New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-26
GERMAN
The Dresden Conferences.
LErrrR YRnM sIMns OF rREYEs.

ITO the Devil with the Dresden 'on'.I-
enccs by such chaotic confusion = 80 "'' 100
WISER" With tbs indignant ouiburN '1'e Nv
,.ar o,ce bo.,d a,,en.,ve politicians pass by nc "Spa
nor sy,,cles On the GerDanic question: d
.-..,.,.t,. ,..s,o,ed the zeal for Information Anu
- -. .e,,s,plv have been the feeling OF many
-. ves Of many Germans, hving al us
- ,.ho have he'd no opportunity OF consiaerihg
- ,te snot the secre; springs Of our really unpre-
ff1a,..d and unequaled confusion. VIII you aIo"
- o. .seisr those who will accep, my and, to push
,hough The labyrinth although Il vii be necessary
A. hegin with the Congress OF Vienna IN 1918
There u nothing new under the sun. Everything
has already occurred under other circumstance
Formerly lust after the sO-called German war iof
Freedom. the public sentiment Of Germany DEMANDED
hoth nopular representation and a free press, OUT
aboye all the unity Of Germany IN the form 81 AeTea
far, Eap,re Yet then, only The house OF Hdp'-
burT was thought Of which had earlier enjoyed TINS
dignity and was not yet unpopular enough 10 DC ig-
no,ed Ashowever the wish was not for the Old dls-
,oembered Empire with an inbecIe Emperor ou' Tor
n genuine unity so by giving the hereditary lmpefial
Croun TO the Hapsburgs, Prussia, along win the
lesse, States would have been reduced TO yassalage
To the little Princes Of the Confederation OF the
Rhine who had united with Napoleon, this destiny
had been gladly allotted but not TO Prussia the Pro-
testant mower Of enlightenment winch, during the
,truggle had formed the national germ against 10Y
egn might Prussia was already popular X 80 ~
determine public opinion to drop the project OIL lIe
Harrisburg supremacy IN gratitude 10 the hOhenLoi-
Ferns Even Austria herself, seemed not very Ied!-
GUS 10 stand at the head OF Germany he1 HnpO-
fence IN the East not yet confirmed by kussiah
alliance She believed yet IN double MISSION ana
,aisTIon perhaps more Eastern than Western Aiter
The unity had been gwen up Duailsh' OI yoI' o1e
IT no
the ouposon Of the smaller and medium States sup
norted by foreign and. strong enough not only 10
destroy the real division OF Germany between the
to houses OF Hapshurg and HOhenzOern, but also
their more combined supremacy. ms RUSSIAN anu
Austrian project would nave created an Executive OF
FIVE members with seven votes IN wnch austria anu
Prussia would have had each two votes ana Bavaria,
Wurtemburg and Hanover each one, Whlle SdIOny
and the little States were entirely overlooked was
Austria really IN earnest IN TINS prOpOsiuoh Oh equa
ity with the house Of HOhenzolern or did she en-
hysce the proect only because she knew beforehand
thai the middle and smaller States supported by 10Y
elgn and, would reject 1t BE that as II may, TINS
much Is sure, that when the German question was
a0ap taken up, about two months aiierward IN FEB,
1875 Austria took altogether different position to-
ward Prussia Prussia demanded, by way OF lndem-
nity the whole kingdom OF SaxOny for herself. She
was supported IN this claim by Russia and IN return
justified The claim of Russia upon entire Poland. In
fhis manner Austria saw herself threatened al once
upon two sdes-On the east by ayarlclOus Russia on
the west by aspiring Prussia, which, since the Seven
most mistrustfu Jealousy
Mettemich opposed IN the most dc 'ided manner
these claims of Russia and Prussia. As they were
not renowned, he instigated a compact between
France England and Austria by which Russia and
Prussia were forced 10 reduce their claims upon the
disputed territories. No wonder that after such ma
ferial difficulties, the theoretical simplicity OF the
German question gradually disappeared. Beside,
Prussian importance daily increased IN public estl-
nation Not only was II the Protestant power OF
EducatiOn-the nuclens of the national new-brth-it
row claimed 10 be the champion OF political free,
dom--inasInuch az II responded with ostenslbie zeal
10 the demand for popular Representation, Free
Press, &c. That Prussia IN this way would gradual
Nv win public favor, and thereby III the end secure
fhe Government to itself evident. TO the
Thoughtful mind 1t was also evident enough that the
devotion of Prussia TO the liberal cause was not no.
