The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-30


THE ATTITUDE OF lFRARCE.
We are not of those who fear serious in
tsrrnptioa of the peace Of Europe, because OF
complications likely to arise between France
and Italy. The integrity of the Papal terri
tory is guaranteed by treaty between these tYo
povers, and however dissatisfied GARIpALDI
and his ultra Liberal allies may be with the
stipulations of this Convention, WHICH re-
strains them from seizing the coveted prize,
that was already within their grasp, Italy is
determined to carry out the provisions Of the
| agreement. Unpopular as the step was' ana
calcuiatsd to ALLEVIATE the affections of the peo-
pie, who are enthusiastically devoted to dARr-
BALDI, Victor EMMANUEL did not nesiia;e 10
arrest the fayorite hero, who was bent on the
invasion of the Roman territory. Popular In
dgnation at the arrest was great, hut there is
in it nothing to call for renewed French inter
ference on behalf the Pope and we predict 1t
will be found that the warlke purport of the
dispatches in regard to the attitude of France
| in relation to this matter has been greatly ex-
aggerated.
| The attitude of France toward Germany IS.
however, much more threatening. Events there
have SO quickly followed each other Of late that
the public pulse is scarcely qnieted before it is
assin thrown out of its normal beat by new
excitant. The Apstro-Prussian war terminated
by the Treaty of Prague, gas followed soon
by the Luxembourg difficulty, and this in turn
By the process irritating to France of Prussian-
izing North spA!eswig. The sad denOuemeht Of
the Mexican expedition, hoEeysr, being syn
chronous with these petty "casus belh,' over
shadowsd them, engrOssing public attention for
the time entirely for its heartrending details.
next followed agitation and uneasiness in the
French journals in relation to the intrigres OF
the Cabinet Of Prussia with the Courts of the
South German States Then the attention of
the whole world was directed to tho recent con-
ference of the Emperors of France and Aus
tria at Salzburg which, notwithstanding all the
assurances to the contrary from the highest
authority, has awakened universal distrust, be-
cause of its supposed warlike significance.
The perfect entente cordials between the BONA
pAarE and .,:e HxpsBuao, under existing CIR
cumstanees, it was felt, bodea no good to Ger
many or to the peace of Europe. A bold coun-
termoYe alone could peptralize its sinister in
iuenoe, and this has just been mode by the
Grand Duke Of Baden, in his recent speech at
the opening of the Diet of that little border
State. The French papers say this speech OF
his Grand Ducsl Highness was carefully pre-
pared, both at Carlsruhe ami at Berlin, 1t has
put all France-thst is, oil the French papers
into q blaze, and war is the cry. Why
What has the Grand Duke said that can
only be answered with grape and canister
Has he said sught against France that
can alone be wsshed away by blood 2? There
havo been none of these things. The head
and front of his oAsudiug-sud for this
offence vengeance is to be 'Kreaked on sll Ger
maRy-is that hs .congratuiatss hts little Par
lament that the dsy they had gil SO long and
so earnestly loohsi for was st last downing.
National unity, herstofore deemed an impossi-
bility, was now at last within reach, and he
felicitatss his people ON the prospect of form
ing, at NO distant day, an integral part Of the
great, powerful and prosperous German nation
This is the pith of the Grand-duke's speech.
We ought to add, Perhaps, that he said enough
to show that he had-no objection, on behalf OF
his people, to accept this future under the
leadership Of Prussia.
Now what is there in oil this 10 darn I
France? Is it not natural that the German |
people, heretofore divided into thirty mine sep
arats States aud principalites, should wish to
become united? Is it objected that such
Union would make Prussia too powerful, and
therefore endanger not France, but French in |
fuence and deraage the balance of power in |
Europe? None of the most prusso-phobic |
writer's assert seriously that in the event even
of the uniieatiens of Germany, France hadany-
thing to fear from Prussia, or is in danger of
invasion from the latter. The Germans are
not wsrlike people, in.the;sense in which this
title applies to tbs sncisnk Eouans, and in
measure to the modem French; i e., they have
never made pfactiae Of insading foreign ter
rit9ry with e view solely Of adding to their
possessions.
,Swe have SO often siucidatsa this point that it
. needless to dwell upon ithere: Fhe- German
nation wants union; sRspsopis have long felt
this want, and they as nos nsstsf the full at
tain ament of their wish than ever before since
the ,Oeginniqs5Sf hsir history. and the COM
bined powers Of Europe would prove INSULT
cient to prevent it,
But as we have said before, we do not see
why the other powers of Europe. or even why
France, should attempt to prevent the consum-
nation of this lpng-cherished plan By force of
arms; and we still entertain the hope that
when it shah be found that the German people
are in earnest, and the wiles and intrigues of
diplomacy mere cobwebs, the Emperor's Gov
,rnment will endeayor to repress and silence
he mischief-mskers, quiet the agitation, and
thereby remove the present distrust, SO ruin
Jus to the, ooraperoe and finances of both
THE IRISH CITIZEN.
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