Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-26

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Bcsrox. April fs.-rhe steamship Cub.
bring Queenstovn dates Of Tie iltf.
AFeut50n from the people a Luxen.
bcusg hes been presented Is thc King II
Holland expressing an ardent desire 10 re
tain their authorities under the House 81
Orapee ~.
The Journa, des DEBATE ha, an article IN
the Luxembourg question, saying that IL
should remain Luxembourg II Il cannot
become French or Prussian without : great
war Of which no one can forcsee the corse-
quences.
The Gazette de France says the public Is
persuasled that there will he var. II ID
very sorry that the quest, !. of Luxem.
bourp was raised. bat secs that France can.
NO, now recede, in Its opinion,
Tho Natissuis aays hat France n veie he'd
down b. the psolouod and gsisoOus excite
ment. The Pru2ian Government he
hsuchsily refused - svacuats Luxenbourg.
Her insoiencs 10 Anbearabls. The French
Ssssaoe - - knaonn = ounen1n1 neied q
The government Alone o silent. NJ
ne Litrsb - ~ fsoo oCSAadine
the silence Of the nation ct present, IL 10 the
moment Ne should feel Alasmsd q Il Far
fiom encouraging its Indifference, Ne should
make appeals TO its patriotism. Far from
conceslieR the danger. we shoula mako Il
publjc Par from violating the cossntry BY
the Silence Of thd Cha6bef ehd peers, ~
should vote the uxeeney Of liberty Of prcss
And public weeukaA The journals which
arc dispensed trom the stamp regulation
ought to awaken ths sentiment Of patriot
ism in every cottage and in every work
shor; public meetinGs all over
the country should make known 10 M dc
Bismarck, that If there is German nation
that there is also French nation, that if
there is German patriotism, which il aus.
cep,ible, there 10 French patriotism which
10 touchy. that In . word, the GerInan PEG
pie are excited, misled and made to serve
frus.ian ambition, which will find itself op
posel, not only by tie French army, but by
the French people, determined to defend
their Independents. and will tear in pieces
the trct ties Of 1918.
Ano her powerful article by Girardin in
La Liberte, contains series Of war questions
I, the French people, the tendency Of which,
no matter in what sense IT may DO received
goes to show that France is lily prepared
for war, and that Prussia IL likely to hold
Luxembourg, and that Napoleon must 60 to
war or permit the nation to be Inundated.
H. concludes very well, but the. question
put In these terms has butone solutiOn war
| Il is war because Prussia, encouraged by
patience last year, will not yield either on
the question Of Meyance or Luxembourg /;
tits war because France will not suffer
herself 10 be humiliAtsd The prescnt Gov.
eminent has been rcproached with having
given less liberty than its predecessor 10
France The Government cannot deny
this. hut this Government has made one
rretension, the pretention of having Isstor
ed France 10 its rank in Europe. to having
carried high the nag Of Frsuce.s store humi!.
lated. This pFctensiou need NO longer have
. basic; this V the reason why, between
Prussia, which will not yield, and Ne Em.
pise, which cssnos yield. War \ iuovi 8.
Die, unless ct last BlsuAsck exhibits mod.
Grafton, TO which he ID MOI acrustomed.
The L. Liberte eontaine this article had
Immense sale, and csuAed proiousd sensa.
TONS The sale Of The paper has since been
psOhibiled on the street. a.
0inrdin had, pssyi0ae to Ne pnhlicatioa
of this article, received % ollcial demand
for the payment Of Z me Of 5000 franco,
The CoIosee Gsssiss urges c,mpromlss
rather than war. by declaring Luxembourg
al independent State and cedipg the Duchy
to Belgium.