New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-24
WAR TOPICS.
Some Light Thrown Upon the Question
of the Hour.

From the New York Tribune, July 1871
France will find a very different adversar,
in Prussia than she found in her last grea
war 1859, when she crossed swords will
Austria.
Prussia will find very different adver
sary in France than she found in her last
great war 1866, when she crossed sword;
with Austria.
People have been saying for years past
that Napoleon wouldn't dare to risk the
chances OF his throne and dynasty by enter
ing upon war. Suddenly he turns lid as
the most implacable belligerent in Europe.
1t was said in 1859 that the French army
was victorious over the Austrians because
the French had rihed cannon. 1t was said
in 1866 that the Prussian army was victo-
rious over the Austrians because the Prus-
slams were armed with needle guns. 1t is
now understood that the artillery and rifles
OF the French army and those OF the Prus-
sian army arc about equally destructive;
and there seems but little advantage on
either side as regards arms.
Our German-American fellow-citizens who
may now be sOjOurning in Prussia have
occasion to rejoice at the establishment Of
the treaty, which was recently negotiated
between the American and Prussian gov
ernments, in regard to the rights of Ger
mans naturalized in this country. But for
the negotiation of this treaty, all Prusso-
Americans found in Prussia at this time
would have been liable for service in the
Prussian army. Now, no German natural
lied as an American, can be compelled to
enter the army Of any of the States of North
or South Germany. German Americans
have precisely the same rights, franchises,
and privileges in Germany as native. born
Americans. The treaty was negotiated at
q most OppOrtune time, and it will save our
government from a great deal of trouble.
The smaller States contiguous to Prussia
will be cautious about taking part against
her in the present war. Prussia made
short work with the smaller States which
took part against her in the war Of 1866.
She absorbed them, regardless Of their
feelings.
Before the appearance Of the war cloud
in Europe, our tive-twenty bonds were
quoted in London at fraction over 80. The
fall Of orice was but slight and grad
ual, and shortly after noon of the
eleventh they were 4 fraction above So.
From this they recovered two per cent, on
the prospect Of a settlement Of the Franco
Prussian difficulty; but again they gave way
on Saturday last, when they were quoted
between S5 and &c. These fluctuations are
slight, compared with what the gold bulls
and bond bears of this market expected in
the event OF the outbreak Of a European
war.
The adoption of the dogma of infallibility
by the Ecumenical Council was almost
simultaneous with the adoption of a bel
igerent attitude by France and Prussia. If
his Holiness were infallible in regard to
political as well as ecclesiastical matters.
he might settle the present troubles by his
fiat. Would it be good thing if there
were political Pope in Europe.
We are told that one of the reason why
the French Emperor desires war, is, that it
would consolidate all parties in France in
favor of his government. At the same time
we are told that Bismarck looks fovorably
Oh war as IA means OF consolidating the
strength of the North German Confedera-
ton, and especially of welding to Prussia
the States which were torcibly annexed after
the war of 1866 1t is quite possible that
sRch ideas float through the minds OF Napo-
leon and Bismarck.
Nearly two millions of Germans have
emigrated to America during the last twenty
years, more than three-tourths OF whom had
landed at the port of New York. If these
emigrants had been retained at home, Ger
many would have had a quarter OF million
more fighting men than she now has.