, 1870-07-22
THE EU SOPEAN WAR,
comments OF the New York German
nnu Frcnci Newspapers.


dice are cAet: Fra,ce has declared war agaiust
ATutsia, and the armies Of 10th powers hasten
already 10 the Notwithstanding combat Since
Waterloo no greater event has taken place in
Europe than this declaration Of war. Tho
course Of history will be defined for centuries
lly tie decision Of tile fight ,hus opcnri, and
dreadful will be the de}tt-inn Of those who, be-
ing foolish enough To believe themselves able
to end the war titus wansonly provoked at anv
morut ut lhey please. flave challenged fatc
Il will alr1ke them with anailuIa;inc
weight, for however muvh distress tue war
may tauee TO Germany, it will not cease uutil
II shall have bet II fully decided whether Ger
many or France IL to possess the supremacy
manic or Latin race il to have the lead hcnce-
inrtli IN the life Of Aatioss- Who that is not
fndet conhl t1lll enteItain Anr doubt Us to
what will i'e the end. A glance at history
shows thai the Latin race has for centuries
I,"en gong down. Franco alone, thank. to
tho German elements with which r,c IL rn1xefl,
sltyei"ied great strength. aud II her rulers
had Used thls strength for other purposes
ftan those OF n"tsaral ambition. she might
niso; lerha;,'s, have reached the rnte of the
mof.a. 10 which the: AZ superior Of tue TO-
l;at az :L"irsr, and then at Waterloo. this
a,m was frustEasei for tho 1irst time, and the
t;laut ct''ni,at commencing nnw is to decide
whether france will he more ellsce-3{u1 the
rcc"rd time But II the Emperor Napoleon
ns lie Herman t,roverb rays, evertakc. tl,o.a
wi'In tx :;;t'ds Cnu!a destroy Lie would 1--we
needed the warnings l,c 70 often received.
Ain.1n:: still higher than his t,,,clo ,,i', hc has
dt'sea fhe grand programme Of making the
lat';''rare dominant on The continent OF Eu-
rol'e ard III cc! !r7l Amor1ca, and With the
t'rtance Of the t:se', 1,s.st powerful German
1sWfr, and tie !hc}islI h. WIZ in the Crinlca:l
WEI. by the humiliation n{ Enssia success ,f1ll
in tho iir*t step toward .l,is cn,l.
Three se2rs afic,w,rl, when well armed, he
1n.te Hr liz l"sme, tngr:ller Si:ll tt,a ..1mln
ally ~'', in the f.tE.n- v.r. s.r3::,i7, to take
fli,. -trrM step. which ltr dill l,r I'll lf.1yiac
to VIZ AUSTRIA in who's" aged hand resided the
iills.. ,,rc Of the Gcrna1ilc race on tue conti-
merit. After short fight nf three III Ky lat
for i"'as" in is tent Tins The German i1.lu-
cstt in Europe wa4 Fundamentally lrokeu, q.
fhe French l:mrcror exercised III fast t!lc ss-
Iren1arr nr IL" European Continent III. with
eyes were Turned across the ccean, aud, taking
advantage OF the civil war of tfa American
people. he -oneht 10 establish, b- the
erection OF throne supported hE Freach
lasnnets, lis superiority over tho AnSlu-Gcr-
Elt:'ic rae in thi= rs1t Of the wo.la.
Lnt tie frivolous nttem,t. tn Which he Wis
Invited lH til" 1t;,EestinnA Of l,is S,ani.h wife,
was te1e ate ny tlic islcs.ructib1o yieor OF tlla
AHicr7ran Union. and, a"tirg npon hint from
TIC cttet states, the Napo1enn,tc was c,r,-
p:led to withdraw his army from dcsoIata,l
Mexico. III Iolng so, he showed lis cow,.1liy
Tear, aud was cn."rea with i,noniny, in In yin:
deserted the unfortunate Prince Ia tic revenge
o. the Mczc.n 1sr1uh1ic. By this deed his thus
f4r' l'rorerliol lu:k v.s brought to al end, and
from that tirlc everything went wrong with
,:im; ami n''cr the Germanic influence. which,
he thought hc lad broken forever on the bat.
tl~ic!l 81 Northern Italy. WAS established
aga IL hv the victory of Prussia, won ovor Aus.
t1a It Saacwa, he was obliged 10 look on and
scc The Herman Empire reconstructed in the
heart nf Europe.
