The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

completion of tho Suez Canal increases tho
obligations Of France to keep watohful
eye to the East. THE recent death Of Mar
shsl Mel, the organiser of her great army,
as swell as Minister ofWar, leaves it, as yet,
VI, ertain whether or not his loss is repara.
BILE. The ill-health Of Napoleon, and great
anxiety ofthe entire empire on that score, ]
just when the constitution was undergoing
some radical changes; the youth Of the
Prince Imperial, and the somewhat ominous
Radioslism Of Prince Napoleon; ell point to
q dark and dismal future, in case the pres
ent Emperor should die suddenly. All
these, and other causes that might be named,
mako IL specially undesirable for France TO
have vsxsd question offoreign policy sud-
denly sprung upon her.
Suoh q question is this Of Won Thiele, and
is 30 considered by the French press. We
translate from LIE Temps i'.r
|This rendering Of the Treaty Of Prague iS
entirely dictated by the tancy Of the interpre-
ter; nor ;should It. surprise us. after this next
to bear Thiele and Bismarck tell King William
thstltwo and two make Ave. Y' t-E
"But is there any reason, just because these
gentlemen choose TO announce such PROPOSE
tions, that We should have d war, and that Dip
lomAtio relations should OF once cease 2
|. "Not ct ALL The frst need OF Europe is
.posoe,' because peace ls the high-road TO
liberty, and no ambitious scheme OF king or
kaiser must be permitted TO cut short this
much needed peace. II the ministers OF prus-
sia choose to Disregard treaties. and pretend
to have right to exercise their influence over
South Germany, is this reason why all Eu-
rope should forthwith plunge into war, waste
her precious resources and ehed the blood Of
her children 2''
'Noi It is impossible. II ono particle OF
sense is LEFT to the Western powers; If France,
England, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland,
Portugal, Denmark, Holland and Sweden, be-
lieve that a continuance. OF. peaco is necessary,
they have but to say the word, to bring back 10
their duty these dfsturbers Of the European
peace. It is not even necessary 10 draw the
sword or move the army, A,lipts, signed by
all the aforenamed pow ers; would be sufficient.
''If, Therefore this quarrel. which d now
threatening, u.s.: should assume troublesome
proportions as yetthere Is but little: fear Of
that--;;it is because NO, the people OF the West,
choo.e to permit.it, for there is. nothing easier
than to min Il. In the bud. -.-r
t'Even supported BY, Russia, tho Cabinet Of
Prussia would hesitate to provoke struggle
which iWonld rouse and unite against 1t all the
nations Of Ea5oPe;,s Europe considers sH her
enemy bim, whoever he be, who, by causing
war, interrupts the peaceful process OF her
uniRoation.nc u ss:i,-is,ur g i.ar1i, = i .'ia
This, hberally translated, is the view Of
NJ. Louis Jourdsn, one Of the political
writors. ofLS Temps. Itsounds very we'll,
but tits mere bOmbsst, q newspaper protest
--ndthing more; and will not ffighten Biz
marek, nor reassure BsustI nor even de eide
Napoleon on the proper course Of action In
the premises tIWe shall wait anxtously for
further development, and endeavor to ab-
stain from prophecying.a r.