Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-30

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American isuEnals, % tie Buals
N. 7 Courier ffom the columns q
which we clip The following Eslar
live to the European we.
There is no lack Of vohomenI
0aFnestRess among the people 4
either country, and the importance
Of rapid movement WA too stTIk
lngly shown By the events Of 1856
% Be now overlooked By the lead
ers Of the cOntending parties. But
the public opinion Of the other en-
Hghtened pewers, may have 90 great
weight In the scale 90 70 turn lee
ultimate balance. Beyond France
and Prussia are other great Europe
an HatiOns, able 70 turn the victory
to either eide. In one Of these
Great Britaln-the public voice
would decide the couFSe OF the na-
ton. Neither France nor Prussia
can determine what the other pow
ers may do.
With the progress Of science in
military affairs, lees aud less 10 LETT
70 the individual strength or Val0F
Of the rank and file, and success or
failure In . single great action DO.
comes more decisive 40 TO the gen.
eral results. But Q chance ball, or
the stumble off horse ct the crisis
Of an engagement, may break the
links In the plans Ofa commander.
We cannot wonder that nothing
should be lefl undOne on either side
TO give II the greatest certainty Of
victory.
AZ to the action Of the neutral
powers, whose strength hangs like
q sword suspended above the heads
Of the cOmbalants, nothing decisive
is known. They may be guided by
events into combinations yet un-
precedented. In England the mod
ern zeal for her new ally-Erance
seems TO have completely given
way to zeal for Prussia, whose peo-
pie are more cOngenial than French
men TO those Of Great Britain, and
the hopes entertained by the best
people In each country that the an
Cient AnlmOsities Of the French and
English were ~obliterated, seem
likely to be destroyed. Yet by land
on the continent, the power Of Eng
land would for some time DO lnsig.
nifcant. One Of her leading states.
men declared this week that she
could not put $1,000 soldiers In the
field. But this deficiency would be
temporary, and her navy and purse
are Of the strongest.
Russia has an immense army
which her new railroads would en-
able her more readily than ever, TO
concentrate. The common opinion
iS that she would take part with
Prussia, aud the close connection
between the royal families In the
two countries gives additional color
to the belief. But il France and
England were engaged In war on
opposite sides, the Russian bear,
like the fox in the fable, would
doubles take the opportunity Of
invading the sick name territory
and making ConstantinOple Q Rus
sian city. Here is Q reason why
France and England may well heSi.
tate before rupluring their exciting
alliance. The commercial policy
Of Russia is exclusive, and abe could
give no guarantee to compensate
the other powers for her acquisition
Of Turkey.
The south German States seen
10 hesitate In supporting Prussia
Holland has declined to receive
Prussian army Of protection, ani
Belgium hes not done even 90 mueE
as this In choosing sides.
There are rumOrs that Austria
will eide with France, bnt nothing
certain is known other, except thai
she 10 excited and on the QGi viUe,
and that Hungary promises 10 de-
clare for France, II Russia or Eng
land Join Prussia.
Little, but brave, Denmark would
no doubt be glad Of an opportunity
to avenge herself on Prussia,
but the influence of England Is
strong with her, and although there
may be only one way Of attaining
revenge, It is not impossible that
combinations would take place, Ia
which the interests Of Denmark
might array her forces on the same
side 40 those Of Prussia. Sweden
has proclaimed neutrality, aud her
interests present strong induce
ments for maintaining It.
OF spain and Italy, which, with
France, represent the Latin race,
nothing is known definitely, except
that Italy is carrying on secret he.
gOtiRtiOns with France, aud has no
good will towards Germans, and
that although Spain seemed sufi.
GENTLY willing TO except q German
King, she is so far from breaking
her heart about him that she pro.
fesses 10 care no more for him than
any other inan, and gives him uT
IS pleasantly as Toots took HE re.
lection, saying In effect, ats Of no
consequence" and her Regent begl
the COrtes not 10 think Il worth
their while to meet together and