The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-22

peG0e, tie 8mpeeot& FraN6e 00Soph know
BY experience, there is but one step in $500
fete between the two monarchs.
psIlTIGAL cossEauxsRas ~ TIE BATfEE
Prom La France, July 81
Let US not dissemble the fact-the situation
is serions one for all Europe, and ought
even noH to awaken he ,solicitude, At The
outset OF tho eAmnign whei inconsidesata
pastiAlitfes hurried certain minds to take par,
with the Prussians, and some with the Aus.
TRANS, we resisted the impulse, and Attached
ourselves strongly to the only interea that
ought to direct French policy-that of France
But pow, when the fortune Of war seems to
cpe1 for Paris destniss which herself had
not even dared to hope; when all the OBJ
stacles that seemed likely to arrest her am
bition are being swept away, whom, already
established in the Duchies, holding in her
hands Saxony, Hesse, Hanover aud Bohemia,
she may see in perspective through the mir
age Of vietssy thai dream of4aAlAn empire
which appeared only chimerical fancy-at
present the situation Of France is modified
and her duty commences.
evEmperer, in aphle bUM of patriot
ism, had declared that he detested the Trea-
ties of 18l5-all France detests them a. much
as he does. Well, then, the most dangefoos
thing forn, crested By ths Gn1ti1s of 1918,
is powerful Prussia. On the day when that
Power, breaking through its limits, shall ex-
tend from the North Sea as far as our irons
tiers, there would be not only maintenance
OF those treaties, hnt even an aggravation Of
them in what is most menacing to ourselves.
Prussia doubtless understands all this, andsas
fortune has favored the ambitious enterprises
she has been meditating SO long, the general
feeling of Europe would keep her in check.
Prussia, sovereign in Germany, substituting
her supremacy for the Federal compact which
kept the German forces in eqhipois, would be
SO great q danger for France that no admins
tration could possibly accept it.
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The Political Miscegenat.on.
The New York Leader is the organ OF
Tammany Hail. 1t doesn't like the political
miscegenation scheme of the Z" Ny Policy
Copperhead and rei,elf fusion. & These gentle
men have been pursuing an organization un-
der difficulties. The unhappy brethren
wanted TO show to the world that they are
happy and united brethren and very proper
persons to bring sbont fusion between wax
fggers, cops, and rebels. OF their efforts in
this line the Leader says;
sour readers will remember that the idea
of a convention at Philadelphia originated
with the johnson Club Ut Washington, and
was endorsed by several conservative Rspub-
lican Senators. A call was issued inviting all
Union men, North and South, to send dele
gates This call found an enthusiastic re-
Spouse from the Times, and it has limited that
President johnson and Secretary Seward had |
charge OF the convention, and were going to |
put II through, as Mr.. Lincoln used to say |
After week of excited discussion between |
the Times and the Tribune the peace faction, |
by the Aehs. suddenly Joined in |
the melee and declared for the convention |
| hen number OF unauthorized Democratic |
Congressman signed card, advising their con-
stltaents to support the new party. The
Wortd at first denounced the movement; but
N day or two received light from some un.
expected quarter, and lauded the convention
quite as enthusiastically as the Times had
lone. Here. then, was Union. on paper,
between the conservative Tor Seward) liepub.
leans. represented by the Times. the peace
action led by the Nens, and those Demo
rats who have faith in the U'orid
mo sooner did the Ntrs join in the move.
aent than the Times declared tina, peace men
ould not be admitted. The World people
we're also declared excluded. Then the Ne,rs
nd the World joined IN reading the Times out
Il the new party, which was not yet formed.
lastly, and most ridiculous of all, the lNens
nd the 9ortd, having shut out the Times,
'egan TO aunihilate each other, proving to
yerybody's satisfaction that the cliques
fhlch they represented we're both to be left
\ the cold Even before Mr.. RAYMOND s |
withdrawal the convention scheme exhibited
be singular feature of being sustained By
hree elements, each of which was resolved
; exclude the other two. A pretty sort Of
lnion party that would have been