New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-10
MUNICH.

THE MOVING sPRINGs-TBEl QUESTION AND THE
WAY or SETTLING 1.-THE QUARREL AS 1T
srANps-THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
srom Our Special Correspondents ,, , M ,ss,
Europe has now actually recommended the business Of
9. making history or at least The producing Of such
.tufT AS history abounds in America having had lis turn
an the worlds focus is virtually restored IN the eyes of
Europe 10 state OF heroic repose. The Republic Is now
speetaior The MonaTches will probably be furnished
AN opportunity demonstrate their Wanted superiority IN
the hight Of civilization. Evidently The partnership OF
gods and demons that undertook the contract OF cVADe
Humanity have recossed the Atlantic 70 pay their respects
60 some II those selfish old powers Of caste which looked
no eoly ri ms and predicted that land o personal
sov,rc,entv should presently he likewise loaded with
race OF predesued parasites Thank 6od men luusmon'
,as not crcct Ne may now look the story reversed,
and perhaps occasionally trace I'm this European war ee
snenis not unlike those with which We have had 10 90.
Many Of the ~deawake German liberals llhe sha,'cst
saaone the leaders that know are eXAmercaps believe
thai an rs will certainly shape themselves ~ Germany
to important decision IN favor OF progressive
The breaking ont Of war in Europe differs materially
from our recollection Of scenes which followed inc save
holders attack Fort sumter During me preliminary
wmnclng het vccn Prussia and Austria, the people were
very pbegmatc: but then We saw constant mdIchineS
and oouuennaTchings II regiments OF infantry, cavalry
aud artillery the most thoroughly equipped ana drilled
They came quietly passed quickly and were ltuenOuced
train OF artillery OF cavalry quarter 81 luie long was
shine so frequently as TO have become altogether
matter of course
But when Prussia on Friday last, invaded simultane
ousiy the kingdoms Of Hanover and Sanony me news
manning States Of the Bund The people began 70 talk
Eamedy Austria had already concentrated her troops
the frontier and Bavaria garsoncd her ouil
FIehtelgebirg Pine Mountains Yesterday Tuesday
and to-day the telegnphic reminds one Of the gath
sung of one Of our grand old harvest when
abe becomes chilled and the eaith tremples as the
Ehas,y black heavens sweep toward you with electric
fringe Thirty thousand Austans passed through Munich
to-day en- route for Frankfort.
From Stuttgart the news comes that wuremberg's rail
roads are monopohzed by the troops which are likewise
beug prce plated toward Fnnkori and Baden IS not
whit behind More than half the regular railroad trains
Bavarian roads are Monday discontinued IN pur-
slaDee of Government orders. Now, if | get you
sealize the complete readiness the perfect drill and equip
snent which every little European pIiDcpay deems II
aT 20 am @ o the 'as e q S
rush toward the mountain ligTag which VIII presently
form On interesting feature Of the situation. -,
Passing for the present al details concerning the
~ German including Ausira and their 'OsOOoOO
of population will obtain from the map distinct idea
f The natural features of tie country where the Southern
and Northern armies taking their positions lace 70
face. While the political geography OF Germany Is nope
iessly confused the topography OF me central part ID
sDeston Is very simple ~ ITS characteristics once looked
mt Il will be easily borne IN mind The mountains NJ
closing Bohemia are ia The form OF Thomboid or
square and the two western sides OF the same are EXTENDED
toward the Rhine that the legs stand over Frankfort
Located at Prague. and looking across the Giant Noun
fans Pussian Slesia across the En- Mountains,
Saxony the Bohemian Forest "a word equivalent
to mountains Bavaria; across The Maensh Mountains,
Austria proper These are The countries most concerned.
