The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-16
THE END AND THE MEANS.
The Needle Gun and Bismark DiSsi-
pate the Diplomacy Of Napoleon
and his SympathizerS. -a M.
From the London Times of July Isl

From the London Times of July ISL
The prolongation of the armistice
and the signature of the prelimina-
ries of peace between Austria and
Prussia, at Nikolsburg, on Tuesday,
removed all danger of sudden re-
sumption of hostilities, and give us
the assurance that negotiations are
sufficiently advanced to afford fair
promise of satisfactory conclusion.
From this armistice, however, the
minor German States who were allied
with Austria are still inexorably ex-
cluded, and the Bavarians had on the
same Thursday an encounter with the
Prussians near Wurzburg, which, ac-
cording to the Munich official account
itself, was disastrous to the Bavari-
ans, and compelled them to fall back
with their headquarters as far as
Rothenburg. The King of Prussia
seems inclined to look upon any diff
ference that may exist between him
self and the minor German States as
purely German affair, in which he
toiU admit no foreign interference and
: which must either be settled by his
own Government, or referred to the
General Parliament hereafter to be
assembled. The peculiar harshness
with which Bavaria has been treated
throughout all these transactions and
the encouragement held out to the
Grand Duke of Baden as a mediator
between Prussia and the Southern
States are sufficiently significant It
is all on the old Roman principle
Pdrcere subjects ct debeltdre superbos.
Baden is small, and may be .coaxed;
but to Bavaria no mercy is to be
shown. Baron Won der Pfordten, the
Prime Minister, as we all know, ap-
pealed In vain for an interview with
Count Bismark at Nikolsburg. The
intercession of d. Benedict and
Count Karolyi in his favor was un-
availing. The great man was not at
his card with his Excellency's porter.
Strange things indeed are seen in
this world of ours, and especially
since Needle Gun is King. A young,
chivalrous Emperor, six weeks ago
the sovereign ruler of State of &c.
100000 subjects, and Commander-in-
Chief of an army of 100000 combat
ants, the head also of confederation
by which 100000 auxiliaries were
added to his forces, is worsted in a
ten days campaign, receives his coup
de grace in great pitched battle,
4 and despairing of his ability to re-
trieve his fortunes, either by pro-
4, longed hostilities or by direct nego-
tiation, puts himself and his affairs
into the hands of another monarch
greater than himself, and through
him sues for reconciliation with his
victorious adversary. The great UNI
pire offers the terms proposed by Aus
tria and himself to the fortunate con-
oueror; but meeting auth insuperdbk
oDposition. and shifting his ground
9th auaable derterity, he recon
mends the conditions proposed By
Prussia to the acceptance of Austria
and truce is made, an armistice II
signed, and the basis for a peace il
laid. The Austrian Emperor is a
loyal and faithful ally, and the EN-
peror of the French is Jealous fol
Justice to all parties; in neither o.
them can we presume forgetfulHess OF
neglect of the minor German potent
ates. 1t was certainly by the
will OF neither that Bavaris
was left tout in the cold:p bu
Z out in the cold " she was left. never
~ theless, and in the suspension of hos
tllltles, and In the preliminaries o.
peace no mention occurs of her name
The inference is clear that when the
advocate and his client, after pleadine
for themselves, would have proceeded
to advocate the cause of their allies