The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-31


placed another on the head Of the Queen
Ii sign TINT her dignity was derived from
him. Then turning round, he brandlshed
o gigantic sword IN testimony Of readiness
to defend the nation. Since tho battle OF
sadowa, when the Austrian Empire was
so suddenly shattered, he has believed
himself providential swordbearer OF Ger
many, destined, perhaps, TO- revive the
old glories Of Bar6arossa. His habits ara
soldicrly, and Notwithstanding hisseventy.
three years, he continues to find pleasure
in wearing the spiked helmet Ofthe Prtls'
sian camp. Republicans smile when he
speaks Of Nmy army tiny allies" ," and my
people;n but this egotism is tho natural ex'
preston Of the monarohical character
especially when tho monarch believes that
he holds bytFdlVine right" Els public
conduct is In harmony with these condt'
tions. He is o Protestant, and rules tllc
land of Luther, but heiis no friend to
modern reform. TheVenorable system Of
war and prerogative is part of Ills inherl'
lance handed down from fighting despots,
and lie evidently believes In 1t. ,',f n
ellis Minister, Count Bismarck, is tho
partisan Of "divine right" and, like tue
King, regards with satisfaction that hier-
archlal ieudalfam from which they are
both derived. He IS noble and believes 10
nobility. He believes also in force, as Il
he had the blood Of tho god Thor. lie
believes In war, and docs not hesitate to
throw its "irpn, dice,"I insisting upon the
rteors Of tho game. AS the German
question began 10 lower, his policy was
most persistent. "Not through speeches
and votes, OF the, majority" he sid, IN
1852, l!iare the great questions Of the time
dccided,-that was the blunder OF 1s4S
and 1S40,-but BY steel and blood" Thus
explicit, was hc. Having q policy, he be-
came its representative, and very soon
thereafter controlled the cOunsels Of his
sovereign, coming swiftly before the world;
and vet his elevation was tardy. Born, In
1916, he did not enter upon diplomacy
until 1851, wien thirty.slx years Of age,
and only in 1862 became PruSsian Minis
ter at Paris, whence he was soon transfer
red, 70 the Cabinet at Berlin as Prime
Minister. Down TO that time he was little
known. His name is not found in my cdt-
ton Of the comprehensive French Dicti9n-
ary Of Contemporaries, { (RdpsreQU, D!otiOn-
nGiire des Contemp0 p0rGiEtb,) not even It's "ad.
ditions and reclifcations, until the sup
pleniicnt Of 1868. But from this time he
drew SO largea share Of public attention
Tint tic contemporary prcss oftle. world
became tho dictionary Swhtr6 his name
was always found. Nobody doubts his
intellectual resources, his courage Or
strength Of will, but 1t is telt that he Is
naturally hard, and little effected by hl.
man sympathy. Therefore he is mn cx-
ceIlent war minister. 1t remains to be
seen if he will do as much for peace. Els
one idea hus been the unity OF Germany
under the primAcyOI PRUSSIA, and hero he
encountered Austria, rs he now onCoun-
ters France. But In that larger unity,
where nations will be conjoined In har.
tnony, he can do less, SO long at least as he
continues q fanatic for kings and n cynic
towards popular institutions
"suchfislthe King, and such his Min.
lister, I haVo described them that you
may SEQ how little help the great ideas
already terminating from bloody fields
will receive from them. In this respect
tliey areas one.n ~ st4s
The lecturer then adyerts totwo power
lul'inIdenEes Which he e'thinks viii have
great weight in helping to break down
the barbarOus war system still lingering In
the world-ior'to this result ought the cx-
perience Of the present war directly to
lend, These are: /. tho authority Of the
German mind as developed in its philoso-
ply and literature and proceeding from
her great universities and b schools Of
science; and II. tho uprising Of working
men nevery civilized country, Germany
included, and demanding peace US IN in
terest and right Of labor. He cites many
illustrations OF the opposition which they
made etOi the present war. and otgthe
character which they. ascribc to 1t rs u
war not Of the people but OF governments
and Of dynasties, and in these views le
Recognizes q Happy earnest Of tho part
which the workihgmen: OF all countries,
with their growing intelligence, are to
play in hastening forward the new era Of
peace among tho nations: S''f :, -%-'
Tho war now going on is described rs
one Of tue lairest specimens Of war sys.
tom; and shows mostfully wlnt tlplt sysi
tenn really b. II this system lasts, peace
will grow moro and more difficult to
be maintained. It crushes industry, dc.
Snoys freedom, ands everywhere assists
tile case Of dcspotism. :, It Is only by its
destruction that republican governments
can be established, that human rights can
be advanced, or that true civilization cstn
be secured. MR.. Sumner is3 evidently Of
the opinion that this duel between FriInce
and Germany has been disgusting enough
t6swafn all)nations against ever attempt.
ing again!the trialAby battle as q mode OF
settling their controversies. His lecture
will doubtless be repeated in every part Of
the Untled, State. and q contribution 70
litcrature will be still more widely read
by the people here aud in every other civil.
lied land. II will everywhere be hailed
rs noble effort Of o distinguished Ameri.
can statesman TO promote tho cause OF
universal peace.
TnE ausohl arches that were seem iiir.
ing the evenings Of the carly part Of this
week are not frequently observed. This
arch was in the form Of belt Of light ex'
tending across tho southern sky from
west to east, forming almost a great circle,
at an altitude Of from thirty to forty.ivC
degrees. Tho light varied from dim
haze to the blaze Of comet, and the
color alternated from o pale rose tint Of
dawn to tho deepest crimson. In few
instances careful observations were made
o. these auroral arches, and their height
above the plano Of tho horizon was calCu.
lated. Thus, in March, 1920, a belt sim
liar to those described was seen ut sew.
eral places, and was calculated TO be
abont ono hundred miles above. the level
Of the sea. In August, 1885, another arch