The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-13
THE WAR
QUESTION IN EUROPE.
Review Of the Diplomatic Relations
Ofrthe Continental States. /.
EUROPEAN ALLIANCES.
Erom The ClaannaN Cmnmen4ul.

From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The defiant declaration Of the French
Journal OficieE do FEmpirU, which has
taken the place Of the Old IN0niteur, that,
IN case The silence Of Prussia as to the
HOllenzOllern question should be pro.
lOnged for twenty-four hours, there would
be movement OF French troops upon the
Rhine, seems TO indicate that the break
ing out of war between the two great mil
itGry giants Of the European Continent
hus become inevitable. The Government
oI the King Of Prussia cannot and will
not submit TO dictaliOn framed in such
categorical and insOlent terms. IL it did
II would 70 ipO descend from that proud
position which II las, ever since the close
of the wonderful campaign Of 1866, occu-
pied In tile International councils Of Eu-
rope, and without which it will be unable
to complete the great work Of German
unifcation, which Is the most prominent
object Of It's German and foreign policy.
That declaration in the official organ Of
the Imperial Government Of France clear
" demonstrates two things 1t shows, in
the first place, that the Emperor NNpO-
leon Is firmly determined TO wage war
against Prussia unless tue latter power
should submit to humiliAting terms, such
as the revocation Of its military cOnven-
tions with the South. German States, the
demolition OF the Notifications Of May
ence, q strict execution Of the stipulation
of tile treatyof Prague, ind rctr0Ces-
sion Of the Northern districts Vi the Pro-
vince Of SchlGswig to King Christian tho
Ninth Of Denmark; and It proves, in the
second place, than the French Govern.
ment must have prepared Tor a war of
such o magnitude for u long time past, In
aslnuch as no Power on earth, no matter
how perfect the organization Of It's mill.
tary Institutions may be, can enter upon
llostilities Of "a decisive character with
another Government which, in u military
point of view, is almost, II not quite equal
10 1t, without such preparations. The APP
pOintE1ent Of the Duke dc GrNmmOnt 10
the position Of Minister Of Foreign AT
fairs, after the resignation OF Count NNpo'
leon Daru, few weeks since, WIS gem
orally looked upon on the European cOnti-
nent rs sure indication that the French
Government, would abandon its policy Of
hesitation, and tcmpOrizatiOn toward Prus-
sin, and pursue q less friendly course to-
ward the latter Power, in regard TO the
great question .Of German unification.
The intrigue by which Count Won Bis
lnarck and Don Juan Prim de Reus rem
tlered the election OF Prince Leopold Of
IEollenzOllcrn an accomplished fact, was
no doubt most CALLING to the pride Of the
Emperor Napoleon and his ministers, who
had all along deemed the candidature Of
the Duke de Montpensier the one most 10
he dreaded by the Cabinet Of the 1ulllcr-
les, and who, but a few. days since, after
Queen Isabella the Second had formally
abdiCatGd III favor Of her son. the Prince
Of ASturia, really believed that 1t would
not be 50 very difficult for them to place
the Spanish UrOwn'On tho latter's head,
while tile willy Prussian statesman and
the foxy Prim were secretly and success
fully arranging the wires for the success
Of Leopold Won IOhenZOllerT. But, after
all, this Hohcnzollcrn.P rim incident, rs
the Continental papers will Gull Il, is a
mere pFetext, 80 far us tic French Gov.
crnmenL Is concerned. 1t knows very
well that, although Prince Leopold Of
lIOhen7Ollern Is an officer IN the army Of
King William l. Of Prussia, and that all
lib, connections are ar(lGnly in favor Of
Prussia, he Is not n VasSal Of the King; II
knows equally well, too, that, even though
the Prince In question, who Inns suddenly
become rs famous us the Duke i Enghien
was IN his time, should incontinently
ascent tho Spanish throne, hG would, UNI
der the circumstances prevailing through
out the whole lberian Peninsula ut this
juncture, have little power TO cause sCrl.
our trouble TO the French Government.
For the. State Treasury Vt, Madrid Is well
nigh. empty, mud the Spanish army,
although llSted IOr,itS bravery Antlthe ex-
Cellent material Of WhiChHit is composed,
could not for Il moment expect to cope
with tho immense bodies Of troops which
the Emperor Of the. French, IL he had to
deal with Spain alone, would be able To
pour into Spain In the course Of Il few
days. It Is true that, In cOsO war should
break ont between France and Prussia,
the new King Of Spain would naturally
he dcsposed TO take sides with that great
North German Power with which for
taihunber Of years lio and his family have
been 30 closely affiliated; and It Ii true,
furthermore, that tho hatred with which
a vast majority Of the Spanish people still
look upon France and the BOnNpartCs,
SpAin would probably form M alliance
with Prussia. But, II the Emperor OF the
French Is really DESTROYS Of preventing
such In event, Il must sccm clear even "a
the most superficial observer tllat the
course adopted for preventing the dreaded
union between Spain and the North. Ger.
man Confederation Is exactly calculated
10 bring IN tho apprchendCl danger. The
iact Is, the Emperor Napoleon tho Third
wants war. In order To take revenge on
Prussia for the terrible blow, which,
i. 1t .SalowR, 1t. struck the. sGll:lovo and
vanity OI the French people and especially
tho French army. Already during tl,s'Ilc
bateon The ST. GOthart Railroad, which took
place few weeks since in the Corps
LepislatIE, II became apparent that the
Chauylns, that party In France which
desires to bring about war with Prussia
at all hazards, had become more powerful
than ever, and, moreover, that the Impe'
rial Government itself, expressed itself In
regard to the preservation Of peace with
n Il 1.