The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-15
England and Germany.

A special telegram from London, printed
yesterday, gives the distressing news that
the whole tide Of popular opinion, in Eng
land, is running in favor Of the French, and
that there is now hearty wish for the re-
pulse of the German armies. This feeling
was encouraged by the small affair known
as the Battle OF Orleans-a French victory
which has created indescribable enthusiasm
in France, but which is a mere scratch upon
the hand of victorious Germany. The sur
render of the French armies at Sedan and
Metz putt out Of thepower of France to ofler
any successful or serious resistance to the Ger
man advance. There may be check here
and repulse there, but, upon the whole,
the invading armies will move steadily for
ward until there is a party strong enough to
confess the French defeat and a govern
ment stable enough to make peace and keep
it.
But Austria is growing, and England has
come to the conclusion that she will'be ''the
..next victim OF German ambition" There
is nothingin the course OF events to indicate
that the German policy is, orwill be, one OF
wanton aggression. 1t is conceived to be the
mission of King William to unite all the Ger
man-speaking peoples Of Europe in one
mighty government, or under the hegemony
of Prussia. This is the objective point to
which, are directed the thoughts and hopes
OF every one of the fifteen hundred thousand
armed Germans who keep watch and ward
in France, and within the borders OF Father
land. And this, sooner or later, will BEL ac-
complished; not with view of building up
a military despotism, but to protect the pro-
gress of civilization, to enlarge the scope Of
modern thought, and to lay surely and deep
" the broad foundations OF constitutional
freedom. This consummation England can
no more prevent than the word of Canute
could halt the crested waves which thun-
dered on the shores OF his kingdom.
England has lost her opportunity. An
energetic protest. from the British Cabinet,
at the time Of the withdrawal Of Prince
Leopold as candidate for the throne OF
Spain, would have prevented the bloody war
which breaks the heart Of France, and
with laurels incarnadine the VIC
.orious crown Of Germany. The Emperor
Napoleon, in the face of the renonstran noes
If England, would not have dared to plunge
lis people into the sea Of troubles which now
encompasses them. But England was con- /
ident that France would be victorious, or !,
hit both combatants would so exhaust.
themselves as to strengthen the commercial
power and maritime force Of Great Britain.
The calculation was an unworthy one:
Neither OF the belligerents has particle OF
respect for the present suggestions OF the
Cabinet Of ST. James. And Germany will
not allow any power which gave her the
cold-shoulder when the fortunes OF war were
to tell her how far she shall go
in the day of her surprising triumph. Ger
many is well able to manage her own affairs.
Forced into the war, compelled to take up
the sword, she will make peace upon her
own terms, though all the rest OF Europe
were banded together to wrest from her the
material guarantees which she holds as the
prizes Of successful war. Germany is anxious
for firm and lasting peace but the terms
Of peace will be determined by her own
minister's and not by government which
she neither loves nor fears,