Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1867-08-10
From the Erie Dispatch.
Anew War.

There are signs of a fresh outbreak In
Europe. Many believed that when the
Luxembourg question was settled, all
was settled. There can be no question
that the Luxembourg issue was pushed
by Prussia with the idea that France
would be compelled to meet it. Prus-
sia was fresh from conquest; her troops
flushed with victory, and eager for
grapple with her ancient foes; the gov
ernment doubly eager, as conscious that
by such a war the new borders OF
the German Confederation would be
strengthened and the people knit to-
gether France just. as willing for war
was yet unprepared, and with true Ma
poleonic shrewdness the struggle was
thrust aside forE the, time being, and Bis
marck checkmated in his designs. boon d
/ Since then, though each government
has been protuse In its ciyilities and soft
speeches toward the other, every nerve
OF the nation. has been strung to the ut
most in making preperations for war.
Though the Frenchlofticial papers talk OF
the reduction of the army it is only a
veil to cover the real designs of the gov
ernment France will soon be in con-
dition to take no step backward. Her
fleets are being. strengthened and her ar
mics filed. Every foundry is busy and
the manufactures of arms are run day
and night. The French people know
that the hour is at hand, the press is en-
gagged in working the minds of the peo-
pie up to apitch that will prepare them
for any sudden move for war on the part
Of the government. Nor is Prussia blind
to what is going on. Preparations of
equal magnitude ale being made, and it
is even said, plans: forrthe opening cam
paign, should events neeessitate war, are
already laid out by Bismarck. How
soon the timae may burst out no one can
tell. It may shoulder for months, or
years even, or it may burst out in few
weeks. When both Powers arc ready
neither will reject any excuse, which
may bring on the grand struggle. Ter,
rible as was the contest between Prussia
and Austria, it would bear.no compari-
ison with one be tween Prussia and
France Every ingenious engine of wal
would be brought into requsition, and
every art and appliance that science
could suggest would be appealed to-
Europe would be soaked in blood. Trade
would be paralyzed. Vessels would rot
at their moorings and a great cloud o.
suffering would darken the land. 81,
War between those two great Powers
would benefit Russia whe could seize up
on the occasion to march Southwark and
plant the Sclavonic banner upon the
domes Of Constantinople, while Austria
who hates equally France and Prussia
would look with eqaanimity on the ter
rible strife which would cripple boil
her enemies. Some however, propbesy al
alliance between France, Austria ant
Italy, and even Turkey. Sweden an(
Denmark. have also been approached
and temptations held out to join tho
French league, but with what success.
can not yet be predicted. On the othel
hand the continental papers assert thai
the Grand Duchy of Baden is abou
t. enter the North. German, Confedera
ton. If this is so, it will seriously affeot
France. Baden, for hundred miles, i:
divided from France only on the Rhine
and once in the Confederation, Prussi;
could throw troops along the whole Dor
der, ready at any moment to cross, ant
would hold continually position highly
dangerous TO Strasbourg and Alsace. /
the change with regard to Baden take
place it will he the signal for immediate
| war