Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-15

tion.,7 In this way alone can we maintain
our honor, preserve the peace of society,
prevent black suffrage and division of
lands amongst the negroes.
Prussian PreParafIOnS-CaI
ing slae AIliances-SsreDg and
Effect OF Hostile Coalitions.
tBerlin (April 97 correspondence of London Timesl
: Prussia does not seem to be losing time.
That she has secured the cooperation of the
Gar. in the event of hostilities breaking
out, may be regarded as pretty certain. With
the States of Southern Germany, too, agree
ments have just been concluded stipulating g
the number of troops to be placed under
Prussian command. It will not be a very
imposing array, at least at the commenee-
ment of the war, the BavariaH and Wur-
temburg armies having scarcely entered
upon that reorganization the necessity of
which was so clearly demonstrated in last
years campaign. Bavaria, who met the
wishes of this Cabinet in q most brotherly
and cordial way, yet avowed her inability
to supply more than twenty five thousand
field troops on the spur of the moment
The rest OF her available force will be en-
pEoyed for the protection of Ulm. In Wur-
t6mburg the 7Prussian demand to concert
the most indispensable details of the possi-
BILE contest led to ministerial crisis. Herr
Won Neurath. one of the ministers, actually
advised the King to set asi Ie the offensive
and defensive treaty concluded with this
Government nine months ago, and to refuse
to have anything to do with it at all. Herr
Won Varnbuler, the Minister OF Foreign Af-
fairs, on the other hand, insisted upon the
treaty being carried out, and, after some
Hesitation ou the part of the King, or rath-
er the Queen. ultimately succeeded in. the
necessary arrangements being made. Herr
L
should she be called upon to take up arms
during the next two months or so, will
scarcely send above fifteen thousand men
to the German army. Twice as many will
be contributed by Baden and Darmstadt.s so
that the total Prussia may Immediately
count upon from her Southern allies cam
not be reckoned above sixty Thousand. 1t
is, however, expected that. one hundred
thousand more trained men will be fitted
out should hostilities be of any long dura-
tion. 80. .ge zs. .-..rs.5 .a4
Prussian politicians pretend to be but
little disQuieted regarding the possible at
titude OF Denmark. Sweden, Italy and Hol-
land, "Should the two former" it is ar
gued, '"be rash enough to attack US in the
rear, the worst that can befall is the reIin-
Qntstnaent Of part, or, perhaps, the aohOte of
Scttestoig. StiH, whether the province will
ultimately change hands will not be decid-
ed by skirmish in the North, but be de-
pendent on the issue of the pitched battles to
be fought in Lorraine, and, may be, RhineLdnd.
should we be beaten there by the French,
we may have to cede Schleswig, even
though not recOnquered by the Danes in
the opposite event, Denmark would rue che
day she again made an enemy of u.s." 1t is
true that. in reply to recent offer from
this Government, Denmark refused to
promise neutrality, on condition of receiv-
ing back a portion Of Northern Schleswig !,
as stipulated for in the Prague treaty OF
peace; but the language of the Copenhagen
and Stockholm papers, as many OF them as
are connected with their respective Gov
ernmentS, Is caution itself. Tue Danish
RigstideRde, for instance, while rebuking a
radical paper clamoring for war, asserts
that tor Denmark to prove turbulent
neighbor to Prussia would only result in
making the latter cherish ideas of conquest
not now entertained, and plunge the cOun-
try into endless misery. The Rreus ZeitiE1g,
itself an organ initiated into the intentions
of the Government it serves, while reprint
ing this passage from the Danish inspired
journal, does not fail to express its unqual-
ified concurrence in the sentiment.
With regard to Italy, it Is known in this
capital that Prince Napoleon, during his
recent mission to the home of his consort,
failed to- conclude an alliance toitb the Minis
teTS Of his royal fdtter-tTa-L LGIo. He seems,
| however, to have elicited a more or less
binding promise that, should Austria ac-
lively support France, Italy will not avail
herself Of this opportunity for occupying
Trent or Trieste. Such an understanding
would, indeed, affect the interests of this
Government, were it not that Count Bis
marck relied upon Russia rather than Italy
TO restrain the movements of the Kaiser. ID
| . Holland is suspected to, be in league with
France. The report is probably 9unfound-
| ed, as she cannot seriously damage Prussis
Il = II fEd. Nf ~ vlnt
required to give France uudisputed domin-
/ ion over the German seas. Moreover, the
Dutch, though dreading German unity al
the torerunner OF q reunion with the leu
tonic commonwealth, are, it is to be hoped
too discreet to bring on by premature tea
the very fate they wished to avoid Thei
Sovereign's conduct in the LuXemburg EN-
Itanglement, a dark but not unintelligibl'
matter from the very outs t, might certain
lily be more circumspect tnan it is. Though
at the instance of his Dutch Ministers, VINO
llhaving once burned their fingers, now pre-
ter letting well alone, he had to appoin
Especial diplomatists for his Grand Ducny
he has yet been true enough to his leaning q
to send to Paris notorious anuexationist
while Berlin has. TO content itself with
country Judge, a man known in his distric
only. The inference drawn from this a
Berlin is that to sell is still the alI-pOwerfu
word at the Hague. The prejudicial iDfiu
60C0 Gl0r6Dy tA0TClScO upOn pOuuluS AO
EQUATIONS is incalculable. a-4AdAl
, In Prussia no reserves are called out, NJ
horses, bought, no guns transported to th
. possible scene of action. But, while pre-
Serving her eqaauimity, despite the hast
with which the French ornaments are be
ing carried on, Prussia is yet cautiou
enough to take some preliminary steps ii
case of the worst. Conditional contract
are being concluded with horse, corn AM
provision dealer; 'furloughs refused; /; AM
j certain railway companies ordered to keel
plant in readiness tor the transport o
troops. On the walls OF Mayence, iascine
T are being placed with all dispatch. Il
] Saxony, Che recruits which were to b
Il drafted in July have been ordered to joil
at once. In Baden, the most exposed Stat
of all, whose stronghold of Rastadtr is be
j ing made ready for defense, the journal
d have been officially cautioned against re
u porting military movements. etiv h'a q
4 A CORRESPONDENT in q New (Englan
, town noticing few weeks since ne'