New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-18
WARS AND JUNIORS OF WAR.

assumes the power OF foreteiilnS future
events. there is to be a Turkish war this
spring followed by a war i'll the coming
autumn between England and the United
State. II Warrens Wochcnschrift i, il
reality prophet and his predictions are
% be verified, i. would seem that the sad
lessons OF war that have been taught in
Europe during the past few months are
to have 10 effect in abating the
Wa SD.~;t. but on the contrary, have
rattle: served to Nhet The appetite OF other
great nat. 3D, to enter the arena OF blood
and devastation. What there is 10 enable
any Oae 10 f3getell wars. at time when
their sd eaact, are sufficiently visible
| and heartren ding to the civilized world
10 deter nation, from mourning further
resp onsib:litie, in that way, i, hard to
| divine. Certainly, there are no iudica-
tion5 n. pres mt of war between Eng land
ana the United States. The present re
lations O: these two enlightened powers
are Of most pacific and friendly charac-
tey, if England i, honcstin her express
SION Of a desire to have justice done this
country N the settlement Of the Alabama
claims. etc. There is no reason for war
where people are intelligent and deter
mind to do right. 1t is true, they may
differ IS % what is right but if they are
raasonlbIc they can settle their differences
much easier without war than with it.
The terrible losses that have been slls-
tanned bv France and Prussia i'll their
present conflict have been sufficiently sig
u:ficant to satisfy both England and the
United States that war is not the best way
to settle the difficulties of nations. 1t
nav be safely estimated that France and
| Prussia have lost at least. in killed and
wounded, three hundred thousand men
| the very dower of the youth and manhood
| of both countries and millions upon mil
lions Of wealth, in a struggle that was in
| aiigIlrated without reason. and which can
10. be ended without the infiicton of
| deep injury to the material interests OF
all concerned. Every productive Interest
| OF these two countries has been made to
| Weld to the unp-oductive and ruinous con-
| SEQUENCES of a var that reason and common
sense slouid have avcrted. The people
Of France and Prussia have been badly
| crippled by the sword that was drawn to
satisfy the ambition of men, who, as
they would I've By the sword, should
have been the first to perish by the
sword But this is not always the case.
! The men who have it in their power to
| Summon armies to the slaughter fire.
Guentiy maze their way through blood
to what has been falsely deemed the
highest pinnacle Of fame. When the
world learn, to rebuke this manner OF
! gliding men ald placing them on thrones,
| tie glory Of such act, will Cease, and the
ambition that prompts them vanish, To
gIoyity Individual, at the expense Of
nations must be regarded by the intelli-
| gent and humane of all civilized coun-
tries as wrong. To be hiSh-spirited OAR
| ing and adventurous in defense OF country
and home is commendable in persons in
dividualIy or collectively; and traits Of
this kind exhibited without vainglocious
! motives or selfish considerations viii
| always excite the historians admiration
and ild fitting page i'll history.
| What has been called the poMp and
circumstance Of glorious wal may be rem
| darei inglorious when war IS forced upon
/ nations simply to cement and augment
tie power of dynastic rulers. This has
| generally been the cause of European
wars. It is true, the first Napoleon COM
menced his military career i'll the service
OF republican France, but ended it in
irving to establish a dynasty. Nor was
! he content to rule France. He aimed to
rule europe, and succeeded in controlling
many kingdoms by placing his own kin5-
men upon thrones.
The present Napoleon also came into
power as IA republican president of France.
This did not satisfy his ambition, and be-
fore hi, term Of service had expired he
planned cop detot thereby gaining a
new lease of power. His next step was
willy one, for, under the guise Of universal
suffrage, he caused himself to be elected
emperor, with hope, no doubt, OF per-
petaatirg the claim of the Bonaparte
family to rule France. He declared, at
the time he was proclaimed emperor, that
the empire meant peace; and while he
was true to this profession France contin-
ued to prosper. But as time wore on, and
age began to remind him that death
might claim him almost any day, he be-
came anxious about the succession. and
in order to strengthen the pretensions Of
his family to rule, looked abroad to gain
strength by making friends Of other
powers. There can be no doubt that this
was the cause of his meddling i'll the af-
| fairs Of Spain when that country was
looking tor some suitable person whom
she could crown king. This was the
cause of war between France and Prussia,
war that las been more in the interest
Of dynastie5 than in the interest of the
people of either country. And this is the
great predominating cause of all the wars
in Europe. The men who are marched to
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