The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-10 00:00:00

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immense country was in part natural, sod arose
from the extraordinary violence offered by the events
of the Isle war to the habits and feeling of the
psopk—from the sacrifices which the deliverance of
17writiany had cost the people—from the exag. r
gentled hopes of some exalted spirits who dreamed
of a golden age, and expected to see it rise out of
the age of iron that had net yet passed. These
causes of agitation would, however, it was supposed,
have yielded to the healing influence of time, but
with these was united an artificial and factitious
discontent, which, taking its source in erroneous
principle*, ambitious and chimerical theories, secret
and culpitble views, base and interested passions,
and fostered by revolutionary writings and liperclirp,
retorted the public mind for the worst excesses.
'l"lte first fruit of this evil spirit was the murder of
KOTZEBUE.
'The letter then notices the inquiries that have
been made by the several Governments of Ger-
many into the state of public feeling, and observes,
that " the result of these inquiries was every where
the same; every where facts proved that these sup-
positions were but too well founded ; every thing
proved the existence and activity of it party which
s• cre sowing the seeds of ►evolution. The con-
spirators, united by the identity of their prin-
r•:ptes and sentiments, are drawn together by a
natured attraction, they communicate by letters,
but more frequently by frequent journies and poll-
, lira' missionaries. Their ohjeet is to confound so-
• viol., to ether all the political differences which
1.1,W exist among the people of Germany, and to
substitute tan actual union throughout this vast
roontly for the existing political union among its
members. Their meuns are to acquire an influence
over the rising generation, by gir ing them the same
spirit, the seine sentiments and the same Itobits.
This spirit is a spirit of independence and of pride, of
principles consisting of abstruse metaphysics and a
mystic theology, for the purpose of fortifying poli-
tical with religious fanaticism. Their sentiments
sue contempt for Kings and existing institutions,
tied ...love for the phantom they call liberty. Their
habits are those of physicall force sod hndily address;
their doctrines are, that the end legitimises the
mean.; that actions are altogether indifferent, their
character depending upon the ideas which inspire
theta ; end that every idea is laudable which has the
independence and liberty of Germany for its
object,"
The letter then proceeds to explain the nature of
the representative Governments which the respective
Sovereigns of Germany had in fact promised their
subjects. It observes, that when the Sovereigns at
tie Congress of Vienna, by the 13th Article of the
Federal Act, promised representative Constitutions,
" they did not hind themselves to give a represen-
tation in the modern sense of the term, nor upon the
luint•iples and scale of other Constitutions which
Lave hithei to beets strangers to Germany."
'File letter then makes some remarks upon the
state of the German Universities, the advantages of
a close union between the members of the Confede-
re ion, mid concludes with observing, that the mea-
sures adopted by the Germanic Diet, instead of giv-
i-g any alarm or jealousy to the other Powers of
Europe, ought rather to inspire them with confi-
de:!cr, especially as the power of the Confederation
will eve► be exerted solely fur defence.