The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-20
Our German Correspondence.
FRANKFoRT-o N-THE. MAIN, Oct II, ISL:
Affairs of Ger,,Inuu

Affairs of Germany.
You have the present condition of Germany in a
sentence, when tell you that the war dogs are
bowling throughout the very length and breadth of
the land. The cry Is blood, war to the knife and
determination. The assembly at Frankfort is for
gotten in the scenes of terror that hover over the
imperial city of Vienna and, while Ipenth lines,
all hearts are filled with the awful orebodings that,
in this moment, her palaces, and her treasures of
ancient lore, may be cracking in the flames lighted
by civil war, or smouldering in the ashes soaked
by the blood of her people. The awful blow has
been struck that is to decide the fate of Austria
and OF Germany, and war of determination
between the races has begun The excitement
throughout all Germany is very great, and breeze
from the sirocco of the south may klndle the
flames that are here ready to burst forth The
radical party OF Germany has espoused the cause
OF the HuDgarans agalnststhe Sclavonons and 1870
of the radical members of Frankfort, have
sent on an address OF sympathy, with five of
their principal men, to the German partyqln Wen
ma. The intentions ofthe central power of Frank
tort are as yet unknown h; the crisis is so respon-
slble that no man dares to act, and the case so
critical that all precedent and policy fail. The
TACT that the German part of Austria is represent
ed IN Frankfort makes the question of incalcula-
bic Importance TO German interests, and the radl-
cal members insist on interve nton with German
troops. The moderate party seem to think it then
have hitherto done, and oppose an intervention.
The Archduke John and the minlster-presldent
being Austrlans, makes the question more diff
cult tor them-lt 10 one OF twenty millions of
Scavonlans against SIX mi lions of Germanc, Tor
the empire OF Austria, and the name that has so
long been prominent In the annals of Europe
threatens TO disappear from her records. Austria
must become Sclayonlan or crumble into dissolu-
ton. The cry of reaction against the move
ments OF Jeachich does not give a clear idea
OF the state OF the case; 1t war of races rather
than contest OF principle, and the house Of Haps-
burg, seeing itself threatened with annihilation by
the liberal movements OF Germany, has thrown
Itself into the only arms that can save It, The
flight, this time, is not to innsbruck, loyal as the
valleys and the mountains of the Tyrol may be-
no, Prague Is now the seat Of the Imperial court
and will revenge itself on the Germans for the
blood and still gaping wounds of the awful DAYS of
June. The Sclavonian members Of the Vienna
Diet have already protested against the fraction
lett In Vienna, and are preparing to meet in Braun
the capital of Moravia, or IN Prague. The Sca-
vonlans clam the waters of the Danube, the Sane
and the Drave; it is they who claim the shores of
the Adrlatc and the heights OF the Caspathians,
ana they are ready &c back these claims with the
blood OF millions. ThiYls no common question
IT is one on which depends the fate of great part
OF Europe, and fostering abscess which has been
ipenng Tor years, and has Row burst with fiend-
IKE ipiy. There is but one solution to this Cor
dean Knot namely; the humiliation OF the Impe-
rial family OF Austria, and the dissolution OF the
empire into Its elements the archduchy of Aus
tia and Tyrol, which are German. would then
tail TO the Germanlc Confederation, Hungary,
establish an independent government, and Scla.
vonia rise as a new member In the great family of
nations. These would be the dictates of common
sense but will scarcely be realized until the heads
Of the House OF Hapsburg are brought to the block
But the interests OF enc family are TO prevail over
those OF millions, and the swords are being sharp
ened iorthe carnage troops are marching from