The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-04
The Humors of the War.
From PuncAinGAo.

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Truly, PuncliHelO, this is an age OF
progress. Wars Of succession are no more.
Absolutism must forever hang It's head.
Fling Il glance at FrUnce; peer into Rus
sin. T0r popWH is the voice Of the King,
and the voice Of the king is therefore u0z
del. When q king speaks for his people
he must speak sOoth; what he says OF
other people must be taken with a grain
of salt. Bearing this in mind, the apr
rent inconsistency between the regal rig.
marole and the Imperial improvisation
(these Cpithets are q tribute 10 the Repub-
lic) which have received by our special
toir0 from Europe were addressed by tue
monarchs to their respective armies before
the grand wiring in " which Is 10 follow.
WILHELM KoENro Won PRussEN.
S0ldaten: The Gaul is at our gates.
TaterEand is in danger: my scetss is then
for war. France, led by q despot, Is
about 10 desecrate the Rhine. His impe-
rial bees are swarming, but we shall send
him back with his bees In his bonnet, and
bees mark (Bismarck) on the end Of his
nasal organ. France wars for conquest
Prussia never. When Frederick the Great
captured Silcsia from q Roman without
any apparent pretext, was he not an in
strumcnt of Providence? When, in com.
pany with Austria, We beat and bullied
Denmark out of Schleswig Holstein, were
we not victorious, and Is not that suttl-
cicnt justiicationg When VIC afterwards
boat this Austria, did it not serve her
right? And when We absorbed Hanover,
&c, was IL not 10 protect them? Yes,
our present object Is the defence of our
country and the capture Of Alsacc and
Lorraine, which mere politenese prevent
cd us from claiming hitherto. On, then,
soldiers OF Deutchl0nd. Let our lao reign
in Lorraine, for what is sauce for the
Prussian goose should be Alsace for the
Gallic gander. The God Of battles Is on
the side of our Just cause; LefpsiC Is look.
ing at us. Waterloo is watching u.s. Colt
UHd Wilhelm, MuerkrGNt and SctHGppS.
VOr1drtS.
NAPOLEON, EMpEREUR DIES Francois.
ISDldats!' True 10 your trust in me, l am
about to lead you to slaughter. EEmpire
c'eSt Ia pair. Prussia would place poor
lAaLIIIJ kGIhblNP vi u4lAG VIZ SIAS bAAShS
of SpAin, therefore must VIC recover the
natural frontier Of France, which lies upon
the Rhine. The rhino is ready, and wGarc
ready for the Rhine. Let my red repub.
lican subjects recall Valmy and JemappcS,
and their generals Kellernan and Dumau.
rioz. Let every Frcnchman kill Prus'
sian, every woman too kill her nun. They
did much for Ia Tdtrie in those days, but
do mOTeye today. France wars for ideas
only; Prussia for rNpinc. We have heard
this Rhinc.whine long enough; II has got
into our heads at last, ..
The spirit Of my uncle has It's eye upon
you. Ambition was no part OF his nature.
His struggles were all for the good Of
France, (which he loved so much" rs he
himself said ut his cOuntry-scat ut st.
Helena. Marshal, then to the notes Of the
Bdr~lIliSe, which now generously per-
nit you TO sing.
The Gallo rooster shall "cackle, CaCklc,
clap his wings and crow" Inter der Lin
den. Jenn Judges lis, AuerstadL Is our
StattLs. The Man Of Destiny and Deem
Der calls you. Tho God Of armies (who
marches with the strongest hattalions) Is
with us.
Ia glorie ct deS GreaOuileS, France and
fried potatoes. L'Empire ct moi Ct lc
prince Imperial. En- qVaHt mGTrhG