The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-12
From the N. Y. World. April 81
ORIGIN OF THE EUROPEAN TROUBLE
The Relations Between France and
Prussia.

The dispatches by the Atlantic Ca
BILE. show that Europe is even now
trembling upon the verge of a great
War-greater, in all probability, than
history has ever seen. Should the
conflict take place it will be due
wholly tothe jealousy of the French
people at the enormous extension of
the Prussian power. From nation
of seventeen millions of people, with
territory scattered in the northern
part Of Germany. Prussia, owing to
the victory of Sadowa. has almost in
day become the controller of the des-
TIMES ofall Germany and Yields the
military. power Of forty millions of
people. Its territories now actually
extend from the Baltic to the Alps.
This state of affairs has excited the
intense jealousy of the French people,
whose foreign policy for. generations
has been subverted by this change in
the relative Tpowersof Germany and
France. Having occupied, with brief
intermissions, since the time of Louis
XIV, the first position among thena
tons of Western Europe, France sud-
denly finds herselfin secondary pc.
sition, notwithstanding the fact that
she has had the credit of having the
ablest~and most astute monarchs of
modern times upon the throne. This
sudden growth Of power on the part of
Prussia was evidently unexpected to
the Emperor Napoleon, who undoubt-
eddy shares with his people the cha
grin they feel at the sudden elevation
of the Prussian power. Losing pres
tige abroad imperils his throne, and
the recent attacks of Messrs. Theirs
and Jules Favre upon his foreign pol
icy touch his pride as Frenchman
and as monarch, as well as his fears
as the would be founderof great dy-e
nasty. Hence the rumers that reach
us, that, spurredgon by his own cha
grin. as well as by the great jealousy
of his people, Napoleon has taken
sudden steps, which, to the Bourse
and the Stock Exchange Of london,
presages war. 81 1t il evident that, to
Offset the enormous accretion TO the
Prnssian power, Napoleon has either
undertakes to demand the Rhine as a.
boundary, or has insisted that, Swift
lzerlapd. Belgium and Holland, should
hold the same relation to the French
power that Sax ny, w urtemburg and
Bavaria do to the Prussian power-in
other words, that those nations should
form. a French Zolzuereiin, in contra Z
distinction to the German Zoltuerein,
which has heretofore prevailed east
of the Rhine. Should this war take
place, and there is every reason to be-
lieve it will take place, it will be
short, sharp. and. decisive The ex-
perlence of the campaign which
practically ended with Sadowa,
shows Ethat the use of railroads Z
ard xtelegraphs. have revolutionizeda
the character of great campaigns.
When enormous masses of men cam
be hurled upon given points within
marvellously short periods of time, I
tediods lS chafsctsr VI Which III have marked sd
their history heretofore. 1t must be
remembered that although Prussia
was victorious Tin the conflict with
Austria, that her military. system
cannot as yet have extended oversthes
rest of Germany, that as yet the
needle-gun is confined to her own
soldiers. On the other hand, France
at any moment is capable Of putting
into the field six hundred thousand
of as good troops as there aretin the
world; and behind these six hundred
thousand troops is a nation vain,
proud, and at the moment hot with
passion against Bismarck and the
Prussian power. Should the conflict
take place, it will clearly be for the
possession of sBelgiume and Hol-
land, which countries have for
time immemoriaf been the battle-
fields In the campaigns between France
and the various German powers. 1t
is not likely that England will be in
vofved in this war. It's effect upon
this country is difficult to- determine
Is may be that the result to US would
be beneficial in sending money for inr
vestment here, which, could not be-
used with Europe IN a state of war;
1t would also create demand for our
breadstuHs and provisions. So far as J
the publlcsare aware the present COM 1
dition of things is solely with regard
to Lux mberg.l which it seems-Napo-
leon had made formal offer to the
Dutch Government; but the difficulty
was in the fact that Prussia had al
ready garrisoned its principal fortress.
1t is undoubtedly upon the possessienq
of sthis. Duclrysthat the present con-
fiict orig mates. "A IA ~ u
In connection with the above. we
add the, significant speech made last
month In Che North German Parlia.
.ment by Bismark, when the new cont
stitution was under consideration:
The Union between South Germany
and the North German Confederation
IS in course of preparation. In all
sitinn lnf- Garrnanu tha- NJ Ill -