The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-19


tain be pcrtefeuilis Of Fofe.sn AGls much nser the
chit difficulty % TO select able raScessar prl,,s a
no Embarrassed with approximations Of ssif,i dio,o
VITO has renowned politics. ami Of n de- Yaassas.l'
who OF courze 10 out OF the question, la.re
Character and max them out :. .s
TOR 70 srdaous post Ihese are, Berry Won AMIN,
Count Pourts'es and ~ do Bsmsrk sanoonlussa. NJ
A. Dim minister for short ums IN 1913. aud ~ould
Ike TO be 30 egaip; he man or coasdses s IAens,
good speaker and cxpcrsr cd in the ways Of diplomacy
enemy Of Austria. and therefore xnoss OF
cbaLce with tee Prince Regent CouDt PourIAes holds
the eane political opinions az NJ De s,neuitz, Ioved
OF all NE msatuies, and 10 too honor able nk Of
supplactEg him. Remains H. dc B.smark Schonn ausen,
VITO Was many years envoy 10 the German Diet. and has
for The last twelve month been Ador 10 St Peters
burgh n de BzmaIk first acquired noorie.y az one or
tne moss arden. supporters Of the KeuszsisuQ faction ia
the Second Chamber, but after his catering the dio,
malc service this connection gradually ceased, though
he never joined the coosttuoCal party and be cav nov
DC called sort Ct liberal Like Al Pr...lan
more rleniy TO the Cabinet or Viebna ihan A IN a. M
&C sheatz mis- procivises decidedly favor Of Rus
ia ~hon ne regards The natural tos co ,nrv
ana " he should De nonnnatet nner OF Foreign Afirs
bis appointment will serve to show that Intimacy be-
bred, had been somewhat relaxed the rapor OCH.
mint between Ruls!A and France, has regumei ali ns
autograph letter the Emperor u Russia 10 Inc Prlpoe
Regent, which In mentioned In Of the papers g ex
pressing tuch smiabie sentiments to~sros Prussia
her government, has no reference TO politics; it merely
tbaphs the Prince for having sent depustlon the
Russian capital 10 DO present at the inaug Of =
monument erected TO the sts Gear Ncnolas. OF which
small, but very elegant models have been presented
TO tire several members Of the royal family. n
de BsmArk arrived here last week rsm 81. Petersbure
but has confined to bis bed since then by indisoo
stion. Az toon % he Ia sufficiently recovered be will 70
TO take the waters at Ksspgen and, his return 70
Bernwhch will be simultaneous with that of the Prince
Regent from Oatend-N will be decided whether tho
ministerial arrangement have jus: alluded will sctu-
You Will recolect my stating that the late mobilization
o. the Prussan army had oroushs TO light defe,s The
respects the organization OF the Land sshr which
might do very well forty odd years ago. has nov BE-
come completely obsolete Various alterations nave been
suggested partly OF very comprehensive nature and il
is not certain how far they will be carried ou. me
following points however, appesr likely be adop.sd-
ave feet Pfussian measure, which about Eve feet two
inches English, the relative proportions being thirty
four to thirty i've. present its five feet six inches
and those young men who under that height are
set aside but have 70 appear every bsfofe tary
persons Is are actod with some sIshi aeut or ohvsi
cal defect hkewse exempt, but have aso appear
annually before the commission. Tnese two casses who
the loweat computation 10 As 600, and will row be called
upon to the their taller and soutsr fellow
Were The STANDARD is lower than in aoy other
European army, that Light, active little fellows quite
I'M ne u .DS Is .ns gs
and Magenta In the next place. the term of service In
the line, which nIed at three year,, viii pc extended
period, the first ban OF the LandWehr being
united wfh the reserve. and the second band done
viii be exempt from military duty afier he mas attained
his hrteh year. instead Of having 70 till s forty
und.cipned multitude compossd Of aitsaas mesa..scs
and busbandmen, who have long forgotten the tmaerug
Of military service they acquired III their YOUTH govern
Eent will have smaller, but still sufficiently numerous
army, Of really experienced and efcient soldiers With
these reforms will probably be found necessary
in favor Of those individuals whose would ake
nconyenient for them to pass through the proractsd
be liable. How the want Of oompeten. officers
IN to be remeded II ID mora difficult to tell.
