New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-14
DEATH OF THE GRAND DUKE OF
BADEN.
Charles Frederick Leopold, Grand Duke

Charles Frederick Leopold, Grand Duke
of Baden, is dead. He was born on the 18th of
August, 1890, and was consequently nearly SIXTY
two wears old. His career fell in stormy times.
with which he had neither the genius nor the
courage to grapple and in his death, although one
If ,be rulers of the earth Del Gratia is fallen, the
earth will not long mourn. To Leopold, as to so
many potentates of the day, rich opportunity was
offered to secure TO his people the enjoyment oil
chose benefits for which Governments are insti-
tuted. and Ike those many potentates, Leopold
,,,,,ed away the good angel, and has gone down
% the grave undistinguis' ed among the innuner-
sbe other Leopolds and Freder'es who nave ru.ea
in Germany. He wss born at Carlsruhe, the eid-
est son of the Grand Duke Charles Frederic, oy
the Countess of Guyersberg. Before he was re-
copnized as Grand Ducal Prince of Baden, he bore
the title of Count Of Bochberg, was well educated
and studied at Heidelberg, where he especially al
fected History. His father secured the succession
Of the Younger branch Of the family, and on the
e5th July. 1919. the late Grand Duke, as her APP
parent. married his cousin Sophia Wilhelmina,
daughter of King Gustavus Adolphus the Fourth
Of Sweden. His half-brother Louis prevented his
taking any part in the Government, however, and
he confined himself to private life, until the death
of the Grand Duke Louis, and on the 3Oth March,
1880, he succeeded to the throne.
He naturally commenced by cashiering his
brother's Ministers, and called Don ReizensteIn,
we'll known in the annals Of Baden as the author
Of its Constitution, to the head of the Ministry.
Bavaria muttered about the succession and Ba-
den took military measures OF precaut'on, out
Austria settled the difficulty. The Government
nut ON a tolerably liberal face, but gradually
" Welded to circumstances" and enrolled itself IN
,hs German Diet as no more a friend of freedom
than any other of the petty states But in Ba-
den circumstances have always favored Repub-
Iican spirit Lying along the Rhine was subject to
the contagion of France and its easy access to the
northern ports brought it into close relations
with America. The healthy virus oil pohtca
agitation was thus constantly introduced INTO
Baden, and the Grand Duke found small oppor-
tunity to pursue his historical stores. The
French Revolution of 1913 kindled the spirit OF
the Grand Duchy at once. 1t blazed up IN
unanimous demand for Freedom of the press,
arming of the people and national representation.
The Grand Duke was prompt to say Yes. A few
DAYS later the extreme Left of the Chamber de-
manded the oath of the army to the Constitution,
and long list of other reforms, including the dis
missal of three Ministers. The Grand Duke
FASTENED to comply and named three liberal men
in the place of the retiring Ministers. But on
the 10Th March, lS4S, Gustav Strive and Frede-
rio Hecker proposed to take the sense OF the
Grand Duchy upon Republic, and the Grand
Duke did not assent. On the 18th April those
leaders issued orders, from Constance, for the pop
ular rising. But the Government had invoked
the aid of its neighbors, and on the 9th OF the
same month the movement was suppressed
But while Germany was seethng in the furnace
of revolution, peace not to be expected IN Ba-
den. The agitation continued, and Strive made
another demonstration on the 2lst September, and
was taken on the oath. But the radical party was
deliberately organized, had almost exclusive possess
sion of the Press and counted upon the weakness
of the Government. The rupture between Prus-
STA and the National German Parliament fol-
lowed. The movements in favor of the Parlia-
ment were pretexts for Republican agitation, and
at the same time the Baden army was divided
by fierce dissensions. The army put aside the
reCOgnlZeu icducTS anu ucuuiiuou q ho" "ii"'s'yt
and various other points incompatible with Con-
stitutional Monarch. The Grand Duke Leopold
was alarmed, and on the night Of the 18th May,
fled with his Court and Ministry into Alsace.
Brentano and his friends assumed the Gov
eminent, introduced Republican forms, and sought
to propitate the army, which was still rest
less. The Grand Duke summoned Prussia to
aid him in his sore extremity. On the 25th June,
the Prince of Prussia entered Carsrnhe, the capt.
tol of Baden and on the 23d, Rastadt was taken,
Hecker having sailed for America eight days be-
fore IL was the last armed movement in Germa-
nv against the Government. The Grand Duke re-
turned to desolated land and under the immedi-
ate protection Of Prussia had full leisure for his
historical studies. From that time until his death,
his life was eventless. All around him he felt the
last hrobs of the free movement, but he could not
guide it to good results-he was content to see the
dark cloud settle again over Germany.
Leopold had seven children. His son Frederic,
now twenty eight years of age, is his successor,
and he will, doubtless, encounter times no less
strange and trying, than those to which his father
unequal
The story of Casper Hauser is mysteriously
linked with the history of the Baden Royal Fam
iy. The Duke Louis said to be the father of
this strange child, by his step-mother, the
Countess OF Geysberg.
Rivers and Harbors.
A Cincinnati correspondent in The Irib-