The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-30

the old proverb "Audtahr ct dhera prrs.n While
many may be heard signing for the END OF this ter
rue conflict the great majority 1t must be admitted
nave not ID VAIN been worked upon by CRIES OF "War
to the knife" "Asace and Lorraine, and security
doubted perspicacuy could have oreseen situation
such as now actually exists ne would probably nave
hesitated TO arouse spirit which he Is now unable
DIFFICULTIES TO BE ovERcoxx.
An american gentleman who nas naI ialr means s.n
GUM, assures US that violent disease ~ raging
among the German troops around Mesz.not 2 sn:ns
dysentery, but real Asiatic cholera. disabling the
at the rate o! ir IN 800 TO 6.0per day. You may
have heard what insuperabe obstacles lie IN the
impregnaDe fortress Belfort the key to II. Since
the year 1sl7 II has been materially strengthens ID,
and affords shelter force OF &c. voO men. 1t mast
be besleged before the Germans can operate against
the south OF Franco and the armies IN process Of
but il is useless to enter further upon the dis
cussion Of light and shadow IN the way OF the con-
tending Powers each striving TO magnify the extent
OF lts resources and depreclate tOSe Of its OPP
ponent.
Let IL be supposed that the war were terminated
anu that peace reigned again the Continent, what
benefits Will accrue To Tie people-how Will they be
There are those who Insist that the war Of $50 was
necessity 90 fpSo-a thunderstorm to purity the
saltry atmosphere. In Its wake. Of needs bringing a
better stale Vi tilngs--a great development III the
progress or mankind. DO those who speak thus
include the great boons OF liberty and equality
among the blessings predicted2 Are they willing TO
claim that all thrones must he upset, Their occu-.
pants driven away. and de mocratc republics estab-
lished IN their steady We are afraid tlat they are
not and that they Will not even allow these mo-
mentous events TO have been q step tow ards the
United states OF Europe. What tney imagine may
be a united Germany. governed Unlcr very beaal
constitution; but even this Is view sanguine in the
extreme. That 1t Is 50 we Will endeavor TO prove by
citing letter Written by the renowned exile Of 1s4s,
Carl Bllnd The Mazzlni or Germany, now residing IN
London. II is dated September 80 and addressed to
the democratic Journal here. the zucufvt. Com
"oERMANYs FUTURE CONSTITUTIONS
the writer says
journ all internal differences hold closely together
reap the entire fruit of victory. lis In such
position to disturb portion OF the German people
attempt ~ emperor making! Streams OF precious l1od
sacriccd In common on numerous battle neds have hap
ply bo,tcd out the line of the Maine product OF the stupid
craftsmanship OF 1865 Another oil that year the
land yet vividy and In ali 10 uDuptness before our
Amid the egrors OF the dreadful which
tasks powers TO the utmost all "reminiscences calculator
awaken bitter feclngs have been owed 10 slumber
Why then rake to-day the que ton OF German
tuition . manner which must suddenly open al
the foodgates OF former dlspuesy More than the
did ward or this foreign atac uuon its in!e
pendence for dynaca only. not advance
liberty, does not promote unoi between North South,
II procamations headed with "frussas right 10 the
temporal power" by pointing to the "sborn
OF 1877 the shades OF those conjured up who have deI
under martial law tor the SAKE OF liberty Whoever desires
insist the naensbe RICH OF the people on
the convention ~ national assembly the entire Father
land tron the Alps to the Bet from Ma c
" the peoples independence
appendix to the throne this elected under
tue most liberal law must In It's own right the
government the reconcied,
We be spared the repoach ofhavn, oyehrown foreign
CESAR only 10 subject ourselves to Cesarshp at home