The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-23
Prussia.


The following article will be read with interest
at this time. We extract it from the Cincinnati
"Queen City,"
Prussia is situated upon the southern border of
the Baltic, with Poland and Russia upon the east,
Austria upon the south, and several of the German
States on the west. 1t lies between lat So and SO
deg. n. and between 10 and % deg. lon. +. Green
witch. It embraces of 106, 1902 square miles,
and has a population of 100000. In govern
ment Prussia is military monarchy, almost abso-
Lutte The Provincial States of the Kingdom are
convoked, but their jurisdiction is very limited
They have not the privilege to project any law or
public measure, but can merely deliberate upon
what is submitted; yet their sanction is necessary
to any change in law or imposition OF tax. Their
protecting power being negative rather than posi-
tive is to prevent the creation of bad laws, rather
sthan the making of good ones.
The religion of the Prussian monarch, Frederick
William w, is Protestant Evangelical, as well as
that of his predecessor Frederick William ILL., who
assembled the throne in 1897 and reigned till 1910.
William iii found his subjects, in many respects in
a truly deplorable condition. He at once removed
the privileges of the nobility, and broke up the
hereditary aristocracy, and left no power but his
own to Cypress them-made the peasantry freehold
ers, on liberal terms-opened the army and Its hon
ors and privileges to the people. 1t seemed to be
the aim and determination of William to rule for
the benefit of his subjects. The trappings and ex-
penses of court were greatly reduced Economy
was introduced in every department throughout HIS
Kingdom. His laws were not numerous. but were.
we'll and punctually administered, and designed to
develope the powers of the individual, and, collect
lively, the resources of the State.
The most remarkable movement of William iii,
was in favor of National Educaton-a system Of
education which has tended more than that OF any
other country, to awaken into life and call into &C
tivity, the latent elements of mind of the high and
low, rich and poor, of an entire nation. BY his ef-
forts, the subjects of that government, are better
educated, and better prepared for republican form
of government, than any other European nation,
and perhaps any nation upon the face OF the globe.
Prussia system of common school education, stands
out in bold relief as her monument and her PRIDE
a model, well worthy to be followed by our own
Republic There must be great changes In this
government. We hope more from Prussia, than
anv other Kingdom in Europe The mental, moral,
and religious training of this people, has been such
as to qualify them to act inteigently, prudently,
firmly. The people demanding more liberty,
and they will have it. The King on the I'D ult.,
at Berlin the capital of Prussia was forced to make
great concessions-to grant general amnesty to
political offenders, and TO take, one of his minis
tiers, the notorious Camphauren, whose liberal poll
CIV of action, as deputy, had rendered him exceed
ingly unpopular with the government Prussia
can, ought and will be Republic