The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-01
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hardships of winters campaign, where at al.
events, there will be plenty Of marching sad coun
termarchingmthoushi i is still Problematical whe-
| ther there will be any fighting
For, 10 tel the truth, have my doubts that all
these martial preparations, all this '.pride, pomp
and circumstance of glorious war, will terminate
I without any serious consequences, ard that the
| only blood drawn will be from the purses of
his Prussian Majesiy's subjects, in the shape
OF new loan, 10 patch up the aoe In his
finances, occasioned by these expensive arma-
ments. There can be no question that the king
and his government would go any reasonable
Lengths To arrive at peaceabe agreement
I with Austria, since they can have no chance
of success in the approaching struggle, without
| calling 10 their aid those liberal and democratic
ideas, which they dread and detest far more than
| any nval monarchy, and which for the lac, two
years " his been their constant ann 70 crash aud
10 extermiphte by every means in the ir power At
the present moment the genius Of revolution is
shackled and powerless; but when once his letters
are loosened, he will rise In his might and take
ample revenge on his oppressors. The only chance
for the monarchs Of Europe TO resist the over
whelm'ng tide, which, ia the memorable spring OF
rs carried everything before n, and tire ateued to
subvert the whole brio of society, is firm union,
UGH as was proposed by the Holy Alliance Of un-
holy memory; AS sooa as they fall out among
themselves, The triumph of the people is certain.
II Is this reflection which keeps the sword OF
Prussia IN the scabbard; and, as the Gar, who may
be considered at this moment as the lord para
mount OF continental Europe, is probably alive to
the same consideration, IL Is expected that he will
his nlUt over Austria TO restrain the bel
icose propensnes Of that power, which, having
thing lose, anu being involved in inextrlcable
chaos at financial and internal difficulties, would
he glad 10 emerge from them even al the risk Of
general conllagraIon. This. is the only expiana-
ton that can be given of her present line OF con-
duet, which IS as insolent and overbearing that
of Prussia has been conciliatory and he stating.
En- attendant, the panic in the money market Is
excessive the funds dropped twelve per cent al
one fell swoop, and railway shares may be bought
any price The spectators are in a state Of
utter discontinue. and the Bour-e presents scene
OF desoaiion similar TO that Occasiooed by the
catastrophe OF February
The Chambers will meet on the 2lst Of this
month, and by that time the question OF peace or
vnr must be decided BY the death of Count
Fudenbureh The ministry has lost lis head, at
he nominal one; and several other ministers
Ung resigned, the cabinet was on the point Ut
dI.roluaon, when The change OF policy set all to
rights again. M. de Maoteuf,l has taken charge
o The y@tefeu,Ie Of foreign affairs till the ARRIVAL
of Count Bernsdof from Vienna, and the Presi-
dency of the Council has beeH intrusted for the
nsrce TO M de Ladenberg, the Minister of Eccle-
sisstcsl Affairs and Public destruction, very
pioss parsonage, whose religion has never done
hun any harm, and who has managed to keep his
place under every administration, liberal, conser-
vative or reactionary. OF course, Mautesttcl 10,
he hes always been, the soul OF The gov-rn-
ment; and il cannon be denied that, though with
out the slightest c aim to sie iRsip or talent OF
"A higher order, he ~ possessed of conside rable
astuteness, fnese aid political tact nevertheless,
IL may he safely predIcfed thar his career Is about
drawing To- close, and that the present crisis,
whether il lead 10 war peace, viii he fatal to his
tenure Of official authority. In IN. former case,
he and his conductors will soon have 10 make way
for reilly constitutional ministry, who are willing
TO 90 with the people, and whom the people are
willing 10 follow In he later, he Will have to
retire from he storm ot public indigestion, and
the ieins ~ government viii then,,o all PROBABILITY,
he assumed by the extreme feaction'si esriy, VINO
are waiting with impotence Ia assert that pJyer
openly which they have isng beeo possessed Of in
secret. A. B.