New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-07
ONE OF THE FEMALE BROKERS

Her Views Of the War.
| We copy the concluding portion OF letter
| in the New York Herald, on the question of
| the war-what it means to Europe .nd
| what it means to the world:
| Everybody knows that there has long
| been gradual growth OF sentiment IN The
| minds Of the people of Central and Western
| Europe that is antagOnistic to monarcllcal
| form of government. 1t has found vent IN
| numerous places and among a. number OF
| nations. As yet mOnarchical Europe has
| been strong enough to confine this sentl-
| ,uent. but no one knows the real depth nor
the extent of it. Ii but an occasion be
given it. it will surely not count for nothing
in determining the conditions OF Europe.
1t is well known that Louis Napoleon re-
tains his hold Of the French nation by hay
inc seemingly waived some OF the power
possessed by him. which waving the people,
as vet. have not awakened to lind was no
real extension Of liberty to them. but only
clearer formula than previously existed.
Was this growing sentiment OF freedom
confined to France it might have no rela-
ton to the general situation. but 1t Is not
confined to France; it exists nearly as dlf.
fusively. if not as cOnstructively, LII several
other nations, while none OF the European
nations are exempt from it, with the posi-
BILE exception OF Russia proper and turkey.
1t is this sentiment that has risen into
power Of sufficient magnitude to modify the
present current OF general events which mas
brought Prussia and France into collision;
and it is this sentiment that, when the fight
shall wax warm, will burst into free and
open expression, and in such volume and
fury as to cause the thrones OF Europe to
totter and fall in complete ruin.
The war just begun in Europe, then, Is a
war of civilizations. The old, perceiving
the rapid growth of the new, rushes to
arms in the hope to crush it ere it Is able
to assume form. The present appearance,
perhaps, indicated nothing of this nor OF
what will grow out of it to the casual OBJ
server: but to those who study causes, and
trace the course events take it presents all
the prophecies Of the most terrible strife
that the world has yet known. Though 1t
has begun ever a very indefinite and trivial
matter. as it progresses, it will every day
assume more and more the form OF the
odd warning against the new, and will
finally ultimate i'll grand rallying on the
conservatism of the world against all forms
of liberalism. Old authorities OF all
kinds will be found ranged in opposition to
the advance of ideas" and in the struggle
every nation that has advanced at all along
the line Of progress will be involved with
the common enemy.
The war, then, means for Europe the
downfall OF the present order OF Things and
the substitution OF a new, if not for the
time better: and for the world it means
another gigantic stride of general civiliza-
ton, which, though it may be slow to be-
come recognized, is nevertheless as certain
as that such strides have always followed
terrible commissions among nations.
Another question of serious import re-
mains to be asked. Shall we Of the Western
continent escape being involved in the gem
eral storm! No; we can not escape it. We
have the elements within us that only need
the slightest application of the torch to
burst into uncomfortable fury. Its out
cropping can be seen in almost every direc-
ton. Our city very recently had an ex-
ample in point. Everywhere the spirit of
strife is rife, and but waits the signal to ex-
press itself. Everywhere the representa-
tives of self-constituted authorities are de-
termined to resist in some sufficient way any
further encrOachment upon their long exer-
cised rights, and equally everywhere does
the spirit of freedom and justice become
firm and more outspoken. Out of this con-
dition and out of sympathies for those
across the waters, will come the struggle in
America. 1t will be short, sharp and de-
cisive. and the new and the true democracy
will then arise to begin the administration
of a government that shall spread over the
whole world.
VICTORIA C.. WOODHCLL.