The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-26
FROM NEW YORK.
specuIafions About the War I'm Eu.
rope-The German Press United
on the War QuestiOn-Yiewso OF the
Religious and Secular Press.

specuIafions About the War I'm Eu.
rope-The German Press United
on the War QuestiOn-Yiewso OF the
Religious and Secular Press.
New YORK, July 24-Popular ex'
pectation looks for the first collisions OF
the war in Europe this week, but a
great battle is not anticipated within
the next seven days, unless Prussia sud,
denly takes the aggressive, which may
happen, for she has able and resolute
tacticians in her army. Many persons
think that Prussia will prudently choose
the best military position without at
tempting to cover all her Rhenish from
tier. The French armies must now be
ready to advance. Napoleon seized his
own moment for war, and it is natural
to suppose that he will lose no time in
making the onset. 1t has been long
since the French army was pltted
against solidly united and enthusiastic
foe. One of the greatest battles Of
modern times is indefinitely near at
hand. Correspondents are 80 success
fully excluded from army lines that the
news of battle will come Unexpectedly
and in fragments. The public must re-
solve to be skillful readers.
The World, to-day, has all editorial,
headed "Prussian Call for Help, re-
ferring to the circular requiring North.
German Consuls in foreign countries TO
send home all Germans liable to mill
tary duty, and to forward all who de
sire to volunteer. The World satirical-
" observes THAT nothing could be
more opportune. From Senator Schurz
down the humblest votary OF pipe and
Dot, who listens to our German fellow
citizens, present but single front to the
foe. Prussia throws open to them with
truly liberal hand the gates Of glory,
or the grave. The mere fact that the
steamers are withdrawn from the ocean
at the moment she invites their assls-
tance, need in no way damp their ardor.
The Atlantic is cloven weekly with
many keels of British steamers.
For the first time in its history the
German press Of New York is united
on European war question. They
are all ardently in favor OF Prussia's
success, because the future nationality
of all German speaking provinces de
pends upon it. They express devout
hatred of France and are violently
abusive Of Napoleon. They have great
confidence in the result OF war, but
urge every German in America to CON
tribute money freely for the cause. The
leading French paper, the Courier Des
Etats Unis, on the contrary, protests
against the manifold accusations Of the
German press, and denies directly that
France or the ambition Of Napoleon is
the cause of the war The Courier
Des Etats Unis declares there are few
human tragedies in which the ridicu-
lous is not mingled with the sublime,
and it regards the recent action Of the
Republican General Committee as rep
resenting one of the ludicrous develop
men,s Of the impending struggle in Eu-
rope.
The Army and Navy Journal, in its
comments, displays leaning toward
Prussia.
The New York Evangelist leads off
for the Religious Press. 1t says: with
our views Of the origin of the war, our
sympathies are wholly with Prussia as
the injured party. France is the assail-
liant, without any cause or provocation.
She has attacked peaceful neighbor.
If France should be defeated, and its
ambitious Emperor be overthrown, we
could but feel that it was a most right
eous retribution."
The World is very warm in praise oi
Napoleon's recent bulletins. 1t says
that he must be ranked among the
masters Of the art of proclamation. In
this art it is Of the highest consequence
that one should understand the use Of
glittering generalities, and this the
Third Napoleon does understand, quite
as well as his immortal uncle who
pressed the pyramids into his bulletins
and made the sun Of Austerlitz his
trumpetor.
Everybody in the business world,
saws the Times, seems to be waiting
for a battle. Those who have loaded
up with gold at low figures can carry
their burden, keep cool, and look for
ward to the day which they hope j:
not far distant, when they can tumble
their gold on the street at high prices
and then retire to count their profit
There are class of operators, how
ever, who bought heavily when golC
was higher even than il was yesterday
and these are the men who look anx
iously toward the horizon. 1t is sale
there are hosts Of adventures in III,
street, men who have been made wilC
by reading and rejecting upon the bril-
liant fortunes that men made durin,
: the late war by the rise and fall o
gold. They look upon the present wa
in Europe as an opportunity TO max
fortune themselves, and have gon
in and put their margin in the hand
of brokers, who have been as greatl
: deceived as their clients have with re
e erence to the progress Of the war.
n there should be an armistice, or an
+ move upon the Continental chess-boar
? which would have a tendency Ia lowe