The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-07-21
THE TROUBLES IN EUROPE.

THE TROUBLES IN EUROPE.
The latest news from Europe are more
war-ike than ever. France bas declared
war without any reasonable cause against
Prussia, and is hurrying its armies to its
eastern frontier. Prussia, cool and col
lected, is ever ready to meet, punish and
retaliate aggression.
The other European powers have de-
clared their neutrality as long as they, or
those they protect, are not interfered
with.
France, anxious to obtain possession of
the Prussian Provinces on the Rhein,
commenced the trouble by charging Prus-
STA with trying.to put Prince Hohenzellern
on the Spanish throne. Prussia answer
ed, that they had no part in the candida
ture of Prince Leopold. that he is no rel
ative to the Prussian royal family, and
that Prim, the present regent of Spain,
who had actually treated with the prince,
but not Prussia, is the really responsible
party in this transaction. Then the
French Ambassador was ordered to In
suit the Prussian King by asking for fur
ther explanations and promises, and then
being refused and the ambassador being
Informed that he had permission to leave
Prussia, Louis Napoleon takes this as an
insult and makes it the excuse and the
cause for declaring war. But all this
may still prove to be only farce to hide
some other scheme Of tAe European di-
plomacy. We still believe Louis Napo-
leon will yet back out when he finds that
Prussia is not to be frightened. He new
er will be able to wrest an inch of ground
from the German territory.
North and South Germany together.
can furnish 1900, 900 soldiers, of whom
| at the least 800, 900 are ready now or al
any time, to take the field and the rest
can be got ready within month. In
France, the active and reserve armies
number together 100000 besides them
there is to be organized mobile Guard
| to number $50, ZOO men !; very probably
however, all that France can aetua lily put
into the feld will never exceed one mil
| lion. OF all these there are not over
$50, 900 men now ready for service
North Germany alone is able to furnish
nearly double that number at any mo-
ment. ',v tadf ssGiEg &c 2 -. 400
Besides all this, France will have to
keep at the least, 100000 men on the
Spanish frontier, while Prussia is entire-
ly unembarrased in this respect. Austria,
the only enemy it may possibly have,
besides France, being neutralized by Rus
STA and Italy, and is ow about organi-
sing military camp on the Russian from
tier. j s......
Louis Napoleon, in our opinion is rails
ing all this immense excitement only for
the purpose to divert his own subjects
from himself, but he misses it fearfully if
he pitches into Germany; he will loose
his crown and his honor, and France will
lose men, means and territory instead Of
gaining them Let US still hope for
peace. s
The Chicago Post says on this subject:
'"The daring defamation of Theirs
against this war of ambition, in the
Corps Legislatif, is favorable indication
especially as it is backed up by the re-
markable vote of 1O7 for peace, to only
246 for the Emperor. This opposition
will be drowned by the sudden clamor tor
Vengeance, but it will live till the angry
waves begin to subside, and will be ready
at any time to make itself felt effectively.
''The armies of both France and Prus-
STA seem to be fastening toward Metz, a
fortified city within the department of
Moselle, now belonging to France. Metz
is In the northeast corner Of the empire,
twenty-five miles south of Luxem bourg,
and seventy-fve west of Strasbourg, and
columns of Prussiar troops seem to be
approaching from these two directions.
Indeed, rumor from Paris is reported
that an engagement has already taken
place. IF there has been collision, how
ever, it can hardly have been more than
skirmish. There is also report this
morning that the Prussians are before the
fortified village of Longway, north of
Mstz.
The fact that, having accepted Napo-
Icons arrogant challenge, William has
thrown his troops in one day into French
territory, is every way suspicious. "7ou-
.jours TaudaccF' is still the signal of
victory.
''The Prussian contingents are being
mobilized-that is, the conscripts and
volunteers. the South German troops,
the Landwehr and Landstrum are being
put in fighting trim, in readiness for ser
vice anywhere.
No army in the world can be moved So
rapidly as the Prussian. A corps can be
seized any morning and flung straight out
to battle, as man would fling hand
grenade. They are always prepared
Their cartridges are packed, their food
ready, their medicine chests full; and
when the bugle calls to battle, they
spring to the point of danger as suddenly
as fire engine rushes with its men when
tho fre-bell strikes.
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