Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-04-23

again the world is to be startled b,
the clash of arms in conflict for tn
mastery to be waged between two 0
the most potent nations Of the globe
France growing manifestly uneasy a
the strides towards empire which hav'
been so rapidly made by her German
neighbor, insists by right Of treat,
with the Netherlands, upon trans
fer to her domains of all that portion
Of the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg
bordering on her northeastern iron
tier. She is met by Prussia with Q
demurrer, at the threshold The
Count de Bismarck, flushed with the
diplomatic and warlike successes
which have extended the area of his
kingdom and swelled its population
from 100000 to 40,O00,000,
strongly intimates to Louis Napoleon
that his demands cannot be acceded
to and that he must leave off the vast
belligerent preparations he has been
making for some time past. The
French Emperor, nan obstante, per-
sists in the course he has marked out
for himself, relying upon the plenti.
tude Of his own might and prestige
to finally consummate his purpose.
In this be appears to be sustained by
the united voice and spirit Of his
people. Meanwhile, diplomatic rela-
tions are suspended between the two
powers and each alike are stimulated
to renewed and energetic exertions to
place themselves upon the most ample
war footing.
Luxembourg, the bone Of conten-
ton, was incorporated by an arrange
rnent of the Allied Powers in 1915
into the Great Germanic Confederacy,
and its famous castle has ever since
that period been garrisoned by Prus-
sian soldiers. Prussia, consequently,
feels herself at home there, both 10
point of power aud possession, and
She is determined by every resource
at her command to maintain her
scendapcy there. In August, 1866,
she entered into an alliance often
,ive and defensive-with Bavaria and
the Grand Duchy Of Baden. BY |
his, she secures the immense import
ance Of having at the disposal Of the
King Of Prussia, all the troops Of Ba.
Varia and Saxony, inasmuch as to him
! accorded the superior command as
veil OF those as of all the contingents
If the Northern Confederation. 1t
S but recently that the veil Of secresy
which has kept this treaty hidden
rom the world, was removed, and
bus step by step, we find gradually
Unfolding to view that unitary prin-
iple which has all along actuated
he willy, far-sighted aud ambitious
Bismarck to assilnilate in every re-
pect the armies and people Of the
ierman States to the Prussian sys-
en-. The Avenir National, Of Paris,
n discussing this last "step in adj
ance" of the Prussian Premier, says
II is difficult to understand how a
realty SO dangerous for us can have
cen concluded without our Govern
lent having suspected its existence
'rench diplomacy will hardly have
eason to boast Of its last campaign.
he Bavarian Gazette is cruelty
,onical it tells us that this treaty
lust be regarded as consequence
f the principle of nationalities,
,hich is such favorite in France,
Prussia, with her strength thus {
ecured and consolidated, will prove
} France "a foeman worthy Of her
teel," and when Greek meets
ireek" in the formidable encounter ,
} menacingly apparent, the tug of
ar will bring with it results which
'ould be apt to tell disastrously
pom the peace and prosperity more I
: less, OF the whole civilized world.
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