Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-26
TIE PEACE GERMANY CELEBRATES.

There was something fittingly roman
ito in Emperor Williams sitting in the
throne OF Charlemagne at the opening OF
the German Parliament. It was not the
throne of his predecessor, figuratively
speaking, but it was the veritable chair in
which the great Emperor sat in state on
many historic occasions. Itwas brought
from the Cathedral of AK Ia sChapelle as
one of the fruits of the unparalleled Ger
man successes. The incident, in. itself sug-
gestive, must have seemed peculiarly Gig
niicant to the deliberative body for the
first time assembled to enact laws for the
restored Empire. ~asAf t-Sf4
The Emperor, past the ripe age of three
score and ten, at that moment experienced
one of the proudest events of his long life.
If with the yeritable throne the German
Emperor had taken from the Louvre the
historic iron crown Of Charlemagne, the
event would have been doubly significant.
But these mere incidents, gratifying to
the pride and vanity Of great people, are
Of course nothing to which the eminently
practical Germans attach much impor-
lance. The retrospect Of the war and a
contemplation of its results afford enough
Of actual facts to satisfy the pride Of the
most ambitious nation on the Continent.
The Reichstag assembled under the new
Empire was to legislate for the most in
telligent prosperous and powerful Empire
in Europe It's Emperor, just returned
from theevictorious fields of fallen France,
surroundedby counselcrs in State affairs,
and leadersin battle as prudent and wise as
any ruler ever consulted, could say to
his gathered Legislators, come back to
greet your opening session, bringing peace
with our victorious banners. So wise
and temperate had been his terms of peace,
so magnanimous his celebrations in the
face of his overpowered foes, that Europe
witnessed the contamination Of his plans
without fear and trembling, and his own
people assumed their newzlead< in Euro
pean politics, feeling that it-did not bring
with it new wars and opposing coalitions.
Had Bismarck pushed his diplomacy SO
far as to have provoked on the part of
other powers such a powerful defensive
alliance as Napoleon's triumphs brought
against France, Emperor William could
not have said with any assurance to his
Reichstag as he did on last Tuesday, "The
spirit animating Germany pervades her
culture and morals, and the constitution
Of her armies guards against the abuse OF
acquired powers. Independent Germany
respects the independence Of others. This
fiery ordeal of war through whichwe have
passed is reliable guaranty of Europcan
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But thanks to the sagacity Of Bismarck,
the cautious and matured judgment of
Moltke, and the magnanimity and wis
dom Of William, Germany paused in
the hour Of her victory, and appropriated
only such territory and demanded only
such terms as could not in justice afford
pretext for foreign interference. She is,
therefore, in position to-day to merit the
boasts of her ruler, and warrant the as
surances he extends to the world.
These are the causes for rejoicing which
Germans appreciate, and mankind the
world over respect.