The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-01
THE DEEDS OF PRUSSIA.

We take the following from the Chics-
go Tribune of yesterday, in relation to the
achievements of Prussia, IN u six weeks
war with Austria and the smaller Ger
man States in 1866, and in the war tor the
last four months with France, and what
it thinks to be the third and last act of the
prodigious drama which is now being en-
acted by Prussia The frs: and second
acts are succInctly stated by the Tribune,
and we will wat and see if the third will
prove as stated.
In six weeks war with Austria and the
smaller States OF Germany, 1866. Prussia &C.
co mplished the following achievements /.
TX PEELED Austria frou the German Bund. q.
Compelled her to reliuqutsh Venice with It's,
three millions of inhabitants to Italy. g.
Annexed Hanover aud twsnty other king
doms and duchies to the Kingdom Of Prussia.
sggrandizlng the population of that power
FIVE miiliOns Formed he North German
Confederation by which Saxony and dozen
smaller States were brought under she con.
troll Of Prussia, swelling the military power
| of the latter SIX millions more, raising the
original population from eighteen millions
10 twenty nine millions. 5. Making treaties
Ofailiance, offensive and defensive, with all
/ the Kingdoms of South Germany. All this
was accomplished in six weeks by the per.
suason OF the needle-gun and the bayonet
| on the end OF II.
| But the achievements of the lest four
months throw even those of 1866 into the
shade Prussia, with her South German al.
| lies, has beaten and almost conquered the
great military empire of France-thc nation
which, in July last, was esteemed to be the
greatest military power in the world she
has beaten the French in twenty pitched bat
! ties, in succession captured their Emperor
at the head Oh 10000 men; captured his
| chief Marshal in command of 173, 900 men !;
has taken the strongest fortified cities of
| France has now half q million OF soldiers
encircilng the great capital of France; has
| Incorporated the nine millions of South Ger
mans with the twenty nine millions of North
Germans; has, practically, absorbed and an
neXed two French provinces containing two
millions of ex-Germans, and is Oh the eve Of
transforming Prussia and her satellites into
grand German Empire OF forty. one millions
of souls. These achievements, when the
time expended in their performance and the
magnitude of the acts are considered, eclipse
the warlike and diplomatic deeds OF all other
nations related in history.
We have named two acts in this grand and
astonishing drama. After the capture of
Paris, and short repose for rest and recu
peration, the third and last act OF the absorb
ton or Tue dernan provinces or Austria,
with their ten millions of people, and the an
nexation OF the kindred race of Netherland-
ers, counting four millions The Hollanders
bear the same afinities to the Germans that
the Scotch do to the English,
Alsace and Lorraine are being annexed as o
military necessity Holland will be absorbed
as g naval necessity" in order to give the
German Empire ocean frontier and foreign
commerce. Thus the third act OF the Prus-
sian drama will complete the reconstruction
of the Germae Empire, aud raise 1t to pow
er of 5000, 900 of people, making it the
greatest lIary ana evSSnWS9 alyy the