The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-07
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
Gerlsanie Affairs,
BERLIN, May ii.

riment OF Prussia and all Germany OF the thirty
German States only eight were represented and of
those, Denmark-the other Holland,
la May, ls5l-hat is the l4th OF present month
The celebrated body met again. with representatives from
every German State-amoDg them Mr.. Won Rochow,
Tor Prussia The revolution OF ls4s has thus completed
q circle
Among the questions, however, which mark the
mencement OF new is the demand OF Austria to
bring all her non-German provinces into the Germanic
confederation glance at the statistics will illustrate
the holiness of the plan The population of Germany,
exclusive OF Austria, is about thry-fve millions, OF
which seventeen are Ptussian. The Austrian German
provinces have population OF twelve millions. They
are, the kingdom OF Bohemia Moraya, (including Aus
TRAN Slesia,) the duchy OF Austria, the Tyrol, with the
Voralberg Syria, Steiermark and the kingdom OF
yria Qncluding Carha, Carnloa, siria and the gov
eminent OF Trieste)
The non German provinces consist OF the Polish, Hun
gaIan, Italian, and are as follows
The Polish the Kingdom OF Gaica, (once called
Red Russia) with Cracow
The Hungarian provinces the kingdom of Hun
gary, Qncuding Croatia and Savonia,) Transy lvania,
with the country Of the Magyars the military frontier and
the kingdom of Dalmata 1t is to be remarked that all
the Austrian provinces forming part of the German
Polish and Italian, are, by the Austrian statsticians
called Hungarian Provinces and that of the gov
ernng nation in the kingdom of Hungary is the
Magyars
The Italian provinces are the Lombardo Venetian king
dom.
These few dry details are necessary to understand the
establishment of the German people at the threat Of
forcing upon them such heterogeneous masses, to the
number OF twenty five millions Should the threat be
executed, Germany-by POSITION language and history
one compact whole, with past and probably future
must descend to province The idea OF National
Central Parliament in which the Germans would scarcely
be able TO understand make themselves understood
amid crowd of foreign and half barbarous MEMBERS
must appear yet more remote than ever
Another consideration presents ITSELF If the Emperor
of Austria force all his territories into Germany why
cannot other members OF the confederation do the
the Kings of Denmark and Holland the former for Hol
STEM the latter for Luxemburg and Lmburg' In fact,
the Dutch, in point of origin, belong TO the great Ger
manic tribe Should they do so, the fishermen OF the
Farce islands and of Iceland would be German subjects
and might send to the Central Parliament should there
be one members, to SIT side by side with the honorable
deputies from Samara and Borneo, and to discuss Ger
man affairs with Javanese, Malays, and Mahome
tan orators Whatever might be the fabric erected on
such foundation, it would scarcely be German Bund.
Germany itself would be endangered The question is,
whether the European cabinets are willing to sacrifice
Germany itself 10 closer alliance against the revolution
Ii is not probable that the plan will be pressed TO
ton 1t possible that there never has been any real in
entop, but merely the design of hint 10 Prussia to
withdraw the duCiy Vi Fosei province OF
and West Prussia which, in the palmy days of the
luton had entered the Bund This opinion, however is
not that of the newspapers may be remarked by the
way that the Pussan cabinet is not unlikely TO take the
hint.
The Chambers are prorogued till November. They
have offered itle opposition OF the three hundred and
fifty members of the lower house, two hundred and
twenysx employees of the government One of their
last acts was pressaw, which suggested to the liberal
| IN of netit he
conservative statesmen doubt the wisdom of law
vere which lays the whole printing and book trade
well as the literature oil the country at the mercy OF
lister of police while others think half
than none and declare that every of the revolution
must be oberated, and the people look back as upon
dream. The frequent conscations of newspapers and
pamphlets have already attracted attention, and perhaps
in consequence OF the exhibition at London there is an
increased severity against travellers from America Pass
ports scrutnlzed with than usual care and IL
would be very well for American travellers to act upon
the information recently prepared and published Wash.
ington by the Department OF State that subject Pass
ports of governor mayor other State authority sub.
iec the bearer inconvenience They oud be signed BY
the Secretary OF State at Washington. have met sew.
era turned back from the Prussan frontier because moi
provided with the OF the Prussian minister at Lon.
don.
The press-aw, absolute it 49, will be followed they
saw By another still so, 10 be issued by the Diet
One two points IN the present law left to udcia
decision which will not be the case in It's successor The
historian must watch with interest this endeavor to pre-
vent the expression OF public opinion The liberal party
declare il will prove Intellectual, just illustrated by the
affair Of Mr. Harcourt. This gentleman-an intelligent
member of the Second Chamber-pubshed parnphle
called Burger und Bdusrnbrief (Leer TO Subjects ant
Peasants) Ii was conhscated that not one copy trans
PRED and ministers asked authority from the Chambers
10 prosecute, which granted at the reques, of Mr.
Harcouu himself. His trial dixie some of Napoleon.
prosecutions before the English couris will only add to
the importance and influence OF the defendant The
pamphlet itself exnguished in Prussia suddenly appear
ed in the adjoining duchs OF Brunswick and is now in
the hands OF everybody, being read by thousands who
would never have taken that trouble but for It's adyen
titious noorety The Duke of Brunswick, the Duke Of
Oldenburg the Duke of -Weimar, and some Other
small German sovereigns. have liberal tendencies TO
meet which the Diet will probably its great press.
| law for all Germany.
Switzerland and Belgium will then become the scene
| Of publication There is mode of preventing pam.
phets from being struggled the frontier II not
prevented before railroads and appears still less avoid.
able now Both parties have organized themselves for
the struggle The statesmen Of Europe might with wis
dom do much towards obviating the crisis. Will they
The result will show.
One OF their most important instruments of power is
the telegraph, completed and in activity throughout
great part of the length and breadth OF Europe furnish
ing grave subjects OF speculation to the leaders OF
utionary movements The communication is uninter-
rupled from Milan and Trieste, by Munich and Vienna
Dresden and Berlin, 10 Hamburg, and from Agram,
Pesh Cracow on the East 10 Frankfort the Maine
Cologne Brussels and Paris. A revolution in Venice