The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-14
TNE TRI-WEEKhY NEWS
The pruSSian War Cloud.

tell us, have been quarrclng for some
time about two little Duchics on the
shores Of the German Ocean, known as
Schleswig and Hoistcn; and, not being
able to come to an amicablc adjustment
of the difficulty, the two great German
powers aae now making energetic pre-.
parations to Try the virtues of Arm.
strongs and Minnie balls Ambassadors,
cabinet ministers and HoEKanzlcrs
must give way to General MarSchalls
and FchlIcugmeistcrs. All this, we
have no doubt, is perfectly correct, but
We nevertheless feel assured there will
be no war The preparations are meant
rs threats, and will create great stir in
military, diplomatic and financial circles
Ont u war between these two countries
would be attended with consequences
too serious to be entered upon precipi.
lately. 1t is the interest Of every SOW.
creign in Europe to prevent such ca.
lamily, aud, it is to be hoped. that the
approaching Congress i'll Paris which is
.,o unravcl SO many tangled diplomatic
sk"nS, will give the quie,us to that most
veXcd of question, viz: Who shall be
the sovereign Of the Schleswig. Holstein
Duchies. =.
These Duchics, however, are only
= the ostensibe ground of strife; the
!, quarrel between the two rival powers
SIS Of much older date.
CARLYLE, in his six volumes OF "F'riel.
rich," gives us a minute insight into the
rise and progress Of this International
hate and rivalry. The great Frederick
built up Prussia at the expense of y us.
tria. \ little over one hundred years
ago, Prussia had no voice in the politics
OF Europe. TO AL intents and purposes,
she was mere province OF the German
Empire; whereas Austria, for many
centuries, has been at the head of Ger.
many, and the Emperors usually were
elected fom' the House of Hapsburg.
The brilliant victories Of Frederick at
once assigned Prussia place in the
foremost rank Of European States.
The German Empra was dissolved
by Napoleon in 1906; and wheu its sew.
cral component States threw off the
FIench yoke, and re.assericd their mdc.
pendcncc in 1888. they formed what
man Diet, or Confederation, - Austria
again having thc Hegemony this seem.
ed matter Of course inaSmuch as Austria
with her non.Gcrman possessions in
Hungary, Moldavia and ltaly), has a
population equalliug if not exceeding
that OF the whole Of Germany. But
while large populations and extensive
al
source Of strength, they form, in this in.
stance, a great element OBJ weakness.
owing to the geographical situations of
the component parts. and the etImologi.
Cal differences of its people. The ON.
pirc consists of provinces in Germany
and Italy, Of Hungary, Moldavia and
Transylvania,/ Of Bohenaia and Moravia,
representing nationaliiics, widely DIFF
lerinS in race, lnngnagc, religion, habits
and character. 70 flame government
just aud suitable to these varied and op.
posing interests, has been the vain Ell
dravor ofthe cabinet ministers at Vienna
during the lralf century past. Austria,
moreover, has but Il very small mari.
time border. Surrounded on all sides
by powerful nations, she is under the
necessity of guarding her extensive
frontier, thus requiring an immense
standing army; this the moro, as the
outlying provinces have never been
marked for loyalty to their Hapsburg
sqvereigns; and every war in which
Austria has been engaged since 1915,
in'he interest Of her nonGerman pos.
sessions, has lcssened her influence in
the German Diet.
Prussia, also, has two or three pro.
vinces not included in the German Diet
(hcr share cf The Partition of Poland) !;
but far the greater part of Prussia is
German, and is perhaps more homoge.
neons in the several characteristics that
go to, constitute people, than any
other European State of hSr size. The
great Frederick, on coming to the throne,