, 1870-07-22
a%1assper3~ts1sb a b3e Glory.ss

~ Tx tdtfor Of 11!s tAied9o Tribune:
1hie thoroughly French" phrase is made
Use Of by tue New York Times in reference to
Saralcon's prospective conquest Of tho Rhine
provinces. to peseis,entls claimed By rranch-
tncn AZ Icing part Of their country. When it
IL considered that this Napoleon Is the man
Sho tishts for at idea, and that ide. the priu-
ciplc 1t nat:oLalisy, our notions Of "siory'
necnn1e somewhat u.ase; bv Icing told that
FIen Luau may become ''g1orioua" By tramp
Ling OIL the VERY idea fur sthsch la pretends to
tight. Fofit must be generally known that
the country on both siles Of the Rhine. in
Lorraine are thoroughly German, SO far ~
historical evidence, national descent aud re-
them IA.
The glory Of tho Freuct,, and particularly Of
mt French but Italjan), i yery pecu.
self With glory in lis lagt Wal.
! read tl,is oil: recently in ono Of tho other
wire most sensibfe papeIs published in the
Ntst. the DesMusnes E.yasttr. Ms laat war
much glorr din le male tLeses Tho fseJis:er
DID not mean 3lesl:o, though, but Italy mud
the Observation-Disclosures war OF 1859. Ma
Pnleon then ret out witt, the promise to he
lack in four weeks. and. RAYS The t.tg4stcr, we
all k"ow how glorionsls' le kept lis PROM
-
no made another promise, one for which tho
Italians really cared, wllilc the former ono al-
,eaEed to them. aud justly. ncra hoaet. lie
had u. mi=ca That le would no. lag down tho
arms lcfore lie had freed Italy from the
Alps 10 the !Ad1iatic" What dill he do II is
rc5sfins to bis HoEaisc.. Did l,s free Italy,
though: Having gained few battles. Which,
left Austria as sttept, a. lefute in every ess1u-
tia1 tcnec. which all not dispose Of a sit; ;lo
Ief Iea qr II Sas1n p s,,oE pos,9ni ni A. Ap=tsa at
armies lesona tho famous qn4'l1iiatrsal, hut
made item t:n4' right b.forc it. which, in fact.
dtvi,ta nothing beyond the fart tina, the
Austrian Ernnerer "ata silly bog, who cared
more for his - a.uoura than fut his army, aud
who. Gu aleount Ct lis weak aud unulat.ls
virtual. LIZ, as long ~ his troops hrll the
formidable r4naEe If for.rcsscs, known q tue
quadrilateral. Having accomplished this in a
fH.Etly country, where all circumstances
favored him, NAPOLEON entered abruptly .ul
without consulting i.ia allies, iuto peace ncgo-
covered himself with glory. say the French :
viii, everlasting infamy, say tho Italians, and
the rest Of enlightened Europe.
hat Ii the WY lie managed to keep cne Of
E1s rEo1uiecs-tl:.t OF no: having 1l.s.
Ergenie alone for nure tlau four week At q
time.
The disgusting toaay!sm towards Napoleon
on the part o. may Americans. wlu might know
tetstr. has !'nE been n.attei of comment will
intelligent Tor. igptrs. THIS tu4lyiau,, true to
IT. nature, !1ols ~ 10 the august person f.o1n
tie IuAs. II il dnrcd to face its idol, It would
coon tli:c'ver very ordinary mortal, Int then
it "cuM 10 longer be tosdyism. Napoleon is
tLsewI. =aGaei0ua, ealculatins-no ono denies
tl:at- l:It Aia shEewdue-- il that Of thu ;;a,,..
bier, his sa;ae.;y that Of the schcmer aul hi>
calculating ability that Of the sharper.
can II truly ic sid that -uch man will & lin
'ip:l'. rislsafi." glory ty wrestling forrigI
rtcr'Ece from nrlsht, ring couatsy th7, Ii:
| Eot given Aiu1 Tho slightest pfoyoc2tious ''1
ten,lpra, . morest" uuw is 1t possible thai
an american s'sitor can thus prostitute CON.
