Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-12-02
THE GAZETTE.
CEDAR FALLS, DECEMBER Q, 1870.
The Duel.

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Hon. Chas. Sumner lectured In
Chicago, last week, on the European
war. He denominated 1t a duel, a.
modern war was only an ancien
duel magnified. Regarding tn,
Spanish throne, Mr.. Sumner said:
Considering the age, and the pres
ent demands of civilization, such 4
war stands forth terrific In wrong
making the soul rise Indignant
against 1t. One reason avowed /.
brutal; the other is frivolous, both
are criminal. III we look into tho
text of the manifesto and the speeche,
of the Cabinet, IL il a war founded
| on n trifie. ON sham, ON n straw, ON
an egg shell. Obviously these were
pretexts only. Therefore it IL wat
of preteXts, the real object being the
| the humiliation and dismpmbermen
of Germany, i'm the vain hope of ex.
slting the French Empire aud per.
petuating bauble gimcrack crown
on the head of "a boy. BY military
success, and "a peace dictated at Ber.
lin, the Emperor trusted to find him
self in such condition that, on re-
turn to Paris, he could overthrow
parliamentary government so far rs
II existed there, and re establish per,
sonal government, where all depend
ed upon himself-thus making tfi.
umph over the French people.
The speaker then followed up i'm
detail the progress of the war, stat.
ing that it was one Of surprise, and
that the Germans were the surpris.
ing party. The fall of Napoleon was
characterized as q good thing. He
was in early life conspirator against
kings, and latterly against republics
His perfi,iy in all matters pertaining
to freedom was denounced in bite,
terms. He then said:
The French Emperor was the az.
gressor. lie began the fatal duel. -
Let him fall, but not the people oI
France. Cruelty already have they
eXpiated their offense in accepting
such ruler. Not always should
they suffer. Enough of waste
enough Of sacrifice, enough OF slaugh.
have they felt the accursed hoof oI
war.
In the consideration of terms ol
peace, the propositions to be consid,
cred were: First, guaranty that
there shall be no further invasion oi
Germany; second. guaranty that
the conditions shall be such as not ia
wound the feelings Of the French
people; third the establishment oI
rule by which the recurrence oI
such barbarous duel shall be pre-
vented.
The speaker thought that Germany
was inclined to ask too much. The
demand for Alsace and Lorraine, and
the extension Of the German bound
AIRY to the Vosges, together with an
indemnity of one thousand million
of dollars, was denounced as incon.
sistent and unreasonable, and a guar,
anty of dismemberment.
After alludiDg at some length tc
the personal characteristics of King
William aud Count Bismarck, Mr.
Sumner CLOSED his lecture as follows
ourow part is simple. 1t is first
To keep out of ar,-and, next, e
stand firm in those ideas which ar.
the life of the Republic. Peace i,
our supreme vocation. To this We
are called. BY this we succeed. OuI
example is more than an army. But
not OH this account can we be indif
ferent, when human rights are as.
sailed or republican institutions art
in question. Garjbaldi asks for 1
word" that easiest expression O
power. Stange will it be, when thi,
Is not given. To the Republic, ant
to all struggling for human rights,
give word with the heart on the lips
Word and heart give. Nor wOulc
have my country forget at ANY
time, in the discharge OF its trans
cendent duties, that, since the rui,
OF conduct and of honor is the sam,
for nations IS for individuals, the
greatest nation liz that which doe,
most for humanity.
We condense from the Chicago
Fo8t.