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Show "The Franco-German War." Under thi- caption an article, from the pen of a Frenchman, will be found in this morning's istue. Of course he views the rjuo.-ti'in from a French standpoint and arrives at conclu.-ions with which we can h'irdly airce. The development of facts shows that France and l'nis-ia equally d'sired war, at.d that both had territorial aggrandizement aggrandize-ment in view. France wanted the German Rhine provinces; Pru-sia wanted Al-ace and Lorraine, and is likely to get them. Prussia was thoroughly thor-oughly prepared for war ; Napoleon was deceived as to the condition of the war establishment of Franc, and entered on a contest for which ho was unprepared. France might continue a war of def'eri'e for a long lime, but, judging by the events ui ihu past few months), it would ho more a continued .laughter than a war, unless it should develop -ome military genius on the .-ide of Fruti"! of wh'ch no evidence yt t b'f n given. - rid even such a hub would h ive a jiiightii-r work holme ho-lme him than the gp'at. N'tipol on hail, when In: lit I nun Ineneed to lc H'l the nuked, demoralized and poorly armed . oldiers of Fiance against tli Austri- ans. For now France is almost stripped strip-ped of arms and munitions of war ; over half a million of her soldiers arc prisoners; and she is confronted by the greatest and best organized military power of the age. |
