The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-30
TIE GERMAN ELEMENT IN THE WAR.


TIE GERMAN ELEMENT IN THE WAR.
FFsosTs OF PhUssIs TO PRESERVE TIE BALANCE
or POWER IN EUeorE-cAN SHE MAINTAIN 1T ON
ITS PhESFNT BAsIsf
tF,om The London Times, May III
The spbstutin Of the vigorous fanscal Rechberg
for Coupr Buo tre Chief MIN Of Austria comedies
srsuar'y wnb She spe CD Of the Prassan Regent 90
oosrR he session OF the Dict at Berlin. The Regent
~bo has ben for che last few weeks beet by Austria
the minor German S,.ts ana bis people the
side aud by F'aoce the eiber has refaned unit
from the Of snv language which could bind Prussia
10 snv definite course of acton. He has consistently
declared that PRUSSIA would consider her duty
OF the German Federation. The French government
has trusted nYh ~ the psoverbis slowness and ire
IL ,ht see reo'ouic eo'ousssm will itself
paper articles aud iran rent poetry, and that Austria will
would boeever that the Prussan Regent thinks
the tme Come for drw language aud war Ike attitude
The stoie P'psssu army has been put on war footing
the federal FORE esses are being rapidly grrsoned and
every State has us budget that Of Prussia
having been voted mousy by the Legislature few
days Bapar'a and Wurtembe7g hardly TO be
f,a troops sohoa,d at osce and
la 10 eli had III, nudnctty 10 propose army
'tsrrattoe "a ne Rhine 1t is at this momentols
that the 4. closes the Berlin Chambers with
address ebcb though couched In genera, terms and
p"ssby ,n'erd"d TO be followed BY any offensive
oveuspt s sufficiently remar kabe. We may quote IL
once Prussia, says the Regent, s's determined
10 the Of European public right and the
GUY saDd for fhe security the protection and the
bsuora interests az Germany and she will not resign the
Of these her preragstVes Prussia expects that
kh the German Confederate Powers will stand 6rmy by
be. SIDE 10 The fu6 Of that MISSION and trusts that
her 10 defend the Fatherland will merit
tteir hntUreo
We all spe~ such words would mean the speech
s., IN ue ibruue OF English sovereign What they
spuify m the coun German royalty remaios to be
But tbes awe evidence OF what we have been long
paWefhe prar- character Of the PRESENT complications,
ard 'he poss,ldy that thy may Mro0 the Cho Of Europe
flame the have not forgotten The lessons
Of e past rney ID be deceived by proestatons
f'ou either cast or wet Mngng more than ~edo with
bnib French aud Rnssans, aud belonging TO that Con-
tnnsi ste ny from which we keep or are kept apart
tosy oivpe he rutn Of the situation by sort Of instinct
z ~ kroo achat TIE Foench army and the French
puiace oeste, and they knoae that Bondpa,te on
tse throne u'H not fad 10 gTdyy NE feeling, If
Pc Er,si'n Of ter ito'y the yertheoa frontier
Ly he oboyItin 0 the Rhtne provinces. Belgium and per
zap ROLAND might ,oeu be III. toork of French army
q he hhin, the reduction, Of the Aalian peninsula to
d1sndence on Fo1ce The acork Of army Of Rally.
tn, b. ievr hat soopsr or later the struggle must
come IL the French be alo we'd TO establish military
cenosucy in Europe Theo the cost this armed peace
IL exbaos1Bg she nascept resources of Germany. We
ourselves may se look with CONSERVATION at the 6uau-
o'4 prospect before II such be the condition Of
and easily defended island what must be the
Jeet 10 Germany which may he made at any moment The
teare of war, and abe fruits OF forty years swept
away aiep2 These the considerations which
have The most peaceful people Of Europe into
ff'pz, ana we must o~n tuat the agitation is not
Ertural.
Yet bnt be felt that there is something vague
In the speech Of the Prnssian Regent that the world
canuo Vet understand ~bether the Independence Of Cen
trs Europe TO he INDICATED by the of the
Great Frederick Prussia, in the opinion Of calm observ
"dot protest too much To the paragraphs we
have quoed, ana oratons in the Berlin Chambers,
~oud think that the whole force Of Germany at
10 be launched against the French bers Of the
pence. But in ait the enbssiam Of Germany there Is
eutdent Gn1Dty for foreign istance and ,oor If conf
der in attire strength which Lead TO doubt the
dlots result OF the Be,lin dem Now If Ter
many tbpk nerse strong enough bold enough
10 ioterere In this quarrel without counting further
ssetsDce, che bad better remain tranquil, and allow
tewr be fought ont by the two Powers actually
We do Bot feel called upon to give advice either
u the federation 10 constituent State. They
competent TO jucge for themselves, and the thirty mil
hons who pbabll Austrian Germany may be safely
lef decide ch.her IN Italy and on the ldrdtic
coo acih The prospect Of future conn locations on tie Rane
matters which dnInd their spsedy interference Far
b- from us persuade coahict which must be
stubborn aud exhaustng Unless they are prepared
for cispay of energy and activity beyond their usual
temper they may we'll give up the thought of Interior
cnce THY beyenfy ,cho11 any promise help from
o"y qua'tr, tomahs csnsue naouemeT& on the Rhine
ogp,nst the tcnoe strength of the French people, and
the ch.,ce of Russian attack in the
eor That they strong enough such campaign Is
posSbe but Ill It Ia very different matter from DIS
pIsy OF d'pomatio partnership batout' sympathy l.
mnet be evident thai Germany never enter INTO this
nusfrei ahess sue is ready 80 MEASURE swotds with
france Oh some other fed than tay II cannot be
doubted tbai declaration war by be confederation,
even ne ec.ve support OF Austia by portion o the
safes, VIII geueralize the eaaciualy Success
would hen be only possible by the bodies, on
the northeast frontier OF France Unese Germany is
ready TO place immense army on the Rnipe unless
Prussia is 10 bear her part this exuense the
FreDco necessarily BIZ eft to themselves. We AZ
erol srecators tadt the tome of ne German rnrs
pr REPRESENTATIVES, cen onls b. JUSTIFIED by IN. oos, "
olets prepdy ofG le most dsiermned co,.sels To
psak they have spoken presuKes liked intention 10
OPP ,he progress Of Preach arne. In ths proceeding
tey must oos so no help from us PaeIe are, douot
Ger tain eTenuales WHICH may bring England into tue
war; but none of them has as yet arrived. We
lay only two not unfairly matched armies, aFd appre-
bend inAiseoiase DAGGER To the ga OF power,
though II may be that French military ambition ia pre-
p4rDe tst ev for Europe II the Germans arc wise,
suFy W a. oast calmly wait 20 Sc which army aehis
beet NE ho sa ~ar, aud @aether tue Emurc 'heg pro
pope hJp IS awe IA time OF necJ 20 how ef worthy
of such ass tia0oe Stod khey hcoeceT rrefsr ne rrt NJ
hB 'Usriy Sffosy crpyh to checs tn F'eieh I'm
ytror thoiH jVttn1 The "gkmt q Cautadn, and
elamortagJ o, tie help u Easiaaa