New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-24
POLITICS AND LITERATURE IN GER-
MANY.


Tbs usual calm Of German politics has, for while,
Given way TO the eager preparations of Prussia for the
1s,, s,ctops. AS Austria has not yet redeemed the
nsdps Of giving repre- sentative constitution, Prussia
the largest German Safe in which the voice of the
nsor,s can make ITSELF in some way, heard. Hitherto
the Democratic party has abstaned from voung' IN
order thus TO renew silent protest sgansthe outraged
Con,,tutop, and not to bring any Of its members into
,be necessity Of taking On oath Of fidelity to the present
sts,s of things. At the EEK! election the Democratic
marty will. for the first time resppesr on the political
arena There is at present little no hope of another
successful revolution, and longer withdrawal from the
poca contests would deteorate the prospects Of the
patty still more. The Democrats are divided, how
ever, en- tie course to pursue. In some places they
will unite with the Constitutional party n others they
will rup their own tick ts In TIE latter case but few
Of tb. ,esdr men Of 1913 will be among the csnd-
dates. Most Of these live out Of Germany, and the
few who are in Prussia will be the least willing to take
a .est in the Second Chamber. Mr.. Waldeck lives
very retired as member of the Supreme Court in Ber-
lin; Mr Uriub, who, since the overthrow of the Con-
stituton Of lsiS, has openly Joined the Republican
party is well OF az Director Of railroad and gas en-
terprises DR.. Jacob confines himself to his medical
and present politics The leader of the constitutional
party, Coutt Schweriu, has published his address to
the electors of his distc.. 1t is the manifesto OF the
whole marty, and as such one of the most discussed
svents in the electoral campaign. The ultra Conserva
tive party S far from being unit One fraction which
is represented by the PreussseheS UochenJlau pro-
poses to guard the entire independence of the crown,
vet ADMIT the responsibility of the Ministers. The
e ~ ofio hav hea
recent work on the History of the Eogish Constitu-
ton and Administration, by Professor Gneist of Ber
lin. who will probably be prominent member OF the
next Legislature. The leader of the exuem, right,
President Gerlsch thinks of retiring from political life,
in consequence of domestic sflictions.
In other German States the interest taken in politics
seems to be very email. In Eisensch in the Grand
Duchy Of SAKE w eimar out of some 200 electors
only eight appeared for the election of representative
Dozens of similar cases have been reported from other
places, especially at local elections.
The German Diet is seriously occupying itself with
the emigration question. Many of the States are
alarmed at the dimensions which, for many years past,
the emigration to the United States, South and
Central America, Australia and Agiers, has assumed
Brazil ard Peru have engaged several agents to secure
larger portion Of the emigration. Austria is making
efforts and holds out great inducements to lead the cur
rent of emigration into Hungary, and as its designs are
vigorously supported by the Gr0ssdeatscte and Caho-
lie parties, they will be partially successful In several
parts of Germany the emigration to Hungary has al
ready commenced. An interesting work on this sub
ject hiss been recently published by Julius Froebel.
He believes that the United States is still the most
favorable country for German emigrans-on the con.
diiion however that they assimlate themselves with
Ar,s of Er0ahAl
impractical and inexpedent to entertain any design of
establishing or maintaining within the boundaries OF
the United States an independent German. American
nationality But on the other hand, he INDUCES in
the hope that the Germans may succeed in establish
ing their owr republic and nationality on the territory
of Spanish and Portuguese America. He recommends
eepeci ally Brazil and the States OF Ls Plsta.
Notwithstanding the promises Of all the Germn
Govern mep.s in 1918, the unity of Germauy is no
greater row than il was before the Revolution. Some
Legislatures have repeatedly urged the qu' son of q
representation Of the people in Frankfort but to no
effect. Several attempts have been made 10 establish
greater unity in material questions, but with only
ps,tis success. new Young German School
fJurg Germaniscke SclpicJ hiss lately been formed
prorots the aduous task in the province Of lte's
,ure. lie ohiec, is to urite all the young authors OF
wthdiaw the history Of Germany from the disastrous
nhueoce Of psies and elevate sgaio the patriotism Of
the people, which the schools of Hsine and Borne
have 80 successfully labored to undermine 1t will
strive TO combine the good features Of former literary
schools and TO avoid their faults and exaggerations.
1t believes that the German literature may and must
receive foreign elements-Euopeau, Oriental and
others but that the German spiri, ought never 10
cease 70 have ts center of gravity ,~,;r ;..e Ill
other similar aseocis.ions the Young German School
viii have periodical meetings in which literary oues-
tions vii be discussed. The school hsd i,s origin
N Hamburg, but ii has already extended itself over
the Kline provinces and Southern Germany. In Ham.
burg also publishes periodical Nordsche Blaet,er.
Amorg the works recently published, or soon to be
published IN Germany, we notice new book by Leo
pod h.rks' On the History of England in the Sew.
s''een'h and EghteeIth Centuries one by Adolf
Stair, on Leesipg, in two voulne. and new vol.