The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-02

sequences. And wen they may: When the organs
part or their government a. must necessarily In
ihe leading military and naval powers q the Euro.
King Wiliam. 6en wen aford TO regard 1t with COM
placenoy But AL our citizens are not so blinded by
the light Of pru,san victories and regard the later
widespread disaster yet to come. The forced
INVASION or BELGIAN TERRITORY
Invite Intervention In the -Prussan quarrel;
while the rising Of the Poles In that part OF the
Of Psna occupied ,p ~ the s%s Of ne
or Prussia could not fail to produce complication
and an entaDglcd web Of diplomatic intrigue which,
considering the diverse interests involved could not
tail 10 end In disastrous wars. Nor Ia the per-
eMptory note SAID to have been addressed BY Prussia
TO England lett out Of the calculations OF our sober
the same position as the French under Bazaine are
or are supposed TO be- IN Metz-anxious TO fght but
unable to move out to DO so. Ireland ID
HNGLAND's ARMY OF OBSERVATION.
me ridicui0usly small army she Ii able TO NAM
tain On wa war i1oiing and which would be mere
Tor The forces OF France cannot be removed nom
tne Green Isle. where 1t Is concentrated without I'M
minent risk. The Engl government well knows
that the lnsurrectiODary movement In Ireland
euutched, but mol killed In lS67is still f0rmdable,
slough not outwardy 30; and that the first gun nred
BY England III European war would be the signal
for the disruption Of the British empire. Prussia's
note to 81. James the cart answer reported 70 De
prepared the vioat oa OF Belgian teri tory (Which
The British have declared they VIII protectk the
secret arinlng OF Austria anu the omin0us threats
uttered by the Official journals OF the Russian empire
are, therefore, righuully considered as pointing to
pr0tracted struggle for
A NEW BALANCE OF POWER
IN Europe, which may terminate IN another molly
alliance or republic OF consolidated European
peoples. The magnitude OF the present war Is,
therefore duly considered by our people; ana,
though Wall street shows no sign OF extraordinary
excitement, the popular pulse beats high. AS we
stated the article under the above caption yester
day, 1t is useless to attempt to give anything like
proper statement of the feelings of the cltzens OF
this city on the Franco-Prusslan war. For while
One-hah favor Prussia and the other half esp0uses
the cause Of France nearly every man whose opinion
Il worth vending has different idea Of
THE PROBABLE CONSEQUENCE
of the dreadful struggle now going on In the heart
OF the French empire, ana draws conclusions from
the events transpirlng and which are almost hourly
announced according TO his information OF the state
OF affairs in Europe or from his prejudces. The
above resume OF the feeling OF the citizens Ia gene
ral however, may be accepted as correct or nearly
10. But we are, as people, almost as mercurlal as
the French themselves, and the thrObbing wires
bearing as We write the tidings or sangunary con-
ficts, actual routs and disasters which this
journal spreads before its countless readers thls
morning-may change the current oil popular feeling
and direct the sympathles Of our citizens Into an
entirely new and different channel. We know not
wnat a day may bring FORTH
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