The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-08-10

England knew what stephens cctrinsic
policy meant, for Stewards dispatch made
them open their eyes WIDE 1t meant
North and south join aggint Canada 1t
took diplomacy to get this crtrinsic idea
outof Stephens and JEFF; so il took diplo-
macy to get the French signature to the
treaty which would enable Napoleon TO
gobblc up Saarbruck and Landau, and res
tore Luxumburg 60 the French. Bat il
took greater diplomacy to reject it, Bis
marck did it, and he now hands the re-
jected proposition over to the other powers
MS Seward handed over stephens Canada
policy 10 England. The deaf Of King
William is the squclching of Belgium.
Sam Correspondent--W When King Will
liam came to Paris in 'G7, the Paris morn
ing papers announced HE arrival thus:
Bismarck, attended by the King Of Prus-
sa has arrived
Gen. Grant-Wcll, that's about right.
Bismarck is the big gum he will be the
"Swanp Angel in the rear Of the Prns-
sian army.
SIN Correspondcnt-Arl gencr-
ally sympathiZe with Prussia?
Gen. Grnnt-Yes; | don't know but
what we do. Our sympathy is the result
of commerce, German emigration, and be-
cause the Germans took our bonds and
stood with Us during our war. Franco
didn't. King William and Bismarck sent
three kilograms OF congratul6ton TO us.
Not one came from Napoleon, who, ON
the contrary, was all the time hitting US
sly dabs in Mexico. Seward let him hit,
because his army was all the time eating
up the beef and tanning the hides which
otherwise would have gotten into the
rebel army. In fact, Maximlian was a
sort Of provision destroyer in Mexico
If we go back of the last war, there is no
reason why we shouldn't sympathizc with
France. Napoleon sent troops, and Lay
faycttec came to help US, while Frederick
the Great hired out host Of Uessians "
Great Britain.
San respondent-And if you go now
about five miles from Potsdam you will
sec marble monument, on which 10
written in clumsy German, "Sacred to the
memory of 5000 braves who died In the
American war What do you think Of
the capture Of Saarbrurk, General?
Gen. Grant-Lit,lc'skirmishcs and re.
connoissancc now and then don't amount
TO anything. We must wait for the cam.
paign. Sometimes in checkers a man
gives away one man, and by and by takes
three. SO in war. Then Saarlruck don't
seem to have been German town. II
was like the rebels first taking Bowling
Green, KY, or Little Rock. II rather be-
longed TO them: but when Gen. Steele
re-took Little Rock, that was victory !
think.
MAYESCE WILL lie THE EFREDERIcKsBUk0
Of the war, and may be the Black Forest
will be the Wilderness. At least ! should
think that modern warfare had demon.
stratcd the fact that IL Is foolish TO assault
fortified town when you can just rs well
march around il and compel the attacked
party to starve or come out and fight you.
Gen. Hooker and Gen. Burnside both
stormed Frcdericksburg, but ! think IL
they had 90 do il over again. YOU would see
them marching right around TO the rear.
Mayencc, Cobsntz, and even Ehronbrei,-
enstein, the Gibraltar Of the Rhine, IL
managed at all, will have TO b. managed as
Fredericksburg was at last. You cant
storm Ebronbreitenstein any more than
you could Nicksburg from the louisiana
fats. You can lombard il, but when TAX
On IL will have 20 DO starved out Now
don't think these French fcllows are much
on the staryc-out process they rc too
fast, and here
PRUSSIA MAS THE INSIDE TRACK.
Sun oircSpondcnt-Wha will be the
probable strategy Of the Prussinn army?
General Grant-It will undoubtedly
remain strictly on the defensive. The
PrussUn, are now where the Austrinns
were during the last war. They will find
defending themselves against the French
far different from cOnqucring Austria.
The victory Of koniegratz was won with
out Prussan quariermHsiers department,
without even n base Of supplies. They |
started, like general Pope, with headquar- |
Iers and hindYuarters in the saddle This |
strategy T. only safe with victory. 1t |
would have bccn "a disGsterous withKing |
William ut Koniggra,z MS il was with |
Gen. Pope at Centrevillc had he met with |
rcpulsc. The Austrian campaign was
successful, bu, Il would not do for King
William TO lght the French army in this
way. He must stand ,till-intrench and
The French must dig him ou, or work in
lhe rear. Spades viii be ,sumps again, US
1t Vicksburg, There !. striking analo-
- between the French and Prussinn
armies. Prussia strategy should DO to
tand still. II she takes the aggressive
penetrating French territory, the same re-
'llt will undoubtedly await her
hat awaited lee IN Pennsylvania.
.ic,tysburg and Antctam both weakened
he rebels more than years Of defense war
arc. Conisgran will not be repeated dur
us the war.
SIN correspondcnt-Wh will Dc the
'tect OF the war on this countryy
Gen. Grant-llistory will repeat itself.
lur war raised values not only here but
u over the world, People couldn't live
n Europe after one nor one half as cheap
s before, The present war will raise
uluc, N Europe, Americans will come
omr. Iron and leather and coal will adj
aggc there, Then We can compete with
hem without tariff
Tho war will be- self ,mposcd high
arih, imposed on every article of foreign
nportation. This war and here the Gen.
'as enthusiastic Twill be the greatest bless
lg that could be afforded
D America. 1t will raise Europe
p 10 m equilibrium Of prices
nd labor, Our factories will start again.
viii cease, They will no
niger be able to make coat cheaper In
,urope than in this country. Our bread
iuiis and bacon will have TO furnish THAR