is the antithesis Of the industrial char
acteristics of the age. Hence, although armed
collisions may continue to occur among ma
tons, they will be waged more and more in
the interests of industry, and. less and less
in the interests of governments. In othe +
words, the industry which is to support mem
must be assured, in some way, that Ii, ev will
par, either by assuring national or industrial
independence, OF some partioula' advantage
in the way of commercial sur ,remacv, The
extremely limited duration O. the wars which
have occurred in Europs since 1915. and
especially during the las : twenty years, shows
that the age is an age eof peace and that man
kind are becoming p-4ore and more devoted to
pacific pursuits,
Nevertheless, there are those who think
that England's inactivity and apparent indif-
ference of la4e years are attributable to the
number and diversity of her foreign matri-
monial1 a]Hance-tha is to say, that the for
eign policy Of the government is directed by
the Personal feelings of the sovereign and not
Fby the public opinion of the country. For
instance, the New York News says majority
CT the English people wanted to assist Den
mark in the struggle with Germany, Earl
Russell having gone SO far as to make a state
ment in the House of Lords on whiclf8 the
Danes were led to Sbelieve that they would
receive substantial support from England
; when the proper time arrived. Yet accord
ing to the News, it was entirely in obedience
to the commands of the queen that such sup
port was not forthcoming. This, it was cur
rently reported at the time, caused an
: estrangement between the sovereign and the
: prince of Wales, who had but recently
espoused Danish wife, whose sympathies
; were naturally with the land of her nativity.
Those of the queen We're, on the other hand,
with her daughters adopted country, and
| with her many German relatives.
To those who hold this view of the subject
, the following statement of the matrimonial
alliances of Yictorias family will prove inte-
resting
: /. Queen Victoria's eldest son-the prince
: of Wales-is married to a daughter of the
king of Denmark, who has been deprived of
large portion of his territories by the king
i, !, of Prussia, father of the husband of the
queens eldest daughter; and this mutilation
of Denmark was effected, nominaly, in the
interest of the duke of Augustenburg whose
younger brother, Prince Christian, has been
married to the queens third daughter, the
Princess Helena.
2. The, queens first cousin, the king Of
: Hanover, has been deprived of his kingdom
by the same king of Prussia, in whose army
the queens son-in-law, the prince of Prussia,
is commanding officer. The king of Han
, over is married to a cousin of the duke of
xe-Altenburg, who voted against Austria in
the federal diet whilst Hanover voted against
Prussia.
4 3. Prince Alexander of Hesse, who com
mands the federal army raised to oppose the
king of Prussia, is brother to Prince Louis,
the husband Of the Princess Alice, the
queens second daughter.
/ T. The duke of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha-
Prince Albert's brother, and brother-in-law to
the queen-holds command in the king of
Prussia's army that invaded Hanover, which
kingdom, by the way, until the accession of
Queen Victoria, formed during five reigns
part of the territory of the kings of Eng
land.
4 5. The queens second son, the duke of
Edinburg prince Aired is the nephew of
the same duke of axe-Coburg- Gotha, and
has been declared heir-presumptive to the
duchy.
/ G. Prince Teck, recently married to the
queens first cousin, the Princess Mary Of
Cambridge, holds a commission in the army
of the emperor of Austria, and might at any
time, have had to leave his bride for the seat
of war, to fight the king of Prussia, who has
the queens son-in-law, and the queens
bfother-in-law, both officers in his army. The
sister of the Princess Mary, the Princess Au-
gusta of Cambridge, is married to the grand
duke Of Mecklinburg- Strelitz, who espouses
the cause of Prussia.
Z. Two of the queens first cousins on her
mothers side, are married to members of the
Austrian family, viz: Leopold II Of Belgium,
who is married to an archduchess of Austria,
and the Princess Carlotta of Belgium, married
to the emperor of Mexico, who is brother to
the emperor Of Austria.
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In a recent elechoneering speech in In
diana, Mr.. Speaker Colfax declared he had
lately been at Arlington, the former home
stead of Gen. Lee, sand had heard that Mrs.
T % had been there and had said that when