= ~ the victorious foundation o, tho North.
tief1nan tnlnn: by the prnmotian Of the King
q lrussi1 to Comm ,pler- i'm Chief OF al the
German armies, tho sway of tho Latin races
Wss practically broken. The German people
were TINS assured Of their return tn lc ,line
position IN politics. Int Napoleon did not com.
TrehcnI tho import ancc of the act. Ho dill
not .indcratant1 tl,c irresi~,1,l. iun1te longing
81 the German pronIe for national unity, ,,ni
the absolute inposehiaitv nf checking Il. liz
cndeayott-l t" Hcaftcr secretly the seeds oi
hostility among tlit. cn"1nics Of Ir11-sia, great
ard snail. against that power.
lie conslGfctl with the Roman hierarchy
hEsinst the Protestant Tendencies OF III, az
cend!:,ts row"I, and. At the ea.na tine by arm
ins i.cFssan'ly for var, br using mean.
Tar asH've tle ecouon.i.at r..st1lrc.a nf the
French people. !n nrcr:rr1 FIR tic .leeisive
day wsiei he might Ly hi. military k1,rerinrit,
cr'lsh this dangerous rival sn} throw tiarmany
hack INTO her former wcaktlcra ami d;stneri
berm"nt. But all lis t1ois:s ci7,.t.l .tlly tl.t
contrary OF what hc-a,mo at, Ry t-rut;nnali,
mcna"!hE s:Gtmany. llo i.,re s3eye,o,,-.i NOR,
rtEonElE the atslre f"r unity. ami ah.' ell i.
tbe same l,rt,l' 'r:i:n the Resistance TO tho III,
lrrna y Of rsussia
IL supporting tie nn,peasuF.,1 rr1.e,,,inn
81 l,oI.r r.. 1t" incurred I'll. 1,1tsMl AMI cus-t
81 tue HaGen~: and rr'2..',l that revelation, in
:'a'n. "fu.'i!, "a certain '1egr..a g.vo to liz.
plan g yl5s'>l.e desired to make France tlle
ie race) tie Ia. lick. Isy that rerolution
which occurred At the very moment when he
WISHED to t0nc1s1le n defensive and ofTensiyr
alliance with Qncs.n 1-aletl,, s;,a;n crua,,ci.
],at.,d tef+"h fror, the French forever i
."ltuet en'isteluen"a NJ tili+ event has been
tAat SI'a,u hss offered tie crown to the Prince
isohenzol!stH. 40 nearly rcls.cd 10 tho rruspiar
royal !ami!y, and Il, III that important uoube,
oi the lsotnanic world has sought. in liz lean.
.!le Gil "ermanE, the lsca1ts Of its rescncra.
Sarolcen ILL., las t,ken this hi-h,r s,cn;
nesnt act a. pretext for The rupture with
1r1lfsla, aud ttr Trench people, 70 luur insi,
Gus OF Gc'nary, lsvc jn.antly ercctei the
nef1nhine ef this decisive combat: bat lott
na,o's,i @ a.. ana ~ Ieople are subject to punish
nos cease before 71nre MI! have been hu,uil.
atcd and this national llurni1iatirn will rendc,
tae con: n''ance Of The Sapoleonic DYNASTY i'm.
!o-h'hle IN the country undermined by ravolu
o.ass 1,n PASSIONS. 'irtory, however, can onI,
sF act.tslfct: hF enormous 4acrif.es Gcr,n.nJ
viii tr visited By days full OF sorrow anJ mani
hitter af}iciiou. '1-1
lie: grtste7t efforts. the exerion of all lie,
to"sts' VIII i,er"ne necessary, III order to con
tend successfully aGainst tho Formidable m a.
my Int tie unity Of the German pcnnl, vi,
speed.r follor, and, BY infaming the pairio;i
e1i'n1elaffn, awaken her tatcyit nnwerr TJe
alS WI IL: the necessity thr the will OF rroyi
ntHc"'. ior tho G"r.nanic spirit to conquer IT.,
1he lTnctirtiona Of all the Ger,nans in Amor;
ca VII follow thr German arn,ies. Wc rh,f
5cel heavy Fnrrowa for them, lut orr cont;
acnce VII never he rhtken III the belief tn,
seH VII Prove themselves worthy OF tho ercai
aes'iiS to which GERMANY IL r,lIcd.
