New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02
PRUSSIA AND GERMANY.


Correspondence Il The London Times
FR,vKToRr. oN-THE-MAIS, July H. 1882.
The decree Of has gone FORTH and the prepara-
tons which Prussia WAS slowly making for the con-
fict are suspended. They have served out :" snow
how unequal to sudden emergency her boasted mii-
tsry organization l.. We have no rght 10 -nspecs
her Government OF having deferred I'LL the last moment
ALI preparations for taking the held, yet all thaS hns
been go often said Of our English siugglsheess a.
least equally applicable To the redtapisis OF berhn.
AT the present day II II Acknowledged that ,ho most
importa ant element army on active service is mo
eoInmissaTiat. Arms of precision, nhed cannon per-
feet drill all good things of their kind, out al ara
useless if the mast fight empty-oelhed, or the
horses drop from inanliion. Large deposits OF forage,
&c, had lust been formed IN this neighborhood.
and that they 70 be- dispersed tales ge 9oroai
OF the enormous expenses they had entsled. Inc
contracts entered into were made az prices ranging
from - ~ per cent above the market prices OF tho
day and IN some instances at than 2OO per cent
above the prices of only three months ago, when
proyideut Government would already have been pro-
yded for II is not more than six months since last
New-Years Day. II is SAID that the articles supplied
are, beside being 50 dear Of very Inferior qlaAiy.
traveller who arrived here last night mentions having
seen cavalry regiment march into Cologne mognted
on horses which had evidently been just taken from
the pow broad hooied animals OF the true carr horse
breed, with haunchbOnes on which knap psaeA or 8
hat g be safely hung. The order against the ex-
poat0n 81 horses seems 10 have been deferred tlf
after the seyiceabe animal. had found their way
across the froutiers These things happily Of tha
past, and must hope that they Will serve H. lessons
Tor he future II would be rash 10 ll ourselves with
the hope that war l. hencetorward an impo--bihty,
ard while netiOis pay for great standing ARMIES they
have hight TO expect that ali the aduncts OF costly
machine shall be always state of entire efficiency.
France, with her large degots and admirable service
OF 69uiDdges mfhtGrss understand this.
Peace u DOw however, the order OF the day, ana
remarked in former letter that II felt here that
there might be peace more mischeyou, than even
general war. THIS Apprehension is already becoming
general and grounds which seem only too reasoD-
hon Of ffnpr
many depends upon Prussia ana is feared tha. this
pasce has been eagerly accepted by Austria only
IN hopes OF making up her losses in Italy by increased
influence in Germany. Her iniuence, 1 need hardly
epeat, i repressive 1t is TO Prussia that the
educated classes look FOR further progress end, II sRo
uses her opportunity, they quite IN position ~
assist her, II cannot be denied that material pros
perity there has been everywhere great improve
meht IN the last ten years. The sovereigns Of the
smaller States good-natured enough 10 begin to
take considerable interest in the wel-beng Of their
people, sLd they lot sorry to b. assisted in the
economical part of government by the Chambers Of
Commerce which have sprung up everywhere. Now,
( these Chambers Of Commerce, If dlscreetly used,
might prove better means Of gentle coercion, such
a. paiernsl princes require. than the Legislative
Chambers which IN al these little countries
mockery o; constitutionasm. The general excl cement
which has prevailed for months stLl offers Prussia an
opportunity for putting heIsef at the head Of Ger
many II she Hlss IT, We must bid sdieu for long years
TO all expectation Of real Constitutional Government in
Germany and consequently to s hope OF seeing the
erection o united and strong Power. Prussia alone
can iolm the nucleus Of such a State, for Germany
cannot, vii not, become Austrian, whatever her
Princes may be; and If unwilling 10 yindca,e her
own position, Prussia stil has spirit enough to run
restiye 70 Austria.
To render tie present position of Prussia ntelg gbls
10 the Younger generation Ut your readers, il will bs
Necessary in few lines the events Of the last
ten year.. The Diet, whose incompeteDcy has lust
been ably demonstrated by itsef twas already con-
cemned BY pubic opinion, and by the Sovereigps
themselves III 1873. When the demand for national
Parliament went fCrh from the Convention OF Frank
ioit n that year. Il was responded 10 by all the Ger
man Pnrces aud with their sanction le zaly elected
representatives, Of al The States assembled here Ths
Archcuke John was elected Regent and he dissolved
ne Diet, ~hose egsl existence seemed thus 20 have
teimnsted. la the ParEamen. which il was spppc s.d
had replaced permanently, the Liberal Con,ryav.
parry htd mail majority anj they seized the oppor-
iuIliy which was offered to Introduce new .yst IN of
relations between the various states az the head .f
winch they proposed to ace the King of Pruss;a.
his Prince, wao seldom kIew Lis own mind. gave
the leaders OF ihs party % understand ths; if offered
tle cIo~n, he would accept il when they mad obtained
his ELECTION, ne wa found ready with refusal This
opportunity ost was the first fault. IL was this
thal Aensted reiherr Gagern from Prussia But
a. sne hihg whied nothing strongly, 20 ne endeav-
oeO' amer ieectng the Imperial crown TO secare tho
az, als2es II offered wlthou. incuTng tie attendant
I,Af' sAlng therefore, the Frankfort programme s
soSis lie STUCK ont from IL few clauses which hsl
oeen Inserted 20 satsfy the more advanced Loe,as,
ehu, "a union With Hetover ard Saxony called To-
t"'her s~eund Parliament ~ Erurt TO receive ron
"e 'bIee SOyefeigEs COnsti utlon founded on tnn