Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1870 — In Europe. [ARTICLE]

In Europe.

The situation in Europe iij peculiar. Since the Franco-I’russian war was begun the German troops have steadily advanced into French territory, like a great tidal wave of the sea, overcoming all obstacles and engulphing whole armies as for a moment the French generals vainly attempted to check their relentless and irresistible advance, until King William has arrived before the walls of Paris and camped his victorious Prussians within twenty-five miles of the French capital. Up to this time he has met no reverses and received no check* He has met and rendered powerless every army brought against him and Napoleon 111 is a prisoner in his hands, but now an unforeseen combination meets him and his mighty forces are brought to a sudden halt.

With the capture of Napoleon the Empire ot France vanished like the mists of the morning and a Republic has taken its place among the nations of the world. The young Republic was full grown at its birth and has been recognized as an independent power by Russia, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and the United States. The whole aspect of affairs has changed. Humanity says to King Mr illiain “I: ou have accomplished the downfall of vour enemy. You have conquered Napoleon. You have destroyed the French Empire. The French people have done you ne harm.— The Republic has not made war upon yon. You have no cause for quarrel with the neV government. Now stop shedding human blood.” It is reported that England, Russia and Austria have joined to ask in the name of humanity the Prussian ( King not to proceed further with the war, and that he ha* encamped his armies to give I audience to propositions for peace said to be proposed by the new French government.

The Indianapolis Sentinel lately made the discovery that the Journal acknowledged there was a republican in Indianapolis who had been repudiated by his party for dishonesty, and for a week past it has been filled with editorials and squibs upon what it is pleased to call the “acknowledged corruption of republican office holders.” The fact is the republican party has no use for dishonest men and is possessed of moral power sufficient to expose them and repudiate their infamy; on the other hand there has not been a traitor, rebel, treasury thief, embezzling revenue collector, swamp land swindler, State bond forger, or public defaulter in any capacity who has Veen convicted of his rascality during the last fifteen years, either in this State or the general government, but has been endorsed by democratic journals, aequiltedby democratic judg ? es, pardoned by democratic presidents, or sympathixed with by democratic leaders. Hon. Schuyler Colfax has written* to a friend in Brooklyn, N. Y., that with the expiration of his present term of office he will retire to private life. This is his desire and this is his decision. His speech in this place next Saturday will probably be the last address the people of Jasper county will ever hear from his eloquent tongue.