Fn7r fhr fDurri-r t.ra fy1f. F-nfs
-1"a jIc'd est the 'aie ia cast. War il de-.
t1ared between France and pr11asin. and fi,c
ssn,, gfea"s e. ' military Powers Of tho world ate
ate1ntic conflict, of wlicl,thc Icstinic. ~ ~.
rope are The stake. War 1,etwccn Franc, an1
lins..a means the mo-t formidable collision
!nat .t' ages have ever Witnessed, not cxcent-
;s es"n ti;n>' s,san'i' battles Of The Rcpat-
lie and flr First Empire, which m,tlr a. WA.
wounds drip biosl ss cnuld to t,nened =, ~
i.!nS OF ha4lna'itv- Ilnt Let liz for a moment
sHelee Inc tnmtItnnus emotions thst awake l.,
~. IN ofieF to ront-:'rlate the situation viii,
.nat Goodness aI'd calmness which m hour 70
solemn requires. ~
Iwo E1rst nationa arc about to reud eacl,
oshcr untsl o;sc OF them e,lccumls Wu sc,,rn
iAsc Patriotism, and are free 10 corfcss fI,at
!ac rnrntv who corfronts hrr is worthy ri
Fs.rce; that. far fr.,m icsri-ing that Yoc. VIC
regard her as very formidsh|p and il i ,r;,E
Lively r,n'o';on thss We estimate The t-rar;tr ~
the Ffr, tn which tl,. ra!e test tl,at s,,r co,,n.
LIT ~ afs':'t to undergo exposes us. 1,nf s,,.t-
ever cur r7{s,"tsc Ereoccuratinus nsr Iva n,
90 NOV Zoe! Inclined 10 uttcr l,arsh rci,ro,chos
atii rncEsive accusations. TIE coutlirt ,,nu
Preparing i, in Cur opinion. a fst,l ,,ccess;tv
m... .s*o ~ 1e met with resignation soonef
OF !aics It i the last ins.allmcut OF a i1,ht
he9uestl;cd to the present along With thu hcrs
NaEe hansieh down hr a nournfI,l ,,,rt AVA
lnfart''"a'cfr,in ,in POLITICS, interests a, s,,k.
eaNlv nceomr transformed TO the condition M
anger. and two nations e.. 10 fanc, fl,,t thcr
3 ue3cat each otsi"r WHEN thcv have in rcal;t1v
t,,;s no;". naat a, Claims to rcs' ate II is from
s l4sn' o1 View. Tor our I,a1t, that vi, look
9non the str'1sclc ti.at!,as {nat hnc,,n .n,woon
~ ncc ard 1cr7n,nv: AMI, whstcver NAV bc,
tho result, NC believe tklst the fvn n.t;,rs
my each m i'A oun eide, defend wbat iron,
~ point "t view it ro,aIdcr~ ucl,t and itr i1rtr
VIII. "au1a: ccn-lae 10 cstccn one another Tor Tia
Eoou Qualities Which distinguish l,otb. an,, foT
rue services tl.st botl. Lavo rendered tn In.
t1a!; ia. u: sn7h. too, wc trust il tic t],onrht
ia. WI EHt!e other nations ia their apprecia
nrss. @4e aooot 10 Hit-
70 th'a end We appeal psrticu!.rlv Ia tho
thy eut to request Of it N amsbo
~ which the old ties OF cordial fcois. ~,
unite the two nations give ia , -;G,,t @Ha1
nect- France has no hatred atainst p-.,e, ~
fhc has profound afiniticB and aspir..;ons T.,
common with Gcsmany. Bat Fsapco h.s Inr
pride to dc'cnd. The treaties Of ls15 ni.cnS
her in 4 r3Si:iop somewhat .ri,,,i,,;.,,T -