The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-01
Our German Correspondence.
FRANKFORT. ON. THE MAIN, Nov. 6, lS48.
Affairs of Ger,pauu

AGaus of Germany.
Life IN Europe, at The present moment,to one who
takes an interest the greatest political COMMISSIONS
that the world ever saw, is perfect intoxicatlon.
The mind is borne, by the force of events, from
one city to another, according as it becomes the
focus of action and seems to live for the mo-
ment, IN the very centre of the scene singled out
by fate as the theatre of the grand drama. To-day
1t is Pans; to morrow, Milan; again, it is Prague,
Frankfort, or Vienna. Tor the last month, all
Germany hasl within the walls of the imperial
city. and the grand battle being decided there, the
whole country starts post haste for Berlin, where
the fire that has been smothered in Vienna, threa-
tens to burst forth. The excess of passion, or
venge has risen to great height In this country,
that the result OF every great battle. whether
tory or defeat, is alike mournful; tor the leads
To tyranny, and the other TO anarchy. In very
short time, Germany Is destined either TO pass
through all the horrors of The Jacobinlc annals, or
else start back, and fly into the arms of reaction
TO avoid worse fate. The men who have been
foremost in the great victory that so lately wrung
hberiy, inch by inch, from the iron hand OF despo
tIem seem reserved for the fate of the G rondns.
Yesterday they the idol OF the people; to-day,
their popularity and glory are snatched from them
by handful OF men, with the audaclty OF Danton,
and with the same results; tor human nature re-
mans the same, and history seems to circulate
within given orbit The men that now COM
mand the masses, OF the populous cities especially,
are those wko preach the tyranny OF liberty. We
have had grand democratic congress IN Germany,
and Proudhons doctrines are but feather to
theirs Their Published programme denies the
right OF individuals to hold property, and proclams
all possessions collective. They announce tn At, on
the proclamation of their republic, individuals
will cease to possess-the State will seize every
thing, and give four per cent on the worth of pro-
perry, for twenty years, at the expiration of which
the State will possess In toto. Every man will be
entitled TO the necessarles of life, beyond which
all tails to the community. Every man has a right
TO CRAFTY all his material and intellectual desires.
There Ill be difference In the salaries OF public
functonarIes, except thai regulated by their faml-
lies-all single men receive SO much, married men
an increase for their wives, and sum increasing
with the number OF chilGren-ln short, heads are
10 be abolished, and instead OF the absurd pratce
themselves with tails, and wag them. Men who
are not producers. are the drones of socety, and
all, without exception, are TO be made IT, work;
an case OF absolute refusal, they are to BIZ starved.
declared unjust, and will be illegal and, finally.
the whole country is to be filled with national
workshops. These are the striking features of
this celt brated programme. Those who oppose it
are tyrants, and their heads are In n iaIr way of
filling the basket OF the eulllotine. But few days
ago, the people of Berlin surrounded their National
Assembly, and with ropes in their hands, threat
cred TO stralge every man who did not vote the
ticket that they dictated to him. THIS may be the
greatest liberty for the greatest number; but 1t is
bitter pull tor men TO swallow, who have been elect
ed by universal suffrage. The great difficulty
" ih the Assembly IN Frankfort, is its continued
efforts towards centralisatlon of power, and the
destruction Of sovereignty of individual States.
Germany Is so extremely different in interests ac-
cordDg to sections OF country, that unity will be
impossible without great degree of latitude given
to the States. A clash with PrussI,, on the Polish
question, has just arisen to-day The Berlin AS.
sembly have adopted resolution nrrnosed to the
measures decided on by the FranL &C.: Assembly,
ID !nv Est. The latter insist their right, and
have sent commissioners to carry out their orders.
1t has Just been decided that no diplomatic rela-
tons shall be maintained bv individual States; all
embassies will, therefore, be accredited 70 Frank
fort, and the central power alone send ambas-
sailors. The result Of this will be the recall
OF German dlplomatlsts from the different ma
tons where they were accredited. The war OF
races in Austria has terminated by the victory of
The Seavonians, and no event d greater lmror-
lance 10 the country has occurred siucc the revo-
buttons OF last spring: The contest was terrl-
bic one, and, as might have been foreseen, has
ended IN favor OF those who command the MAORI
ty and he force. There are twenty millions OF
Sclavonians, and some SIX millions Of Germans, in
Austria, and 1t is quite natural for the majority to
wish TO rule. The Viennese made the Hungarian
question theirs, rather the radical party in Vi
emma, and the radicals throughout Germany have
adopted the VIennese question as theirs, and the
influence of the result on the affairs OF Germany
will be immense. The conduct Of the Hungarlans
sufficiently developes their character After having
induced the Viennese to espouse their cause, and
promising so 600 men TO assist Vienna, they let
three weeks of horror reign within the walls OF
Vienna, and allow a hostile army, which was
destined for Hungary, to besege, lombard, and
capture il. In the meanwhile, they sent the most
flaming accounts of their grand army, which will
be Under the walls OF the city in few hours, ready
to annihllate Jeachich and Windlsbgratz, thus
leading the Vlennese to acts OF DESPERATION the
6rmconvicton OF sa,cor from without. II was
but few months ago that Kossuth proposed, and
caused the chamber to decide, levy OF $4,000
HunUarlanS a "A
Italy, to assist RadetZky in smotherlng every germ
OF liberty in that country. HIS words were mere
brsPgadocia then, and he repeated the game with
the VieRnese hut all this Is not without plan The
amy of Jellachich threatened Pesth, and the only
way TO keep him at a distance was to give him an
occupation elsewhere. The Hungarian dema-
gogues, therefore, turned their attention to Wen
ma, and succeeded violent revolution was ex-
cited there, and Pesth saved. Vienna is now q
conquered city, and at the mercy OF ITS masters
Its streets are now filled with Cfoats from Agram
and the borders of the Adriatc, with the turbaned
inhabitants of the Turkish frontier, who handle
the spade and the musket with equal dexNrlty,
with Valacks from Transylvania, and the Slo-
vacks from the Carpathlans-men who follow the
roaming life OF Gypsles, aud have thrown away
their mouse-traps, wires and hammers for the
bayonet and cutlass. The dream OF the Sclavo-
mans has been realized with fearful rspldlty !;
the valleys OF the Drone and the Save have poured
their myriads on the shores OF the =" dark roll
ing Danube" and they clam this noble stream as
the property of their fathers, and feel that they
have entered the epoch which is to begin their
history nation. To them are Joined the
Tchecks OF Bohemia, and the Hanacks of Mera-
via, motley group, 1t is true, but all lnspired
with one idea, and arriving towards one object
their existence as a grand independent nation,
and the propagation OF their creed OF hatred
against the Germans, whom they regard as their
oppressors The Germans bombarded them in
Prague, and they, in turn, lombard the Germans
in Vienna. This contest between the Germans
and Sclavonians Is st to redden many page of
Europe's history, and all eyes are now turned to-
wards Hungary, whittier the Ban Jellachlch has
directed his steps Presburg and Pesth will most
likely share the fate OF Vienna, and IN those cities
the combat will be terrible STILL the Scla-
woman regards the Magyar as his oppressor, and
feels that he has wrongs to revenge. The Empe-
ror of Austria Is playing fearful character
blowing hot and cold with the same breath--ln the
hopes Of Joining two nations, born to hate each
other, under the same government But cannons,