The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-10

whoee duty is, like Paul Pry, to intrude in every
family and find out their political sentiments, but
it is also the duty Of every ocehoder TO give infor
against his sovereign. With this spy system,
with their possession of the railroads and
and an immense armed force, itwould be mere than
folly if the Germans made, at present, an attempt
to throw off the iron yoke Of despotism.
The military organization in Germany is so well
regulated, and Of such nature, that all those who
belong to it, from the General down to the private
soldier, are nothing more than mere tools Of the
sovereign will of their princes. The moment that
a young man is drawn as soldier, he has to give
up all physical and moral independence; CHARTERED
in a barracks, he becomes separated from his for
mer asso ciates, with whom he is no longer allowed
to mix /; he can neither walk, speak, nor do any
thing, without having either q non. commissioned
officer or an older comrade, az spy of his actions
near him. The non-commissoned officers in Ger
many-generally sons of former ones, or of public
subordinate function aries-can never rise to COM
mssioned officers; they generally serve for q num-
Der Of years in their grade. and receive afterwards
as reward for their services, an inferior office,
such as tollgather, or policeman The living to
which they may be promoted depends entirely on
the manner in which they have shown themselves
willing and able to oversee their subordinates--
whether they have blindly obeyed every command,
and if they have made good spies. concerted
action, a mere elaboration of the soldiers,
without the knowledge and consent of their officers
and superi0rs, is matter Of impossibility, and
only occur Wneu, rs III 1910, the princes auO
their adherents became panic struck, and lost the
reigns of their governments and such, by the Ger
man democrats, was expected again in 1852 Their
calculation was that the social republicans would
have carried the day, which, in consequence of the
despotism carried Of late, by the princes, with
high hand, would have produced another revslu-
tion and with it entire revulson Of the political
and social state Of affairs in Germany The coup
dftat Of Louis Napoleon ha, frustrated all their
plans, and it is therefore no wonder that even the
democrats of Germany have become sensbly affected
by his illegal measures, by which, for the time
being, he has secured to himself the good will of the
Gar and the princes; but how long, is another
question. They are willing that he should remain
sufficient time at the head Of French affairs, in
order to- restore there order and despotism; bnt
when he has done so, and the French have become
accustomed to their yoke, then he is expected to
turn General Monk, and to lay down his Office in
favor Of the legitimate king, Henry Y. The ques-
tGn; however, 10y Will then be, whether Napoleon
princes, and all those who fanatical admirers of
tranquillity-no matter whether produced by and
connected with the Russian knout and military des
potism--now consider liberal and parliamentary
selEgovernment forever destroyed the Continent,
and believe that Louis Napoleon will in their des-
truction 60 sl lengths with them In this they may
find themselves greatly mistaken. He might, and
undoubtedly WILL share the fate of Charles X. and
Louis Philippe, should he seriously intend to do
what is expected; SO that in the end for the sake
OF self preservation he may consider it for his
interest to pursue more liberal and legal course,
and thereby assist the poor Germans in iberating
themselves.
Meantime, the iron rod of despotism will lay
heavy ard destructive on this country and, in fact,
itmay truly be said that the Goddess of Liberty has,
in Europe. no other asylum than that left in Great
Britain. The United States of America have never
been favorite with the German Princes; but our
country is now an adherence to them. Not being
able to undertake anything, or to njure anything,
they coDfne Themselves to having our country and
institutions villifed and slandered in their official
organs ebut SO much is sure-they will not stop
there, but will let our Their spite and anmosity
every American citizen, who may have the misfor-
tune to tIangress any Of their ordinances. 1t is,
therefore, OF great mportance-and which you, in
particular, ought never to cease to urge-that
the legations and consulates Of the United States in
Germany, be filled with men who, in sentiment, are
true Americans, and able and willing to do their
duty. Ia this respect we are very badly off In
coming from England, France, or Belgium, our
count1ymen find the first American consulate at
AK la Chapelle, the incumbent of which, having,
however, so much to do with commercial transac-
tions-this Office being the next best to the Liver
pool one, yielding an annual income Of four to five
thousand dollas-the Consul there cannot find time
nor leisure to attend to such business projecting
his countrymen, from which he derives only vexa.
tiop, but no fees.
The nearest consulate from there is the one at
| Frankfort on the Main, the incumbent of which is
| an old gentleman, of eighty years. inf-m and
! crippled that he cannot even snuff his va nose,
| but requires Q servant to do so for him be c,n
therefore, naturally do nothing for fellow citizen
man, WHO has never been in the United States, and
who has so much TO do with his grocery shop tina.
it would not suit him to atteud to fellow citi
| Gems, who are strangers to him, and from wn ON
| be has TO profit to expect Although the income
| OF the consulate at Frankfort may be too triing
% warrant the retaining of our superannuated and
infrm Consul, still, where the honor and the ute-
rest offs many Of our citizens are concerned, our
country ought to be differently yeprs seLted, and
cur citizens have right to ex pect that our Con.
| sui, in such an important place, should be gen.
tleman willing and able to act. Frankfort, by
being The seat Of the German Dict, near which
every one of the thirty.four German States has a
representative, offers the best and most commodious
way Of removing difficulties which may have
befallen any of our citizens. single personal
application of the Consul to the representative Of
the State concerned, will generally suffice to re-
dress those grievances of which an American may
have to complain But howscan that be expected,
if the consulis as infrm as q child and the acting
consul, by keeping grocery shop, does not pos
sess in this country, as with US. that respect and
consideration which, according to the office he
represents, he ought to enjoy. More anon.