The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-10
-WaR MISCELLANY.
The Annexation OF Alsace from a Gel
p,nu sta nd uOtnt.

The Annexation OF AIsace from a Ger
man Standpoint.
Herr Won Wlckede, of the Cologne Gazette
~ sanguine with regard to the results OF Inc
aaneys5io1 vn 81 4lsaGe nroynse @
The Protestant peasaptry IN LowerAlsace WIN
bear union With Germany most easily; the Fre9cl
manufacturers and factory hands III Mnfhnausen
will be TIE least willing. Many Il serious oostacle
has still TO be remove l. it |. true, before these un.
toward elements can be united IN harmonious
whole Thus few of the real agricultural popula-
on but many hundreds 81 nner men 1aons
leave home secretly to bear arms against US as
Francs.tIreurs or Mobile Guards. All seyere
measures are nseless and The conhscatons Oh pro.
perty carried out against them areWn0ly useless
Tor these people have no more to lose. As, be-
des, most or the factories in,Upper Alsace are at
complete standstilt aAd- thousands OF AworR,
men Are compelled 20 remain In .idleness, neeo
and want Of work quite as much as J., po'mieS haess
of the enemy, where they can at least 90.
tain something to~eat. Precisely on account ol
Alsaee speedy peace and firm organlaatien q
existing circ1m Stances are earnestly TO De Wisn;
ed. in order that The unwholesome provisional
state of THINGS may cease. All relations are In
the highest degree unsettled by u, ana mo one
knows exactly how he stands. When Asace anu
German Lorraine are once united to Germany,
many weilto-tlo families Of French naflonal1ty
win certainly prepare themselves to migrate iaIo
France, Much disturbance and hindrance VIII
arise from this at nrSt, DQt, on tne muoie' Con-
slider IL great advantage II, as far as possi0ie,
tile French who have but migrated lltner alter
all should rorsake US and again seek their actual
fstherland. They do not suit Us at all, and WIZ
form hut very Stubborn members Of. our new
German. realm. Alsace and German Lorraine
are districts so richly endowed by nature
that the- number Of emgrant -Freaon VIII
soon be made up by the inAg&r Of Ger,
mans. In spite, however, or
nationafh hatred the French posseesors OF proper
ty must needs consideryery. deeply whether they
will exchange the future probably very uncertain
situation of affairs in France With the security
and order in our German idomfnions. Eyeu many
OF the rich propreturs Of spinning and weaving
establishments in Muhlhausen; who now peal us
so.tleep Erudge, will be glad TO remain Win Us
when maturs are on trmer footing. II these gen.
tlemen wish to go, however, We Will certalny not
keep them, for their very extensive anu ungenla
bly well-managed establishments are well se,Iea 1
Tor ACQUISITION and remuneratiVe management
German Joint stock. companies. FnaS %nion n,,
would have most weight and innnence Is, LOW Hn.
ever the speedy erection OF Thoroughly der
man diversity at Strasbourg. If the .UnpetsiIy
of Freiburg could but be transporter sniLas w Msa
Nothing unites district so well with ne OUTFIT
German countries as agood German university.
The Condition OF France.
Tie London Times OF the 18th, concludes an
article on France as follows;