New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-27
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

From Our Own Corr pondent
LONDON, Friday, Oct. ID, 1-5s
The Queen Of Prussia has at last surrendered; ;
seeing that even the qlietest portion of the Prus-
sisn population were becoming excited, she with
drew her opposition against the unconditional
Regency of the Prince Of Prussia, and the comedy
was played out as it had been got up during the
last six months. The ply sicisns of the King had
to declare that the King was better-a declaration
necessary for the legalizaton OF his last act viz:
the unconditional transfer Of the Royal power 10
Abe Prince-aDd the poor idiotic Frederick W iiam
signed the paper which, without making any refer
ence to the Constitution and Chambers, empowers
the Prince TO govern Prussia according to his
responsibility TO God, Frederick William w.,
though still retaining the title and civil list Of a
King, disappears now from the high position he
once occupied, and belongs altogether 10 history.
Endowed with the most enved ady intages. ne
Was amiable, refined, benevolent, liberal, highly
instructed, religious, not only an excellent talker
but sometimes really eloquent, a scholar and
patron of art ana science. He lacked Que single
quality, which would have made him an eminent
man in history: courage. He was a coward,
physically and morally impotent, and therefore he
became tool of those aristocratc bcggars who
swarm at German Courts, who feed upon the
budget, despise the nati0D fear publicity aud are
the most inycterate enemies Oilberty IN any form.
Next to them there tlrves in Prussia a narrow
minded beaurOcrscy, red tape officials belonin( t.
the educated middle classes believing that it ia their
mission TO guide every step of the people to instruct
them, to drill them 10 prOtt CT them, snd to punish
them, Of course only for reformati0n's sake, in
case they should choose their own way without
caring for the pre- scri5ed royal road to happiness
The King was surrounded by these two classes OF
nd ed them.
the court leeches came into conflict with the red
tapeisfs, and HDkclJey was shin by Rcebow, the
Young aristocratic Lieutenant the King hao but
tears for bis late friend the President OF the Police,
and no energy to free himself from the neshes OF
the r.sctiOnary arlstocraey. lie 1dlly leit MS
degradation: be could OF forget that the leader
ship of Germany had been in his hands in iS4O, aud
the imperial crown within bis reach IN l-l9; that
Pfussias rank in Europe had been lowered during
his reign that he had had 10 eat his own words at
Bcrlio; that he sullied the honor Of his crown at
Schleswig II Olsein. end that il was dragged
through the mud in Neuichstcl. His reign was Il
series of the highest aspirations and continual
degradatOps. His character has been described
already by Tactus, who drew it as if he had known
him full eighteen centuries ago, IN the words:
Dienissimus imperiO, niSi imPcTdSSd. He would
have been believed the most worthy to reign, had
he never reigIed.
His successor. the Prince of Prussia, is neither
eral, not in any way distinguished man: bat GER
tanly he has courage. On account OF this quality.
the Prussians place the greatest confidence III HIM.
Their hopes are unbounded; they expect from him
reign of progress and reform, and, well aware
that il was his energy which carried the marriage
of his son with the English Princess Royal, against
the inrigues of the Queen of Prussia they really
believe that the little Princess has smugged
constitutional life and parliamentary government
under her crnohne into Prussia. They viii soon
BE- undeceiVed. The Prince of Prussia hates the
aristocraic courtiers of his brother-th0se chant
ing Puscyitc Generals, those medieval Barons
without patrimOny, those converted Jews who
brush up the Tusted arguments about kngly power
BY the grace of God-and be will turn these out as
soon as possible. Count Westphalan has already
been dismissed and Gen. Gerlach accompanies the
idiotic King to the south; hut the bureaucracy,
ever intermeddling directing and worrying. will
flourish under him as proudly az under old
Frederick William Ill. The Prince disiikes
self government, constitution, parllamentS; his
ideal is an enlightened despo;sm based ON conpcti-
tive examination, n red-tspist administration, =
well-drilled army and education sUperlntended by
the state. The clergyman and the sch0olmaster
10 be- government officials; in fact the coadJu-
tors of the drill serjcsnt, of the army officer and
the police Inspector. We have not vet forgotten the
memorable words he uttered abou. six years ago
on the Rhine, or receiving loyalist address:
The present generation, he deliberately said IS
utterip d,prsrod. ,mbped ,eih Gnarch,cai idsqS :
ne mna kcsp Il down By the army and tryfo eda-
a. cate a b,nor gea,rGtIon un'ainted By such heO-
rios." These words may be taken as the pro-
gramme of his reign; they contain no prognostca-
fion Of constitutional government. The present
Prussian enthusiasm may be compared 10 the sub
marinc.cable demonstrations in America, held at
the very moment when the cable was becoming
unfit Tor service. While the Liberals at Berlin are
rejoicing, We hear slready runor oi the recall nj
Bismarck. Schoenhsusen 10 the Ministry, rather
bad omen for the Constitution, this gentleman be-
Ing one OF The most tedious OF red-tapists.
Fnnce must always be in hot water. She now
has squabble on hald with Portugal again, about
ship carrying free (D bsek emigrants TO the col
onies. The ship was seized. having come into
forbidden Portuguese seaport; the emierants
escaped and Count Waewski now insists upon
Indemnity and apology The Portuguese Govern
ment has proposed mediation. and thc French
Minister has refused it: but Portugal nov points
to the concluding article of the famous last Treaty
of Paris, which says that the contracting powers
bind themselves in case of ony difficulties, to resort
first To mediation: thus Walewsh is caught IN bis
Own neshes. We do not as yet know the RESULT
bu, the affair must end in smoke. The complies
tion with Morocco is much serious. The
Vice CoDsuls pi France and Spain having been