The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-17
Cause Of German Enthusiasm.

The following letter from an ex
tract in the Journal of Comm cree,
dated Dresden, Saxony, Aug. 10th,
explains the reason why Germany,
forg its own divisional hos
tilities, has risen with such unity
and spirit to oppose the French
There is not, in all the histories
| nor directories that were ever pub
lished, name that could SO rouse
| all Germanv-from the Baltic to
Iser, from the Rhine to Elbe-as
the name of the present Emperor
of the French. The monuments
and ruins which mark the course
of the first Napoleon are scattered
all over the land, and the memor-
les of French invasions and bar
barity have been transmitted to
every son of Germany. Remem>
Der how the French, under Napo-
Icons immediate eye, burned and
shelled in mere wantonness) the
town of Saarbrucken only three
years ago, and you have a sample
of what France has done in time
past to Germany. So, when Ma
poleon the third (the number is Of
no consequence), proposed to in
wade Germany, every German was
ready for the fight and glad of the
opportunity. There is a long
back score which, now that set
tling day has come, will not be
satisfied with less than two Napo-
leons.' The enthusiasm and the
rush to the Rhine were perfectly
wonderful We Am ericans are
just ready to make summer trip
to Switzerland, the sea coast or
some salubrious region, but in two
days passenger trains had almost
ceased running. Only one train
each way, North and South, in
twenty four hours. Then it be-
came worse. The time tables at
the railway stations were covered
with blank paper and passengers
were taken only in occasional
trains specially announced, and
then could buy tickets only to the
Saxon frontier, and beyond no
one could foresee the detentions
which might occur. Passengers
were eight davs coming from Elg-
land, and that partly by priv ate
carriage Those who were at
home with their families thought
it wise to sta there, and these
who were away got back as fast as
possible. The post office refused
to take registered letters, and tel
egrams were taken only with the
understanding that prompt deliv-
cry was not guaranteed. Freight
trains were stopped altogether,
and all this not by any direct gov
ernment interference, except that
the necessities of providing for
the war absorbed the railway aud
telegraph facilities. The whole
country, with all its resource.
were at once turned from the pur-
suits Of peace to preparation for
war With vast increase of
speed and power the machinery of
the State was .iirected to the work
OF sending soldiers and war mate
rials to the Rhine. Of course I
cannot give you figures, but the
result of the work done in less
than three weeks is patent ami
wonderful. A great armv has
been gathered from all parts of tie
country, not only The force then
on duty in garrisons, &C., but men
from every valley and hill, from
shops and fields, from factories
and mines; and this great force
has been uniformed. equipped
and transported, with all tue nee
essary munitions, to the threaten
ed point. The men were already
organized and had only to Assem-
bic, don their uniforms and fall in
for transportation. The result is
that, contrary to all expectation,
Germany was ready first and has
taken the initiative in the strug
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