Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-23

upon What psssIg In the Crimes. Aud vel there are
strong grounds for believing that the result Of tho opera
nons there VIII no. orns about tho final decision OF tho
great conov"r'y that war will cease either Ru..
Or England aud France prove victorious Either Of ,hess
events will Indeed have deep moaning aud exclusive
consequences; Il Is probable however that the dec.on
the great and hns decision will place not Ia or be.
fore SeoAsopol but in and between Beriu and Vienna
IL must have deeper meauing and wider conse
or The direction aud result OF tho concst-the
nation whether Prussia Is 10 join With Austria (scsnr
that the Anti Ru, san policy adopted by Austria il
voeable or to join with Russa and render wider aud
mote impasable the gull that Is yauuug betsecn two
PORTIONS of Germany" There Ia inmiuent danger
that the rival ambitions OF ,he houses OF spsbS,y
and Hobcuznlsrn vii the war OF Russia with Tu 4
and 0 Western allies pretext Tor lighting out out their
hereditary quarrel In Germany. Sach result can only
tsnd to divert into smother channel part OF the danger
Germany and Europe.
% not uithoa: the deepest alarm tha, tho friend. Of
nstouai independents and FREQ institutions throunhou, E
rope regard this complication OF controversy
by Ra They know that Aus ria and rru.si. can each
OF them bring upwards of 900 soldiers INTO the Held
enu ,oey 10 not regard as matter Of indifference into
which scale either or both of hcse forces ur tn
be thrown. but they look upon Austria as suspicious
aud embarrassing ally puIsung With nvterae sc.hne.s
auu interruptions dupcity, secret snl unsyowed inter-
ess OF It's owns aLd upon PtussiA all mar.
tsan Of Russia GA tho other hand they believe that If thu
national wishes Of Germany Consulted the larger
aud valuable part o both these armies would be- found
cooperating HEALTHY With tho armies Turkey France
and kogiani Tue German people know that Russia has
been tho great msinsiner OF the and despot
with tho exception Of comparatively few regisnts re.
cruited 10 Poeep, Is composed of Germans while the
troops OF Austria Proper, the Tyre aud may odd Bo
hen,is long incorporated The German empire are
brave aud skiu soldiers a. any tia, march uuos III.
| black aud yellow flag.
How comes It then, that Germany which constitutes
the msin strength OF Prussia aud Ausra has no voice
In affairs which vitality il. Ilec.use Ccrm.py
Il not, like France Engsnd organized nation; bo
cause Germany has no like France England national
government In Germany the authority Of govern.
meut is nomualy vested in tho Diet at FranEiost-
The Diet of Frankfort is compcsed Of three he,ero
gsuous elements. There il. first Austria which
quite much Holland or Denmark IL t.t,jn, nov.r
having sat in the Diet in virtue Of having hold
upon certain German territories or tho thirty -s.yep
m lions which the House OF Hapsburg reicus only
somo seven mill ons nre Germans Austria, which by y
strange ano ally has been ustn,cd the permanent Pre-
s1ent OF the Dietis BonGernan POI err pursuing non
German policy Next comes p.ussiI VITA an essentially
German people, aud essentially govern
ment. Prussia j., and IL sincs the lha il las been
a kingdom been u German Souderhund in itself Both
Austria and Prussia call tb.m'rivcs members III the
Manic Confederation when they have anything gam by
u; both Austris aud Pru clam sc act as sepl
rave anI independents States whenever their lutte
rests Tte third element in me Diet l. All aggregate OF
minor sovereigr Orcaws hr the proximity aud .,peror
military strength Of fusiI AID Austria i,n,us of each
oiher, III state OF hopeless isolation almost Of an
t,Sinsn to-thcir own snlj These three ciomcnis
e'u"eract and ncu,rsse each other eilc,uay pro-
vent At all times any toi effective action on the mart
oi the Diet Aud even could they no brought hy mir
acIe To net In harmony aud s energy for once il would
he merely for the promotions Of yRasc interests aud not
those oi Germany or the Germans.
u " THIS unfortunate condition of the German pcopIo
that renderS public OpIion In Germany powrsess TO com
pei liz government or governors keep ia view the pro-
motion OF tiHrmtn Interests, the assertion OF German
Ihts, n public opinion is do in the long run in
EurliGd, nnd in France. The anachca condition
Ut Germany, its want Of conference its want of nation
Al government places i! in imminent danger Of being
made the theatre oi Bat 10 peaceful and less
critical times the beneficial effects Of this political anar
chy are tJnriunsy !ct. IL depves tho greater part OF
the German population of that imperfect control
over the sste expenditure which their usoiy constu-
,ona give them IL the people Of any German state ask
for abatement OF tsxatio they told that the customs
are main source of revenue and that no alteration can
be made in them without the assent Of all III. soyereigs
who belong to tue Zpllvcren. IL they ask for liberty of
the Pres, they told that il can only DO concci.d
ny t~o-thirdS OF the soverrigns who constitute the
Diet Tne forint,ion OF railways, tho introduction of
uniform system Of weights aud measures the adopon
OF ono common law OF monetary exchanges for Germany
all are impeded by the Independence the different SOW
eTcgns and the loose and .ous ties which bind them
"a confederation. Tho Diet and the Zollycten-thc
only shadow Of Il common government for the German
terrtoriss-are merely for retsrdg the dcve
opemen OF irec institutions and resources n Ger
German interests" have no chance of being men.
ded until The Germans are knit into nation having
national government And the general interests of Ell
rope much concerned in this as tho
OF Germany ITSELF For cx npe people begin 10 talk OF
the reconciliation OF Poland barrier against Russian
aggression But without united and independent Ger
many III IL, rear, how long could tho Poland
maintain iseii? IL Poland left surrounded by the
three Powers which formerly parcced ont among them
selves the game OF partition would be gun again