, 1870-07-27
The EuEbiah PEcxs on the CAuScs OF
tho aGnr-Counf ISaAnlArK's Cone
pllcity Discussed.
1,ro,, tAx MI u,N f,-.,5~ Y..3u II


It is not at all neceasa1y to show that Prns-
sis will gain anything by having distant tela-
tive Ut tho royal family euthraued on the other
eide Of tho 1'yTenees. What il her object
should lse fully attained the nomont that the
Prince has been elected? What If that object
Of war, hut war Itself: It cannos be raid thst
what We have already secn Of Count Bismstk's
policy makes thi1 an absurd eurpoEltlon. Fog
some time back he hiss seemingly abandoned
his original design Of uD. ting Southern - well
as Northern Germany under Pzussian rule.
No one who has watched, even caEelessly,
the cllai acte1 and career Of this remarkable
politician will see in this apparent change OF
purpose sny thing more than change Of
mctboda. II las been too hastily assumed
that his sudden coutentment With the existing
limits Of the Confederation be has created vas
the result Of the discovery 1tat tue So's&h Ger
man States could only be dnnrred at atr tost Of
a rrar ,ruh Frame. We doubt whether this
di-covery made the slightest difference in bus
initial determination, whether il did moro than
to effect. He may have been ready aud willing
! 10 fight Napoleon ILL.,, sud yet prefer 10 light
| him II lis own opportunity and in his o~l
! way. II Count Bisuaark had attempted
10 annex the South German States
in the teeth Of French remonstrancss.
in the uuamiable chasaetes Of breaker
| Of treaties aud wantoa diasuraer Of tha peace
| Of the continent. France. ou the contrary.
would have come forward as the defender Of
tho separate existence Of three small :sta.es
threaiened with annihiIation At the h1nls OF
An oyerheaEing neighbor. Tie srnpatldes Of
the Austrian Government would have been en-
tirely on her side, and though she might have
filled 10 secure any active support 10 that
quarter, she would have been sure OF that
friendly neutrality which is sometimes no con-
tempsible advantage. Now let ua sec how Tug
case stands on the suppostt1on- stu, y must
be remembered. no moro than suFposition-
that tho Spanish cEi.is has bean crca.cd OF
fostered 10 give occasion for = vAE with
France, II is esiien, that Prussia Will oater
ppon the struggle with several ne~ points in
her favor. The, provoeation gisen to rranee is
that she has no interest to fufther By
| setting Ptuss,an Prince on the throne
Of Spaiu. 1t il true she can not undertake
to prevent his becoming ENG II he is minded
to DO 70. hut this, nhe viii point oa1. - merely
equivalent to refusing to submit to the 1nso-
Low upon thi. refusal. il will bc 1 var which
ehe had no desire to bring about, and into
which she will enter With regret, though not
with apprehension. The real cause Of such a
wa1, she will aid, must be patent to all tbs
world. 1t has it's origin in the ir7epresa'bte
ormept OF German unity and the correspond
ing development Of German strength. She l.
hsiself sn1ious to do al IN her power to keeT
the pcxce With France. but she cannot consent
to lay restrictions on the independent action
irritation which cannot be really lid to rest
| except hy Germany cousenting to remain d.
vided Here are the materials for : telling
diplomatic circular lying reAly 70 haad
Nd De eees .2ct ct such st1aoe
eoa'e " snthn.;.sm a ~ sas On beh,lt q RsS Rassi:
il Ill Ea11s OF Ge17u1ny than If the ground ci
The quarrel had lain in hex Ayowed resolution
to ps1rrue career Of Aggression. Bot The dua
xesult would be the SANG in both Cases II Il
be objected that this is very fa1-tetGhe;
theory, we can only answer that it is one uh1el
| .eems to fl in with what is ALREADY known .
Count Nsma1k, aud that up to this monen
the apparent attitude Of the prcas1sn G,vefn
I ment h.s teeu e1scsly whAt is to be expected
surpoains that this hypotneais is trus- coun
D;xtnArkte great object would be to keep him
| eelf in the background. zrd to make j, 1ppea
that the c1isis is the offspring partly OF circuul
| stances and partly Of French arrogance
| there anything in VIA. has taken place lneo1
| sisteEt with this imaginary sketchs eeIt1in1
! | the language ueed BY thu ofhciI press OF bts'
lin does not clash With it. Their daily aascttlo
. is that u Prussia his done nothing to cre1t
the rrt sent difficulty. it il out OF her power
do anxthing TO ave1t it. II the policy OF c.tn
!, Bismark has been rightly interpreted. he pa
\ regard she conduct Of the French GoSasnnen
win ell-g1ourled satisfaction.
A From t.k EeAo, Juiy11:
: 1t il absurd to expect that the hing Of 4fn:
Ga, OF Count Nsuark, are Eoipg 70 Adm
! the.1 coanirance 1t this laat trick Of fr.a, =
: but that they are p1ivS to the scheme, admtt
, OF little doubt. Ilme viii shoT hos they vi
: w,thd,aE from the dilemma in Ehic;, they ar
:. placed- It is rot likely that. eiehoat the co,
I eus1enee Of Prussia, PHn would bare tax
upon himself TO drag forward iseoisoA II !
: likely, teems even ce1tain-:a7t Al al5 a
! eotistions were completed before he Submit
) led the tehe1ne to his eollsaSues. Tae Goa a
;. Gil 1t L. Gs7nj1, Convened 70 eoosider II
1 captid4sure, VS. not held uatil the se1ec:i J
I Of Leopold MAS an aeconora.heh fact, and ha
). been otscially announced The sAsns secrss
: shssmaed Ais previous intriguesto to se~ure o;1.t
i | Candidates. He took advantage Of the sa.;ss''
i OF The Co,tes, last yesr. to gain over tho bus
il Of Genoa, aud intended to pr"dus" hiEa
: soon ~ they reasaembled. Ills ~
ner;enen ct tho temper Of the .raool
> however, seems to have opeaea his eTt
= to lie danger of allowing the popular san:
!. rnent 10 declare itself. Heues tha hurry
= conreoe tho Costes u speedily as pos.:ol
: | win yiew-f 1t can be accomplished
= trcterr. bribery. OF direct m-.see-yo e-cu'
u eueh na,jozity "a ehsil give his choice the o