This will always be the weakest point in the organization
Of the Pruesian army until they have had an opp,rtu.
nifty oputtng their theoretical attain to the Stern
test of Tactical warfare 10 former times
tom 70 scnd officers TO the Caucasus Algeria
voupteeIs in the Russian French armies, against
the mountaneers Of Crcasss and the Atlas: but even
exception Old generals Who saos ae me
psigns Of 1918 TO 1916 and those pressn. at
the mill airy promenaaes TO Holssen Baden lS4S su1
1e49, there rdy officer iu the Pruss,.n amy sao
has seen shot fired in anger during the whole course Of
his professional career.
Our Bruasels Correspondence.
BhuaEIs, August 4, 1869
The Commercial Ekment in Etrops-Tae Enolish and
Ne'eh Sy'temsPyrssta and the Z,Huereis-T,s History
Of the Berlin and Milan Decsees-4 Neo Aousness
Based upon Taem-Ameica the Base of Operat;ons--
The Cotton Po,cv the Continent Of Europe-A Specsal
cmnaitee at Cologne, B,ussels and Parss-Free Tode
nth TIE IatAerand-Direc Trade ,cssa NE Ssuaaern
States-Fersenal Information, de-, d.,
There are two principles at work in the Old World;
one the Ecglish policy the other the Contnent, policy
England owes her commercial position AMI prosperity as
much TO the heretofore disturbance OF the CONT
Kent as to her enterprise The frat note Of war
sends the floating cargoes to Liverpool Bristol and the
specie to London Hense 70 be seen Why England has
always prospered during Continental wars and revolutions
Hence her diplomatic SYSTEM and hence also her habit OF
great domestic reform ut homo.
Any experienced criminal lawyer will tell us-USaow
the man who bad the greaest interest in the psrpe
traton OF crime, and will show you the criminal"
Sell interest the ruling principle OF nations well a.
Of men, and no people have been Influenced by this
rule than the Eghh. Looking TO the Of Koiand We
find the first manifestation of this principle In CONNER
cal direction. Holland 1t time headed the Coutnen-
tai system, and the rival Of Great Britain,
We all familiar With the struggle for the dominion Of
the From The destruction Of the Dutch naval power
until the American Revolution and the rise Of Napoleon
England absolutely dominated the ocean, and inatigated
and revolutions and engaged in conquests all to
the end OF forcing into her islands the wealth Of the
world. The American Revolution and the oes OF such
power counter policy in the West ladies and Central
America was constituted in 0pposiion to the republic
Of white men 70 prevent expansion OF influence
In thk direction England cannot afford tina. The Uaited
States should have tropical empire richer than india.
Coucurreniy with this policy the assumption OF the
right OF SEARCH followed by naval war with the United
States All thsae measures Of Eogand although under
different ames bad but object-so suppress every
kind CT commercial DEVELOPMENT viii was independent
Of the Englith policy
Napoleon First took up the ,6 Of Holland, and A.
tempted 10 form Continental policy upon Il. Although
he suffered personal failure and died The cham Of
bis principles Of economy took deep the minds Of
the people Of Holland Russis Austria, Switzerland and
France: Napoleon had much at heart great CON-
mercal combination embracing Holland France and Ger
many. The danger Of this combination to Eogisad vas
avoided In some degree by the partition OF Holland
into Two kingdoms, Of which Belgium ID nov one. any
fystem Of reciprocity between France and Holland would
inevitably have drawn in Germany, and against such .
pact Great Britain would resist last me Zoverein
however, grew naturally from the seed By the Bar
LIN DEGREES In Germany, and this commercial union
begins to exercise unooubted influence 10 Edrope.
II 10 undeniable that the Jewish element is enter
ing every year more and into the Ger-
man question, and can only do SO through tae
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