Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1865-186?, 1867-05-16

the King of Prussia TO agree to gen
cral Conference of the Grcat Powers
at London To- settle the LuXcInburg
question; and tie King has asserted.
In this happy and timely stroke th,.
Tory Ministry have restored the wan
ing influence of Great Britain in euro
Peap politics by successfully interven-
ing to keep the peace AMI by assemb-
ling the Congress in London.
NJ other solution of the difficulty
was possible. y more causcless, use
less and wicked var than that which
seemed imminent is not conceivable.
But the dillicuity, % far ~ France and
Prussia were concerned, Was passing
( beyond the reasonable point. 1t was
no longcra question of LuXcmburg, il
WAS II point OF national honor In
France even Emile dc Girartlin, whom
Louis Napoleon has sued for criticiSin~
the imperial policy, and whose paper
has been seized, said, "TubIic meet
ings all over the country should make
known 10 vi. dc Bismarck that if there
Is German nation there is also :,
French nation: that if there is Ger
nam patriotism which is susceptible,
there j. y French patriotism which is
sensitive; that, in word, the German
people excited, mislcd and made To-
serve PruS~i;tn ambition Will find ,iself
opposed not only by the French army
but by thc French people, determined
to defend their independence and to
tear in pieces the treaties Of lsl5.r
f'Francc does not desire war; said an
official article I'm the Constitutional,
land will use all means consistent
with her national honor to avoid it,"
These things were said at a time
VIXEN il is becoming urplcasantIy evil
dent To Frenchmcn that, after all the
fine talk about tearing the treaties of
lSl3 and rcmodelmg the map OF
; Europe, Italy has become free 10y tho
ald OF Prussia, Germany is uniting
under the vigorous leadership of the
salnc power, while France not only
had no part in the settlement but ~
advantage from il, not even the little
Slip of Rhcmi>h territory, which j. the
traditional desire of France. ".ih," /
sncers Thicrs in the Assembly,, 'you
have abandoned the old policy of keep
ing Germany and Italy divided, anh
what have you gained 10y the new
You have gained Il compact Germany
to which, Italy owes its freedom. and
Which will not tolerate Il single step in
farther aggrandizemcnt of France
The policyof the Empire has strength
cned the natural enemies of France
abroad, and deprived france of do
me~tic liberty at home" The philo-
sophy of the speech i false, because il
ASSUMES That nalions are. naturally
hostile, but under the circtin nstailcos il
must have pru,ligious influence in
France. 1t WAS becomipg question
to France whether Bismarck did not
>nub Louis NAPOLEON ;is well as Outwii +
him; whether France had not twice in
the year asked of him a. n favor what,
if She spoke at all, she should have de- .
mandcd rs u right; whether, in fact,
France was not sinking into stbor,i- |
nate position in Europe 10 the paryrnu
liohcnzollcrp monarchy, and there
fore it was becoming distinctly qucs-
ton of war or revolution. For France
10 withdraw in the face of the Priissi;n
position WAS impossible, and war WAS
inevitable unless Prussia would Yield.
Net war conld nof be welcome ~
Prussia, with the sores of last summer
still angry, and Austria biding her +
time, and France aroused from end 10
end; while the treaty questions were
by no means clear, and the feeling of
the inhabitants might be favorable to .
France. The treaties of 1919 are void
by the war of last year; therefore the
right of tine Gern,an garrison in Luz-
cmburg was di>putablc. The inhabi-
tants are Roman Catholics, while
Prussia is Protestant, and they speak
I Frcnrh Os WaIlOon and not Gernlan. /
The question was of policy rather than /
Of right hy treaty or popular consent,
and Prussia Is doubtless glad of the
chance offered by England Of discuss
1 ing the question in Il general Con
grcs>.
! That Congress will Ia iie most im-
portant since the Congress of Vienna, 4
( for it meets to settle many Of the qucs-
tionS which That Congress determined.
But in that assembly the people were
not heard. Even England was repre-
seHted by Lorl Castlercagh, Il Tory of
he Tories, and the map OF Europe /
was modelled in the Interest Of rulers |
mercy The vast political change of
the half century will appear in the
/ different spirit of the London Congress /
in which French Emperor elected
/ by popular vote ;,nd pru>>ian Min
/ lister who fOunds Germany uInn gel-
! cral suffrage, assemble under the aus
pices OF British Tory Ministry which
+ has just brought in IA Reform BILL
Hacpcr's nrckIy.
\ Maine paper tells story of an
agricultural laborcr, who, having