BILE and sincere but was mere profession To SUB
serve its selfish policy OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. In iaci
Prussia went TO the Congress OF Venna-aS, for the
moment, nothing was 10 be achleved-competely
united with Austria IN the systematic suppression
of liberty IN such manner, however that II threw
upon Austria from its position as the presiding and
leading power IN the Congress, the Odium OF setting
on foot all the rescuonary measures adopted
prussan memorandum of the year 1872, winch
was afterward made public by the LoHdo" PorVoHo'
slesiRnates the moral shame of tins secondary posi-
lion OF Prussia as of small consequence compared
with the advantage gained IN the long run from seem
ing as If It were drawn by Austria INTO unpopular
measures somewhat against Its Will. This memoran-
dun directly expresses the intention OF so managing
affairs that Austria should gradually lose to Prussia
all her influence upon German pohtlcS Aiter the
French Revolution of July, Prussia male step IN
The same direction. IN the material sphere by
of the Zollverein, and cast also coQuetuSh glance
upon political freedom by proposing tbs publication
of the elaboration and public records OF the Diet In
this misuse OF the name of Freedom, while It's sub
stance was disIegarded, the HOhenZollens were
even surpassed by the medium and small States. AS
abe first used the name AS lever for Their ambitious
plans, the last saw IN Il the anchor OF Their threat
ened Independence.
Against the dualis,c progress OF the Congress Of
Vienna and the counter plans Of the three kingdoms
there present the smaller States, thlrtytwo IN mum
Der, fell back upon the darling popular hope, and IN
a paper of December 20, 1914 they besought the Elm
peror, Francis Of Austria to assume again the I'M
perial Crown. That nothing would come OF II, they
knew well as did the public al large. and IN the
Congress of Carlsbad in 1919 II mainly
the medium States, which, through the organ
0i the then Minister Won WinZigrode, assumed the
protection Of the constitutional system and the Tree,
dom OF the press In the individual States against
MettemiCh with the confidential assurance that these
institutions might be kept III utter unirultiulnesS
through the superior power OF the absolute Diet.
Through tins aim of the medium and smaller Stttes
Al INDEPENDENCE IN union with the Austrian Jealousy
of aspiring Prussia, after the unity was renowned
the Dualsm also came 10 an end, and the BsadtS-
aefs or Federal Compact that monster Of oppressive
immobility which surrendered the unity as well as
the freedom OF Germany 90 81 prncey SOverelgnueS.
was agreed upon. THIS manifold exploitation of the
German people ~ far worked well that not only the
four smaller kingdoms outweighed the TWO great
States but also the little States ouwe;ghed the great
and Middle States IN the vote, and i, Was therefore
clear that never, and under no circumstances, could
one of these well-hlled leCches fail IRON the
eonvalescen body OF the people They added the
curious provision that IN order TO change the old
fundamental laws and introduce new, a. well OF
the single States of the conterauoA itself. no. 4
majority but unanimlty was necessary
II Will be useful TO remark here, that among the
foreign supports OF the small and the medium States
an their opposition 10 the Austrian Prusslan duaSn.
Prussia was not wanting, At nTSt. We indeed saw
Russia and PruSSaAS the nrs desired get all Po-
land, and the second entire Saxony-cloSeiy united
But now, on the contrary, when no personal advan-
tage, but rather disadvantage was 10 accrue. and
Russia Just As little inclined as Frsnce OF ENGLAND
60 regard quietly the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vi the two great
German States. When, afterward, Prussia. BY the
commercial advantages OF the 2ollverein sought to
develop her power into real duasm and equality
with that OF Austria, Russia bitterly opposed the AZ
tempt
Nis again TO the LOs4aR Portfolio that we are IN
dehtsd for the publication of the Russian memoran-
shan Of The Ysar lSA In our day IN .rren1.x 10 The