The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-08-08
PruSsan Feeling against Frame and Aus
tria,

to ced" IIol<lcn for fair equivalent to
this Government and placed hat tiuchy
q, the disposal Of the Bund. TO day she
any good, and appeals l." France clam
oring inr protection, and Offering to give
up Venice, the subject Of her dispute
with Italy These sorry tricks ar"
quit" worthy Of an rIlale diplomacy, the
sole wisdom of which consists IN urng
the Pope, aud acting as though nothing
had occurred in the las, 800 wears to
change the aspect Of the world. and
Hapsbnrg retained her donnrerng posi-
ton al the head of the Holy Roman en-.
pirc Of The Grrmnnic na'ion. To treat
with ltalv was below the Jgn.y Of n
conceiled Kaiser in 1859, aud is likewise
accounted to be SO in 1866; and as
Lomhardy was ccdcd to Louis Napo.
leon, Venice is now handed over to the
same kind protector of Hapsburg, BIT
tcrly hostile us Francis Joseph may be
To hlm who was The primary cause ot
his Italian lnlmiliaiions PruS$ia, too.
does not deserve the honor nf having
any ovcrlurrs addressed directly 10 her
by The scion of the German Emprrors.
She, too, IS u rebel against the hrredIta
~ claims Of HapShurg. She, TOO, can
b" accoSlrd only through the Emperor
Of The French Good heavens it is
possible that the most invctrrate cham,
p'on OF the nationality principle. the
gradual realization of which entails ruin
upon Austria, Is regarded by The Kaiser
as the best counsel to compound with
the creditors Of his bankrupt concern. In
the same way us he attempted AT Vlll,-
franca to obtain the establishment, OF a
miSchicvouS Italian Conlcdrracv from
Louis Napoleon, the Emperor Francis
Joseph now filings Germany at the (,cL
Of the foreigner, in order that he, the
lorcigLcr, may cripple her existence and
solder the letters Of some new Federal
Constitution round her mangled body.
let Germany be organized TO suit the
interests Of Francc-thr Emperor Fran.
els Joseph does not care, SO long as he
can prevent it from being nniicd under
Prus,ian auspices We doubt, how.
ever. whether the objects the Emperor
Joseph had in view in taking this dcs.
prrn,e step will be attained. We doubt,
too, whether The Emperor Of lhe French,
eager as he Mas 10 undertake The protr
cred mediation. looks upon his mission
in the light hls client wishes him to TO-
Napoleon III. is as li'l" inclined 10
maintain the Treaties OF 1915 in Ger.
many as in Italy. Less narr"w-mndvd
than the mnjoty Of the French, hc
never untlerraled the immense alvan
,agcs q Prussiam alliance would Iavc for
him. Bnt the alliance Of Prussia, Il
county identified to day with the unity
cause Of Germany, can be only secured
by France, it the proposals.: do no, in any
way call to mind the annrxnlional len.
dcncies Of former times For France to
enter again upon the path ofconqnrsl,
and aspire TO the acquisition of German
soil, would involve her in another cen
tury Of bloody strife wiki this nation.
Tn" French will hardly like to nee, us
nn The battle field When our only wish
is to rival them in promoting he arts lf
pc CT. The French Government, more
over, will scarcely overlook the impnr
tanl fact that its relations with Prussia
al the moment are far different fr III
those it. had to Ilniv ON the day of Vii
lnirancn. Prussia is an independent
power whose pleasure must be consult.
I'd. Prussia has II victurlous army.
which. after The most brilliant Snrc1.s<cs
casts from it Tie idea of hunilia,;ng
1, 1
mined people. whose resources are rot
s"nsi'ly impaired, after reducing Aus
trin, AID whose patriotism might he
ronsrd TO an unexpected pitch were
ncw enemy TO appear in the field. 1t
would be ridiculous to conclude an
armisiicc after decisive battle. and
rcnomce The immediate fruits ola great
victory. We are glad to learn that
Gen. Gnblenz, who came only to beg for
respite without Offering anything in
return, has been refused hearing. An
armislic" can be concluded only on the
basis OF prcliminares of peace.
EEI -<s %
SALT a PRrrEcTtvE FROM WEEvlis.
This is probably known TO many. but
rs Others may be benefited hv the infor.
nation, as derived from an Intelligent
planter, n quart OF fine sal. sprinklrd
into ten bushrlf "I wheat viii keep ont
wcrvils. Also to sprinkle curnfcll peas
With moderate Qranty of sail will pro-
I"ct them IN a like. manner. Salt can
in no way be injurious to the Use Of
either article. Seed beans are often at