The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-02
Our Berlin Correspondence.

cannot last over ten years, when the "sick man"
will have another fit. F. G.
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, August /, 1855.
The German Cuisine and ,ts Effects upon the
Mental Constitution Of Man = Anglo French
Sympathies Of the Hamburger and Hanope,ians
Struggle bet,oeen the Mobiles and People Of
Hanovey-7ne Route from Hamburg to Berlin
Military aspect Of the Latter Ciy-Resources of
the Prussian Monarchy Monument Of K0,nsr-
His Career and HIItings-IAe Society Of Ber-
Hn-QuietMde ofMe Pyussian People about the
War--Appeels to the Religious Sentiment of
Russia, &c. &c.
OF the free and wealthy town Of Hamburg |
spoke but briefly in my last, nor have now time
even to describe Hamburg dinner at table d'hote,
which is characteristic of the luxury of the town
as anything in it calender patiently written,
and not human memory would be alone sufficient
to satisfy that large class who not for conclu
sion unless all the details given by which the
conclusion is justified. They will scarcely forgive
me when | put them Off by saying that nothing can
be more sumptuous, that it is served with elegant
art, ard is an endless round of different drinks
and dishes, bringing into the constitution of
man the diversity Of the three kingdoms
Of interchangeable mineral, animal. It oc.
cured to me before its close, whether problem
in metaphysics might not be submitted to the
wise men, not of Athens, but Of the whole world, il
the world at the present time can with any reason
be supposed to contain that number whose solution
should account for certain phase of charac-
ter so much celebrated in German literature, and
Of which Americans have heard much these several
years called many-sidedness "a word often and
perhaps quite justly applied to Goethe, and much
used whenever and wherever great characters are
being investigated. On the suppostion that German
culture has been prolific in the production Of many
sided men, II occurred to that the might lie
obvious since the whole creation, getting foothold
in the German constitution by the process Of eating
and drinking, each part, by its occult qualities over
the mind contributing its partial influence might final
ly produce this resut-a theory that might possibly
have had its day, had not my acquaintance with the
far greater simplicity and fugaity prevailing in
Berlin made sad havoc of the premises.
think did not name in my last the fact that
in Hamburg and Hanover, the Allies in the present
war have the far greater share of the popular sym
patty. Hanover at this moment is undergoing
severe ordeal in her politics the Liberties granted
in the Constitution Of ls4s toward the equality of
ranks being now disputed by the nobility who de-
mand the restoration Of many Of their ancient
privileges. The people and the nobility are the
contending parties, and the result Is doubtful The
king you know IL blind, and in how many senses OF
the word lie is go be it far from me to insinuate;
but, rs his councillors and ministers are wholly COM
pos cd Of the nobility, he viii be no common man II
be takes sides with the people The tendency Of Eu-
rope Ia ut present. not IN Freedom but To arrest and
restrain all revolutionary ideas and movements Let
the whole river freeze rather than flow, Is now the
rcigning idea.
The route from Hamburg to Berlin BY railroad Is
lis English miles or 81 prussan miles extending
over generally hat and sandy area OF land; and,
though tic soil Is thin and weak, such Is the magic
Of summer over the reigning sterility, that the
wide plains oil meadows and FIR trees offer very
agreeable views. The stork, who yet has not
made his FIRST voyage into North America Is a nu-
merCus and welcome guest in the German States,
and walks the river banhs, flies in low air over fields
Of grain, and on the bogsetop Of the German and
Netherland cottage builds his nest, befriended by
the superstition, in some places, that good
luck will attend the dwelling on whose roof
the stork makes ia nest and felrs itsyoung
Blackstone affirmed that The killing Of stork
in Holland once visited with capital punish
ment. Cattle. pied with black and white, in large
herds gnzed the fields; and, TO speak in words OF
stiiet arthmehca proportion, there were i've women
TO one man engaged in cultivatng the soil from
Hamburg 10 Berlin. The men are drawn into the
army, and some enter into other business but these
ground help TO disclose the secret Of the very
powerful and highly disciplined army now at the
command Of the Prussian King. At very short
warning, King Frederick can raise 500 900 men; and
in an emergency, by calling out the militia less
regularly disciplined department Of his forces-he
could easily WELD an army OF 100000 men. The
strong arm OF Prussia Is it, military power;
and here 10 bonos to which any man,
not Of the royal line may aspire are
before those which hover about the golden helmet
end the silver handled sword glance at the grand
public statues Of Berlin at once indicates the
rfemaey Of military honors. The warrior.king
Frederick the Great and descrvedy 80 sits In co.
ostoi proportions Of bronze his warsteed at the
head Of the wide avcnre Inter den Linden, sur
rounded by his principal generals, scholars and
| statesmen. Emmanuel Kant, an emperor m the
realm Of thought, and Lessng, one Of the stars in
German classics, appear ALEC In the monument,
| them. This grand monumeut-a letter than
| which IL IL said that Europe does not contain
| - il the masterpiece Of the Berlin artist, Rauch.
| Butcher, York and Gneissensn, Ia the Obe-
rem Piats, by the same artist look mposingiy upon
tie passcis Shy Bucher having bis foot on the can.
| non and the sword OF Waterloo In his right hand.
| Kant Fichtc, Hagel, schelling, Schiller, Goethe.
| have no great monuments in the public grounds Of
Berlin.
The drawing Of large multtudes Of men into the
| amy, places them at once In closer relation OF
successful execution Of schemes Of rebellion-and,
what 70 every nation Of Europe, at the present time
Is Of the largest importance, II gives resources
\ against appalling emergencies, which may now, at
sny moment, take place. The power VI religion.
mosais, science. and fine social culture, would not
81 themselves be sufficient 10 conserve the existing
order OF things for three months In almost any ~
the continental States. Force il the supreme law
/ the basis OF the prevailing order.
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