The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-01
Peace in Europe.

Peace has come in Europe in very for
chile way. War has ended, leaving leSac!
OF curses, bitter memories, and heavy bur.
thens to millions Of unfortunate people
The map has been hut slightly changed,
but that cuts out work FOR tie future. The
most important result, however. is that the
German empire is soidlc established, and
n new fear has been inplNnl ed i'll the breast
of Europe.
Fraucc-poor Francois brought down
lower in the scale Of nations, and Is rem
dered Inefficient in the European came OF
politics for years to come. But, as we have
suggested, this consequential exclusion
from the temptations to var aud to active
participation in European politics will but
facilitate her rapid recovery Of her material
force and Prosperity.
The increase of the power Of Prussia ana
her natural ally (Rus>ia), and the added
emphasis conferred upon their dictum, arc
matters of great concern, beyond doubt, tc
England, who seriously loses prestige III
Continental politics by the humiliation Of
her natural ally (France.) She suffers nOt
only by the humiliation OF France, but
from the rcscatmcnts Of the French peo-
pie, who feel deeply inccnsed at the indii-
terence with whica England regarded the
conflict between their country and Prussia
after it was changed from war with the
Emperor to one Tor the subduing Of France.
The game Of European politics is thus de-
cidedly modified. France is laid Oh the
shelf and England fairly cGeekmated.
II is not bad thing. England has been
too arrogant in her pretensions to control
the course of events on the eastern bound-
ary of Europe, and France was too read!
to join her in her political dictation about
Eastern affairs. The late war has taken
the starch out Of England on this subject,
and taught France the unrcliability of her
ally and the sel6shness Of her policy. II
France profits blythe lesson 1t will not have
been in vain. Nor Will it turn out to have
been without advantage to Europe, should
the Germans not rush into schemes for
further ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their Empire
that would by consequence cause further
humiliation and affection to other nations.
France, desolate, is relieved from the
grasp OF war ut most propitiolls period Of
the year. Spring will revive the yerdure
that has been trodden down and blasted bv
the destructive march of armies, and the
foliage will come forth again to adorn the
stricken land and refresh its wcaried peo-
pie. So will the fountains be restored to
order and the streams rescued from the
blood, and mud, and filth of the ravasinS
hordes OF war. The people will ut once
dress up their fields, prune their vines,
plant their seeds, and their industry, aided
by the ever-bountful and genial disposi-
tions Of nature, will go far in the next
two seasons to erase the deep and sad
scars of war. So will the French speedily
restore their land to productiyeness and
beauty. and If they are saved from civil
strife, they will soon SO far recruit their
resources as TO be able TO liquidate the
heavy debt imposed upon them by the
Germans (Sl,0Oo,000,o oW Defeated, but,
under the circumstances, not dishonored,
France will win the sympathies of the
whole world by addressing herself to the
duty Of restoring the physical prosperity
and the beauty of her land, and resstab.
fishing art and mechanical industry in the
superior and f1ourishing condition In which
the war found them.