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We are directly and much indebted to the Courier ds
Ecs Uns for valuable and interesting article the pres
condition Of Germany Its comprehensive sketch of the
rapid development and Solid progress of the people Of that
country and government during the present
century shows high power of analytical investigation
and exhibits striking instance Of that philosophical acu
which detects in their incpency the remote and hid
den causes that point the destnies of nations Its
tive Of facts its picture Of events and its representation
Of their tendencies and workings the internal affairs Of
Germany seem faithful and reliable But regards
affairs and the and real political bearings of the pres
emit harsh demands Of the allies upon Germany lis
ings are illogical and its nierences untenabe Its deduc-
lions clearly show that the article emanates from no lib
eral and still less from German stand point but that
il evidently comes from surrounded by atmosphere
intense French hsxiness to penetrate which powerful
lenses but Of the deepest NaFoleonc shade have been
used Keeping that which regard historical but
discardiag Cor the other matter translation
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The political sysem Of Germany has been profoundly
rod6ea ,cc the of this century, by i've
facts which have overturned from its centre
and from its essential bses the old system OF Distribution
of territories and influences among the several States Of
the empire in the place, by the transformation which
the principles and conditions Of the ties that united the Ger
with another have undergone and BY the
substitution of confederation Of equal and sovereign States
for the old German empire in the second place by new
and different paronwbich thrown them under other
than their for er the territories coming from
the cesson OF low countries by Ausrs from the dvis
ion OF Sarony from the sscuiszaou Of the ecclesiastical
States and from the medatizaton OF the smaller prncpali
te, In the third consequence Of the pre-
cedne acby the change and displacement Of moral and
religious influences and by the extension Of Proteapsm in
Germany In fourth place, by the creation Of the Zoll
veren and the last place by the suppression Of the king
dom Of Poland.
these have profoundly modified the ait.
nation Of different States Of Germany, and especially
that of the powers which contendng with
other for the preponderapce.
al. The oyerturning the old German empire destroyed
the legal prepopdersnce Of Austria in Germany The old
empire composed like the present and actual eonfcd
Grafton OF independent States united solely by federal
union. IL what may be called limited monarchy. The
States united under its sccptre only enjoyed local suprem
acy and had but quasi soveregnty, although the
prerog honorary than real The acts concu
sious the three colleges which formed the Dietsvz the
college OF electors that Of the princes and that OF the free
cities Of the emprcwere limited 10 giving advice making
suggestions to the Emperor, (Pooto iperii IL the
the Emperor which alone could make them laws
Of the empire Then the head Of the Austrian States being
at the time the head Of the German empire the
sole legal sovereign 10 all Germany. Compare this
Of the former Emperors Of Germany that which the
raj constitution Of sh June 1875 gives TO Emperor
or Austria in the body OF assembly Of thirty mine
egn States (srticle ls equal in rights, (arce 3d) and
united guaranty their security and their nvolaby,
(tee ID assembly whose presidency reserved TO
us (srtice 5th) Ia bat title Of honor.b federal
constitution actually gives the Emperor Austria nothing
more in the ordinary Diet, Committee
Of Seventeen and but four Of the seventy yoes in the Pile
nary Diet-compsre them, say, and one viii see how
much OF political authority and influence Austria has lost BY
this radical reformation In the federave constitution OF Ger
many.
81. The distribution Of territories perhaps produced sl
important changers for, In oedng the low countries,
Austria ost that favored position which brought Germany
within the boundaries OF her hereditary estates and which
had enabled her dominate at the north she did at the
south by her territorial POSSESSIONS whereas on the con
tary the Congress Of Vienna n dividing Ssrony
TO the profit Of Prus and in creating for her the Grand
Duchy Of the Lower Rhine have transferred to the latter
power all superiority the north of Germany, over which
she mitsry dominates especially by her ortresses Of
sssr Louis and cobentz sswe by the prepondera'ing
which she takes In the Of Aen The most
formidable and important OF the federal forresses and
the other part the suppression Of the ecclesiastical sovereign
ties and the medisxstion of the small pnopatie ELECTED
BY he acts Of 1906 and confirmed by these Of 49, have fur
her s9gsndyed the of Pru. and that OF several Of
the secondary States and have rendered the and
independent Of imperial influences for the princes and
ccaswho direct feudatoes Of the Emperor whether
they hsd did enjoy any in the Detswers still
satellites 81 Anstris The act Of the confederation Of the
Rhine which ednized ese States took them the po-
tca system Of Austria and gave their influence and weight
"a her rivals 10 the Diet.
This change the distribution Of territorial strength
analogous changes the moral strength Of parties
and in The action Of religious Influences Al this very
nent religious qseops retain in Germany that Importance
which they have elsewhere. The struggle between Aus
tria Prussia superiority not solely pocsl bot
IL Is in effect sIso religious fussia sbe repre-
sentative Of Protestaniifm in Germany, and she bold