The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-24
impending War in Europe.

| Amidst trials and tribulaonS we find time
to look across the water and notice what our neigh
bors are doing A cable dispatch informs US that all
negotiations broken off between France and PruS-
sia and that war is imminent This is followed by
another that these powers have called out their
reserves ard moving their forces secretly to the from
tier Still another dispatch informs US that the other
great powers Of E0rope have offered their mediation
and that Napoleon has sgnifed his willingness to ac
cept the propositions embraced in the plan At this
time of writing nothing had been heard from Prussia
Although the last dispatch says there is growing feel
ing of peaceful solution of the vexed question: it is
evident to that later, there will be re-
sort to arms. Napoleon wants time for the purpose OF
showing to the world his Paris exposition and reapng
its benefits. Otherwise he is ready. For sometime
past he has been quietly Withdrawing his troops from
otbA, countries and concentrating them on his own
soil, armins anu cquippins them anew. This has
aroused the suspicious OF Bismarck, who is not slow
to act and in the matter at once and probably
little sooner than Napoleon anticipated.
The evident cause of this rupture between these
two great nations is the gradual absorption of the
smaller German Duches by Prussia, and the violation
of the treaty of 1915, eliminating in the occupation
Of Luxembourg by Prussan garrison, which France
also has an eye to.
The New Orleans Bee, in an article on the subject
says "Prussa's present policy is utterly ne1pcable
and we imagine other explanation beyond that
already nlplied-at she desires the conquest of Ger
MANY and intends to violate the treaty of 1915 even
though she is forced to swords with the half of
Europe At the present time the strong fortress of
Luxembourg is held by Prussian garrison, and the
people Of the Duchy are divided in sentiment though
the rcigniDg Duke and majority of the people are
evidently in favor of the French alliance. Prussia
refuses to give up the fortress; France demands it.
Since 1889, with the exception of its German connex-
ion, Luxembourg has had separate existence. The
German Confederation having been broken up BY
Prussan arms each of the smaller Independent States
has had an opportunity of choosing its connexion
and majority have yielded to the Inducements or
threats of Prussia. Luxembourg, however, concludes
to dispose of itself to France, and Prussia declines to
permit the transfer The strongest country therefore,
takes Luxembourg; but her position is far from
yable one The caricature of Louis XVI calling to
brood of chickens and asking them to decide whether
they will be roasted boiled presents fair picture of
its condition to-day"
1t is almost useless at this time to speculate on the
NATTER for likely not before this reaches the eyes
of the reader the cable will have given something
more definite.
n ORE TERR17oEv.-A Washington dispatch Of the
18th says negotiations are now in progress between
the United States and Great Britain for the purchase
of large portion of British America.
Mr. Seward has made an offer to Lord Stanley, the
British Secretary for the Colonies, to buy all of
British America lying west of the longitude of the
Mississippi river y
Thus far it is said difference has arisen in the
negotiations in reference to the including of Vancou
vers Island in the arrangement.