Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-22
The Great European Chefs PIRyer-The
Emneror,s Gambit"

chess is always opened by certain moves
called the kings gambit. the queens the
knights gambit, &c. but OF late there
has appeared in Europe very superior
player who has introduced move which
may be appropriately named the Empe
ror's gambit, and by means OF which he
has won every game that he has played.
His first game was played in the Duchies
OF Schleswig- Holstein, in 1663-'64, and re-
suited in speedy check mate of the En-
peror of Austria, who, having taken part
in the occupation Of the Dachies in the
hope of getting slice of them for his
pains, found out all at once that he had
been pulling the chestnuts out of the fire
for the benefit of another party.
The second game was played in 1866
and was won with brilliant success, aud in
an incredibly short time. It may, in fact,
be called double game. While the En-
Iperor Of Austria received a military
"Fools mate" on the field of Sadows.
mate" upon the Emperor of the French in
this wise. Luring him with fancies OF
territorial compensations on the Rhine,
he persuaded him to remain a quiescent
spectator of the defeat and humiliation Cf
Austria. Had France at that time moved
an army on the Rhine to maintain the
equilibrium of the European balance,
Prussia must have stopped. AS soon as
that war was over Louis Napoleon found
in his turn that he had been pulling
chestnuts out of the fire, and instead of
realizing his com pensations on the Rhine.
he was not even permitted to buy Luxem-
burg from the King of Holland.
Then followed the great match game OF
1870. on the French military chess board,
which ended in the most complete check
mate known in modern history.
And now follows another, commencing,
as usual, with the Emperor's gambit. In
this game the first move was made at the
Emperor Of Russia. It has now come to
light that in the early part of this year.
Bismarck, our great chess player, feared
that Austria might interfere in the great
French war. So he began Turing the
Emperor of Russia with territorial COM
pcnsations, as he had done Louis Napo-
leon in 1866 A treaty was concluded with
him, which the European papers call the
treaty of Versailles. By this treaty, if
Austria interviewed, Russia was to co-ope-
rate with Germany.
Peace was to be concluded upon the fol-
lowing terms Austria to cede to Germa-
ny all Bohemia. Moravia, Silesia and the
Duohy of Salzburg and to Russia the
provinces of Gallicia and Dalmatia. T hese
changes being accomplished, Russia was
to cede to Germany five seaports on the
Baltic. Then the treaty of Paris (the set
Element of the Crimean wary was to be re-
garded as annulled. Russia and Germany
would unite for the conquest of the East.
and would share their conquests between
them.
But 10 and behold AS soon as this
treaty of Versailles ceases to be desirable
the Emperor of Russia is dropped and left
out in the cold like Louis Napoleon after
Sadowa.
Aud now another game is on the chess
board. The imperial interviews at Gastein,
Ischl and Salzburg, il we believe the re-
cent advices, are to result ii tripartite
The German Provinces of Russia are to be
demanded of her to complete the unifca-
ton of Germany. Austria is to extend her
limits to the mouths of the Daunbe and
to stop Russian advance in that direction,
and Poland is 10 be reconstructed. under
check upon Russia. In the meantime
Russia is srming and seeking an alliance
with France in view of further contingen.
cies.
How long is Europe to be the chess
board on which these imperial gamblers
play their bloody games The people are
the unfortunate pawns who fight the bat
ties and perish in myriads for quarrels in
which they have not the most remote in
terest How long before the nations per-
ceive that with less cost than one-half the
victims of one single battle, they might
overthrow those dynasties which sacrifice
them ruthlessly to their Ubiquitous ambi
tons The Laternationa1e has proclaimed
one purpose, which alone will redeem it
from many great errors that of the aboli-
ton of standing armies, and consequently
of these wars OF ambition and conquest
Hence, is is not surprising to learn that
the imperial interview has for one OF it's
objects plan for the complete suppress
sion Of the "L,aternGtiondle. Whether
this plan will succeed remains to be seen
but it is more than probable that ideas will
be found more difficult to vanquish than
armies.
The SIXTEENTH CENTURY gave birth to
noted usurer by the name of AUDLEY.
Interrogated, once, as to the value of an
Office which he held, he replied "Sone
thousands of pounds to any enc who
wishes to get to Heaven; twice as much to
=; 70. h, lec.. "A DID,.