Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-26
THE WAR


Notwithstanding all the earnest efforts
10 keen the peace in Europe. Prussia re-
.o-.oa :, the decision Of the sword. The
war is agains, the wishes Of the people OF
Germany, and the course of Prussia is en-
pha,ically condemned by the greater part
Of the empire. Even the people Of Prussia
condemn the action Of their Government
and withhold their sympathies. On the
other hand. Austria seems to possess the
popular goodwill. The Prussian Minis
try have carried matters with o high hand.
They made insolent exactions Of neutrality
from Hanover and Saxony they notified
the Rothschilds to refuse payment OF
moneys belonging to the Confederation,
unless with consent Of Prussia ; they made
sharp demands for explanations Of the
Hessian Government concerning the re-
ception given to certain Austrian troops
passing through Cassel and they notified
all the German States that voted on the
side Of Austria in the Federal Diet, that
they regard such votes as acts Of "hostil-
ity" and woula consider them as "declara-
tons of war;" Ali this vas coupled with
threatening language, and the German
States whose territory is situated between
the Prussian provinces were particularly
warned to look out. Such language from
one member of a confederation to the 9TH
ers for exercising the free right to vote
according to their judgment cannot meet
the approval of impartial nations.
On the 18th Of June, which was the
next day after the German Diet voted to
mobilize" four corps Of the Federal army,
the Prussian troops marched into Saxony.
In explanation of the movements in this
direction, the public may be reminded
that in the Federal Diet, or the l4th Of
June, Saxony voted in favor Of the Aus
,rian proposition to mobilize the Federal
forces, and it is this vote that Prussia in
tends to punish by marching a portion Of
her army into Saxony, which will speedily
be overrun BY large forces. Saxony,
however, beng bounded BY the Austrian
province Of Bohemia on the South, and
Bavaria on the east, as well as by Prussia
on the north, can be easily reinforced by
Austrian and Federal troops.
It may be well to explain what is the
meaning OF the term mobilization" so
frequently used in references the Federal
army. The Federal force consists of con-
from all the States that compose
the Confederation. In ordinary times,
their operations are limited to the bounda-
ries of the States respectively which furnish
them. Under extraordinary circumstances,
a vote of the Diet may authorize them to
be moved from the localities where they
belong to any and all parts Of the Confed-
Grafton, or even outside Of its limits alto
gether. The Federal forces are then said
to be "mobilized." 1t was TO effect this,
so as to protect the territory Of the several
members OF the Federal compact, Austria
made the motion in the Diet on the l4th
Of June, and on which Bavaria, Saxony,
Hanover, Hesse Cassel, Wurtemburg,
Hesse Darmstadt. Nassau, and several
small municipalities, voted with Austria.
This vote shows the judgment Of a large
majority of the German people; for the
States named, along with Baden, which is
in concert with them. represent nearly
II, 900, 900 u Of the 1000, 900 Of people
comprising the population of the minor
States Of the Confederation. The invasion
Of Saxony, Of necessity, involved others
Of the minor States Of Germany, and thus,
at the very first blow, the war became
general. Prussia, too, when she found
that she could not lave it all her own way
in the Federal Diet, initiated the pro-
gramme Of our Southern States, by seced-
ing from the Bund, and declaring it dis
solved. This declaration was promptly
met by a counter proposition from Aus
tria, to the effect that the Bund is indisso-
luble, and so the Diet voted. This point,
therefore, goes into the other issues Of the
war, and so a portion Of our recent his
tory will be repeated in Europe. In the
meantime the treaties Of 1915 are over
In all this, where must the sympathies
Of the American people be? OF late years
the Austrian Government has exhibited
many signs Of advancing towards consti-
tusional liberty. Her Emperor seems to
be q man Of liberal tendencies, and in the
struggle, 30 far as German terri
tory is concerned. Austria is manifestIy in
the right. The Prussian Government, on
he contrary, seems to be r~etrograding.
Her King is feeble and tickle, and her
statesman, Won Bismarck, Is an
arbitrary, despotic and inscriptions
champion of a~bsolutism, although an un-
lenisbly able man. So far as Germany is
concerned, it would therefore appear that
the ~sympathies Of our people should be
with Austria and her allies. But as to
Venesia and Italy, that is . differen. mat
ter, and one that requires discussion by
itself.
JIM BEcXwoRTR ALIvB.-The Butte
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