New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
PRUSSIA.
THE FOURTH OF JULY AT BERLIN

THE FOURTH OF JULY AT BERLIN.
From Our own Correspondent
BERLIN, Thursday, July s. 1856.
Yesterday was my Fourth, GLORIOUS Fourth
in Germany, and one 20 be remembered for the
real pleasure which myself and other Americans
here enjoyed; no. on account Of the pleasant
dinner party at Mr.. YroOm's, our Minister, and
etceteras Herewith connected, but because on
the day before THE TRIBUNE had come with the
report of the final proceedings of the Know
Nothing Convention. There is North !"
says THE TRIBUNE, and the thrill Of delight with
which those of US 10 foreign land who feel the
shsme snd disgrace Of the toadyism and lick
spittleism Of Northern doughfaces TO the South
have read this announcement and the proceed
ipCs upon which il is based, can hardly be i'm
seined by you at home.
Prof Stowe has somewhere recorded that IN
1896, as he was passing along street IN Eu-
ropean city picture of slave whipping on
plantation caught his eye, with the inscription,
--latest news from the American Republic" and
that the shock OF shame and modification was such
that be could hardly go out and look men In the
face for day or two.
Pictures Of this kind, il is true, are seldom now
20 be seen but the feeling of contempt for our
country which find among the leading men OF
liberal sentiments, and which has grown up mostly
within the last four or five years is as hard to bear
nay harder The thousand and-oDe correspond
ents of American newspapers young men engaged
in studies, or hurryskurry travellers, know nothing
of this, because they either see nothing OF the
class of men 10 whom / refer, or only meet them
when they are received as guests and treated ac-
eordinely The feeling Of Humboldt respecting
the latest specimens OF American Democratic
craftsmanship is already known to the readers OF
THE TRIBUNE
No longer ago than day before yesterday ! had
conversation with gentleman well known in the
literary world, in which be said, in so many words
that for the last twelve or fifteen years he had
hardly heard of anything from the United States
fitted TO elevate the character Of that country
in the eyes Of Europeans There was the
whole matter of the stealing of Texas, the
war with Mexico the disgraceful .cordact
of American Ministers 10 Europe, the continual
Efforts 10 steal Cuba which have been wiuked at
so al least il looks hereby the Government, the
Fugitive Slave Law of ls50-the defeat of Scott
the man who has done more than any other public
man for twenty years 10 honor his country, by a
mas of whom nobody had ever heard-the Soule
movements and the ridiculous paper published by
the Ostend Conference.-The Kansas business, and
finally the rise of great party in direct oppos-
tion ia the boasts cf America for threequarters OF
century, that she offers asylum 70 all the op
pressed-that under her protection every man car
worship God according TO the dictates OF hi' OWL
conscience, without let binderance, and without
suffering in the estimation of his iellow-cltizens
One or two points of light there are in the last nj
teen years The skill and noble conduct OF Scott
in the Mexican campaign, aud the Hulsemann let
ter Of Webster, for instance but as whOie, the
conduct of the United States Government and the
federation Of that Government by the people have
most sadly disappointed the hopes of all liberal
minded men in Europe After all, say they, SC
long as We do not NEEDLE with politics, we art
better OF here than under the sO-much Wanted
American Repebhc
Every thinking man here who pays attention "a
American affairs, and such men sre very numer
Gus and influential, sees that the United States Is