The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-30
The impending war in EurOps.

The Impending War IN BuFope'
place the slightest trust in the assurances Of peace
which the rival goyeTnIments are continually making.
is the cOncealment of thought Those who choose 70
that truth is the especial virtue which contl
mental statesman cannot afford TO practise All
ons ions wf'S o peace 80 that the very phFSss Of
international entity sounds Ike the report OF a
the protestations Of goodwill; and the governments
each other he to jelly exchange The warmest hand.
shakngs and most cordial smiles We have had more
coDgrauiating their subjects upon the prospect OF
were pTeparns their armies to invade somebody eses
territory France desires peace all her interests are
art. She will make any sacrifice TO avoid war; This
Rn es Sse In oss F6o %PS
from strasburg to Dunkirk and our hearty
U US with the iivelest gratitude; NSt6ing' per
GeyS with pleasure can. can shake the confidence
nave placed 70 me. They have estimated at their real
iii success Of our policy a. ross the ocean has not
diminished @ the prestige & Of our arms since every
sition 1he events accomplished in Germany have
dignifed attitude and it relies with justice on the
maintenance of peace" Yet all this reliance on the
buying iron clad war vessels in America TO il crease
i put stop 70 the unusual activity r. reOfg anzlns
drilling, and arming every branch Of the military
after G the s 0SSg Of
Prussia measures were taken to organize the army
emphatic in her protestations, has been as
significant In her actions The Rvowed policy of Bis
mark is the consolidation of the North German states
into great military power of which Prussia shall
be the head and it s notorious that his schemes have
for herjmmediate object the detacbng OF the South
German States from the influence of Austria France
is armiDg Prussia is arming the needlegun is to be
met with the Chassepot rifle. Austria Is sacrificing
the hereditary policy of the House of Hapsburg to
gain-what she has never had the effective support Of
Hungary, and as an assurance that Hungarian troops
could be depended upon in battle. Italy and even
switzerland are adding to their materials Of war,
while that vast and semtbarbaric power which over
hangs Western Europe like threatening cloud
has already announced that the Sultan must revo
lutiOnize the whole system OF his Government
Every movement Of Russia against Turkey has
been the prelude to a great continental strug
gle, and, Of all her movements, the late de
mand is the DoldesL And war does not result from
the action Of the Car as much as his action gov
erned by his knowledge of the future. Peace may be
preserved by miracle MIRACLES are very rare In
politics; and ifthere is any significance In facts, the
editor of this was right when he lately gave his
opinion IN his Paris correspondence, that was
the settled purpose OF the European powers and that
France and Prussia would meet on new battle-ields
before next spring The music OF festivities and the
songs of peace heard throughout Europe but be-
meath their rejoicing strains is heard the far sound Of
trumpets, and the roll OF approaching drums. The
silence is like that of bright morning when two
great armies meet, and while the birds sing and the
bees hum in the clover await for few brief moments
the command to fire and the word charge along
line Wilkes NelU York Spirit