The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-03
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.

AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
SCHILLER arrests by fatalistic creed the
repentant De Moor in the act of suicide, and
drives him determinedly forward in his way
ward violent career by the impulse Of mis-
sion to be performed. "Let the destiny OF
the Moor be accomplished" Thus impressed
go God s Avengers through history; thus pro-
fessedly impressed 60 the willy wary self-ap-
pointed counterfeits of these Men of Destiny. |
OF the first class was the first Bonaparte; of
the counterfeit class is the nephew of his un-
Gle. Not the divinedly commissioned scourge
of nations; only the crafty, strong Drained far
seeing, adventurous imperialist who would
perpetuate the Bonaparte dynasty in Europe
that is Louis Napoleon. Over schemes for
personal and family ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that
would revolutionize France and make him
again fugitive adventurer if undlsguisedly
professed and worked out he throws the COW
erine of metaphysical politico abstraction;
the Latin races are to be consolidated and
the Third Napoleon is he that, under Heaven
must consummate it. The French are abstrac-
tionists, with Sentimental Ethical creed
grated upon sensual philosophy that has
given tone to national character from the
Partisan Swans to the provincial peasantry,
the Emperor by becoming teacher OF the
erratic quasi Carlylean system of nero- worship
accords with the mental bent of the people
and the supremacy of France in continental
politics under the Napoleon regime; the firm
hand with which he has made and maintains
France first among European nations gratities
| popular pride.
! Napoleon miscalculated the issue of the
American civil war; He never wished to
come in conflict with the United States. He
only wished to be prepared oprotit by results;
Micawber like, but no Micawber he wanted
France has many democratic teachers; and if
| imperial It's a republican imperialism. Ma
| poleon knows this full well. Republican
teachings are multiplied by the suppression of
the slave holders rebellion, by the mainten-
ance intact Of the unity Of the Great Repub
lie They begin to kindle anew the latent
fires of democracy in France. There are the
incipients howings of counter tide. Labou-
laye writes eloquently for Democracy
Theirs arragns the Imperial administration
before the Assembly. There may follow the
supremacy of the third estate-the shouts of
the Sans Culottes. Napoleon is not blind
nor deaf, nor unobservant, nor Indifferent.
The French troops must come out Of Mexico.
it cannot longer be disguised that the Next
can enterprise is failure. But Napoleon
must shve himself by directing The attention
of France to other objects: he must inaugurate
measures that will seem to be in the interests
of popular right and that will appeal to ma
, tional self love, that will renew the splendor
and glorious achievements the FIRST Empire.
He is already the ally of Italy for its liberia
ton. He visits Auxerre and to the French
, yeomanry he says that the boundaries of the
. nation must be enlarged. There will be suf.
fcient in the strife thus by proclamation in
augurated, to draw away popular attention
from the home administration or republican
schemes.
Meantime, Prussia, Italy and Austria are
!. arming every man. The latter has thrown
d strong forces into the Quadrlaterals, and the
: others have pushed their troops to their Dor
n ders ready for offensive operations Tn,
n blow may fall and the struggle commence a
a any moment. That it will be immense in it
: proportions there is no doubt. On this scor,
the Chicago Republican speculates as fol
I. lows:
d 'sThe intelligence from Italy and Germany
: and Napoleon's declaration of his dislike Q
;. the treaty Of 1916, are not of a character t,
give any hope that the war will be averted-
Once commenced, where will that war stop
Is Will it be confined to the original parties
N Italy, Prussia and Austria are enrolling ever
- man capable of bearing arms. The reserve
have been called for, and once commenced
the war must be fierce one. Italy alon
: cannot withstand the overwhelming force Q
Austria. Can Austria withstand the force Q
: Italy and Prussia combined? Can she main
: tain war with both of these powers at tn
e same time? VIII Napoleon remain an indii
= ferent spectator to Austrian success in Italy
IT Is the peace between Denmark and Prussi
:. so strongly cemented that the former will not
= while Prussia is engaged in war with Aus
q tria, reassert her claim to the Schleswig~ Hol
9 stein Duchies? Will Russia become involve
|, in the war? And if France, Russia. Den
a mark and Turkey join in the general strife
how can England be kept out of it,