The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-15

hereditary prejudice, their trhng jealousy to over
all Of prudence and rather 70 per-
NIT the whole nation be ruined than
to suffer the individual sovereignty of any State to De
diminished in the least A =" German empire" is a
thing existing only in the brains of the warm hearted
youth and used as n bate to lul the murmuring pso-
pie into acquiescence to the designs and acts of
those whose interest 1t is to ferment and keep alive
the sectional preudices because a uuanmity of the
several States would endapger their sway and render
their unjust system impossible Since the times of
Charles the Great, there was no " German Empire"
We have an AUSTRIA o Prussia )" Bavaria,n
&c all Of them sovereign, independent, and having
nothing n common with each other but the language;
and this is different in the several nations it
Is spoken by the lower classes The peasant of
Wurtemberg doe not understand the Prussian, and
rice rersa ; nor does the Bavarian understand the
dialect of the Hanoverisn And AS different the
several charact erstics of these nations are, de
rent is the policy which Is pursued by the govern
nts. IL is not Germany that Is at With
Denmark Oh no, it Is Prussia aud only after Dem
mark had brought commercial crisis the whole Of
the German States after all of them have severely felt
thes hook given to the prosperity of heir subjects
by the interruption of commerce. the other States
sented to aid Prussia in the subugation OF the Danes
And the sameis the with the Italian Not
Germany but Austria, conquered the Italians in the
Lombardy and with Austria it is that England and
France wish to treat interfere relative the new
treaty. Yet told that " Germany is united,
that it forms great invincible nation that its
is such TO enable it to dictate laws to the rest
of the world How comes it, then, that Austria
trembes at the idea of an English French inter-
venton How comes it that it dares not reject the
Intervention In direct and plain words but seeks to
avoid dire ct answer by evasion and apologies Mo-
the fact is nful it touches be compelled
make the acknowledgment there is Germany
there is no Union That nation, that might become
the leading power Of the world, that consists of the
bravest, the fearless men-that boasts more in
telgence and learning than any otherthat nation is
made the ridicue of the world by.word for political
orators to use the several States of which kicked
about like shuttlecock. aud their subjects derided
Knocked, and ridiculed not only by foreign nations.
but by their own neighbors If Germany all those
States that speak the German language, aud are
lated to each other by their common descent, their
common history, and their common interest, to
drop its petty sectional prejudses if it to unite
and form common, concentrated and confederated
government, similar to that Of the United States it
would stand Odd to power on earth its COM
merce would extend 20 the most remote regions, its
ships would cover the ocean, and command the
speot of all other natioDs its influence would extend
itself to every part Of the habitabe globe. Politics.
well social aud literary questions, would en-.
gage the attentions OF its wise men, aud enamel
patton from the present deplorable ignorance in all
that appertains to craftsmanship political economy
would be the inevitable Observation-Disclosures
prosperity and happiness the result But instead of
this strife and contention, the National Parliament
Frankfort, is but empty piece of fermaity for in
truth of the larger States intend to bs
by its DEGREES The Z" Rechevermeser' and his minis
ter either the tools the dupes of the princess and
nothing is done without first obtaining their advice
consent. In consequence of this, Prussia has now
ratified treaty (as last nights mail reates) which is
shame to the whole nation. The Minister of War
Mr. Heckscher (of Prussa) declared this to the
Nationai Parliament, and ata-u "Owng to the rapi-
City O. with which the negotiations we're carried on
1t has been Impossible to conform in particular
to the resolutions Of parliament in relation to this
NATTER Indeed rapid" negotiations may be
carried on opposition to the DEGREES Of parla
This characteristic of the in which the
governments intend to evade the supremacy OF the
national government. you will probably receive the
particulars of this treaty before my letter reaches you
by means of English papers so will omit it,
While this is the position of affairs in relation to
foreign policy, our internal condition is bit bet
ter The debate upon the separation of the State and
Church. and Church and School is not yet ended and
the result is uncertain ever.
The excitement caused by the priests by falsely
claiming that the church is In danger continues and in
many districts onorhern Germany measures have beer
taken in large aud what in the States would be called
bic meetings Of the people, of whom have
hands Of the expected barbarian invaders and they
have unanimously resolved to die In defe of their
reli ion and bible" n the parliament. the most
markabe unions of opposite parties of elements tina
little suited together water and fire. place
in relation to this matter The extreme left side goes
hand in hand with the extreme right both seeking to
obtain the result however different their
may be- The members of the left side wish perfect Ii
berty of SCIENCE and entire Independence of the
State from the Church; in which alone the i'm
divdnsl is at liberty to think to worship hs
right while those of the right, embra sing quite
siderable number Of catholics protesta clergy
wish the Church Of the State in or
der to obtain more complete control the
bers OF the church, and over the education Of the
youth.
In Vienna the great insurrectiou of Paris in June
has found an imitation en- Miniature. Still, it was
bloody enough and may have the effect Of subdung
the efforts of the working classes for amelioraton aud
Of the republican party in general which has hitherto
been continually active Some Ga of the workme
have been dangerously, partly MORALLY wounded and
eight have found their death in the revolt 1t has
been calm and peaceful since, owing the
getc measures taken by the National Guard to pre-
serve peace and order JH