The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-09-15
Radicals and the Germans.
So.ac curiosity has been felt in regard TO

now pursue, since France has declared it.
self Republic. The following article is.
from the Chicago Republican and it looks
as if that paper was preparing for change
Of front. We give the article as portion
Of the history Of the times:
"VIEws ON THE WAR-Napoleon an-
nounccd that lbs war was waged acainst
Bismarck and his policy. King William
proclaimed that his war was against Ma
poIeon. The end Is that he has Napoleon,
and to that extent no cause for further
war. [, is evident that the crisis Of this
contest Is low reached, and the world
will see what motive, if any, underlics
further conflict. 1t is one thing to war
upon and capture the French Emperor
! it will be quite another to war on the
| French Republic, and for mere purposes
of conquest. The world at large is looking
| for moderation from Prussia in its rreseng
hour of victory, and if mankind are mis-
taken, no one can foresce the end, for it
will inevitably involve all Europe. In all
: TUG LeutIai Hdtiohs, VIC SIi'oidSi4H hiS' VI
revolution begin to Tighten, and it will lake
| little to fan them into blaze. There is
not people in Europe that cordially loves
its government, or that would not change
it, if opportunity offers. In the order of
Providence, the madness and folly Ct Ma
poleon may lead the Old Worl1 into the
babtism Of new berth, and dynasties per
ish as slavery has persisted on this conti~
ncnt. Woe to kings everywhere if the com>
bined liberal element rises in its might, TO
assert its rights and pay the debt which
ages Of wrong have escaped upon the COM
mon people \ war Of ideas will be more
terrible than war of nero soldiery and
this Republican idea that govern
ment derive their just powers only
from the consent Of the governed, and
must be administered for the benefit of the
people, and not their rulers, has taken
strong hold on the minds Of millions who
have, so far, never been heard from part
of any Of the Governments. It may be that
from out Of this tempest there is to spring
the hurricane of vongcncc, which will
crush princes and thrones in common
ruin, and from the wreck the principles of
Peace and Liberty will terminate and
grow. The clouds look dark and threat
ening across tho sea, and light will soon
break, or the world will witness such con"
vulsions as modern times have not seen.
God rules in the affairs Of men; and If the
hour Of deliverancc for oppressed manhood
has at length come, the way and manner
vii! in due time be indicated We have
mpathized with Prussia to the extent
that her cause was plainly right, and now
that her avowed objects are achieved, We,
propose to wait the future. A contest to
: crush out liberty from France will if I'm,
dertaken, change tho current Of men 8
feelings, and give to American sympathy a
new direction. We wait hopofully, having
faith in the moderation of the vctors but
If deceived, th.-a i~ aching in tho hiosory
OF this country to justify siding with war
for the overthrow of freedom in any land
| The King of Prussia and the federal
statesman who rules him, would do we'll not
to push to strongly the French people, now
supported by the liberal sympathies of
i EHaen ef lis war The great cuprt is
punished let there be generous forbear-
ance to the vanquishcd. We honor and
admire the German people too much to
wish to see them following, in any impulse
of bind loyalty, their banner of Brandon
burg in crusade against the struggling
Republics Of the South Of Europe.
Every one now recognizes the folly Of
those adulators Of fallen Bonaparto who
have wearied our ears with ascribing to
him all that France has done for twenty
years. The dwarf has tuinblcd from the
shoulders Of the giant, and no one would
now call him the tallest. But let us not
fall into the same error with regard to the
, nominal leader of tho victorious army.
r Let US not go to shouting Uocb Konig
, Wlhe7m when that worthy old gentle.
man is already higher than he deserves to
! be. To tho great German people who
have so goriously taken the imperial rob,
Der by the collar be oil honor and credit.
King William has done no more to secure
these victories than King Colo. Let us
, leave such foliies to court journals and ral>
J ace rats"