The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-06
Isaac r. DILLER,
Chairman Democratie State Comm.
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The German war is the briefest contest
between first class powers which history
probably, reeites ,-an3, unlike our great
war, when the object of it was accomplished
thew made peace, while We are as far from
peace as ever, unless the radical party Is put
DOT of power. The most absurd, silly, boy
ish thing in the world is for the great Amssi-
cnn nation to have fought great war, ac-
complished all it set out TO do, and more to,
and then refuse to do just what it said 1t
would do viz: restore the Union. And here
we are, allowing the radical to prevent
restoration of the Union, rstarding CONNER
cial relations and causing alienation of
feeling every day. The European nations
have better sense. They fight, and then
make peace. The nations engaged In the
late European war numbered the following
populations;
German Allies of Austria. Il, 000, 600
Prussia. lS ,OUo, eOO
German Allies of Prussia. ...3, 100000
Italy. .....'....- ---....... - ~, ooo,ooo
Total belligerents. ........ .94 ,500,o 600
In six weeks from the firing OF the first
gun the war has been fought out and peace
concluded. Austria has yielded up the
beautiful province of Venetia with its 2 800,
600 inhabitants to the Italians, ana has con.
ssnted to be restricted hereafter. to her
hereditary territories Prussia has acquired
full possession Of Schleswig Holstein. and
some further notifications. She has also
secured the dictatorship of Germany, which
In its practical effects will be equivalent to
the annexation Of all the German Dukedoms
to Prussia The events of the war as between
Prussia and Austria are thus enumerated il
chronological order of occurrence.
son the l4th of July war was practically de
clared, and on the 2Sth of July the terms O
peace were arranged. The chronology of the
campaign is exceedingly interesting. On tn,
l4th of June the German Diet decided III favor
of Austria. On the 18th the Prussians occupied
Leipsic, Giessen, Cassel and Lobau and on the
18th they occupied the Hanoverian capital Tn,
18TH found them IN possession of Dresden anC
of various points i'll Bohemia Their advance;
continued, with slight cavalry encounters, unit
the 24th, when an armistiee was declared be
tween the Prussian and Hanovcrian armies. @,
the 18th came the battle Mt Jungbunzlau . o,
the 26th the engagement Tunnau on tn
9th the fights at Nachod, 0swiecin and Ian
gensaizaff the lattes between the Pr1ssians an,
Hanoverians. The Austrians we're driven hacI
upon Josephstadt the day. On the EST
there was an action near Trautenau, and tn
troops under Prince Frederick Charles were en-
gagged near Mnnchengratz. The Hanoveria
army surrendered on the 10th, and the Prussian
captured Gitschin. On the 30th there were ba
ties at Kort and at Chwalkawitz, and the Au
TRANS under Clam-Gallas pushed back
koniggratz. July opened with fight at Gil
schin The next day the two armies of Pruss
enacted junction, and on the Sd inst .occurre
the decisive battle of Sadowa On the II
the Elbe was crossed. On the 10th there was
battle before Olmutz. On the 22d the Prussian
still pursuing their advantage, forced gran
battle before Vienna. On the 23d an armistio
five days was offered and accepted, and ON II
2Sth peace was declared. war that Moi
have lasted for thirty years in the olden time
thus ended within six weeks by the aid of RAJ
roads, the telegraph and the breech-loadera.
Diplomacy is outstripped by the celebrity of the
military movements, and while Napoleon is co
sdering what to do a peace is arranged witho
his assistance. Next to our great civil war Il
German war must take rank in history as one
the wonders of the age 3a2ss E sae -