Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-25
THE WAR IN

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The war in Europe came suddenly-at
least in this respect, that it commenced
by the party nor at the points gen.
orally anticipated. Won Bismarck knows
the value of time, and Of a well. delivered
frs. blow, and of physical and material
Of all sorts, and he has skill
fully obtained them by pouring his troops
into Hanover and Saxony on the very day
of rupture-that rupture being first openly
with the States Of the German Bund sup
porting Austria. Leaving out Italy,
Prussia, with ls.OOo,OOO of people, goes to
war with Austria, with S6,0o0,o 900, and
IS, 900, 900 Of German allies, and it is
clear that, like Frederick the Great, Bis
marck's hope is by skill and swiftness to
make up for any disparity of popularity.
But, BY this eagerness of Won Bismarck,
while he gains physically, he is perhaps
losing far more morally. At every step
he becomes more and more unpopular
with his own people, who now largely,
openly, and in masses, declare themselves
utterly opposed to a war with Germans
there being no quarrel between them.
They are even speaking freely against their
king; nor would it be an unlikely termi-
nation of the whole were the German
Confederation to become supreme, and
were all the princes, kings, and even the
Emperor Of Austria, so far as Germany is
concerned, forced to recognize the Bund
as superior and final, just as the South
now acknowledges the supremacy OF the
Union. The King Of Prussia has made
his government obnoxious to all the peace
loving people Of Europe, ever those o.
France generally, whatever the secret feel
ings and plans Of Napoleon may be-a
question on which his most able letter has
left all Europe in doubt.
The slight moderation and slowness Of
the Emperor Of Austria in drawing his
sword has gained for him great moral ad-
vantages, if he does not lose them by tard-
mess, when q victorious first blow will do
much to settle the whole matter. He
simply declared that the entry into Hol-
stein necessitated the suspension Of all
diplomatic relations, and withdrew his
ambassador without threat, without even
summons to make reparation, or declara-
ton Of war.
France appears about to remain neu-
trail, at least till Europe has exhausted it.
self. Russia favors Austria against Prus-
STA, and but for Italy, it would seem as if
there might be a war, sharp, short, and
decisive of Prussia against Southern Ger
many.
There is said to be an Austrian dispatch,
marked private and confidential, in Paris,
to the effect that if the Austriuns are al
lowed to beat their Prussian enemies
thoroughly in the Geld, there would then
be an opening for the cession Of Veneta
to Italy. In this way all the bel'igerents
might be satisfied except the guilty cause
of this strife, and the war extend no fur
Their and liberty be greatly advanced in
Europe. Probably Napoleon could, if he
would. negotiate all this, and win the
gratitude Of Europe. But it may be
doubted whether he will wish the peace
of Europe restored until there has been
such a breaking up Of the treaties of 1915
as will enable him to annex Belgium, or
something as near it as possible.
Apart from this italian complication,
the position Of Austria is in some respects
like that Of the North in our late civil
war, while that Of Prussia becomes at
each step more and more like the South.
It is Prussia who withdraws from the
Union Of the States, makes the wal that
Austria tries long to avoid, and, though
numerically weakest, takes the initiative
and begins the attack. Nothing but q
succession Of brilliant successes at first
can give Prussia much chance of triumph
at last. Indeed, If Austria can only hold
out for o little time, Prussia will become
weaker, because fighting against the sense
of right throughout Europe.