The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-25

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her military strength was greater than
that of her neighbors. If she and
Prussia were to meet in any future
Diet, the weight of the latter would so
preponderate as to be perpetual cause
of modification to the Imperial House.
Austria must make up her mind, then,
70 become less of a German power. and
to leave the leadership of the Father
land to her rival. If Prussia retain all
she has conquered, she is really Ger.
| many, and no other power can with
| stand her in German affairs; and if
even the minor Princes return to their
lately abandoned thrones, they can be
little more than civil administrators,
yielding the military power of the
country to King William and his sue
cessors. "To maintain Austria's Do
sition as a great ipoWer' is undoubtedly
the hrst duty of the Emperor, but this
will be done rather by strengthening
sessions of the Improbable influence
over multitude of petty States which
can never again be made either to trust
or to fear the Austrian power.
The great question after all, leaving
out Austria and Prussia, is what is the
end and aim of Louis Napoleon in all
this strife2 It is generally supposed
that he had no little to do in setting 1t
in motion. How does he propose to
end it SO far as France is concerned? /?
This is an inquiry that is already giving
the English throne concern, as we see
by the following:
PdrtS Correspondence Of he London Herald
Both from private information and
the general turn ofevents, as shown by
the latest kilograms, I venture to pre-
dict, contrary TO the vaticinations of
the Pdtl Le, that the negotiations for an
arInlsttce are not likely to be successful
either to-day or tomorrow, or for a
long time afterward. The "definitive"
answer of the King of Italy is given by
Cialdini having crossed the Po with all
his army. Diplomatic dispatches no
doubt represent Italy as the chief diff
Guilty; but Italy is heartily supported
by Prussia, aud II. de Bismarck Is more
naughty than eUer. The opinion makes
way daily that Austria in ceding Veni-
tia to France instead of to Italy, or to
ltaly's ally in this war, Prussia has
done miserable thing, as cowardly as
wicked, with the design in her impo-
tence of doing as much mischief as pos
sible.
1t is already demonstrated that the
"word" of the Emperor Napoleon is
not sufficiently powerful to lull the
storm which he did much to raise, He
must fight If he would be predominant,
and that soon. Now, immediate war
did not, according TO all appearances,
enter into his calculation, and If Prns1
sia goes on with the energy which she
threatens, she may attain a position in
Germany which might greatly thwart
the plans of the TuiIeries.
The notion that Venitia was made
French territory by flash of the tele-
graph from Vienna is not adhered to.
International conveyanctng has notyet
made quite so much progress as that.
The Austrians are in possession, and
the Austrian garrisons fight. Italy,
which is at war with Austria, cannot
possibly be held bound to leave off be-
cause her adversary chooses to say she
has given away part of her territory.
In our late war the great inquiry
used to be, after a disaster, who is re-
sponsible? One after another we de-
capitated Generals innumerable hoping
to find out who our Jonah was. AS is
is natural the inquiry now is in Europe,
and especially in Vienna, "who is re-
sponsible for the defeat at Sadowa3"
The Abend Post at Vienna on the eve
ming of July 4th made the following re-
marks:
''This sorrow weighs the more
heavily upon us from the fact that at
the head of the army was placed one
who possessed The entire confidence of
the army and people, and to whom the
Emperor, principally on account of this
unanimity of public opinion, had ac-
corded in every respect the most COM
plete liberty of decision and action,
His Majesty has not exercised the least
determining influence upon the COM
Inander-in-chief; the latter's arrange
ments and choice of subordinates have
81 II VAaraiUaf the TnnnRinl ho
forehand. This declaration will silence
those who have spoken of the General
in command as having been influenced
to privilege certain personages. all
preliminary arrangements have been
made in the proper place TO punish, ac-
cording to their position, those who are
especially to blame. I1
Eve learn that energetic steps have
already been taken which afford GER
tain hope 0f soon and effectually OBJ
taining what is still attainable in
military and diplomatic direction"
The following is General Benedek's
annonncement of the disaster to the
Austrian army at Sadowa /:
HoHENMAUTH, July 4..-3 A. M
After brilliant struggle, lasting over
five hours, in which the whole army,
as well as the Saxon forces, were en-
gagged in a partly intrenched position
before KonniggratZ, with the centre at
Itppa, the enemy succeeded in estab-
fishing themselves unobserved in
Cheum. The rain prevented the smoke
of the powder from dispensing, and
distinct view of the position WAS there
fore, impossible. The enemy were
thereby enabled to advance into our
position near Cheum, when they sud-
denly and unexpectedly poured
heavy fire into our f1anks and rear.
The latter wavered and fell back upon
the troops adjoining them, and, not
Withstandtng every exertion, 1 could
not succeed in arresting the retreat,
which at first commenced slowly, but
increased in haste as the enemy press
ed forward, until at length the whole
army had Withdrawn across the Elbe
to Bardubitz. The losses are not vet
estimated, but are, doubtless, very
considerable.
Success is everything in this world, ,,
as the saying goes, and as Talleyrand
once said '.there is nothing successful
but success" Hence Prussia is no
longer held upito censure or rridicuIe by
the London Times. Instead thereof she
is complimented and exalted at the ex-
nense of poor Austria, at whose back
NOT long ago the English press were
quite willing to stand. Speaking of
Prussia the Times now says:
The old proud spirit of Prussia h as a
right 60 rejoice. 1fthese Northern Ger
mans desire 70 exult over their fallen
brethrenof the south. they have sufi-
cient cause. No campaign in modern
history has been more brilliant and as
tonishing; no victory more complete
and more speedily won. It makes us