Let il &c scr:cnt cred That this "1isir,crest
cd .go1likc lcr,, &3:o o:1s fights for .'ileas,
made the nu!s!e Gar.baldi an exile to bis ow,
home, the rits of Nice, By iacorporatin.
the lstter With Irance: thst he turthei
r:ai1nct. ard os,,alncd the tlucay .;
savoy, The cradle Of the present reir. IN. u
louhe ef Italy, il, payment for his services IL
Italy: tl.at lie !.t!1s ltome, and 1las Lccn Fo
n.afly twelve {t1rs tile most tmplacable i:
veil ~ most powerful enemy OF Italian unity
let there ttmuge aud fac:s 10 scnleulbete<
along viii. tho. esitl, viii; htlsc Frturh liAcr2l,
charge him, whichever they have an opportu
nifty generally dehiel them by the icspotit
sytten OF prcss-rexul3s:oass, tc., Of speaking
iLtsr niid; AID II luy cue, aftcr eAau.iu: ue nl
thtFe elarget, viii It'll cont:nu to low tll.
trumpet Of Snpoleon's glory, let hsn te made
1eEr:'fcd and lare.factI apostle of rcrvilisr
lT1sr!a ahi the erea:rr part Of Germany
arc ia d position similar 10 that in which IL.
loyal portion Of .amrrica Was during ou
late war. There arc enemies TO Ger
man u:aity in Germany there were enc
mics to American unity in America
This lAiEs tho ca.e,, Prussia il obliga<
to suffer the odintn which aEiaes from her dis
regarding tho "irLes Of tue tlua1l minority
tiIr PARTY Of *'recessiou-" Here il the poin
EhsEc the Trcurh think they can make cauita
against t's'1ssla. Int wc il An3erca should no
lg dreeAed Ly ench tricks OIL the part o.
trauec. country wt,s.s voting is .lone l,y ;
hyrtt u II governmental mIchiuers :lsat is Al
Remarkable for II. ingenuity aud ellicicury. ~
dAtestai'lc for its desl ai!ng effects.
II success III war esltitlee Napoleon to i'm
| r'crlehalle Eiury. Wig eileuiI nut the same b,
tE.e ~ regards Prussia 1t i. well known Il
those WHO know something OF history, that
eacert Whcp led by Nalolean the First. t:lt
French llave almost invariably been bclten Il,
the Trlssians. Et,ssbacls, katxhacl, Denna
Mifz, are three Of tie n,ost notable. instances,
naivelE asks. ulen did tie Russians. single
LANDED, ever beat the French. look vi
tL.se nnmes in hls cncyclopelia Il
the var Of ss66, rfussia tough
.su-tsisn On Austrian territory. the cirrun
starccs OF position. kc-. beng entirely in favo
Of lie .austtials. 1Ls struggle lasted unly a
manr t:ays Is she Frepc1-Auets71n had laster
weeks, while the effects Ut the battles o
''Tsansenau," ''Gitsclin.'' - ''Horitz," "chluna
ar., '':sadows, gained By the rEusslans i,lsid
week. vsere incomrtrably more 1mportat,
tl,an tl,o<e Of the battles nf Magenta and Sol
ferlro. lTursia accomplished what Franc
had promised but le:t undone-ahe made ltal
flee TO the Atria.ic. Di Prussia gain isnne.
!shah1e glory thereby; Tue Nax iutk Tine
Is very far from believing tlls- On the coz
trasy. it thinks there are many powers j
Europe that wish to sec Prussia .shum!iat I'd.
And lsow about Ftarce? DOES no one wish t
sce Lcr huuiiiated: Surely the prtseut teri
lly hot weather must have Affected the b1aiu
ot The Times editor c. /. EaGERT.
Iowa STATE UNIVERSITY, iowa CffY. Juls ~. :;