Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-07-26
Some Light Thrown Upon the Question
of the Hour.
From the New York Tribune, July ls.

From the New York Tribune July Is.
France will find a very different
adversary in Prussia than she found
in her last great war 1850, when
she crossed swords with Austria.
Prussia will find very different
adversary in France than she found
in her last great war (1866), when
she crossed swords with Austria.
People have been saying for years
past that Napoleon wouldn't dare to
risk the chances of his throne and
dynasty by entering upon war.
Suddenly he turns up as the most
implacable belligerent in Europe.
1t was said in 1859 that the French
army was victorious over the Aus
trians because the French had rifled
cannon. 1t was said 1866 that the
Prussian army was victorious over
the Austrians because the Prussians
were armed with needle guns. Tits
now understood that the artillery
and rifles Of the French army and
those of the Prussian army are about
equally destructive and there seems
but little advantage on either side as
regards arms.
Our German-A merican fellow-citi-
zens who may now be sojourning in
Prussia have occasion to rejoice at
the establishment of the treaty which
was recently negotiated between the
American and Prussian Governments
in regard 10 the rights of Germans
naturalized in this country. But for
the negotiation of this treaty, all
Prusso-Americans found in Prussia
at this time would have been liable
for service in the Prussian army
Now, no German naturalized as an
American can be compelled to enter
the army of any of the States of
North or South Germany. German
Americans have precisely the same
rights, franchises and privileges in
Germany as native-born Americans.
The treaty was negotiated at most
opportune time and it will save our
Government from great deal of
trouble.
The smaller States contiguous TO
Prussia will be cautious about taking
part against her in the present war,
Prussia made short work with the
smaller States who took part against
her in the war Of 1866. She "absorb.
ed them, regardless of their feelings
Before the appearance Of the wal
cloud in Europe our fve-twenty
bonds were quoted in London at q
fraction over 80. The fall of price
was but slight and gradual, and
shortly after noon Of the 18th they
were fraction above sc. From this
they recovered two per cent, on the
prospect Of q settlement of the
Franco-Prussian difficulty but again
they gave way on Saturday last,
when they were quoted between 50
and sc. These fluctuations are slight
compared with what the gold bulls
and bond.bears of this market ex.
pected in the event of the outbreak
Of European war.
The adoption of the dogma of in.
fallibility by the Ecumenical Council
was almost simultaneous with the
adoption of a belligerent attitude
by France and Prussia. If His Hol
mess were infallible in regard to po
litical as we'll as ecclesiastical mat
tiers he might settle the present
trouble by his fat. Would it be 8
good thing if there were a political
Pope in Europe?
We are told that one OF the reas-
ons why the French Emperor desires
war is that it would consolidate all
in France in favor of his government
At the same time we are told that
Bismarck looks favorably on war as
a means Of consolidating the strength
of the North German Confederation
and especially of welding to Prussis
the States which were forcibly an
nexed after the war of 1866. 1t il
quite possible that such ideas foat
through the minds of Napoleon and
Bismarck.
Nearly two millions of Germans
have emigrated to America during
the last twenty years, more thar
three fourths of whom had landed
at the port Of New York. If these
emigrants had been retained at home
Germany would have had quarter
of million more fighting men thar
she now has.