The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-20

| utter our protest against the interference
Herewith by armed MODS of Gov. Scott's
militia, whether OIL their own To'ition or by
! request OF persons who have no authority for
! such requests in law or otherwise.
| We have no doubt that m my are deferred
! from voting under such circumstances, and
nov is the time for US TO determine whether
| such things are to be or not. If we are to
go through an election let it not be farce
! by having such outrages repeated!
Since Chester has charged upon us, we
trust that "for the sake Of truth, and the
ethics Of the press, she will publish the
! above.
Nar Between France and Prussia.
France has declared war against Prus-
Sia under the plea of the Hohenzolern
candidaturc for tic Spanish Crown, &c,
but in fact fer the recovery of her
ancient boundaries; and the splendid ar
mics Of both empires are wild with en-
thusiasul, and evi"cc great case:ness to
measure their genius and ralor.
1t is believed that France cannot with.
draw from her extreme position without
diShonor, unless Prussia should yield
more than is right.
For several years the great European
lowers have been making gigantic pre-
parations for war, and now France has
$40, ,000 men ready at q moments notice,
with reserve Of 1000, With the
all of Austria and South Germany,
France could instantly marshal III, goo
veterans with a contingent Of 100000
more.
On the either hand, Prussia with the
aid Of hcr allies, could bring to the field
of strife on the nonce $4,000 men, and
have in reserve force Of 1,3G4,32l.
With the many national and interna-
lioral questions for solution among the
peoples Of Eu-opc--tie old political i'm
brogiios and religious schisas-affecting
State as we'll as Church-bordcr line and
boundary antaSonisms, royal family rows
and mortal jealpusics, dismembcrcd
States, clamosins TO be rcmappcd, coerccd
powers chatting tn rule themselves, the
active greed of ambitious sovcreigns-es'
pecially tae Gar of Russia, who has
both eyes on ConStantinople, &C., &C.,
notwithstanding the many late popular
conccSsions-vide the ple5iscitum in
France, and .hc Ckasc in Russia, the |
sundering Of the concordat, in Austria, |
the Reforms Of England, Church rights in
Ireland, &C., &C., We feel crsuaded |
that the continent OF Europe is as pow
der magazine and that little fire OF
war would explode the whole fabric Of
States in pyrotechnic Of strife that
must be fearful in its lurid glare, dire in
the destruction of life, and unparalleled
in Its results.
Is this speculation? We hope so. Will
the nature Of the country, the formidable
character Of the machinery and the enormous
forces brought into action, render the con-
test short and decisive, or will aggravated
complications como into play and mako the
war general, bloody and pro:racted?
What state Of alarm, incertitude and pre-
paration at the vast centres of Europe. The
moments are great key moments each, and
mcn think and act with maddcning intcn
sity, and grow grey IN night. What desti-
mics hang upon two mcn-Napolcon and Bis
nlarck! And who is to be the master-spjrit?
When the fearful crash comes, and the Garth
tremblcs beneath the awful onset, as up
wards of million veterans rush together,
who goes under the terrible waves Of blood
and who shall wear a victors crown that
hath been purchased by the tears Of many
nationalities?
Are the vast substitution of human life, and
the making ofhundreds of widows and thous-
ands of orphans, and the breaking up of conf
mcrcc and trade, and the humiliation ofcom-
monwcalths, &C., &C., noble record for
Christian nation? What say the Divine Ora
cles, and what says moral courage? Is the
Rhine boundary worth all this? Who is the
rightful owner of the disputed territory?
And cannot nations like individuals learn to
rclinquish an unjust hold upon q ncjghbor.
And if they cannot rise TO this altitude Of
moral courage, cannot the professedly Chris
tian nations enforce cquity and Justice
among themselves without war?
Should the war prove protractcd, how will
it affect Us With large inflow Of immi-
grafton 10 The North from Europe and 4 great
outflow of provisions, and large cotton
cr,o in the South with but few provisions,
what VII the result be? No country is truly
powerful. nor up to emergencies, which is
not self>sustain!ns. a commonwealth strictly
agricultural should not bu!y its bread from
abroad. When shall we learn oIr lessons
Must VIC wait until appealed to BY the loom
lest kind of logic?
As soon as the result of the vote on the in>
dogma was known at the French
Court, IN order went forth for the removal
of the French troops from Eome; so another
question looms up i'll the shape of Italian
unity.
seegers' Ice Machine.
We are pleased to learn, not only for
personal interest but for the sake Of our
friend John, who has waited long for it,
that the great ice machine, by which he
expects to supply this upper world of
South Carolina, besides considerable
nortinn Of the lover. had actually arrived |