The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-16
THE EUROPEAN WORLD.

burg TO The dignity OF a consideY,hi. -,
Inc Mohafehs or Rulers Of the Fed.,.,,.,, -,
co"se"' 70 '"e Die'a of Nicholas-Tb. n,.,o,, :,
"ef"an I'oc'ai ho'ements-yhe effect of an. 60
cess o. '"e "ePuoican Government In Frame
The Struggle over the Continent be,,ycc,, D.
and Democracy close at hand.
New York CRY, Jauuqrv II. 1871
To tie Editor of lie National Era
According to the tenor of the adviess h, q.
Niagara, public attention in Europe is again ;,
ing fixed most earnestly on Germany Ana Nh
it may be; for the condition of things in that
quarter, though remarkably quiescent, BODIES ,bo
speedy occurrence of commissions even moro =,
tensve and thorough than those which marLsI
the efforts of revolution of 1913 and lsio An
classes not Immediately identified by ties of b,o0a
with royalty and family aristocracy, are beconin,
aware that the Cracow and Olmutz consultations
of the agents Of the great Governments-Rpssi,
Prussia, and Austria-were, and that so soon p,
be held at Dresden is to be, but the LAYING ~
gether of cunning heads in order, if possible 70
reestablish "order" on the Continent rs il erist
ed prior to the day of Napoleon lie Grand Az
this project involves the surrender of the for.
tunes and constitutional rights of all others. 10
be the prey of the privileged few, far more gene.
rally than at present, as unjustly constructed "A
society is on the Continent, all but the priv.
legged few and their minions are becoming alive 70
the necessity of putting veto On the reactionary
measures contemplated. There can be nc doubt
Of this fact, am happy to be able to write. As
yet, however, they seem to be utterly without
plan upon which to proceed upon this work
You will recollect that the present Cham.
Der of Prussia was elected wholly by the mo.
narchcal-the resctory-party, the democracy
Of the Kingdom refusing to exercise their priv
lege Of voting, on the ground that the Kings
modification of the elective franchise sanctioned
by the Chamber) was gross violation of the
Constitution Yet this Chamber, so chosen, res
fusing, point blank, to endorse the dongs of the
Prussian Plenipotentiary at 0lmutz, or to sane.
ton tie attehdanee OF another as ~ <saen, mas
been prorogued, the King throwing himself
on the only alternative, an appeal to the people,
for an endorsement Of his proposed policy The
result will be the return of a Chamber in part
elected by the democracy of the Kingdom, embra-
cling men after their own hearts, who, not content
with the silent opposition of their relcionary pre-
decessors, will, at all hazards speak out their in
dignation against the scheme of the Court to sell
them, along with ITSELF for Russian serfs. It ap.
pears to be anticipated by the liberal writers Of
England, that the discussions upon the policy Of
the German Governments to take place necessa-
rily in the new Prussian Legislature, will so stir
up the people of the German States as to set fire
to the inHammable matter at present lying smoul-
dering at red heat in the breasts of nine-tenths
of the subjects of German masters Wirtemberg
and Bavaria as yet protest against the coming
council at Dresden, because they see in It the
swallowing up Of their importance, with that of
all the minor States Of the Confederacy. Their
monarchs know we'll that, however much free de.
liberation may seem to be the order of the day
there, whatever Russia decides upon will be de.
creed. And they know further, that the Car,
to concentrate his supreme power over the east
ern and southern portion Of the Continent, which
he holds to be necessary to the preservation OF
monarchy anywhere in Europe, has made up his
mind to have as few direct agents as possible or,
in other words, to have but three see--iery nOu-
arches in Germany and Italy. Austria, Prussia,
and a third, SAKE Coburg, now governed by
Prince, the brother of Albert, Cthe husband Of
Victoria of England who if Nicholas can bring
it about is to be the head Of q considerable num-
Der of the unimportsnt German States, others Of
them being turned over to Prussia and Austria
He chooses this man (of SAKE Coburg) in the vain
hope Of thus obtaining the consent of England to
his stupendous sheme of continental partition.
Do not understand me to mean that be designs
depriving the present crowned heads of the con-
federation Of their semblance Of state-not he
for they are to be the convenient tools with which
he is to work in future He will give them
the alternative, to consent to his scheme, and
live under his rule-his protection against the
inroads Of the spirit of democracy, so imminently
threatening the destruction of privilege through
out the Continent-or TO have his protection with
drawn from them which they know we'll will in
volve the speedy fall of their power by the hands
of their subjects. Bavaria and Wirtemburg, as
yet, have pretensions to be independent KINGDOMS,
and are evidently very much indisposed to part
with them. | find the Liberal writers of England
INDUCING the hope that the ambition Of the rulers
Of these two States may greatly serve to embarrass
the contamination of this grand scheme of NichO-
Il
The policy of every monarch in Europe is now so
evidently to work together, that have no idea
that any one of them will be found even after
this indirect fashion, aiding the masses to achieve
their liberties They (the people of the Cont
nent) must work them out unaided. Even the
aristocracy of England, who for the last fifty
years have been wisely bending to the storm wih
raise no hand to their misunderstanding
themselves with watching the progress Of public
opinion to chime in with ii sufficiently to prevent
changes in the Government that might threaten
the violent abrogation of their privileges by the
grace of Godo But TO return to Germany.
Though matters look remarkably quiet there
just now, at no time, since 1915, have there been
so many elements at work to bring about coils
ion between the Governments and peoples; for,
while the plenipotentiaries of the former are con-
cocing schemes to render the plan Of abrog ltiDg
all constitutional liberty, the latter are pondering
over the means of defeating the plots Of their enc
mics, with the certain knowledge that commu-
nifty Of interest and sentiment has been estab-
lished between all ths governed Of the Continent
And also, that they have the power to right
themselves almost at will
1t may not be amiss, in this particular Jupcture
TO cast the minds eye back over the history OF the
progress Of political Liberalism in Germany,
but to ascertain the fundamental views upon which
the policy of the Liberal party, in the coming
struggle is to be based. To this end, may re,
mark that the invasion of Bonaparte first uniiel
the people, if not the Government of the federl'
tion Until that occurrence, they regarded them
selves as each an entirety. A common danger,
however, brought them together in feeling, as inc
North American colonies were banded oy tn 1s
sggressions of the Government of George III
The sense of their danger from Napoleon induces
the German Governments TO stimulate the grown
of this sentiment in the breasts OF their respecNo
subjects. even to the extent Of promising them
liberty. which, for the time being was measuraoly
accorded though, subsequently, it has been mO''
unscrupulousl" betrayed.
Prussia held out longest in the path OF nonas
dealing with the people-long enough 20 . a. il