The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-08

RFcNleE ulpIoQhCy " EtJeGbIL bISIuuTCk
! did il, and he now hands the rejected pro.
position over to the other Powers, ny
Seward handed over Stephens Canada
policy to England, The defeat Of King
William is the squelching Of Belgium.
THE CAUSE OF OUR GERMAN SYMPATHY.
Our sympathy is the result OF commerce
} German emigration, and because the Ger
mans took our bonds and stOttl With u
during the war. France didn't, KIM
William and Bismarck sent three telG
grams Of congratulation to us. Not one
came from Napoleon, who, on the con
trary, was all the time hitting us sly dabt
In Mexico. Seward let linn hit, because
his army was all the time eating up the
beef and tanning the hides which other.
wise would have gotten into the rCbcI
army. In fact, Maximilian was u sort o.
provision destroyer in Mexico. five &C
back to the last war, there is no reason
why we should not sympathize with
France. Napoleon sent troops. and La
fayette came to help US, while Frederick
the Great hired out q lot Of HesSiNns tu
Great Britain.
aAARBRuCK AN INSIGNIFICANT VICTORY
The Into capture Of Saarbruck was bui
a,skirmisl. Little skirmishcS md re.
COnnOissance now and then don't amount
to anything We must wait for the cam.
paign. Sometimes IN checkers. Il man
gives away ono man, and by and by takes
three. So in war Then. SAarbruCk don't
seem to have been German town. 1t
was like the rebels first taking Bowling
Green, KY, or Little Rock. II rather be-
longed to them; but when Gen. Steele re-
took Little Rock, that was victory.
TIE FREDERICKSBURG OF THE CONTEST.
l think SIayence will be the Fredericks-
burg Of the war, and, may be, the Black
I Forest, will be the Wilderness. At least
should think that modern warfare had
demonstrated the fact that 1t Is foolish tO
assault fortified town when you can just
rs weH march around 1t and compel the
attacked party to starve or come out and
fight you. Gen. Hooker and Gen. Burn
side both stormed Fredericksburg, but l
think If they had it to do over again you
would see them marching right around to
the rear. Maycnce, Coblmtz, and even
EhrcnbreitenStein, the Gibraltar OF the
Rhine, II managed at all, will have to be
managed us Fredericksburg was ut last.
You can't storm Ehrenbreitenstein any
more than you could Viclzsburg, from the
Louisiana fats. You can lombard 1t, but,
when taken, twill haveto be starved out.
Now l don't think these French fellows
are much on the starve out process they're
too fast, and here Prussia has the inside
track. ..t
SPADES WILL BE TRUMPs As AT vICKs-
BURG.
The Prus8iau strategy will undoubtedly
be strictly the defensive. The Prussians
are now where the AustrianS were during
the last war. They will find defending
themselves against the French far differ
cnt from conQuering Austria. The victory
Of KoniggratZ was won without Prus-
sian Quaftermaster's Experimentation
even 4 base OF supplies. They started,
like Gen. Pope, with headquarters and
headquarters in the saddle, This strategy
is only safe with victory. II would have
been us disastrous with King William at
KOniggratz rs it was with General Pope
at Centreville, had he met with rcpulse.
The Austrian campaign was successful,
hut il would not do for King William to
fight the French in this way. He must
stand still-intrench; and the French
must dig him out or work in the rear.
Spades will be trumps again, rs at Vicks-
burg. J
KoNlGGRATz NOT TO De REPEATED.
There Is u striking analogy between the
French and the Prtissian armies and the
old Union and Rebel armies. Prussia's
strntcgy should be to stand still. If she
takes the aggressive, penetrating French
territory, the same result will undoubtedly
await her that awaited Lee in Pcnnsyl.
vania. Gettysburg and Antictam both
weakened the Rebels more than years Of
defensive warfare. Koniggratz will not
be repeated during the war.
A MILLENNIUM COMING.
The effect Of the war on this country
will be that history will repeat itself. Our
I war raised values, not only here, but all
over the world. People couldn't live i'll
Europe, after one, nor one-hRlf as Ceeap
rs before. The present war will raise
values in Europe, Americans will come
home. Iron and leather and will ad
vance there. Then we can compete with
them without tariff. The war will he
selfimpOsed high ariffimposed on every
article Of foreign importation. This war
land here the general was entllusiIstic)
will be the greatest blessing that could be
afforded 10 America. twill raise Europe
up 10 an equilibrium Of prices and labor.
Our factories will start again. ImpOrtA.
tions will cease They will no longer be
able to mako n coat cheaper in Ell.
rope than in this country. Our bread.
stuffs and bacon will have to furnish their
QuRrtermaster's department indirectly.
Pork will advance Hnd general farm pro.
ductiOns will bring COrrcSpOndingly high
figures ifthe war lasts, us now think 1t
will. Our bonds will come home at first,
but they will be quickly absorbed. They
are safe, and foreigners are even now max
ing large deposits of them in American
banks. Many are coming back, but few
want to realize on them. They make u
sure revenue for them, no matter how the
war turns out at home.
OUR SUICIDAL MISTAKE.
In regard to Our merchant marine, We
have made great, II suicidal mistake.
Before Congress adjourned We ought to
have made arrangements for ,thepuEchase
Of foreign vessels. ThGy'Gre in tho mar
kct now at cheap figures, but we can't buy
them. The old act Of Congress provides
for the building Of ships at home, but pro.
hibits their purchase Of foreign power.
BY All, act Of Congress we can't buy
vessel which we once owned, but sold to
Germany during our war-that Is, We
can't change her flag. II We buy and soil
under Prussian flags, then France will
gobblo usup Our war killed our mer.
chant marine. In the face Of the Ala: