Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-09-25
"Great Cry and Little WOOL"


ment. The most Of the minor States,
principalities and dukedoms which
were expected to fall like ripened
cherries into the capacious mouth Of
triumphant Prussia, have managed
by hook or by crook to maintain in
tact their original status and to con
tinue, as before, in the enjoyment of
their several households, with their
escutcheons blazing within their own
petty orbits as usual, although liable
at any time to be more or less dim
med by the overshadowing power
verging upon their borders, into
which, it is predicted, they must
sooner or later be precipitated by
gravitating process and become
absorbed. There must be some far
reaching policy on the part Of Count
Bismarck, if he is the man we take
him to be, which contemplates some
such contingency, else why, after all
this "mountain in labor" project in
volving the grand principle of Ger
manic unity in peoples and govern
ments, would he and the Prussian
nation accept, as an ultimatum in
the diplomatic settlement of the late
war, wherein Prussia had the dicta-
ton of her own terms, the compare
lively paltry addendum OF territory
composed Of the kingdom of Hano-
Yer, the Electorate of Hesse, the
Duchy of Nassau and the Free City
Of Frankfort Surely, Mr.. Bis
marck and the empire which he has
so skilllully engendered, will not rest
contented with so small an appor-
tionment of benefits, after having
done so much hard work and given
so many hard knocks for the sake Of
realizing reward commensurate
with their proud ambition. The
game would not be worth the candle.
But, while Prussia may be tenn
pering her course by passive policy
in the confident expectation that the
remaining minor Germanic districts
will naturally be brought within her
folds in time, through the influence
Of her prestige and power, may not
Austria be quiet y exercising her in
genuity and wits to torestall the
plans and purposes of her late antag
onist in the field, by means of treat
les, alliances and whatever of self
recuperative power she may have
left ? Viewed in her present Grip
pied, humbled and defeated altitude,
she does not appear capable of profit
ing from any advantage which may
offer to redeem herself. Neverthe-
less, she has from time immemorial
proved willy foe and she may take
it into her head to spring some new
device upon her victorious neighbor
which may seriously battle the latter
in the future consummation of her
plans. There is a good deal of sig
nihcance in the oracular remarks
made by the Emperor Francis Joseph
to his ministers in council ON his
recent birthday. 1t is related of
him by the 1agesgerlch, of Vienna,
of August 3lst, that on the day OF
his fTte, the Emperor appeared ex-
ceedingly downcast. In the after
noon he summoned all the councillors
of the crown, and, with tears in his
eyes, addressed them in the following
terms
"This is my tste day. Such oc-
casions remind a man, even the
highest placed, that he has made
another step toward the tomb, and
that he ought in future to do his
best, according to his knowledge and
to his conscience. If my people
have desires which are not yet real
lied | will stretch out my hand to
aid them. | do not wish my pa
ternal intentions to be doubted.
Speak frankly, gentlemen. What
is the opinion which predominates