The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-08

operations for such al least 10 be the end
Of the ncessant TRADES Of the London press the fair aud
honest efforts Of Prussia continue to enjoy the egt
mate rights Of neutrality which enure TO her as a
egn and independent State that does not choose be-
come beligerent 10 struggle Of Others forming and
il u in the forced 10 interpret those
solemn words (paroes sOnnee uttered by Louis Ma
poeon at the closing Of tAe great Paris Exposition adj
dressed in bis peculiar way to the representatives
there present exhibitors Of Europe large whom he
said
Say to your feow-etizen returning TO your homes,
that France enertans hatred against people, and
that she sympathzes with all those who wish, she does
the triumph Of right and justice. Tell them, II they desire
peace, that necessary that they should ateas openly
pronounce themselves for against us, {qaa Joa qoHv
teme is assent moins des pour caatre noas
for in the midst Of grave European conflict indifference is
bad calculation, and silence error"
AS we are forced to take the tone of the writer whose
article have been discussing, it opens ia fact with
clear and decided reference this very speech of Ma
poleon ILL., saying at to the Diet Frankfort Is
Germany unitedin its federal representation that
be sent usl consideration and decided action those
words PAROLES soleaeles) which summoned all Eu
rope the duty and necessity of pronouncng themselves
for peace for war; Whatever doubt there may remain
of the meaning Of the word pair in the famous Bordeaux
empire peace leapirs est pdia peace here emphat
cally submission to France, and to her
mics. The implied threat of who rules country
that ains army of six hundred thousand soldiers
when he supports by the significant boast that he
always keep in and at hand large army expert
enced in actual war ready 10 march a moments notice
whhersoever he may lead send it is not to be lightly
regarded by any nation How else can we accept Napo
triumpha reception in PARISH aE arl aaHa
Nevertheless should the dire necessity yet be forced
upon the German to defend the fatherland, and fight
again the war Of liberty" der KiegJv Fsehe against
the third Napoleon their foreathers did against the
great uncle nothing to make the patriot despair
of the result To be sure the fortunes of always
uncertain but if there has been jena there has also been
Rosbach. History moreover tells of many fields in
which the sprghy audacios and chvalric soldier of the
South has been made to feel the superiority in muscle and
in endurance of the warrior of the North.
The action of the Diet Buaag Of the thiryeght Ger
States rises rapidly into importance when it becomes
the direct Of the between Austria and Pus
saits principal members Its movements therefore,
just watched with marked anxiety by all the pow
of Europe Although the sympahies Of the people of
Germany may rarely be with their princes does not fol-
low that the interests Of the former may not at times har
monte with the preudices of the latter Because the
princes Of Germany in their devotion to the principles
of Legitimacy, may have heretofore often acted under
baneu Russian influence it does not By any follow
that the interests Of Germany Of its people to
be found in adopting French English counsels Russia
is reapng the fruits of her mpolitic interference
in the affairs of Hungary in the mistrust which it
naturally and justly aroused in the breasts of all the
best men in Germany 10 her European policy,
which mistrust was at first very carrying the
entire people of Germany with unanimous voice
10 the side of the allies Fortunately, whether Russia
repents her not opposition to her is
longer likely drift the German people and nation into
false position regards their and direct inter-
ests Whenever Austria dsntegratm and her ncongru-
parts, artfeiay joined, fall asunderas must
inevitably happen whenever she gets involved in serious
with Russia in any other reused by the spirit
Of natonaythen her Teutonic fragments win certainly
fly TO the German centre and her Sclavonic elements II
they do not confederate themselves into government of
selfsustaining force will hang in quasi state Of indie
pendence satellites around those great powers founded
upon the distinction of nationalues The present Bundles
tag Diet may be the nucleus around which the spirit Of
German nationality will organize ITSELF but it is more
probable that the Zo-yercin which unites thrtywo
millions Of Germans under the guidance heretofore Of
the agacous policy Of Prussia win forth into full
being as national government which every member Of
the Teuonc race viii spontaneously recognise and hail
the first and legitimate government Of the father
land. II is the spirit in Germany struggling for
uni.n and organization which Is the very Of lis
wonderful progress and doubt that Prussia
does in great measure represent this spritand that
also in quite democratic light may be instanced in
the system OF education Of her public sehoolsin Der mil
iary organization evcnuatng in trained and instructed
militia (l1HdrtLr ready at all moments to turn out
for the defence Of the Statein her unres,rct
ed internal trade with her sister and confederated States
Of the Zov esn and 10 the free trade OF this Bund Of the
Zo-yeren with all foreign nations under tariff
Of low Il by her concliotory policy towards
her sister States which does not hesitate sacrifices
her individual part for the good and for the adj
vlneemen Of the that she has rendered the Bund
that uniics them indssolube by any intrigue Of
her or their open secret enemies.
II appears to US that statesman and philosopher must
acknowledge the Of progress in the civilized world
Is this datethe middle Of the nineteenth century
represented by those powers and nations which give The
greatest exhibition OF the Internal advancement ame
GRAFTON of the condition Of their own people. Then
judged by this standard do hesitate 10 assert that
America represented by the United states--hat Eu-
rope by Germanyand Asia, by Russia the true
and real expontns Of this Idea Of progress The German
nation under one government touching on the Adriac