Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-16
CONDITIONS OF A

civil war and the triumph of the
North, will divide their admiration
between the generosity Of the terms
extended by the Generals of our
armies to the conquered insurgents,
and the heroic exploits Of the combat
ants No parallel instance Of Glenn
ency after so long, costly and bloody
war, is on record. Perhaps the ear
est approach to It Is found in the con-
duct Of Great Britain toward France,
at the close Of the long war between
the two nations in 1914, when the for
mer contented herself with the occupa-
ton Of the territory Of the French for
three years without even requiring the
French people to support her troops
or to indemnify her for n cent of
the enormous expenses Of the struggle.
England appeared to be satisfied with
having dethroned Napoleon and de-
stroyed the French navy; and she
even returned to her foe the colonies
taken from her. Throughout that long
contest England protested to wage
war solely against Napoleon l., and
not against the French people, and her
conduct at the close Of It was consist
ent with that profession. At the out
break Of the Franco russian war, 1t
was proclaimed, though not officially,
we believe, that Prussia was warning
against Napoleon III; not against the
French people. This position was
precisely that of England in the great
war of lSl3-l4 at the outset, but there
all likeness ends between them. How
the present war has been conducted all
the world knows and regrets; but still
more will it regret that the fair fame
OF the great German nation should be
furnished by the conditions offered to
its vanqulshed foe. Napoleon fell at
Sedan on the 81 of September last,
and the wal might have honorably and
g~loriously ended there and then, but 1t
has been prolonged partly by the fault
of Gambetta, until France has been
impoverished and ruined, and now 1t
is reported that she is called upon to
pay ten thousand millions Of francs
equal to &, 900, 600, OOO) to escape fur
Their devastation and suffering. This
report may be an eSaggeration, but
nearly a thousand millions were de-
manded three or four months ago.
Well may the London Times say that
"anything so %exorbitant as this has
never been heard Of in the annals OF
modern history" And this, too, in
addition to the cession Of Alsace, and
of the fortress of Metz, to say nothing
of the heavy acquisitions made upon
the unfortunate cities and villages Wis
tied by the invaders. 1t should be re-
membered, too, that the previous ma
tional debt Of France exceeded two
thousand millions of dollars, so that II
this new exaction is forced upon her
the French debt will exceed that Of
England. If the latter, with all her
wealth and commerce, staggers under
such indebtedness, what will be the
clse with France? The Courier DIES
Flats Tais observes that "this sum
will without doubt enable the Ger
mans to maintain a permanent army OF
800. 900 me!i, which will place all
Europe under the scepter of William /.
at the expense Of F.ance; that it will,
in the way Of annuities, absorb all the
public and private fortune Of France
it is the consummation of the ruin that
has been begun it is pillage on a
grand scale, passing. into an institu-
ton; it Is a fatal blow aimed at the
industries of the cities and at the pro-
d~uctiyeness of the fields of France"
These expressions Of indignation fall
naturally from the mouth of a French
man, and, without agreeing with the
Justice of them to their full extent, 1t
must be confessed that the ancient
Roman doctrine of "Woe to the cob
quered (" is fearfully illustrated In this
reported programme Of Count Bis
marck's. 1t is to be noticed that Eng
land has already taken action in refer
ence to the point which more .immedl-
ately concerns her, viz: the reported
claim of Prussia of twenty ironclads,
| which, Of themselves. will constitute
a formidable fleet. This report Is coll
tradie&d, but England very naturally
apprehsnds that the 81, 0OO, 600, 900, or
a large portion Of it, may BIZ expended
on the. German navy instead Of the
Gernan army Rumor from Sweden
it IS however, as yet nothing but
rumor-by way of London, says that
a document has been made public
affirming that the Emperor William
has a project for annexing the city Of
| Carlscrona to his dominions. This city
possesses one of the best and largest
harbors in Sweden. 1t is situated on
the Island of Trosso, forty-four leagues
from Copenhagen, and is capable Of
containing more than a hundred large
ships. 1t is defended by two forts.
Europe may, after all, be rudely awak-
ened up to the realization Of the fact
that France, as a Power, may be indis-
pensable to the safety Of some of the
nationallties which have been so indif-
ferent or suplne in their contemplation
Of the events Of the last five or six
months.
INrEMPERANcE AND CRINE.-In n re-
cent trial ut Cleveland, Ohio, for hon.