The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-07-26
Tho Contemplated War.

army. This is simply an absurdity. The
reliable Prussian population does not ex-
ceed 10000, 900, and there are about
1000. 900 in lately annexed dominions
which we may regard rs moro hostile
than friendly. The Landwehr of Prus-
sia is undoubtedly very large. because
the system places every man capable of
bearing arms in the service. He is COM
PEELED to do military service. So when
we learn that the Prussian army aud re-
serves comprise 1,500, 600 men, it means
that there are that number capable of
doing service, just as we might enume-
rate the militia of tho United States at
5000, 900. Prussia can undoubtedly
On effective army of 500, 000-could re.
enforce it with 100000 more in three
months. France, on the other hand,
has 40, 100000 of population. She has
been ut peace for eleven years. Each
year she has enrolled and disciplined
100000 recruits, and an equal number
have in each successive year retired and
entered upon the pursuit of other avo
cations. France is q military camp, and,
beside her effective army of nearly $780,
900 men, who will be in Prussia before
week elapses, it is safe to say that she
Gun throw into the field, within sixty
days, fully 100000 additional we'll
trained troops, beside having reserves to
garrison all her sea ports and other points
liable to bo threatened. The French
navy is far superior in effective strength
to the English; and Prussia will scarcely
venture to send her fleet away from the
protection of the land defenccs of her
ports Nearly $4,000 French sailors now
in commission upon her magnificent yes
,n1,, ,o. IL s11> l.,
appreciate. But it is enormous. Napo-
leon and his Cabinet have been wise
enough to make their quarrel with Prus-
sia in such manner that the question of
German unity cannot be brought to bear.
Bismarck will bo jealous in tho effort to
stir up the German feeling; but he will
fail. Rruasin has ruled with an iron
hand in the North German Confedera-
ton, and her allies have been constrain-
ed by fear to make treaties for which
they had no genuine desire. Hence we
find Bavaria, which suffered from the
Prussan arms in 1866, at onco declaring
for neutrality. This is important, as
her population is 100000 and her
army is $50, 900 infantry, 5000 cavalry,
artillery and engineers 10000. Both
Bavaria and Wurtemburg fear the grasp
ing ambition Of Prussia and will be glad
to see France give it check for many
years to come. Wurtemburg has popu-
lntion Of less than 2.000 900 and an army
of about 10000 men. Saxony has about
the same, and her people have been for
four years under the military domina-
| tion of Prussia. In German quarrel
these three kingdoms would be under
treaty stipulations to support Prussia.
They are more likely under present cir
cumstanccs to sympathize with France
Holland has nearly 1000. 900 population,
since the loss of her 1000, 900 of subjects
in the duchies, has only 100000. Her
army is an effective ono and she has
quite n formidable Hcet-25O vessels,
carrying about 1000 guns
1t is not Mt all probable that England
will step into the arena in case of re-
verses by Prussia Her policy has been
that OF neutrality, and though the masses
| were clearly for war in 1865, to prevent
the spoliation of Denmark, allied to
England so nearly because the future
| Queen is the daughter of the King Of
Denmark, yet tho cold and unswerving
policy of che ministry checked it up, and
declared that the interests of England
| were against war. There has been such
firm alliance between France and Eng
land since their combined armies hum
bled Russia in 1856. and their commerce
had grown to be SO extensive and SO ne
cessary to each other, that it will require
startling events indeed to produce rup-
ture between the two.
France may, if successful, desire to ia
terposo the Rhine rs her natural frontier
and bulwark. This would add strip of
| territory about ono hundred miles in
length, and fifty in breadth ut its widest
part. It would not be much in tho way
of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The English people
were decided in their sympathies for
King George, Of Hanover, Prince of
the British blood royal and Duke OF
Cumberland. Any steps taken by Ma
poleon to restore the King to his throne,
to release Saxony from Prussian subjec-
ton, or to restore Schleswig- Hoistein to
Dem mark, cannot fail to elicit the warm
approval of the English people and Par
lament. Besides, English interests arc
altogether for peace, as she thereby vast
ly increases her carrying trade and
wealth.
During the late American war, the en-