, 1870-12-08
THE WAR IN EUROPE.

To tA< Editor n The London Tfu,<s:
S1R: II 1s probably an analhbie trait OF hum1u
ns.ure, this cheap rltx and newspapeE lanenta-
10 NE very Idle, dangerous. aud misguided feel
ing, as apIned to The cesston Of A.Aaee And LJ1-
rslne b. France to her 1s.m.a s.ccc-e.ors: ssors: aud
asgues, ou The part 4t England. uoas protaaud
isnonccc as to the m1 ual history OF France aud
uernt.c..T and The Ct uuacf Of France towsr1 tnat
cprntft, for long centuries back. The quea1an
lur the Germanf. 10 this crisis, is not une OF
10 ae sa Of sa Ps sns pFas
cal csnssle, allon what the fallen foe will, in all
likelihood. do when once on bis feet again. Witt
Ten on her memory, In = dlamally destructive man
rer, Germany has IN experience Of +e0 years On
fh,s posit; OF which on the English meusosy, II Il
tver ~.s recorded thele. there Is BOW little Of no
nccs ally Of as know, for instance, with the least
rrtrt.tor. or IN fact EroW At Ill, the reciprocal
sseanres tse s Ms.uHs nt:se5T as We ss,' y, ..
rur dowr. IN chisa'.ous, sllegoneal. or emolea,-
atfc etyir. wondeYfUl rec 1td Of these things, The
ws!:ee K9n'g !"wa!te Ktng," b. eal!e ,,5s h;-
tM Eon;s adaus1stive @ s,le@ adlns lnsa; nue. ss en
CRAVINGS by the pest arttat OF his time; for the
sodr f ss eep1 apa Il
oone. i: an! Ea9.ssh1naa las eveT real II. OF
c nd, for Want Of other readlpe on the subject,
a he cntei T aer.st M 1nat ns ~ aet
accused % neaa oi Germany. 1oa havs been pros:
son, % then, win are and sTord.T But 1t ended
mpte suecsastniiy for old Ifuis and his French
sops ,se pFTns III ns s9d @ nf
NOT get re-un1ed 10 Ter old Teutonic mo:ner, bot
10 France. her 91tsping step-mother, Aod fema1na
MsI1 randeoo and snccessor, Charles y. was
hardly inektef than Mag tn his soad-cnnapaa!on
and contemporary french King. F1ntis /, rot
10 be elected German Kaiser IS ven. s1d utvef
could completely digest his disappointment n sdas
aae enterprise. a. sa,cosned a.s JonnS fsee no.-
| Cnsr!es who had beaten him; and, few months
4iMr, nad esEed, s,',., On me pIpe1, pe9s ls ~
| qusr1er. and wa II bot war Niia Chartes: The
test Of his earthly existence Rss Perpetual haR-
rs ~ csa1les ssfts,. Ei.aa, oi sas.asse ID
| references with Germany. md ereFI German
uonble ,hss arose. 70 the worteolnT and widening
one. 4 terrible Journey ihesetxo hAd together.
and terrible ttne toey made cut for Germany
between tneu7. and for France: 700. though not ~
hts mosr Christian Astests Ffanc.a L IN covenant
Ing wtth Sultsn soltman-snAs Is 70 say, Ia letting
loose the then quaafinfesnai roaring non o. InEt
fanRttctsu. not bnnk TO euprf n1T tHuHt and tor
| DID nuisance rs nowi u2on Cnnarendom and the
Pfe1 n as eo5 IN COZ
eaye his atrocsty Of The Cht1suan King. or how
| /; nafnsxed and hAnrted With inceasant terror the
|
Reneiiens rade again WAS twntold-nrst, wnat
exetseedy must acknoTiedae was . great and
glmate one, that Of c;ercanx and dttliu9 soto
| obedience to thelr OWL Sovereign the SH3s2ls ot
| the Crown OF France; and secondly. that Of pion'
| de1tnt, wsakeptng. tnw1fttnR. and to al*s!B tor.
saz fts sRae "a se.dy
| hts aN a nugne1ore, hornbAfded bis own Rochelle
and u Geiman! hept uq tal;sy 5ea,s y; =, vi =;
Germany were turnt 10 ptler ruin: 20 nataol
! was eytF nearer absolute ruin taxa a.hAppJ Ger
mauv vas snens AZ nnosssed {nn nsaeaea fas To-
4 iock 10 the ultetlor Issues, and distinguish The
.oid from the .pecsnus In the fOttuEa Of nations
o neF az e1ueeF eaemv 70 Germany. nor nall 4
perrictoEs to It to III ve3t soul IS vel Is 70 IL
| i.ody}s Auu GtFm4uy had done him no intofT taa
os.: e. saaf easa q an
s,i.ar,sm1s VI En.ope-f5r no sea1 reason but hi
ovu anottan MO drs1Fe 70 snatch b. nel9hoor.
| IN ettoRetner tatat aud plaelh remembrance, an
Cur 3eenr II On 1t dider greatly from those ths
p15 pss oseta sns !: i e,s "a n"
ioai n' lt.ie tiasaoms. aua S.7e tnea d.ne M
e9ie e 70 = ss aes RRs Strt & 'n se se e
tcacme brought its o~n rewafd-loss Of Amer.
ca. loes Of itdis, disgrace and dlseoDniure 10 u
! fTruch Revolution, euba cntion On the sho.rle.
cnaos On which Hi-f1ted France still drifts ~
! sGlhn4esA
ms Revelut1cn Ard Napoleon i. aud the
treatment of germany. are STU iu the memnI {
! men md tewspapeZA, but that Was NOT W hu
n ems, as tdle en- aad ne wspa2efs seem 10 thin
the 1tst Of GeTnEuy's su6el1nga frpm France
. II wA@ lhs last Of i yetJ long BeFfes OK such
J tho lasl bat one, let us r1ther say-and hope u
thts now 9uanz on az Siege Of PAE1tt as Etd
: tun, and merd4ctty. tho fruit Of Fxanes
Q | talinn ever had so bad pflehpor u .9estnA
. ~ had In France Sox INC Asr 40 yeAts; ba1 ~
q i III rAnDer Of w1Jss ms 1aenr, Espaenae. insAe
h Npa now furthermore, IN iii history these =. -
e. 3nsolens, unjust pe4znbor thas avas so' - w