The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-28

fa,k. whsrswitA h IL States svsry sAnd Il -,
quainsed, the wise Senate q ~ fiss city .!
fr.skio.t cess.rusa = = ct e high tssassa ed
Fraukfort, notifying in The order thersfer that Mr.
Gsibel had taught thereby the mechanics hew TO
destroy the telegraph Can you conceive anything
moro ludicrous! Mr. Gaieel embarked mere q
T 1Ssssss last with his family for No" York. va
II can be wsll immagined what powerful arm
this way Of expulsion must give TO the German
despots. They have thereby succeeded IN frigeten,
ing their subjects into blind obedience, nufsd aad
destroyed the press, and with tevery rec and open
From this ought, however, not 70 b inferred,
that the Germans arc satisfied with their condi.
ton Their apparent loyalty 10 the more result Of
force and intimidation. The moral degrad ssioa.
principally Of the higher classes, exists to disgust
ing degree The Germans are ct present, In reality.
if not BY name, nothing moro than more slaves OF
When the uthority Of . free city. as Frankfort
Is called, takes such measures it has done against
n Gaibel, what have We Americans to expect from
such . government, whom. whilst there, we should
good and intelligent American CONSUL. willing
and able to protect his oountrymoA, has therefore
become matter Of Importance ct this place. But
in this respect could not be worse off Our present
CONSULT Swendler, is an old gentleman o. W years
and by inrmites deprived Of the use of his limbs,
80 that he must be carried andfodslike child Con-
sequently, unable to assist himself 1t cannot be OK
pected of him to do to others besides that, his
mental capacities have also been impaired to such
degree that he considers the fees the main object
Of the copsulate-without fee, he viii not allow
his sonin-law, who acts for him, to do stroke Of
the pen, but for the two dollars he is willing to GER
tify any and everything; and . it may not often
happen that at Frankfort such may be asked Of
the consulate he encroaches even on the same
Whilst at Mauheime, a merchant there sho we'd mo
an invoice viii, b Mr.. Swendler had certified as
sworn to before him, when, to my knowledge, tho
said merchant had not been away from Mannheim.
which no explained to me, that Mr.. Swendler did
certify in that way any invoice or act when sent to
him with two dollars) BY mail am not sufficient
y oonversant with the laws Of our country to know
If such ia in accordance with them, but should
think not, as thereby the door must be opened to
fraud, to the injury Of the honest importers
lam far from intending to draw the blame on Mr..
Swender; merely communicate facts to you; but
government ID certainly to blame for continuing
such an old gentleman in office, whose age and in
frmities have rendered him incapable, and un-
at to fulfil the duties Of the office and his son-in-
law, who acts for him, by never having been In our
country, is upacquainted with our laws and institu-
tions and feels interest to take the part OF an
injured American; besides, by being q subject Of
Frankfort dare not oppose even the most unjust de-
60 shown itself at the election, ought to take such
abuses in nsular system, into your hands,
and to recommend tho appointment of any gentle
tending faithfully and with zeal to the duties of the
consulate, would also personally prove an honor to
our country.
Mayenoe, owing to being the terminus Of the all
roads, and where passengers and emgrants generally
take the steamboat, would be better situated
place for tho American consulate than Frankfort;
but as I understand that MayeDce, being . fede-
raj fortress and under the immediate order Of che
German Diet, no foreign consul 10 permitted to re-
eide there's therefore, Frankfort, rs presume, must
be continued as the seat
The mail beipg about to close. am obliged to
defer to the next steamer my communication of the
manner how tire German governments view the
ascension Of Louis Napoleon. will then communi
cate fully their views and actions. and remain
meantime, yours respectfully, b. HOWARD.