The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-30

NJ a q eIesa n ssssAisa h new whstAsS any ssw
ossansai.oa vl ovuesas ths s.pshonty Prussia ssp
piss. syen usdss he mod svorsSs circunsiancss. an
not b fully matured bsfoee the end Of ex ysasn end
s p IS .ssv: sscs sc. ssso: - ps:.sssS
that Prussia Win BE- caught mapping during these prspArs
Beth in point OF arms end Or organization Prussia has
thorough and conssssni than de proposed sr
new North German coassdsracy win yield large
force = can be Obtained from the Thirty millions
Of any peculiar aptitude ether nation FOR
warks pursuits hat the French soldiers Of three 70
sx yes Standing muss have IN advantage over ths re-
the experiences o{ both The American ana the Gernsn
wars Ia: greatly ss.ened the prestige Of snxth Of scr
unsurpassed efficiency Of the Pruman army After thus
vasnng ersy Hsr0e % musr UP her eight hundred es
b sAa~ match for Pssa atAsr IN ms.nsbers o. i
tyatiag; and, instead Of ENGAGING in deadly duel,
probably rather wait and what chances The rsncor Of
Austria or the Jealousy Of tho minor German Powers
reckon on the vanaushed in he % smart ' Of
their defeat she cannot place much reliance upon them
when time has dono It's soothing work. However
anmosties and 10 whatever length some Of the courts
and governments may be disposed 70 the people have
yet outgrown the memory Of the "Year Thirteen
France would not be likely 70 nnd any cordial
ally across the Rhine. except perhaps, King George of
great German river would do moro Tor German UNITY
than achieved by the slaughter or the
needle gun the state craft OF Bismarck But il may
be argued 10 not for direct Onset upon Germany that
France il sharpening her sword The Eastern que tim
Is coming opa,e tchich Is u se every mdn's Lard
against has sgtny france has her uissioR IN Sa oad
the i5hlus and syiE hare 10 hold he- t0di,1 az
coms's Possibly; but her TO the East lies either
overland or By In either she would have
reckon with her neghbors. without alliances all her
new gotten strength would he Insufficient with them Il
would be superauou-
II is upon sach arguments these that OF The
French people ground their objections 10 In
tended 10 lay upon them tribute both 10 blood
bill 10 that effect may founder the legislative body.
notwithstanding the scanlaous invasion of Denmark,
Notwithstanding the Stating events 10 Germany. moss
and peace are and viii always BE- Ia tia hsns ibei,
own ruler he is aware o the real nature o. h sscon-
dancy, and knows when and ho~ II. Even the
Eibc Duci'les and Ia saxony and bohemia, war The
French think, would ncv have broken oui hal Nspc-
Leon at the proper moment, only raised his Gcc.r
depreca,e forbid u But Whatever lie then lost By
rresouton is not now To be rega ned by preparations
Tor the future which beray r:isirast Of IN. present
Moral force. indeed, cannot be measured bu. horse
foot and artillery may ts eoanci. and ais-,i and
matched man for man, caaoca fcs cannon So long a.
Napoleon Is only sfnn. Prussia may keep pace with
him, while, II matters bro gL open con-
ts all thai France be md haze gained ny her
rnDons expenditure and BY the Bcyeassi 'ra.s her
population viii be vey ubsi.us ps To- a.s~ ofy ds-
gayd.I ie1en, la, afGig ni.H, saijon ~
rty as tAe indsnni Pr'enJt'oa % an armed rs,2