New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-30


Gotha statesman could believe it, and that for not
more than an hour 1t was evident that the
Hesaians must be suppressed the right of refusing
she taxes abolished from their Constitution the
authority of the Eector reiustated and enlarged
no matter whether by the help Of Austrians or
Prussians. The only question was by whose help
It has long been my opinion and have often
expressed it, that Prussia and Austria would not
unite at the expense Of the middle states, but
that Austria would combine with the latter in or
der to establish and extend her supremacy in
Germany, and that the middle states would Join
her in order to maintain their independence
against Prussia, eager for territorial aggrandize
ment But in spite Of this position Of things,
nave never believed the German princes would
make warupon each other, because Of the neces
.Iity of keeping themselves safe against the free
spirit of the West and the subversiye desires
at work among their own people. For time it
seemed as if this expectation would be disap-
pointed, Gen Radowitz was suddenly appointed
Minister Of Foreign Affairs; the Gotha men
shouted for 10y he adopted in the VosS GaSeHc
ahe old scheme Of division of Germany between
Prussia and Austria on the line OF the Main, and
even a part of the democratic press made haste
10 prophecy the speedy absorption OF the middle
states Idle folly The sympathies of the states
south of the Main, Bavaria, the Rhine Paatnate,
Wurtemberg Hesse Homburg with the excep-
| s;op perhaps of the existing ministry of Baden,
had all along been assured to Austria. In fact the
;,Huence OF that power already extended far be-
yond the Main TO the two Hesses, to Nassau, and
pyen to the North Sea and the Baltic. How
sben, so long as only moral influence and suprem-
srv was OF issue and the actual mediatis alton
If the middle and small states with territorial ng
erandizement of the large states could Austria
sgree to the line of the Main By taking that
inc, Prussia would gain what it had not, while
austria would lose what it had. But all this was
mere display The Conferences at Bregenz and
Warsaw have proved that was right
At Bregenz Austria allied herself with Bava
ria, Nurtemberg and Sazony, Hanover remain
ing neutral, but nclining to favor the paciication
Of schIeswig Holstein by the Frankfort Diet for
4be purpose OF common military preparations in
the cause OF the restoration of the Diet And at
Warsaw the Gear gave his hand to this league
a5ld the dctiaite ana. firm purpose Of forcing Prus
aa from her haLf revolutionary position IN Ger
| many, If necessary Jy arms in order ten 10 oyat
the favora6le occasion for taHlng ruth contained
yocer upon tie West Of Europe.
In this case what was done by the Prussian
Government AT first it seemed about to vary
from the course it had till then pursued. 1t sent
an army into the Electorate at first occupying
uny the military roads to which the treaties gave
it right. From the South, Bavarans and Aus
frians occupied Hanau the Pyussians took pos
al ~ ,o;r
putposts southwark beyond the latter city At
Bronzell bloodshed even took place, the Prus-
SLAMS firing upon the federal troops and wounding
I've men, some of them dangerously. The phole-
some 1c07 Of Germans againSt Germans, as Il,
GERvINUs likes to express it, seemed to be actu-
ally broken out And yet as have said all the
probability was against such war
Letmy readers reflect on this Either Austria or
Prussia must conquer, more probably the former.
For according to every statistical and mechanical
estimate, Austria, with her allies, is much the
stronger of the two, and the estimate Of the Pras
sian Government Is precisely Of this sort And
If the Prussian Army were defeated only one oil
two things is possible. Either the house OF Ho'
henzoern would call the people to arms as be
fore in the War ti independence, in order not
az ain to lose the Pryirce of Slesia to the Haps-
burgs, or the ProyiAce OF Saxony to the Kingdom
of the same uamN not to speak Of the Eastern or
the Rhine Provinces. Such call would jost suit
the democracy, bepause it would put arms into
their hands withcdt any need of their stormlng
the arsenals; and these arms they would never
again lay aside yconfdence as in 1914 and TO-
Or else, notwithstanding its defeat, the house OF
aohenzouern wo19:i not cali the people to arms.
In that case they Would rise themselves, in union
| syith the sest of cstrmany-a defeated ARMY not
haipp able to maib{ain tranquility and order at
home. to say nothing OF removing its own d's,
grace instead of sbis the army, Justly cnraged at
tbe system which had resulted in such disasters
would make common cause with thepeople Then
would be dung abroad the banner bearing the M
s0iption Free Poland Free Hungary, Free
/ italy" and the German popular army would step
;nto the lists and laight await the issue without
anxiety. ia. :,
The second case, that of victory on the SIDE OF
Prussia. is according to what we have sad ABOVE
probable only by means of calling out the people
nr their spontaneous rising in arms but s"oi'
victory should take place, the result would De
.or,nlefe dissolution of Austria, rising IN 10
Hand, Hungary and Italy, and the formation OF
Republic of the East. Whatever might be aon '
bv Russia, England and France we Will noS at
! ,em6t here further to develop the evenfua.'tieS
# the case. Any way, it is certain that Mon
prcby could make suoh war only for the benefit
Z # Democracy, and against itself Monarchy un-
aerstands this perfectly well, and will not at
''l Notwithstanding the affair at Br0nzoll, the
q p.aa;ars have left Fulda without striking a
slow and confne themselves more and more to
d sbs;r military roads The bastard called Union
' 'i in the rape of the revelation by the