Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-26
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BosToN,. April 25-The steamer Cuba
brings Queenstown dates of the 9th.
A petition from the people of Luxem-
bourg has been presented to the King Of
Holland, expressing an ardent desire to re-
tain their autonomy under the House Of
Orange.
The Purrel Des Debats has an article
on the Luxembourg question, saying it
would be much better that Luxembourg
remain Luxembourg, If it cannot become
France or Prussian without great war, of
which no one can foresee all consequences.
The Gazette de France says the public
is pursHaded that there will be war, and
il is very sorry that the question of the
Luxembourg evacuation was raised, but says
| France can't recede now.
The Opinione Rationale says France is
weighed down by profound and grieyous
excitement. The Prassian government
has haughtily refused to eyacuate Luxem-
bourg. This is rank ingratitude, and her
insolence is unbearable.
The French press is almost unanimous
in holding the opinion that, whether an
nexatiOn is consummated or not, Prussia
must be required TO eyacuate. Government
officials alone are silent.
The Liberte says far from applauding
| silence of national officials at the present
moment, we should feel alarmed at 1t far
from encouragingits Indifference, we should
make appeals to its patriotism far from
concealing danger, We should make it pub
lie; far from isolating the country of the
silence of the Chamber and peers, we
should vote the urgency of liberty through
the press and by public meetings; jour
mails which are dispensed from stamp reg
ulations, ought to awaken patriotism in
every college and every workshop. Public
meetings all over the country should make
known to NJ. de Bismark, that if there ia a
German nation, there is, also, a French
nation That if there is a German patriot
ism which is susceptible, there is French
patriotism which is touchy. That, in a
word, the German people, excited, misled
and made TO serve Prussian ambition, will
find itself opposed not only by the French
army, but by the French people, determined
to defend their independence and tear to
pieces the treaties of 1915.
Another powerful article in the La
Libertie, by NJ. Giradin, contains series
of war questions, the tendency of which
no matter in what sense it is received, goes
to show that France is ill-prepared fol
war; that Prussia is likely to hold Luxem
bourg, and Napoleon must go to war OIL
permit the nation 10 be Inundated. He
concludes in these terms: 1t has but one
solution = war War because Prussia
encouraged by our patience last year
win not yield, either on the question
Of Mayenne or Luxembourg. 1t i,
war, because. France will not sufiel
herself to be Inundated. The present
government is reproached with having
given less liberty to France than its prede
cessor. The government cannot deny this
but it has always made one pretension-
that of having restored France to its ranl
in Europe; that of having carried
high the flag of France before she was hu
INFLATED. This pretension need no longer
have basis. This is the reason why, be-
tween Prussia, which will not yield, and
our Empire, which cannot yield, war is
inevitable unless, at least, Bismark exhibit.
a moderation to which he is not accus-
toned. 40 -H y
The Liberte containing this article hat
immense sale and perusal and caused pro
found sensation. The sale of the pape
has since been prohibited on the street
Girardin had previous to the publication
of this article received official demand fo
the payment of five thousand francs, which
he paid.
The CalOne Gazette urges cOmpromis
rather than war, by declaring Luxembourg
an independent State, breeding the Duche
to Belgium.