The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-16
THE CHIEF CA q SEES.
Germany and France Battling for
Supremacy and Power.
Victor Emmanuel Living in Peace with
Garibaldi and the Pope.



anxiotics Of and terrible conflicts to come Every
moment there Is awakened in the mind the idea that
great conflicts or passion interest will result
IN appeal force and that that force may destroy
nations and civilization as things which Nature re-
jects suspendng the unique struggle for progress tho
struggle for labor.
Terrible panics depress tho mind and disturb CON-
mercal transactions. Movements OF squadrons notes
Of governments, speeches or sovercigns, all contain
threats OF bloodshcd at least all appear the forc
runners OF imminent battles. You cannot meet busi
who does not declam on the situation and
predict that by next spring shall again encounter
tho terrible spectre of death, OF our cities half de-
siroycd fields desolatcd and deserted He viii
tell you tha. wo havo hero hugo funeral pile and
that only needs hidden hand TO apply the torch
OF the ncenday in order to rcdnce the whole body Of
our old Continent to cindcrs. And yet the
CAusEs FOR WAR EUROPE
day should DO less than they have boon for tho last
twenty years Eyil disappears aud with It disappears
that passion for heroism Italy, which was the Euro
pean apple Of discord has been converted into free
and independent nation Tho foreigner longer acts
the conqueror at Rome. doas no hold the city
Austria no longer mounts guard at ST Marks place.
The ricolor proudly floats above the towers OF Manua
and Verona and the hymn OF national independence Is
chanted in the streets Milan. And tho things
proud raco OF Magyars, which could sustain the most
gigantic in Of the most awful Of crises
ever ready for combats and sacrifices, has boon
emsncipated even placing itself under the
guardianship OF It's old oppressors. And that which
applies to Italy and Hungary applies equally to Ger
many. Tho rivalrics between Austria and Prussia,
which flooded the German soil with BLOOD ended in
favor OF Prussia The phan;asms OF the revoutonists
OF lsIs tho unity or Germany and tho expulsion OF
Austria led TO this in a great measure. Mottornch
founder Of the Holy Alliance, is dead aud for
gotten. while Andrassy, disciple OF Kossath,
directs the affairs of Austria Tho Catholic nations
Of the south readily submit to the tuteage OF the
Protestant Emperor who has conquered in the north,
which is proved by The resistance offered by the King
of Bavaria to his Parliament and the qucng OF c,erl
cal opposition to the recent Those eontnu-
Gus commissions in Poland have ceased for a while,
principally because Of the evident impossibity OF sue
cess and next because France which has frequently
arousedth martyr nation has bad to ally herself TO Rus
sla necessary act OF her vengeance The British
on ofpondcrous influence which decided in other days
draw the sword 10 protect the halt that gt,crs
above Holy Sophia and for the Sultan who dwclls IN
the seraglos of tho Dosphorus has resigned herself
TO a further dimlnuon Of The Turkish Empire for the
purpose OF augnerting her power aud influence In the
Land OF Egypt In France oven that ashting dynasty
has disappeared, forged into tho most high temple Of
republican wars She has been saiated with The idea
OF revolutionary disasters images OF ccnqucrng and
daring State, which decided to disseminate ideas Of
liberty through armies OF slaves threatening all other
natonaltics with their traditions of conquest and OPP
pressing their with the burden or military gores
most costly and disastrous nations Ii Is quite Ger
lain that neither Italy Hungary by their victories
nor Poland by her misoruncs, are 10 day for
war; and the Empire OF the most bcllicoso traditions
the Empire or Bonaparle-has disappeared from
Europe
FRENCH AID GERMAN RIVALRY.
There has been germ OF discord bred which may
soon-and which most assuredly will-givs rise TO
much FIGHTING within certain time. indeed thcrc
exists a for uncasncss to disturbance almost
as the las, affair, to wit the rivalry be
tween France and Germany. This rivalry has been the
necessary consequence OF tho greater part OF the evils
which have agitaed European civilization during the
past twenty years. the miscarriage Of that French Re-
public OF rs which born under such excellent
pices With the irrad'aton peculiar to French ideas.
with the peculiar to French utierances
many became suddenly awakened from her iethargy
aud while seeking TO recover her lost liberties had
her eyes opened the idea much necessary
.E'cncc-to the idea OF unity II she could have real
lied that grand thought Il the hatred Of the yrants
aud tho noxpercncc OF Tie people had givea rise
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nave been realized the Italian unity with tho
conscn, Of France aud would have opened tho way
q holy alliance OF nations united in tho OF a
universal brotherhood which would have the
solidarity OF each ard the common interests
OF all But France again entrenchei herself
behind a military empire, and from that moment
The old historic rvalr,es wero removed between tho
two countries aud ono set up threatening institution
In response threatening institution reared by the
other until finally the two nations were brought face
10 face on tho field Of battle Tho French Empire
Hated in its policy With respect to Germany In the
wsy that hal vacillacd IN treating with Italy.
Having called tina, nation to the exercise OF indcrcnd
cncc, opposed, fought agains, 1t in the work
tial tia, Independence that OF unity opposed her
By the veto against the necessary al Italian
desire TO and hold the city OF
Rome Aud having sustained Prussia against Austria
even 10 tho verge OF tho Geld Of Sadowa that su
prcmc moment she turned against Prussia leading to
war necessarily. fatally. And that more
terrible the disasters II caused than for the rivalry
which II created between two Of the most powerulccn-
tres or Europe The German democracy, noiwIth-
stardug the exquisite tao. aud the sensible policy that
vrevacd during that very grave period OF thor trans
formatsou determined 10 place themselves under that
dictator who should be capable Of assuring hcm above
al things the return OF tbcr dsmcmbered possessions
and their autonomy in Europe. which had been COM
vietcy broken. Thus in the face OF tie general
sity offered and the
soLExx PROMISES REPEATED
1. favor OF peace, the whole world debated upon and
shop announced the bcsinning OF war. One sas that
raa,and was forlyins herself and organizing her mi-
NY forces, which rumor bad but brief existence
Others said that King Victor Emmanuel had also limited
d such possibility ~ his compliments while review.
L. liz army on lac ds; u tie year. most doubtful
.sssemeut others again pretended 10 see something
!. tho notes or Count Andrassy which they avsrrsd
erc Affirmed and eorroboraied By long and inaccurate
articles concerning tho sudden order 70 arm
O. Austrian reserves The babbiers and dreaners
~ a or fabulous preparations and that the English
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