The KEY 10 the situation j. the northern angle Of Be-
bcmia, Just east OF Dresden, where the Pmssians are
reported 20 be pushing southwark and apparently endey
Ong 10 establish themselves hrnly at Iltau. Al north
eff the zgzag line formed by The Ihurngian Forest the
Err OF Ore Mountains and the Resen or Giant Mountains
b. occupied by the Prsan army all south by the troops
Ofthe BuBd
At first themazc European politics appears tangled
10 American hat be viii be- apt to drop bis investiga
lion unremuueraye II because he endeavor 10 sect the
thing complex than 30 really - The moving spring
SIN and f,y tbat ,,tc ali the rest Of North Germany
Wps
yenetis; Russia is willing 10 accept Mallaehia
Bsmark Is The man VINO discovered tins beautiful I"ia
lion OF things from Berlin point of view With Italy III
a wal against Austria. he would have veryihng Ia gam
and nothing lose. Bu lest tho German Confederation
should take the alarm and JON Austria Napoleon cupid
jty had 10 be enlisted believe no one doubts 10 these
parts but that France has 10 arrangement OF soine
hind with Bsmark. though probably nO without feSer'-
Mexico
Austria is entirely on the defensive The long-cgeed
Kaiser soon enough The dri of things, and sat
hs throne moody making Tie most dlrefu faces and
Eestculaons Of vengeance should any Que oder 10 touch
him with long pole
at the Bund aad the two great p"wefs however that we
must go 10 Ind clue iO some col the earlier exciting
The German Empire having lasted l. Thousand
years, more or less became extinct 10 1906; and The Bund
tparent Of our word hunde feinndng Us OF ou national
Snsgnis was organized n isiJ since then both Austria
and frusa nsye been ryhg 10 poS up 'he lhect' pn
either OF them ever prompt 20 defend the status Of
sneh pieces a. would naturally protest against being
s~iSSled TO deceit.
FINALLY the successors Of he great the happy
possessoT OF decision Oi character approaching HE
sublime, which constantly made him do thing, either the
mort sublime OF the mosi Northumberland that The
times very Oppnrune iOr bringing about change,
and decided lrids The Prusssu call for German Paa-
sDent that Austria must get ont of the Confederation.
But BismaIks inscriptions violence ha. long since allel-
Ated him alike from The bed party AID tlc ruling IObl-
of the smaller S'aes. lie incapable nf pursuing tie
Indian scouts policy ~ nocturnal movement uadcr The
very eyes %! the cuemy-au iucl af .fep hut stsF
every seconds thr bis would Dee sue 90 take
him for post. Decision 81 character DO this hJ>
OyerdOne itself The smaller Sitc- plainly Obliged to
hght against Prussia n srdr.cusr. How uucq uivocily
this may be accepted the truth will De understood from
abe fact that the hceng King, john 81 SdXony and the
slocOra Prince Of HrsseCasse haze Deliberately .takcd
their realms upon lis cOfrec'ucs..
Thus the minor States have got into the uckv box Of
being forced 10 JOIN hands with q power noted for it,
tyranny and lack Of honest suple defend Itself against
smother which is enacfius the sftu-rst peracr
Of education that Il unpfovokcd conquest after the
manner of the middle sges ~ slurhus parlamcns, Of
3mprsonng popular representative for exercising too
snnch freedom of -p'ec of returning 20 The dogma that
the King alone Is free the slaves II Prussia
wins, alas, thev SAY for Germany: but II the cOnieera
tion be victorious with Austria retaining the ascrudsscy
alas for Germany too
Never was there thoroughly 'che1cl and pre-
pared for by the orsinitors Systematically b~
Enn unless II be the Rebellion Of tue Shareholders neither
have the schemeT less elr less selfish objects al
xiew IT, indeed they De l.s, damaging 10 the ilrlyce
sDent Of the lover stratum of spcrr. Ambition declares
shAi BIDlic question shalt not Dee deheilte1 upon ana
decided ~ the proper representatives. # The people
eeTned and, made Inad bv me zols Ie.lre war TINS
7he verdict - wfeset from the cOgiro If human hands
she schemers and tneir wesrouuded foundations ar
Dnsery OF the innocent pying Providence stems IN and
decides the question after all r the best Interests OF man
Mind How much might have been saved by apnlvine tbe
GsPubIcan human principle IN place OF the brute
questions may be drawn into this maclstrOm, and what
pouea' ana geographical changes The efue4lf which axe