The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-28
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Those of the above States marked with asterisks,
and others, belong to the Zoll-Verein as well
as to the Confederation. The Zoll Verien or Gus
toms Union is distinct confederation, having for
its main object the collection of duties on imported
articles. Formerly, every little State had its own
Custom-houses and its own tariffs, and commerce
between them Was nearly an mpossibiity In 1918,
Prussia set on foot project, mainly, it is asserted,
to increase her own power and influence, by which
the internal Custom houses should be abolished, and
commerce left free among the States joining the
Customs Union, while the duties foreign articles
should be collected at the joint expense of the whole
body, and be divided among the different States, in
proportion to population. The affairs of this COM
mercial confederation are conducted by diet,
similar to that which regulates the political matters
common to the Germanic body.
The reader cannot fail to perceive in these two
considerations, the elements of perfect Federal
Government--the German Confederation has
charge of the foreign affairs of the States belonging
to it, and watches over their integrity and indepen
dence as well from internal as from foreign foes
while the commercial league regulates the foreign
commerce of the States, and preserves the most abb
losute free trade among themselves. The two COM
bned, discharge precisely the same functions en-
trusted to the General Government of the United
States. We have heretofore given some reasons for
believing that all Germany would soon be republic
can. The news brought by every arrival from
abroad, convnces us that the time for this great
event cannot be deayed--when it shall happen,
the formation of grand Federal Republic will be
the immediate consequence. The present Govern
ment of the United States was preceded by many
attempts at general union much less advanced
than the German Considerations now are. The
United Colonies of New England and the old
American Confedelacy, were the preudes to our
more perfect union and in the same manner, the
German experiments at confederation will, by
natural steps, lead to the formation of German
General Government. Indeed, when the revolu-
tons broke out at Berlin and Vienna, the Diet at
Frankfort had already taken into consideration the
propriety of remodeling the constitution and making
it more efficient, as well as more liberal and the
insurrection in Berlin was quoted for moment, on
the promise Of the King that he would do all in his
power to aid the movement.
Our readers may, perhaps, think that we have
given more space to this subject than was required
we think on the contrary that much more might
be devoted to 1t with profit. Germany is to be the
centre of the great movement of the day-the
general Intelligence, the steady habits, the perse-
verng disposition, and the advanced social condi-
ton of the people, emnently qualify them to carry
out every thing they undertake. They have now
undertaken to make their Governments really and
truly Republican, and have every faith in their
ability to accomplish the work. German reform
will be no hasty outbreak of enthusiasm to subside
again into despotsm-they will be in politics what
they proved in relgion-sturdy resistants of power
thorough radicals in all Their changes and free of
thought and stern of purpose in every thing