The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-09-10
European Correspondence-No. Z.

PARIS, July 18th, 1870.
DELENDA EST Prussia such is the cry of
Francc-neyer better prepared, never more anx-
ious to fight. War is thing popular with the
French, appetising a review, song, or a
dance. and for whom glory is the salve for wooden
legs and silver noses France must be the fore
most nation of Europe, the arbiter of the Con-
tnent To fall from this historic role is to cease
20 live. At all hazards, the claws Of Prussia
must be pared iown, the wings of her eagle
-cIipped. Everywhere is the note of preparation,
Of - closing rivets up.'' A magnificent peace, or
a necessary war-the latter first, by all means.
Bismarck has been at last Caught in his own
trap, let him be smitten on hip and thigh France
is homogeneous, all Of piece, from the Rhine
90 the ocean, from Belgium to the Pyrenees.
That Scandinavian God. who could hear the grass
growing, were he to apply his delicate ear, would
hear beat but one heart this territory,
whilst in the Confederation of the North, there
exist the puIsations Of Prussia, Hanover, Hol-
stein, SaxOny, Rhenish and Polish. Such are the
ideas Of the French people: their never-concealed
hatred of the Prussians-deep in the days OF
Blucher, but deeper far in Bismarck's, glOats at
the unexpected chance Of chastising them. There
Is, We are aware, no such word as fail in the
French dictionary; the possibility of incurring
defeat is secuted. The semi-ofical press hounds
on the country Rhinewards- finish with Prussia
the catalogue Of outstanding griefs. If the Prim
Intrigue falls through, the treaty of Prague must
be executed forthwith, Southern Germany liber-
nted from the incubus of the North the fortress
of Mayence surrendered. But in any case, let
as have the fight, and if all pretexts fall there is
-the DonnybrUok fair rrlse. certain to succeed
The opinions of the very few journals here,
which helplessly endeavor to recall the people to
reflection, are lost in the widespread fury.
Nothing is listened to but the statistics of ar
senals, the lightning rapidity of preparations,
the appointments to strategetic commands, of
Improved chassepots. The explosive balls of
Prussia will be nothing to the French natraiE-
k1Irs. Three hundred old horses, valued at a
Few francs each, placed at long shOts-to represent
Heirs and Dons-were in the space of three
minutes, after two discharges of these internal
nGehines, as dead door nails. A second trial
On five hundred of the once noble animals was
Equally - satisfactory" What says the society
for the protection of animals to this? VIII it
lose Its strength, petitioning the Legislature only
20 suppress the barbarous habit of muzzling dogs
:. The Emperor is marked out to take supreme
command, but Marshal Mcmahon will be the
taFnOt. He will organize the victory His
NlaIesty could not remain at St. Cloud, when old
Ming William would certainly be in the saddle,
or mitigating his gout before a camp fire. The
Prince Imperial, 1t is reported, will be attached
y his fathers staff, but the press looks upon this
az something cruel, incurring a useless risk and
nrge that he be left at home with his na,nmo
~ "A to bav
Shat such a danger creates. Nothing would CON-
sribute more to make the Prince the nations
%ariing than the fact Of his being baptized by
Serman fire.
Are the Spaniards, like the Germans, nursing
their wrath to keep it warm? How otherwise
<Hplain their coolness, in face of the threat of
Bench invasion? Is this momentariIy pocketine
fH pride part Of the concerted scheme? The
range coincidence is very remarkable, and the
H9Igma will be explained in few days. Leopold
llP lPhenzollern has certainly walked up to find him
f4 famous. His wife, Antonia, not his sister
fae Countess of Flanders, is now credited with
~ inencing her husband to accept the Spanish
tf.p"n She Is as ambitious as was MaximiIian's
'-uo"- Except having more Christian names
t1-n any iady IN Europa round dozen if she
s-s out one, and her being sister of the King of
Prtugal' she has no other claims for notorietv.
great want that Paris has experienced during
tpe last few days-the photograph of Leopold
at last supplied retail dealer in chocolate
nlers the '' Kriet card - to all his customers.
One must explain the silence of the Interna-
tipnai Society for succor to the wounded on the
Reids OF battle" " to the possible circumstance
pat they cannot commence operations till after
ne cannOn's roar. However, it is time they
ere putting their house in order, and not re
siRain as lost to sight as the Peace Society. The
primer is but remembered once a wear. when If
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