The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-25
Our German Correspondence.

MAlESCE, Dec. Il, Icol.
Coolness Beceen Louis Napoleon and the German
Potentates-Political Specuiations-IH Germans
no Longer Loyal to their Princes Chances Of
Louis Napoleon Meeting uuh Saccess in Ger
many-Foolish Policy Of The Despots-Outrage
against an american Citizen at Mnden-
TFdnt of an Energetic Consul at Frankfort.
The variance between the German princes and the
new French Emperor, of which 1 spoke in my last
makes more and more its visible appearance. Whilst
Louis Napoleon continues to profess to be the repre-
sentative Of peace his friends begin to lay OPEN in the
French press, his plans and intentions to every one.
He may perhaps, merely want to stretch his feelers
out to see what the world will say should he come
out with his claim Of Belgium, Savoy, and the
Rhine, as the frontier. The circumstance that the
prince heir of Saxony has made prize Of the in
tended of Louis Napoleon, the Princess of Wasa, will
contribute to widen the breach which has opened
between him and the legitimate princes. This may
have the effect that he will seek his allies with the
people, and that, should he resolve upon making
war; he may do it with the political propaganda, in
which case he may be able to get the popuace in Ger
many and Italy with him, and in unien with the
same, overtuln all the there existing thrones.
Heretofore, the Germans have proved the most
loyal people, their attachment to their inherited
princes exceeding the proiigacy of the latter; but
at present such is no longer the case. The Germans
feel themselves to such degree abused that they
have lost all loyalty. History shows no parallel
where the confidence which people had shown to-
their rulers has been shamefully abused by the
German princes who, IN ls4s, owed their existence
and preservation merely to the moderation Of their
people, for which they ale thanked with persecution
of the worst kind.
The majority of the Germans consider their pre-
sent situation and the restitution of the German
federal organ-thc Det-as state of things forced ON
them and without legal right. They consider the
federal constitution of 1S40 as the law of the lands
arguing that the National Assembly had in 1913, by
the free will OF the rulers and of the Diet been called
together for the purpose making and giving to the
German contederacy federal constitution the
National Assembly had done 80; and that the same
had not gone into operation neither the fault OF
the National Assembly nor OF the German nation.
but was really owing to the faithcssncss and perjury
of the princes, who avaied themselves of the fear
which had overcome the Germans, of communism
and with this assisted by sectional prejudices dy
nastical Jealousy, and herarchcal influence, they had
refused to carry the same into life; and instead of
progress, step by step they had brought everything
back to the old standing-yca even behind the year
OF ls4s The political condition Of Germany is now
not whit better than il was il 1906, before the late
Emperor upset the old German empire.
The new Emperor would find difficulty in gain
ing the German people over to him, provided that
nc honestly comes and asserts the same, by driving
Off their present sovereigns and of carrying into ex
stence the German national constitution, and allow.
ing the Germans to elect their Emperor II he does
So he will find in the same, and in the Germans,
strong and powerful ally, who will assist him, in his
plans, and Italy.
A war without the political propaganda must
prove destructive to him, as, although the Germans
abhor their rulers they would in sucha case find no
interest to act against themthcy would only change
one master for another no better.
The German sovoreigns begin to perceive the dan
ger which Is approaching; but yet too blind to dis
Germ their true position, they look only towards the
one in expectation from France, and do not perceive
the gulf which exists in their own country They
feel the necessity of making face In common aQanst
every attempt from Louis Napoleon. Austria aud