The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-27
Napoleon and the war he has Begun.

Napoleon and the war he has Begun.
Although the war between Franco pnd
Prussia Las in one sense taken the world by
surprise, it WIS Ivy no means unexpected by
those who Lad carefully followed the events
Of the last few years, or who ha Il noticed the
vast and significant preparations. What has
happened now was anticipated in 1865, after
Marshal MEL had rcorganzed the French
army, Increased its numerical strength by
adopting part of the Prussian system, ani
He had gathered together also immense
supplies and munitions of war, all the materi.
i required tur t,rrblr conflict NM nn1
the military chiefs were in favor of striking
then but NAPOLEON hcstatcd, as he did
for Q moment at the corp dttat, and the
contest was postponed
Many causes have contributed to intensity
the passions of TiroLEoy, though they
DO not ut all appear unoa the present agi.
tatcd surface. tie sought to use for his own
purposes two ol the ablest and most saga
cious statesmen Of this century, CAyoUR aud
BISMARCK, and only discovered when too
late that he had been the unconscious dupe
aud instrument Of both No nut0maton
could have obcyed the wires which they
pulled more satisfactorily than NAPOLEON
did, while, like another MEPnIsToPHELE
he WIS smiling At his own supposed success.
In achieving the unity Of Italy, Ca.
YOUR allowed the vanity and the ambition
Of NAPOLEON to be persuaded that TO France
not only n sure ally, but almost an obedi.
cut vassal had been secured, whose military
strength could always be commanded in timo
Of need That dclusion has long since passed
away for Italy to-day is rather a menace
than IA support. Instructed by CAyoUR, M
roLEoS preached "a an article OF pol tical
iatL that small States of the same race and
language should be consolidated into one ma
tion, not foresacinq how this policy would
return to plague its advocate when practi
cpliy applied in Germany.
II 1856, Wien BISMARCK met NAPOLEON,
by his request, az Biarr.t1 the Emperor was
fully convinced, after repeated conferences,
and did not conceal lis satisfaction, that lac
had at last found the man who was capable
ofappr-ciating and agcond.ng lisprogrammo
| And tbs was lrss tlop year before sadowa
and the new map Of EGrop,l So infatuated
was he, that Il never occurred TO HIM 10 n.
| teIvcne in that war wll Austria WINS
crushed, and Prussia in thl front rank OF the
| great powers OF the Garth De had expected
both 70 he exhausted, end himself to BE-
called in TO settle the conflict when they
could maintain it no longer.
Bclittled by the Danish war, Inundated
by the United States IN Mczlco chagrined
| by the inGratitule Of Italy, and crippled by
the skin OF BISMARCK, the Emperor, with
all these revcrscs singing his heart, auC
| alarmed by the recent vote in the army, dc
teuuucd 20 seek revenge on Prussia lie an
dcrstood that as the national pride had beer
wounded 10y his successive failures, an appea.
10 The Jcseutmont OF he people might excite
Il passing popularity and merge his short
rom.ngs ana ieo1.cucss in the cause o
French LIQUOR,
y nor, ehall3w OF shameful Qr,;oxt fol
war wa' uuvor alleged than that nov
adopted ~ NAPOILoM LIS only parable
was the deliberate insult which Lo oNprc,
10 th, Austrian Ambassador whom h. hal
prepared war aAa'ns. tlat power. The fab
ric1tcd gg.y.uso ia the prcsen. case doet
no, rise 10 che dignity Of decent protext
What ure the f4ctst for thcy should no
lc forgotten. PRnf, after searching Europ,