Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-09-16
The Prussiau Wager.
The suboined letter, from Prussian ofIics
appears In the Ltberte:

The subjoined letter, from Prussian officer,
appears In the Liberie:
SAINT AvcLD, Aug. 10, 1870.
"MoSsIEuR DE GIRARDIN: One Of my numer-
Gus countrymen in Paris will forward TO you
these few lines in reply 10 your rodOmOntades,
which excited laughter In our camp as loud as
our caunonade. You have made bet; pro-
pose 10 you another. engage on my honor 10
pay you 10000 francs II my regiment does not
march past your house in the Avenue du Roi
| do Rome before the 18th September next. Do
| you know why we are so certain OF conquering
your Communicate this to your friends Il you
will, but don't suppress word Of what l am
support Of Europe. 2. Because Ufour superior
artillery. 8. Because we ell wish for German
unity. (The idea Of annexations comes from
your Emperor, who had for his imitators Counts
de Cavour and de Bismarck.) 4. Because our
soldiers are we'll commanded, aud we have not
among us divisions Of interests and " principles,
nor Decentralization as among your mobiles
whom We fear less than schoOlboYs. Each Of
our soldiers has the instruction Of one OF your
officers. 5. Because we are fighting for civili>
zatiun, that is TO say, the emancipation OF hu-
manity by instruction. How can a man like
yourself have failed to thatthe future belongs
| 10 the Northern or Protestant raeesf Look at
the United States Of America. What are-by
the side Of them-the small nations Of Latin orr
| Rinf Republics always in civil war, without
moral force, and with no other worship than the
superstitiOns of their ancestors the lnquisitOrs
In Europe are not the two peninsulas in a state
of decay2 In vain should we give a King 10
Spain. Your neighbor the Catholic (the Queen)
must I'll you what that country has become.
| Italy has degenerated under the shadow Of the
sam. prejudices Of idiotLed Catholicism. France
has declined since she has abandoned her safety
to the arbitrary rule Of man who has always
lei, to US as we'll as to yourselves. You see
nf A.aat. b0W lAA
you wished for the empire-peace and you have
the empire-war, invasion and the loss Of two
provinces, for we shall keep them.
You are bound up by The dynasty Of the Bona
parties from fear Of the SOcalissl That is tn say,
| In avoiding Charybdis you have fallen into Scyl-
Ia. Examine the situation: under the first Nap
oleon we and Europe recovered what was lost
by the coDquesis Of the Republic; under the sec
ond we are taking ninth part OF your country,
besides the cost Of the war which you will have
| TO pay us. God is with those who desire pro-
gress, and for that reason he has abandoned you.
Do you even believe there is q God You have
universal suffrage and your electors cannot even
read. That is the arm the most dangerous to
yourselves. In truth without your Ledru Rol-
lin, who endowed you with that mode Of voting,
you would not be In such position. But Prov
idence orders everything for the best. Germany,
the classic land Of free thought, which bad Lu
ther before France ever knew what logic was, is
destined TO be for Europe whist the country Of
| Franklin is for America. Do not forget the bet,
and address your answer TO NJ. Westsrmann, 8
rue de Eant- Blanc, at Geneva, 10 be forwarded
lin France) to Col. FRED. YoS HoLsrE;N."
NJ. de Girardin bcgs the LiJsrte to announce
that considering as certain that the regiment Of
Col. Won Holstein will not file VIGOROUSLY under
his windows either before or after the 5th Uf Sep
trmbcr next, he already disposes Of the 10000 fr.
of the generous Prussian officer, and as soon as
he has received them. on the 18th Of September,
, he will pay them into the Societe de Sccours 70
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