Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-07-21
WAR ~ Et ROPE.


this comes under the eye OF the reader,
the clash of arms will have resoanGel
on the banks Of the River Rnoe, ana
the crimson life tide OF thousands Of brave
men be mingled With its waters.
The substance Of the complaint on
which Napoleon is in haste to
"Cry Havoc = aud let slip The dogs of war
NAV be summed up in few words 4
German Prince, Leopold, OF llohenzOi>
lern was rendered, and accepted the
nomination to the vacant Spanish throne.
TO this transaction the Klog o, Prus''a
gave 4 tact consent, without first cons
sulting France. This France claimed to
be an nnlriendIy act toward her, as 1t
would plant German government on
each side Of her; aud Napoleon perempt-
orily declared as an ultImatum that no
German Price could ascend the throne
Of Charles the Fifth" and demanded
that Prussia interfere to procure The
withdrawal of Leopold AS Candidate
Prussia W it'll commenGable dignity re-
plied that not having influenced ms nom
nation she could not with prophet
undertake to cause his withIrdwaL-
Nevertheless, Leopold did decline the
nomination, and it was supposed that the
matter was then ended BuC no The
French Emperor, his anger up, and feel
ing that as 50 much had been yielded Ia
obedience to his imperlous demands he
might make further insoent conditions
for Prussia, sent minister TO require
of the prussian King guarantees Tor the
future where similar cases nlSht arse
Very justly, we think, Prussia reused to
see the bearer Of such proposition, and
he returned ana reported the facts to
Napoleon, who without delay issued to
the Corps Legislaty, a declaration OF
making war utoE Prussia The follow
inc is the substance OF the declaration
MFssguRs The manner with which the country
received our declaration of the oh + Jy led US to
commence negoti uiuns with prussi. TO secure her
recognition OF the validity OF our grievances. we
did not treat with spain, whose Independence We H'd
not wish to trinmel nor with the Hhce oil hoheh'
.ollrru, whom we consider to be under 'he shallow
- h.,y vta, ty 40 nm
AM e than The candidacy Of the Prince Tor The span
ish throne. The Pusslan minister oi Foreign alhlis
opposed to US determination not 10 receive our rep
resrntatyc, pretending TO ignore The alihf, We
then addressed ourselves 10 the hihg, VINO MAINTAIN
ed that he was stranger to the affair, aud tha1 he
could not intervene except the head OF the family
but he sNowed that he had Instructed bIshafck' &c
could not accept that answer. aud We uelhdlurh tal
the King should lnllucuce the Prhee oil 'OhehzoIefh
Resistance In the project came from le quarter "hte
Il WAS least expected. We then demanded that the
King should give promise Tor the future. lhls
moderate demand, maize IN moderate terms, We de-
eared 10 be without any reservation Inc Ming ue'
cned u say that he would IN uturo refuse 10 inter
ters with the oauddature, aud he refused to author.
lie US to transmit to you the declaration that he would
IN future oppose the Candda.urc. lie declared mat
he reserved to himself the right TO consde' the err
Even after tisrtiusal We dld not break
Ill negotiations, Ut a.Journed our explanation 70 you
until TINS date.
Yesterday We were appraised that the King OF prus'
STA had notified our ambassador That &c w"ulu no
longer receive him. aud 10 render the rupture more
obvious, he gave notice of his action 70 the ,abhels
Of kulope. 1t the same time he announced That
Merhcr might take leave, and that the armament OF
Pruss's had uuslmenced, On our patti We ytsterii ~
called Uut the deserves, and We have taken shoh ot
measures as thu Interest and honor OIL The country
demands.
Prussia has done everything consists
pnt with honor and national indepen>
dence to avoid the bloody crisis, tut she
could not decline to take up the gauntlet
.hat France so insultlngly threw at her
feet. The Prussian government stands
justified before the world for the part
she takes in this great event, and the
sympathies of all good people, and gov
ernments not unduly influenced Or tram.
pled, are with her
What may be the terminus of the war
thus inaugurated can only be wildly
speculated upon, In all probability
other nations Of Europe will become
iANblNNd ii tilO NbutSNb NiN ~ 10 W.
cided, and its Importance and horrors
thus be greatly increased The attitudes
Of the different powers that may become
participants in the struggle are said to be
about ms follows: Russia, England
Spain, Holland, Belgium and Italy, are
friendly to Prussia, and if either of them
tnkcs any part in the war, it will be in
her favor Austria, Hungary and Dem
mark are in sympathy with France, -
England can keep gu. of the way unless
Belgium or Holland become active par
Elephants, which is hardly probable in the
event of general war Russia may
keep out il she so desires, but she has
no love for France, and small pretext
1t is thought will be sufhcien; to induce
her to take hand; Austria stands sim.