Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-21
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
TO THE EDITORS.

TO THE EDITORS
Messrs. GALIs a SKArox You have M, ,h.nL g, vo,,,
publication Of my communication in regard 10 F.xpxn,cx
THE GREAT Of Prussia and you ought also 70 have The
Of those Of the public who really desire to hear the trh
corning whose life and genius had 10 great inun ON
the best interests Of mankind What have tr.n.,,a =
your Office, that any other historical subject ~ h
which shall your indulgence in the same wav h
be drawn from the best evidence in my power to command
My object is moi 10 foster but to human peudces as
far my humble power can effect that purpose.
To the great King of Prussia and represent him
the very genius evil and the nucleus round which cus
the enemies Of all good has answered too well the pu
pose Of those who and the real enemies Of pure and
benefcen religion might be easily shown, to those who
open and keep open the eyes Of their mind
that voltaie has been most egregousy illuminated
but without attempting PRESENT. request hearing for that
purpose, let return subject open to historical
| evidence
In my paper published in the Intelgencer of the 10th in
stan the public. or Familiarity say, the political charac
ter Of Frederick the theme. In private life and in his
personal connexion with his people, this has been repre-
scented tyran This injustice, in respects
from confoundng the with the father, and, passa,
we may observe that in strictness Frederick William 1.-THE
athcr was not yrant His mind narrow, and temper
moose and stern, which unhappy made him the
personal contact with him butas monarch he was every
essential respect except Peter l. Of Russia the superior
OF his age Courer and aiteres did avoid since they
admitted into his presence Faithful the mar
age tie he had mistresses. Inaexby just he
known to paltef with his word suffer- by those under
his authority injustice with mpunity, brought his know
ledge In reality greatly superior in talents his
and successor the foundation of the grandeur Of the latter
firmly laid by the former Prussia needed strength and
strength prepared by Frederick William strength need
ed genius give effect and genius of transcendent order
was supplied by Frederick H.
All that audable in the father was, however, possessed
by the and proceed to call in evidence prove
the extreme injustice of applying that the ephet
ran and in order to give that evidence its full force,
state it from the record without comment.
Before lies curiosity and teraure-a very strk
ing profile portrait of Frederick H. London published by
Harrison d Co. from original drawer Rohwel, sculp
August ls 1884; and underneath the portrait the suboned
biographical compend which give word for word
For genius enterprise and for herois no monarch
of modern times may be put in competition with the late
Charles Frederick, King of Prussia who filed the throne for
nearly half century, and his country weight in the
scale of empires which at awed and asonhed Europe
"This magnanimous prince the eldest Of Frederick
William by Sophia Dorothea, daughter of George L. King Of
England, born the Gath January, I7l2 His early
years embered by the tyranny of his father who
equally ayacous and ausere Al the age of twenty he
married, against his will, to princess, with whom he
could be induced to live though he always treated her
with respect
His knowledge in every branch Of science incon-
cevabc he wrote exquisite composed several beaut
full pieces Of music, and of the finest performers
the German flute in the whole world to which may be added
that besides his proficiency the dead languages he spoke
most Of the modern ones with hucncy and grace
On the death Of his father in 740 he resolved to govern
with little ministerial assistance He tolerated all religions,
and continued that correspondence with learned which
ha f.ralt s,lo o,rsp~a
In the milder pursuits Of polite literature, however, he
had neglected to study the necessary operations Of
and the magnanmiy with which he carried his theory into
effect during the long and frequent conflicts which he
engaged is known all the world Few have fought
many battles with such general fewer still been
little depressed by occasional defeat He superior all
msortunes and his alliance courted by every Power in
Europe
His life continued Of activity Artists
and ingenious of every nation invited into his do
mnions He erected innumeabe public edi6ces formed
variety Of national establishments and made upws of three
hundred towns and villages arise, if by cnchantmen
marshes waste lands and deserts In Short he amended de-
fecive laws, made commercial regulations and civilized and
polished the rudeness and barbarsm of his subjects.
This iustrous monarch possessed almost every charac
teristic Of greatness He at hero philosopher
an historian legislator, poet musician, and wit In
either Of these endowmens he had sufficient ability have
formed snsy eminent character.
Frederick the Great he often descrvcdly called,
died Of a ethsrey, on the nth Of August, 1885,"
The preceding expresses the general voice of Fame eight
years after the death Of Frederick and needs comment
may demand explanatory corrections the military part
Of the character Of that extraordinary The long and
frequent conflicts ia tohich he engaged" If regarded
laivey his long reign, much brief than is
monty supposed The first Scsan war commenced on the
Sd Of January l74 by the taking Of Bresau by King
in person. and terminated the lth Of July I742 by
the Treaty Of Beslau by which the greatest part Of Sesa
coded to Prussia. This comprised about and
half year.
The second Slesan began on the 18th Of August,
I44 and closed, by the Treaty Of Dresden 25h December
l745, and by which Slesa became permanently Prussan
This continued one year and FIVE MONTHS nearly.
The remarkable TEARS opened with the month
Of March, 1885, and closed the Treaty Of Hubertsburg
18th February, 763 lasting time, It's title expresses TO
within only few days.
There sparks Of in the year 177s and to
the 9th of May, l779, when, at the latter date, the differ
arranged by the Treaty Of Tcchen between Aus
a and Prussia which had arisen regard the succession
Of Bavaria after the death Of the EIecor Macmillan Joseph
30th December, l777.
O indeed nothing Of consequence morc find that all
the Of Frederick did occupy eleven years. reign
Of foysix years, three MONTHS and seventeen days.
The plendor Of his character in every pect the aston
shng OF his arms with the fearful Inequality Of his
the adverse forces against him. cal the altogether
uncquallcd final triumph in his favor, gave eca his
general which in its glare has concealed the la
borsof the rcnovating and conservative statesman.
WAsnISsToy, JUSE IL. TACITUS..