Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-29


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Monday, ON 'Ch ailge, &c. y Il
BERLIN, April 10, 1867.
We are evidently in the midst of crisis,
and one of the most, if not the most, severe
crises the Old World has passed through for
the last fifty years. l telegraphed to you
on Sunday that alarming news had arrived
from Paris, and that Bismarck, who, on ac-
count of his delicate health, generally re-
tires early, had been reused at two in the
morning by special message, and, order
ing his carriage, drove Immediately to the
Kings palace.s In the course of the day re-
ports began to spread that something ex-
traordinary had occurred it leaked out
that dispatch had been received from the
Prussian Ambassador in Paris, and as no
one knew its contents the widest rumors
were diffused and found ready belief.
1t was affirmed that Louis Napoleon had
sent an ultimGtam to Prussia, summoning
her to withdraw her garrison from Luxem
burg; that the troops encamped at Chalons
were to beiincreasedHt to one hundred thou
sand men, and placed under the command
of the Duke of Magenta, and that the Corps
Legislatif would be applied to for loan of
three hundred million francs: that or the
other hand, orders were given to,utilize the
German States would berequired to fulfill
the engagements entered into by the tire; t.
les of August, 1866, and that Gen. Moltke
was about to leave for the Rhine. The eX-
citement was intense, exceeding anything
have witnessed, even after the portentious
speech of the iFrenchI Emperor, on the first
of January, 1853, particularly as it soon be-
came known that there was a tremendous
panic on the Paris Bourse, which served
to confirm the worst apprehensions. Next
day a rather more tranquil feeling began
prevail; some of the most alarming re-
ports were officially contradicted, but
enough remains to show that the sit
uation was extremely critical. 1t is
not denied that telegram was received
from Count GoltZ in the night of Saturday
to Sunday, although the Government or
gans are silent as to its contents; if my in
formation isGc0rrectsit announced that in
the council of state held by Napoleon on
Saturday, it had been resolved to address,
not an ultimatum, but note to the Prus-
sian Cabinet, stating the reasons of Francel
for the acquisition of Luxembourg which |
was imperaJively necessary for the secnrity
of her frontier, and reminding. Bismarck |
that by his own aVowal the annexation of
that province with Germany expired with |
the dissolution of the Federal Union of
1915, but expressing the willingness of the |
French Government to consult the other |
Great Powers who were interested in the |
question as co-signatorieso of former treaties, I
and adding that the annexation OF Luxem-
burg would only take place with the full
adherence of the population.
This coineidesE with the explanations
given by the Marquis de Moustier in the
Corps Legislatif; and by this it would ap-
pear that something like conferences of the |
Great Powers will be proposed, as was
done in 1859 and 1866. We all remember |
what such proposal led to on those occa-
sions, and that it only afforded the future |
belligerents time to prepare for hostilities |
under the shadow of delusive negotiations, |
which were broken off when one or both
of them thought the moment for action ar |
rived. That Louis Napoleon should re-
cede from 1.-The position he has taken up |
seems absolutely impossible. He may dis
cover that he, the very type of craft and
cauJion, has been ,Over-cOnfiding, or at /
least over-hasty-that he has attached too
much weight to the half promises of Bis
marck, and that they have been mere
snares laid by his witty antagonist to lure |
him to destruction; but now this affair has
assumed its present dimensions, he cannot
give in without raising domestic tenn
pest, which might be more. dangerous than
a foreign conflict. Unless the accounts we
have of the state of public opinion in
France are greatly exaggerated, he has
only the alternative between war and a
revolution, and all chances considerek, he
can hardly fail to choose the former.
But If the amour prOpre and ambition of
the French are touched to the quick by
this question, its effect upon the pride and
patriotism OF the German nation is equally
deep and. will, perhaps, be more lasting.
Thanks to Louis Napoleon, the reunion of
Germany which nine months ago even the
most sanguine looked forward to as the
work of years possibly of ages, has adj
vanced many steps within the last few days,
u nd ic .aFNiH HlNyh inn liCIRa
fact-if netIIin form,l at least in spirit,
Bavarians, Swabians, Hessians, Germanj
Austrians, all join in firm wishes to
lefend the Fatherland against the /
aggression of an unprincipled neigh
oor, and as to his own Prussians, in
stead of forcing them into war as he did
asst year, Bismarck will have some difficult
~ in restraining their impetuosity and
for the fray. Their confidence
n themselves, in the valor of their army
and the excellence of their needle gun, is
Sooner or later" they say,
we mast come to reckoning with France,
and there cannot be better time for it
han now, when we are admitted by thel
enemy himself to be superior to him in
arms, in organization, and evenin NUMBER
Little, too, as the personal character of the
Premier is admired by the majority of the
ration, they all place implicit faith in his
energy, in the political ability that has en-
lbled him to foil the arch-diplomatist of
Europe at his own weapons, and above all
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On Snndava q ronular meetin Or Was bald
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