Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-12

give birth to legal successor TO the Crown This wouc
put end to much Of the plotting and maneuvrng which
has lately stood in the way of the peace and prosperity of thai
fine country, for which Nature has done much and
little The Spanish journal, the Heraldo gives the fol-
lowing return of the navy of that country
ships of the line, (74s) carrying las guns
fgates, carrying together. ............ .2l2 "
b corvettes. commandments 2 ~
. prigs.. .-.............l%S -
IS steamers, together 1900 horsepower, and
carrying ................... ...-.lui -
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This feet is manned by 225 officers, 1888 marines, and
4, 949 seamen. .'..
GERMANY is still very complicated subject and
it is every day growing more SO. There is Curl
Gus struggle now going on among the three con-
tending dynastes for third has lately been added
to AUSTRIA and PRUSSIA, namely BAVARIA. This
Power, which, when Austria was struggling with its
Hungarian and Italian difficulties, alleged its deli-
ty to her as reason for not agreeing to any combi
nation which excluded her, is now endeavoring to
entice Saxony, Wurtemburg, and some of the prin-
cpal smaller States into league, which shall coun-
terbalance the influence of both Austria and Prus-
STA this is the avowed object, the real one is sup
posed to be to keep the Imperial chair of Germany
open for Bavaria's own future chances, however
small they may, at present. appear to be. The
preensons of Bavaria are, however, merely of a
negative kind, and are more likely to act as him
ORANGES to others than grounds of success for ITSELF
BAVARIA may therefore be left out of the question,
when considering the immediate prospects of Ger
many Prussia has the advantage of being essentially
German than AUSTRIA it has long taken the lead in social
and political progress in Germany has acquired great in
uence by the establishment of the Zo Veren Its admins
aon much SUPERIOR its army better organized, its finances
in ounder condition. and its people possessed of in
formation, and filter for free institutions, than those of AUS
The smaller States have strong desire to be ncor
poated with Prussia, and the larger would prefer its
supremacy The Proestants of the North for Prussia
the Catholics of the South lean to Austria There is
ct again between the desire for liberal tariff in the North
States, and the wish for highly protective for
features (yet in embryo) in the South Prussia cannot
blow both hot and cold in this respect Against Prussia
ranged all the petty provincial eaousies Of the separate popu
aton and the ingues OF the little German courts which,
whilst the necessity of the supremacy Of either Austria
Prussia acknowledged perceive, think they perceive,
greater chance of preserving their individuality under the for
than the latter If the KING PRussrA would be
himself and maintain rational consistency ofconduct
he might with the aid of the twenty States which have
declared in favor of the ERFURT Parliament easily place
himself the head of the German conederacy but he
get his consent TO be constitutional monarch and to
govern by popular institutions and not according to the dc
tates Of personal ambition, before he hope for
cess The trial and acquittal of M. WALDEcK, at Berlin,
have however, strengthened opinion that the great
chney of freedom alive and in activity in Prussia,
under military influence, and vacllating and uncertain
policy. NJ. WALDEcK has been tried by jury, crowds Of
the people attending every portion of the trial. the press fairly
and earessy recording the proceedings public opinion
not repressed the jury gave its verdict and WALDEcK was
acquitted. Compare these things with the trials which took
place in Berlin time ago, and we shall exultingy
beyond moaarchic Prussia. And shall be much more
forcby struck with the forward position which she occupies
when compared with AUSTRIA, where there is neither Jury
constitution and where liberty of thought, word
ton dependant upon the mild and enlgh tened fiat of
military despot.
But the OF AUSTRIA is strengthened by de-
cided cN not by more enlightened heod in its councils.
Austria has great military power she has the religious preu
dces Of the South her favor and the active perhaps
very powerful sympahies Of the smaller German courts
her side. With her will also side the moral and political
inertia of Germany, and all its old ibera tendencies
and hatred of change She will also derive strength from the
difficulties both real and sefcreated of Prussia although
think these latter rapidly diminishing. But AUSTRIA
has many and very serious disadvantages among
which may enumerated the small proportion borne by m
German population to its other heterogeneous classes its de-
cded nferory the of Germany in civilization and
the requirements Of liberal Germany, which only be sa
tised by the establishment of such central general repre-
sentaon Of the people AUSTRIA will grant, and
would not support whilst connected with her ex-German
populations. But, than all, will AUSTRIA be impeded
in her march towards imperial rule united Germany
the mercantile and commercial wants of the larger part
Germany. All the German States which have been benefited
by the ZolV eren must have solid bait thrown on
to them than the late Austrian plan, auded by the Times
of gradually assmating import duties, before they agree
take Austria for their political and commercial head
External influence pretty nearly divided between Auss
and Prussia If Russian and French policy, dreadng
strong united Germany under Prussia and preeng ,ceaA
under Austria. with the latter jealousy of Austrian
obligations Russia and her possible undue subsection tc
that power will tell strongly with Germany in favor O.
Prussia.
The middle and the thinking classes Of the German people
are arranging themselves in three great political parties
The Democratic party using all its endeavors propagate
republican opinions in the various States intending to unite
them when repubcanzed in great central democratic
confederacy This party will oppose all present
ton under either Austria Prussia NJ yoeI the leade
Of this party.
The Constitutional Small German party directed by
committee sitting at Gnha, of which the excellent Baror
vow GasERx is the head This party has immediate
objects aims to maintain constitutional monarchy in tn
separate States with close confederation Of those States
central general representation Of both the separate govern