Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-12
THE GREAT UPRGslNe 1N GER
MAAYs

A correspondent Of the Evening
Fast writes from Germany:
In the valley Of the Rhenish Paiatin-
ate the people find themselves in a very
unpleasant position, and expect every
day 20 see the armies engage In battle
upon their fields; but even here there is
no lament, and from every remote viii
.lage the enthusiasm for the war browns
the regret for material losses. From the
remotest valleys here and every where in
Germany the peasant youth, 'the blue
smocks. as they are called, are re-
spending with viii 20 the lall 20 arms.
An along the course Of the Rhine
these "bluc zmocSs" have come into
the ranks by thousands, transported ln
most cases in open cattle wagons. tuT-
nished with nothing more than wooden
benches. often with nothing at al. The
young men Of the commercial and high
er classes have shown a readiness 10 fall
into the ranks deserving Oi the greatest
praise Carloads of young men liable
to military duty, who have been liVingin
England. France. Russia and other Eu-
ropean countries, come IN every day
Few have failed 10 respond, and Fewer
still have had Ia view The penalties for
non-appcaranre in returning when thcN
might have escaped.
] have heard Of hiry young men re-
turning from london and more than two
hundred from Paris
Since 1919, the German national ictl-
ing has never been so earnestly and deep
ly aroused as It is at this present mo-
ment. For days the desire ut an Germany
was for peace no one had the slight
est idea that France would declare war
against Prussia. When the telegram
announcing that 'the war was declared
came. feeling Of Sadness might Say.
overspread the whole German heart
but this was followed al once hy q uni-
versal feeling Of deep indignation at
Napoleon's threats, and an enthustas-
tic acceptance Of the gage Of battle, thc
marks of which have shown above lt
remains 90 give You a few extracts trom
the German Press, % show you how
deep and universal the feeling is.
The war CRY i'm Paris, Ito the Rhine
was answered az once by all Germany
with Becker's celebrated Rhine song
"Sie sollen Inn NIGHT haben, den ifeicn
deutschen Rhein ." They shall not
have the free German khine 4ne
Germans forgot their own quarTels and
enmifies in the hour when the news
came thar the French were moving on
Inc Rhine; for the German national
pride and love Of existence is cenfcrcd
IN the. possession of that River.
Baden, Wuuemburg, Bavaria and
Eessc did not hesitate q moment to de-
clare their intention TO support the North
in the contest for the Rhine; and thc
new provinces forgot all thcr past mis-
fortunes in their anger at the conduct or
France and their zeal for l1e national
cause. In Cassei. The capital 0l Hcase
Cassel, The King, on bis way to Berlin,
was enthusiastically cheered 20 lead Ger
many on, and when be arrived % Ber-
lin a hundred thousand people met hm
and shouted Justify, "Fo che Rhine
Ia Frankfon.0n-the-Main, where taC
weeks ago the King Of Prussia was the
most unpopular man in Germany me
national feeling is shown eyGIyWnel9
the troops marching through the lity
are greeted and cheered by many tnous-
ands of the inhabitants. and en- tAe eV-
aning after the declaration ol war The
vouf6 of the city paTaded The streets,
assembled in one Of The public squares,
where they sung the national hymn and
"The Watch on the Rhine Never
was there such a tevoluucn of public
opinion and feeling and ali are ready
TO fight for the fatherland end me
Rhine.