The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-19
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.EmptxS IL Peace.

q. i-Asu.A1HA!a Va cAiiN!AP ,.!IS'HcY
France and Prussia lsre' oncethore waited
ACROSS. tie Atlantic - and they are, A pausl,
accompanied BY reports ofimmense purcha;
ges Of hlasyY ana increasing nsnnfs fsetare Of, fi.
|iaes on .thspart: Of the expected icombatants.
There may il is true, be 70. foundation 3 for
these rumors atthisamoment; but, there is
/ no doubt that there are deep.seatsd causes
of1hstred- and hostility between the two
nations, which must. result in actual. war,
unless one.or the other give way and reeede
from what is apparentlyia settled and de-
iberately adopted policy. l-.-t-za 4.
~ France is jealous Of Prussia. There are
old grudgestto- crafty, there are future
/ lines TO reotify, and above ell, there is that
vast increase in the political power and
wsriiku strength of Prussia which e1cites
the apprehension that Prussian ambition
will seeklto amarch still further, and: may
not intend to stop short of the incorpora-
tion Of the whole Of Germany into an En-
pire, whose gigantic influence it would be
impossible to Withstand. Awar with Prus-
SID aivodld, for many reasons, be- popular
with the French. people, and NAPOLEON is
;sagaoious enough to know that q foreign
war Be often the surest remedy for home
.disccntent. = -
Prussia, proud Of the victories she has
won, is not unwilling to measure swords
with France, if in the quarrel can be en-
gagged the German States south Of the Main,
as well as those Of the North German Con-
federation The unity Of. Germany can:
not bs regarded es complete. until all the
'prinCipalities and1kingdoms into whiohthat
country has been divided are subject 70 the
rule Of one and the same monarch; and il
Prussia were well assured of the loyalty
and fidelity of her new subjects, q war with
France would meet with . cordial welcome
Buttbe Germans are not in love with the
military rules and harsh discipline which .
war would make necessary, and for this
reason Count BISMARCK has always endeav-
ored to curb the, arrogance Of his people,
and did consent to refer the Luxembourg
quarrel to peaceful arbitration. !. 3..,
These were elements Of trouble enough;
|. but another subject for complaint is new
found in the negotiations said to be "a
progress between France, Holland and Bel
gium, for commercial and military alli-
ance. Prussia ia incensed at the idea that
Belgium should mobilize her army, arm her
troops. with the ohassepot rife, and add,
perhaps, one hundred thousand troops to
those of France, in the event. of war be-
tween the latter and Prussia. Holland, on
the other hand, knows that her seaboard ia
coveted by her Ptussian neighbor. The
desire of Holland, to ally herself with
France. is only natural; but, - naturally,
it will displease and mortify Prussia.
The question now is,. whether Prussia
will sit down and quietly witness the:pro-
jeoted alliance Of France with Belgium and
Holland, or whether she will first protest
and then resort to arms. Upon the eolu-
ton of this problem the issues Of peace or
war now mainly depend. 1t is the general
belief on the continent that Prussia will
not be silent; but it is also believed that if
France has made up her mind to a certain
line. of conduct, she will not be turned
aside by the threats or protestations Of
Prussia.