Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-13
The Exciting, but as yet Bloodless
Drnma In EurOpe.

Whit is the most l.ceit .aspett OF affairs in
Germany? Itis hard to toll. Who can unrlvel
The ccn'u.iun of grrnt plans nnd feeble resolves,
the strife of cohtonding parties mutually checking
each. h.other, which has produced SO many stirring
events in the course of the last two months
pru;siu is armed to the toeth. Austria is armed
to the teeth. Italy is armed to tho teeth. But
he first blow has not bern struck. lndesd
Tie latest steamers bring news that Eng
land, .Fraeee and Russia, the three great
neutral faso called") powers have proposed
conference for peaceful settlement OF the quarrel
Ill round. This proposal opcns loop hole for
peace. We belieyoit has been generally ncceded
to, and will meet in Paris. Knowing men in Eu-
rope already sny that nothing like pacifeation
will come Of this conference. And We are very
much inclined to DO Of their opinion. Prussia
has very fair and very beautiful provinces on the
khine-much nearer to France than to Prussia
proper and these Louis Napoleon ardcntly eov-
ets II Il general melee comes on, no matter
whose friend be pretends to be, he will surely got
them. Italy, which for SO many years has been
divided into number of small states, has become,
by revolution which took place during the great
war in our country, one united nation, under
King Victor Emanuel of Sardinia. The only
Italian territory always excepting the Popedom}
not belonging to him, is Lombardy and Venice
one of the richest, grandest and Oldest countries
in Europe. This, by the famous treaty Of 1915,
was given to Austria, by whom it il still possessed
and by whom it has always been downtrodden.
Victor Emanuel is IN ambitious sovereign and II
daun,less military leader. He pants to wrest
Lonbardy and Venice from Austria, aud be will
not die without attempting it. Earnestly do we
hope he will SUCCEED
Prussia is bent upon annexing to her own ter
ritbry the rich and fertile duchies Of SchleSwig
anu IIplstein, which join her on the North. Eigh-
teen months ago, sue, assisted by Austria, forcibly
touk these duchies from Denmark, to whom they
had belonged for hundreds Of years. The dueLies
wanted to be taken, but also waited to become
independent states. Prussia has no idea of this,
hut openly aspires to make them hers. Austria,
having assisted to wrcst them from Denmark,
and not being willing that Lar rival should grow
ss isE sYl u ls n gsat German Con.
federation consists Of thirty-six states or mem.
bers, the greater number Of thOln not larger than
EdgeGeld District. OF these, all the largest and
most important have pronounced against Prussia,
and will nSast Austria. But AZ set-of to this,
Prussia will undoubtedly receive all possible aid
FROM Victor Emanuel.
Failing some such settlement as that proposed
by the conference, and taking Into consideration
the great ambitions and persistently hostile atti-
tudes of Prussia and Italy, it seems very appa-
rent that there must Dc great war. If it comes
on, it will cmbroil the waolc continent. We
watch with almost brathless anxiety for the firing
of the first gun.
With our late terrible experience still so fresh
upon us, how much Heasanter will it he to road
of this exciting dram, than to be actors in it.