New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-21
GERMANY.
The state of Prussia.
Correspondence Of Tie tribune.

correspondence OF Inc tribune
BERLIN, Friday, Oct. q
We subjects live here in position which many
regard as mere weakness and wearinoss, but
which is truly only like the weatherof those days
when the Winter and the Spring meet. Night
frosts struggle to overcome the force of the sun,
which. according to natural laws must renew the
fruitfulness of the earth Those, however, who
sow the wind will as certainly reap the whlrl-
wind as he who scatters seed upon a fertile soil
will gather abundant harvests.
From the Democratic party, as SUCH little is to
be hoped in any case, and were the cause of De-
mocracy dependent upon the leaders of that par
ty. our Minister Manteufel, would have been
much in the wrong when he prophecied Future
for it. Proud in good fortune and entirely down
cast in bad-such is the position held by our Demo
Gratis The Government, however, seems really to
see further and gets FESTIVE at the success of its
own salvatory processes The want Of oppo-
stion, which it bad everywhere anticipated,
seems to it very mysterious. Although every man
who might be suspected of being a leader of the
popular party is subjected to the strlctest survell-
lance of the Government, it evidently distrusts the
existing state OF things. 1t seems to be just re-
marking that Democrats and Democracy are not
SYNONYMOUS, and that you have not retarded the
Spring when you have destroyed few buds
On all sides the measures OF the Government
betrny a great internal weakness, and the mere
publication of the most harmless pamphlets leads
to arrest and the srictest nqulsltion because the
Government smells everywhere PropagandIsm
and Conspiracy. In allits measures there appears
that inward weakness which is manifested by ex-
cessve severity.
This pressure from above will clearly be of the
greatest advantage to the good cause and espe-
ciay rejoice at the suppression OF the Societies,
which were only little escapes for Dissatisfaction
man spoke his mind there, and so got md OF the
discomfort that might have otherwise come to
something Now, the people must swallow their
wrath and still rage is ever more dangerous than
that which can ume and fret Itself away. ms
sagacous politicians knew long ago But at the
rudder of our State sit only bungers or concealed
Rero3uti0naifeS.
The great question: however, will sooner or
later cause an eruption of the volcano that SO long
and so quietly is accommodating its forces In
every department OF affairs there is the greatest
suspicion of the present state OF things and every
body is disinclined to all undertakings when are
not based upon the necessities OF the moment
OF course need not say that this must be the
ruin of almost all industry and trade, and the IN
evitable effect will be to drive the population OF
our cities and manufacturing districts into closer
union that cannot fail to have great influence
upon public matters. An important part OF our
armY-the majority oil the unuerolHceIs up W IiC
Lieutenants and Captains-ranges itself more or
less upon the popular side and this tact deserves
the more attention as it might easily bring about
some crisis, inasmuCh as the agrlculturlsts are
dissatisfied with their burdensome taxes and
by the perpetually low prices OF corn
These are SO reduced that they are ac
tually below the intrinsic value of the arti-
Gle, and at the same time with this depression
auctions of goods seized on legal process TOR
debt abound, of which the landlords must take
good heed Let the pockets of the peasants be
once emptied, however, and their slugglshness
would go too and their miserable seltlshness and
cowardice in respect to political sympathy
Here in Berlin all is arranged to further the
gathering of popular tempest. Life is becoming
too nsuppOrtable, every one seems dependent
upon himself-a state OF things to winch jeal-
Gus want of confidence also contributes. In fact
everything seems to contradict the tendency OF
the Germans to gemUth{ichkelt-.c comfortable
phlogmatic good nature. He who knew our posi-
ton under Frederick William III. world be ut
terly cOntounded In the present confusion OF al
fars-noWhere unity nor consistency nor salts
faction At the head stand two Jealous Powers,
constantly watching each other-the Bureau
cracV with Manteuffel for its Chief, and the
Pietists, led by the Strehtz Churchman, GerIach.
The last would long since have had the tiller IN
their hands, were people willing to trust to fate
for their guidance Gerach plays with Frederic
William " very much the same part that
W0ner did with Frederick William H. Be
tween these two chief parties stands the mystic
rious form OF the soldier.monk, Radowitz, serving
in some measure as arbiter in difficult crises.
Consequently everything is continually changing
throughout the country, from the upper Presl-
dents down to the town officials, who, by the
introduction of the new municipal arrangements
were stricken in their places. Many contend
that if any one was ever in position to shake the
great mass of Germans out OF their sluggishness,
that one is the head of the present confusion,
Frederick William ". of aohenzolern, who SO
admirably plays the part of the best Democrat
against his will