Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-20
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From the New York Tribuue.j
The world has before this learned to
admire the bold and dazzling policy OF
Count Bismark. His conflict with the
Prussian parliament, the management
of the Schleswig-H olstein war, the seees-
sion OF Prussia from the German eonfed-
Grafton, the declaration of war against
Austria, the establishment of the new
German confederation-all these moves
filed the world with amazement t the
boldness in which they were conceived,
and at the rspidity with which they
were executed. Thousands OF both
friends and foes expected that some or
every one Of these enterprises would
prove a crushing failure; but these an
ticipations have not been realized. 1t
4was found that Bismark could make
I good calculations As we'll As bold moves,
and thus he has gradually come to be
| looked upon as the abiest as well as the
b0ldest statesman of Europe.
But eve in his brilliant career n the
East has Rismark 81 surprised the world
as by his recent note to Louis Napoleon.
To call upon the emperor of France in
peremptory language for an explanation
Of his ornaments, and for their imme-
diate cessation, and to notify him that
he viii be held responsible for all the
consequences, is an unreserved challenge
to France for the leadership in the poll
tics of continental Europe. Thus far
Napoleon has in every great European
complication assumed the air of being
the honorary head of the European state
system, and the arhiter OF all European
conflicts. He deemed it his business to
interfere in the Crimean war in behalf
of Turkey, and, in 1859, in behalf OF
Italy. He called a European congress
on the SchlesW wig. Holstein question, ac-
cepted from Austria the cession of We
netia in orderto transfer il to Italy, and
insisted on the establishment of the
Main frontier. TboEgh not loved or
esteemed by other monarchs, he made
himself feared. His partisans OF late
have had some difficulty in explaining
his failure in Mexico, and on the Ger
man question. Will they be able to
correct any explanation if Napoleon con-
forms to the humiliating orders Of Bis
mark? Napoleon has publicly declared
the possession Of LuXem burg TO be indis-
pensably necessary for France be has
extorted from the Dutch government the
promise to sell it; he has refused to re-
lease Holland from this promise when
she desired to take it back he has begun
TO arm in order to enforce his demands.
Now Prussia requires him not only to
abandon all expectations of annexation,
bat to give an explanation of his arma-
ments, and to cease them Immediately.
viii it be possible for the emperor to
comply with these orders, directly or
indirectly, without suffering in Feputa-
ton more than he has suffered by any
previous act Of his government?
Napoleon, aud with him France, must
chafe under the Prnssian note. But viii
the emperor dare to take up the gaunt-
let? He knows that Prussia is fully
prepared for war, and that France is not;
tbs combined armies of North and
South Germany, which as soon as war is
declared under The chief command of the
king of Prussia, number about 1900, 600
men, and hat France has to oppose
them NJ more than $50, 900 men. Nor is
This all. France is without allies. Bel
sium has refused the offered alliance i
Holland wishes 10 be excused from il, {
md Switzerland has not replied. Eng !
and cannot be expected to abandon j
ler obstinate neutrality. Italy viii
lot march agaist Prussia, to whom 5 .
Venice, for the sake Of the
elf-eonstituted protector of Rome.
has not forgotten Lombardy,
md Russia still smarts under the remem- +,
Of Sebastopol. 1t is quite differ |
with Prussia. Her relations with
Russia are known to be intimate, and
ven leading papers of Vienna have re-
entity urged the conclusion of an often Z
i've and defensive alliance between Aus
ria and Prussia. The publication Of the I
ecret treaties with Bavaria, WHrtem-
erg, and Baden, as well as significant q
ints OF the statesmen and official organs 4
f Berlin, Petersburg, and Vienna, n
aturally give rise TO the surmise that
ecret treaties between the three cabinets q
lay have been concluded many months ?
1t would, therefore, seem as though I
be emperor Of Frasce found himself in
more embarrassed situation than he
as aver been in before since the estab- Z
of the empire. We shall prob :
know 10 a few days in what man
er he will try to extricate himself.