The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-21


is, therefore. the kicking party, and she re.
minds one by this act Of the fable OF the vol
that devoured the lamb under the pretence
that it had muddfed the stream, that when, In
fact, the wolf stood above and the lamb below
on the brook-side. It is to be hoped, however
the part of. the lamb and be torn. We may as.
sumo that Prussia will enter the combat fully
equipped and ready for war; her whole attitude
during the difference occurring so suddenly Is q
guarantee of this. She will NOT have to meet In
this fight the doubts and opposition of pub
lie opinion that essentially aggravated her
resolution In the year 1866, to draw the sword.
Ious provoker, and Germany fights for her de.
fence and honor. The appeal in their behalf
was never truitless with the German nation,
and we expect to see repetition OF the nation
al enthusiasm of the memorable war of de-
liverance made against the First Napoleon,
throughout all Germany. To speculate on the
possible, or probable consequences Of this wal,
would be premature. 1t is.suf1cient, afler all
that has been said before. about the affairs oil
ton, to bear In mind that the consequences OF
the war just declared between the two princl-
pal powers of the Continent, may be incalcula-
Bile, and lead to such change OF the political
situation OF Europe as has not been effected
by the most important events of this century"
THE sEw YORKER JOURNAL.
The New YORKER Journal says: "The aecla-
ration Of war made Dy France knew not how to
6ud any better pretext than the so-called insult
to the French Ambassador By the King OF
Prussia. In truth, not the Ambassador, but
the King was insulted, because the former had
the impulence to molest the King on the prom
enads, or at the spring at Ems. With his diplo-
matte complaints, whereupou the King after
ward refused to receive the insolent fellow. On
the part Of the French, plainly o proVoc ltlon
was sought for, and the pretext is 30 blunt
that 1t IL not necessary to waste even word
about it. The sympathies OF the Germans IN
the United States are with the exception OF
some few who for religious reasons entertain
other viow-) on the part OF Prussia, aud. in
deed, OF all Germany. They UNANIMOUSLY con-
ling, under g, empty pretext, European
war. We do not doubt for one moment that
one hundred Thousand Germans in the United
States " ,uld be ready to hasten to aid the
country Of their birth with arms IN hand. u
there woald be means and ways OF doing 60.
THE NEW YORKER STATS zErTUNG.
The New Yorker Stats Zeltung says: 'The
anxious fuctuation between fears Of war and
hopes for peace is at an end. The dice are
cast; France has declared war against Prussia
and the armies Of both powers hasten already
loo no greater event has taken place In Europe
than this declaration OF war. The course OF
history will be defined for centuries by the de-.
clslon Of the fight thus opened, and dreadful
will be the delusion OF those, who, being fool
ish enough 10 believe themselves able to end
the war, thus wantonly provoked, at any mo
ment they please, have challenged fate. IL
will strike them with annihllating weight, tor
however much distress the war may cause to
yJtIl mn nave
been fully decided whether Germany OF France
is to possess the supremacy on the European
Continent; whetherthe Germanic or Latn race
is to have the lead hepceforth IN the life OF ma
lions. Who, that Is not blinded, could stlll
entertain any doubt as to what will be the
end9 A glance athlstOry shows that the Latin
race has, for centuries, been constantly going
down. France alone, thanks to the Germanlc
elements with which she is mixed, developed
great strength, and II her rulers had used this
strength for other purposes than those OF per-
sonal ambition, she might also, perhaps, have
reached the rule of the world, to which she, as
superior Of the Romantic nations, aspired. But
at Leipsic, and then at Waterloo, this aim was
frustrated for the first time, and the giant
combat commencing now Is to decide whether
France will be more successful the second
time. But II the Emperor Napoleon had not
been overtaken by the blindness which, as the
German proverb says, overtakes those whom
the rods would destroy, he would have needed
the warnings he so often received. Aiming
still higher than his uncle did. he has devised
the grand programme ofmaking the Latia race
dominant on the Continent OF Europe ana IN
Central America, and with the assistance OF tne
then most powerful Germanic power, the Eng
iish. he was. in the Crimean war. by the HILL
initiation Of Russia, successful In the tirst step
toward this end Three years atterWard,
when we'll armed, he made up his mind, TO-
gether with the new Roman ally won IN the
former war, Sardinia, to take the second step,
which he did by challenging to war Austria:
In whose aged hand rested the lnnuence ol
the Germanic race on the continent After
short fight of three lucky battles, he SOW the
proud Hapsburg chief asking for peace L, MS
tent. Thus the Germanic influence In Europe
was fundamentally broken, and the Frencn
Emperor exercised In fact the supremacy on
the European Continent. But with his sue
cess his ambition was lncreasedi MS eyes
were turned across the ocean, and taxing ad-
vantage of the civil war OF the American peo-
ple, he sought to establish, by the erecaon OF
n throne supported by French bayonets, his
superiority over the Anglo-Germanic race IN
thfs mart of the world. But the frivolous at
tempt. to which he was invited by the sng-
GestIons of his Spanish wife, was defeated by
The indestructible vigor of the American
Union, and acting upon mint from
the United States, the Napoleonite was
compeled to withdraw his army from
desolated Mexico. In doing 30, he show
ed his cowardly fear and was covered with ig-
nomIny. In having deserted the unfortunate
Prince to the revenge of the Mexican Rcpuo,
llc By this deed his (thns far) prover6ial
luck was brought to an end, and from that
time everything went wrong with him, and
affer the Germanic influence, which he Thought
he had broken forever on the battle heid oil
Northern Italy, was established again by the
victory of Prussia, won over Austria at Sado-
wa. he was obliged to look on and see the Ger
man Empire reconstructed IN the nearg OF Eu-
rome. By the victorious foundation OIL the
North German Union, by the promotion OF the
King of Prussia to commander-ln-chlet OF all
the German armies the sway OF the Latin
races was practically broken. The German
neonle were thus assured of their return to q
feadinp position In politics, but Napoleon did
moi comprehend the Importance OF this fact.
Nc iiid not understand the irresistible innate
longing of the German people LOT natlonal
unity. nor the absolute impossibilty OF cheek
inr It. He endeavored to scatter secretly
the seeds of discord among the German peo-
nle-eXclting hostility among the enemies OF
Prussia, great and small, against that power.
He conspired with the Roman hierarchy
arainst the Protestant tendencies OF the as
cenilinr power and ut the same time by arm
inr incessantly for war by using means far
above the economical resources Of the French
people. he prepared for the decisive day when
se mirht BY his military superiority crush me
Jonnerous rival and throw Germany back into
ecorn,or yynoknpss and lismembermcnt.