The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

all the rich duchIes between Pied
mont ard the Roman States in a
few months joined united Italy, and
the kingdom of the two SiciIies,
with Napoleon's connlvance, as a
necessary consequence became VIC
tor Emmanuel's. Again through
the diplomacy OF France, Italy
Joined hands with Prussia in the
late war, and Austria was forced TO
yield Vebitia also to Italy.
The French influence in Russia
has created there q liberal party.
The intervention of France IN Italy
so despoiled Austria that she was
forced to adopt free Constitutional
Government, and to restore the an
clent privileges of the Kingdom OF
Hungary. The occupation ofRomc
by French troops prevented
the same city from beng occupied
by the Austrian and Spanish
troops, which would have crushed
liberty every where with an iron
hand. Bismarck undertook his
war with Austria after conferences
with Napoleon at Biarritz and
Benedettl at Berlin, receiving the
countenance of French diplomacy
IN Europe, essential to his success,
gained the victory and then re-
pu6lated his share of the compact.
Consolidating Germany. the Herr
drives good blind George of Ham
over into exile, %oblIterates the
kingdom from tho map, levies o
forced loan, a la Italian banditti,
upon Frankfort, despoiling her of
her ancient freedom and making
her o mere Prussian provincial
town, and then appropriates North
Germany to herself. Germany
seems united to-day only because
she is overawed. With u military
rlsor TO other country knows in
all the conquered States. the en-
tire able-bodied male population
are forced into the army, and am
pie revenge Is thus taken for the
fact that before the last Austro-
Prussiun war almost all Germany
pronounced for Austria ard hated
Prussia. Nations do not forget
their hates or the humiliation OF
conquest and defeat in n day, and
the States of South Germany as yet
unconquered, with dissatisfied
Schleswig H~olstein, Hanover and
Saxony, will give Prussia trouble
when the presence ofFrench troops
gives the anti russian party secur-
ity in the expression OF their SYM
pathies.
Bismarck, unsatisfed with sue
cess and the prospect of united
Germany, sought every opportu-
nifty to thwar5 Napoleon IN his de-
mands for guarantees 10 sustain a
needful balance of power. That he
might quiet the rising turbulence
of the Liberals at home, and humIl-
late France, he intrigues with the
military aiventurer, Prim, who,
with armed bands, governs Spain.
The Spanish people did not choose
Leopold of Prussia for their king
az the vas: majorityof the Spanish
people IRE in the lowest abasement
of ignorance, and had no voice IN
the matter. On the contrary, adj
vices tell us that the Spanish people
are pleased with the course France
has taken.
The placing of a Prussian Prince
on the Spanish throne would have
sandwIched France between two
Prusslans, and reduced her to a Sc
cond or third rate power, while the
safety of all Europe would have
been endangered. Ever since Prus-
sia was merely the Electorate of
Brandenburg she has gained all her
possessions by force alone, with NO
excuse but the law of conquest from
the absorption of SiIesia to the
obliteration of Hanover.
When Napoleon refused to accept
the withdrawal of Leopold as Il
inality, and demanded guarantees
from the King of Prussia, he acted
upon two just reasons: First-Prus-
STA had before distinctly promised
that her Princes should no: mount
the Spanish throne, and had vlola>
ted the promise. The mere word
of the Prussian Minister had not
been worthy of credence since the
treaty of Prague. In that treaty
Prussia promised SchieSwig-Hol-
stein a vote Of the enIlre people as
to their choice between Denmark
and Prussia, q measure welded to
the generous demands Of France,
but she has, by military force, pre-"
vented any such vote from being
taken. Napoleon's second reason
was that in international law the
head of every royal family is held
responsible for the political acts Of
all Its members, and TO every states
man, or well informed person, it is
evident that the King of Prussia's
statement that Prince Leopold was
acting Independently was a miseIa-
Bile ~subterfuge, as such a thing IL
the light of the late accession of
Prince George to the throne of
RoumanIa, and the intrigues Of
Bismarck, become obscured.
The impression :has tie royal
family Of Prussia is favorable to free
institutions no mar can believe, un-
less be ignores history. The great
Elector and the great Frederick
were as absolute as Cesar in the
State, and as brutal as Nero in their
family relations. The present
King, on mounting the throne
threw down the gauntlet to the
Liberal party by announcing that
he held the reins of power by no
gift of the people, but by the grace
of God. His entire political creed
was based upon the feudalism of
the middle ages, and was so con-
demned by Parliamentary Liberals,