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A HonlittrAlt Mail arrived last night, and this
morning Ive received some additiodal Dutch and
Gt•rtnatt Papers.
The affairs 01 Germany, though they present no.
e,ing of a boisterous character, are well deserving or
Cie attehtien of Statesmen and Politicians. The
Diet o' Frankfort, as might be expected, proceeds
tat slowly. The different D!puties, whenever any
thing is pioposed, and out that it will be necessary to
smi the proposition to their respective Courts. That
it, they have not toll powers to conclude on any mea-
- sum which may affect the future policy of any of the
S:itcs.

The plain matter of fact is this : the respective
rulers when their very existence was at stake—
when they had nothing before their eyes but the
Sear of dissolution—of political annihilation, were
willing to benefit by the exertions of their people,
and large -in their promises of reformation. They
were sincere at the moment : so much so that, could
the arrangemnts have then been perfected, they
would readily have consented to any Constitution,
however liberal. Fortunately for them the excesses
of the common enemy bad been such as to rouse tie
people of every country in defence of the common
rights of all, And there was an universal feeling of th e
necessity of instantly employing all their energies to
vanquish the foe wh• aimed at the subjugation of
very country. Reform of abuses was deferred on
an onderstinding founded on assurances that Repre-
sentative Governntents would be established, should
success crown the exertions of the nations joined in
arms, from mutual emancipation and deliverance
from foreign subjugation. _ _

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The effects that might have been anticipated from
this union of sentiment, and of physical power, spee-
dily followed—the common. enemy was humbled in
the dust by the willing efforts and sacrifices of the
People. For a moment their Rulers exhibited symp-
tarns of gratitude: their promises were repeated, and
the people expected to be admitted to participate in
tee management of their own affairs.
Like bad men, who in a state of sickness promise
a great reformation should they be restored to health,
bat who, when they get well, forget all that they had
Purposed, and return to their fotmer vicious courses,
the Rulers, too generally, believing themselves now
steure,seem to have changed their views. They have
fond out that, either their promises were too liberal,
or their people had given to them too enlarged a con-
struction : that subjects cannot form a correct opinion
respecting the measurts which would be most benefi-
cial to the Community. Every where the people
Prrmised themselves a Constitution approaching more;
or less to that of Great Britain, but the respective
fabrics are yet to rear, and every where throughout
Europe the people are discontented.
Is the spirit of prophecy wanted to predict the
elosequences that must result if the Rulers of Europe
shall persist in this folly ? No, no. Every one but
9teroselves can see it. Either there will be civil wars
m put cular States—or some overgrown Power,
4eking advantage of the general .discontent, will
Again sow the seeds of revolutionary ferment &cough-
korope, and involve the whole in a general war.
ay the return of honesty and good sense save the
eriltied :lonia from this calamity!