The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-06
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
OeEm.nio Affairs No. b.
BERLIN, June II, 1851.

and TO abolish the law OF May 81 thus restoring
sal suffrage, appears have brought the reaction TO
siand-stl The unnatural state OF affairs is indicated by
the anomalous position OF parties-legitimsts and
mperlasts striving for universal suffrage and repub
Leans opposing it. This is the phase of 1851 Fe great
powers prepared for the abrogalion OF the law OF
May, and for the revision of the constitution, at least TO
the point Oh proongaton but they were not prepared
for the contrary The reports some weeks since
OF military movements and intended new mobiliza.
ions were not so entirely groundess as they have been
pronounced An election upon the principle OF universal
suffrage, II was supposed would be the signal for vo
lent crisis in which every party would seek to
plish It's purpose, and in which the republic might be
suppressed, while one under the present law might be
effected TRANQUILITY, and the striking and momentous spec
acle be presented TO the European nations of chief
magistrate chosen second time by European people. The
law OF 1851 directed against the republic, appears 10 OPP
crate in its favor The republicans hope pretex will
be furnished for foreign Intervention, and only mar
rowed for foreign intrigue and that thus silently
their government, the birth of accident and saved
long rather by its weakness than its strength yet pnc
paly by the weakness ard eaousies of its enemies,
may strike Its deeper and DEEPER till the task of
suppression becomes OF greater difficulty. Should the
status quo remain, Its importance can be scarcely over
rated.
In the mean time, change the Austrian cabinet
nounces the abandonment, least for the present. of the
plan of entering the federation with all the territories
Mr.. " Bruck. Minister of Commerce, has retired in
favor of Mr. v. Baumgartner. We may also conjecture
from his resignation that the great general German Zol
Verein plan is failure.
The collision at Hamburg between Austrian troops and
the people the forcble occupation Of that part OF free
town by the dragons OF Wndischgraz, despite the pro-
test OF the Hamburg Senate, and the death of many
individuals innocent OF any participation create
deep though moi loud sensation. II is regarded
significant political incident in uxtaposition with the in
auguration of the Statue OF Frederick.
In The midst OF this uncertainty the Emperor OF Rus
sa instead OF visiting Berlin has sent the first next
himself Prince PdskeHicz The newspapers say he has
come review the Prussian army, and return the comp
ment of the Kings visit to Warsaw The new turn of
French affairs has left his visit without the importance
which would have been otherwise attached to IT, had
French war appeared probable. cannot vouch for
what has rumored in the but they declare the
two soyeregns 10 arrange, by short cut measures
for such an eventuaity Prussia has to reclaim Neucha
TEL Not having resigned her right 10 that princpaity
Of course Germany not overlooked. Nothing
authentic is known OF these royal interviews
The state OF German affairs is this The fabric OF
the revolution. with its high towers and airy pnnacles
is removed and the architects have fairly decided
upon the plan Of edice True, the Kreuz Zsilng
has declared Germany must go back Tar beyond lS47 but
this is not an official gazette though the gazette of strong
party.
Hassenpfug, the former Hessan minister now claims
The support oil the BundeNuS ms 10
pee the work of absolutsm in Hesse Electoral and that
tribunal Declines least Tor the present. TO interfere
The truth is, extraordinary uncertainty hangs
the affairs of Europe The Diet, the pause, occupies
itself with the Germcn fleet, and debates the question,
whether the Bundesag has the right recognise its
property the German marine, because IT decreed by
the imperial ministry of the Duke John !" and with
another question: whether the small States shall pay
their military contingent in men money p So CON-
mpnces the great restored central government,
The convocalion OF the provincial cts stated in my
last must be regarded OF the final OF the
reaction Will il succeed Probably not 1t has been
opposed by the peasants, by the citizens, by The bu
reaucracy, and by part OF the mobiles The Kreus
Z,ung. (he reaciion in its dspeasure, lately
called upon the government 10 dismiss all employees OPP
posing it, declaring il " more profitable that OF the
members should perish than that the whole body should
be cast into hell"
These diets may meet and regulate the income Az the
osensibe purpose OF their convocaon bu, the journals
declare they no, TO have stopped at this point.
We have this morning the speech of Schwartzenberg
closing the Dresden conferences, in which he says
the expectations OF my government have not been full
fed"lhat IT, Austria has failed in her general schemes
The speech, however admits OF a different n,erpre,a
ton.
Prussia in the name OF the Zo- Yersn has Just sue
ceeded in negotiating very important treaty, by which
the Zo Vercn enjoys all the privileges Of the parties
the treaty concluded this year by Sardinia with England
France. and Belgium For this Europe is indebted the
enlightened exertions OF Mr. Capaur, Minister OF Com
merce OF the King OF Sardinia. By this treaty the Sar
dnian duty is lowered fifty per cent OF the arti
cles imported from the Zo.Yerei Tobacco, salt, gun
powder lead lin bullets otherwise, for the purposes
OF war; and playing cards excepted these being in
Sardinia government monopoes. The Zo Yerein has
lowered in favor OF Sardinia only two arces-her tariff
being low before--viz rice and olive oil.
This treaty bears directly against the Austrian scheme
since the zoll- yerein has acquired maritime way
to-the Mediterranean by the port OF Genoa, independent
OF Trieste Ii may almost be regarded as an accession
Of Sardinia to the Zolveein The transit is facilitated
by the new railroad from Tunn the Swiss frontier 1t
into her great commercial scheme.
Thus commerce silently acts in political affairs.
letter received in town this morning from the friends
OF the American gentleman arrested at Grosswardein by
the Austrian authorities, announces the hopes OF Mr..
McCurdy, excellent charge at Vienna, that the
teemed traveller will be speedily released His name is
Charles l. Brace, clergyman, native OF Connecticut
Of highly respectable family and himself universally de-
clared by all the Americans here, and by all the many
Germans who know him, to be OF noble and lrreproach
able character true Christian piey, and equal learning
and intelligence, He associated here with the most dis.
ngushed persons, professors, dvines SC, SC His
rest occasoned by the ccum stance that, with the
ardor OF true traveller he had pushed his way almost
far the other side OF Vienna into the heart OF Hungary
as Vienna is distant from Berlin and he had in his pos
aston pamphlet defending the OF Hungary and
letter OF introduction from Ca; OF her prominent
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