Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-07-05

FREDERICK THE GREAT.

NO ofhcer from the general TO the ensign could under any
pretext whatever fail to appear at regular exercise Nothing
but sickness could be plead in for absence and fire.
quen sickness was Of reduction from active service
Officers very rarely permitted to quit their garrison or
corps urough of three months in every four five years
the only favor granted their affections. The
life Of military passed under his colors his family was
his regiment Either field exercise march, the officers
had no more particular exemption from attention his duty
than the ordinary soldier punishment followed delinquency,
be the culprt officer soldier
Amid however, such minute attention TO the maintenance
of most regulated military force the King Of Prussia took rank
amongst the very highest literary Of age in which
the human mind seemed rise to the very summit Of intel
eciua power Attentive to the progress Of under the
standards Of which he fearessly inscribed royal name
in the tented camp under the sound of and martial music
but especially times peace Frederick pursued his cherished
studes and devoted TO them all the time e TO him from the
cares Of government was phenomenon unrecoded in
the annals Of human progress from the days Of Solomon that
King Of the North at conqueror, legislator hso
ra and poet German in heart and French by tase lite
ay habit and language should seek his relaxation from the
abors the in the bosom Of the Muses. and society
Of really great Frederick by its admirable application
doubled the mental power literally bestowed him by
Nature What must that have been who could achieve
in the field the prodges performed by Frederick govern
kingdom, renovang every existing and creating inter-
ests did Frederick, and the time be the cornpa
non correspondent and rival in the literary Of such
Votae, Condlac dAlember Duclos Euler, the Marquis
dArgens, Dumarsais, HeIveius, RaynaI, and Others
1t would appear that from time time, families on the
members Of which Nature has been than prose her
gifts Of intellectual power. II any family than any
other would support this theory, that Of Hohenzoe certain
would. Since, from Frederick VI Burgave Of Nu-
remhcrg, in later life, Magrave of Bandenbug, FREE
derrick ], and under the titles from 1902 to l440 this ia
my down the present me ls45 has given their
try series Of nineteen rulers which history produce
parallel.
In the progress of this family the children Of Frederick
William and Sophia Dorohea Of Hanover shone forth about
the middle Of the eighteenth century constellation Of
passing pendo At that epoch the house of Brandenberg
held intellectually speaking most exalted rank Second
only his brother Frederick Prussia recalls with just pride
the Of Henry The two brothers equally devoted
their country which they gave their services correspond
ing the difference Of their personal characters In war;
general, Frederick committed than fault he
bold, mpeuous, and in instances unadvsabe and
ash On the contrary, Henry calm, reserved and
circumspect and repeat the expressions Of Frederick
Henry the only Prussan general in the years
who committed fault and who, by the victory Of Fredberg
closed the
After the years war; Prince Henry in his delightful
retirement ct Rheinsberg, like his BROTHER maintained
respondence with the most eminent of science letters
and arts of Europe, only quitting his delicious retreat to per-
form the functions Of negoiaor occasions Of etiquette
which, several such occasions of both kinds he performed
with Characteristic tact and success
Three Of their sisters paook emnenty of the great quail
ties OF the family and amongst the fine traits in the character
of Frederick other is honorable, throws
seductive halo round his name than his enduring tenderness
towards his sisters and they worthy Of his kindred af
ectonhe Margarine Of Bareith, who died October g.
1885, and whose memory endured his latest breath the
Duchess of Brunswick and Amelia who survived him and
particularly Louisa Uica wife Of Adophus Frederick King
ofSweden.
Queen Urc, beloved and educated by her BROTHER
high degree paook of his intellectual qualities and favored
by fortune with the of their application, emuacd his
taste after becoming Queen in 1851. II Frederick had his
constellation Of great around him, had Uca. Cron
stedt Dain Klngenstierna, WaIerus and Lnnss would
have illustrated any country and such tho who
shone in Sweden and the friends rather than the
tiers of It's illustrious Queen.
seemed innate with this astonishing family give the
whole force Of their minds and foster general cuca
ton Frederick and in her sphere Ulrca devoted to nation
al prosperity far from dreang public instruction and deve
opmen Of mind, regarded them the most firm supports Of
power and their encouragement the splendid titles OF
royalty In 1850 the grand Lutheran Consistoy form
ed in Prussia the and functions Of which were drawn
Vi he King himself This ecclesiastical tribunal exercised
all the episcopal rights in the of the sovereign in whose
hands held the supreme episcopal power, cRcA
sAcRA The Consistory charged TO watch and
celerae public instruction. do not" said the King him
self neglect what regards memory, but make your
particular to render your pupils familiar with daleccs
that they may learn how and draw just conclusions
from proven and established principles
Such Instructions often written on and sent from the battle
fields extended to the colleges Relieved from the cares
and umuI Of war; Frederick himself drew up in great detail
elementary treatise the method of instruction for the use
Of primary schools Every year, by his ORDERS returns were
made of villages unprovided with primary schools which, If
wanting, il possible supplied. In years many
as sixty formed.
In kingdom where tolerance on the throne, each re
gious sect had its schools, well gymnasia and
colleges
In my first communication the subject Of Frederick the
Great and his age, stated what many might regard
cyphs that three of the contemporary Popcs Of the Roman
Catholic Church his personal friends The suboned from
Paganel may show what is Of consequence
than any observation Of mine, the spirit of age of mcoa
ton
"At this epoch 740 1857 Rome possessed sovereign
pon remarkable for the wisdom Of his government
than the seductive spendor of his mind and Pros
peo Lamberni born Bologna, Of an lusrous family,
in 1875 he was elected Pope after the death Of Clement Kill
174O and taking the Papa of Benedict XIV died the
Sd Of May I75S AT the time of the violent disputes of the
Parliament Of Paris and the clergy his prudent mediation
contributed the establishment of peace More than one
people Of Europe his debtors for actions Of grace The