New-York tribune., 1867-09-30
THE IMPENDING WAR IN EUROPE.

A great war i'm EurOpe is inevitable. Those
who place the slightest trust in the assurances of peace
which the rival governments are continually maknS'
forget the maxim of Taeyrand, that the of speech is
the conceamen Of thought Those who choose to take
the word OF French Prussan minister, forget that
truth Is the one especial virtue which continental
statesman cannot afford TO practice All great wars in
Europe have begun with proelamati0ns of peace so that
the very phrase of international amlty sounds like the
report Of gun. The nearer the war; the more earnest
the protestatons Of will and the governments
remind us Of przeGghcrs who, just before they beat
each other jelly exchange the wamest handshakings
and most cordial SMILES. We have had more than
one instance in this generation OF royal rulers cohSra
atng their sule upon the prospect Of long and happy
peace at the very moment when they were preparing
their armcso invade somebody else territory France
desires peace all her interests bound up in unds
turbed commerce, manufacture aud art she VIII make
any sacrifice to avoid war TINS Is the manner
have crossed France with the Empress from
etic reception everywhere has filled with the liyei-
est gratitude Nothing perceive Win pleasIll9f can can
pIe have placed in me- They estimated at their real
value the difficulties | have had to surmOunt me III
success Of our policy the has not diminished
the prestige of arms since everywhere the yaor OF
our soldiers overcame all opposition Ihe events accom-
art from calm and dsued attitude and 1t relies with
Justice on the maintenance OF peace Yet AL TINS rcl-
leon from buying ro1-ciad warvcssels in America tom
crease navy already superior TO that OF England Nor
did IL put a stop the unusual activity in reOrganizng,
drilling and armng every branch Of the military service
The camps Of France busy her
manufactures Immediately after the triumph OF
Prussia measures were taken to organize the
army upon n basis OF 100000 men, Prussia,
equally emphatic in her pr0testations, has been as
significant I'm her actions. The ayOwed policy OF Bis
marck is the consolidation OF the North German States
into great military power, OF which Prussia shall DE
the head and It is notorious that his schemes have Tor
their immediate object the detaching OF the South Ger
man States the influence OF Austria France is arm
ing Prussia arming; the needle is to be met with
the Chasscpot rifle Austria Is sacrificing the hereditary
policy of the House of Hapsburg TO galn-what she las
never hadthc effective support OF hungary ana an as
snrauce that Hungarian troops could be depended upon
In battle italy and switzerland are adding 10 their
materials Of war while that vast and embarbarc power
which overhangs Western Europe like threatening cloud
has already announced that the Sultan must reyOuODlZe
the whole system of his Government Every movement OF
Russia gas Turkey has been the prelude to great con-
tnental struggle and Of all her movements the late de-
maud is the boldest And does not result from the re
ton OF the Gar much his action governed by his
knowledge Of the future Peace may be preserved by
mracle-but miracles very rare in politics; ana II
there any significance in facts the editor OF this paper
was right when he lately gave his opinion IN his Paris
corrrspOudcnce that the settled purpose OF the
European Powers, and that France and PruSs would
meet on new bate-elds before next Spring. The music
OF festivities and the songs of peace are heard throughout
Europe; beneath their rejoicing strains IA heard the
far sound OF trumpcts, and the roll of approaching
drums The silence is like that of bright morning when
two great armies meet and, while the birds sing ana the
bees hum the clover await for few brief moments the
command TO fire and the word TO charge along the line
Wilkes Spirit.