New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19
PRUSSIA.
~0,,..oopdsbee Of The London Times.

,ov,s~popdsbce Of The LONDON Times
BERLIN, July 2, 1889.
~. Prince Regent OF Prussa, without possessing
.,v claim for confederation az statesman, ls u
straightforward, honest soldier. His experience oi
v,r is confined to the French campaign OF Ioif
LLe,s;n he served in subordinate place ana 10 ms
Crnmand of the PIusssn troops who put down the
Baden reyoutic nsts in 1882. His greatest a'rers
viii ardly assert that lie has gwen PROOF OF stIaeg'
ability lie is, however, impressed wtn tne lIesLso
nreysept now a-days among crowned heads-oi peibs
,reat cspfaiD and Bis utmost bDitlon 10 10 com
napd. as GensTalissmc, the army OF tue Gernahc
. Cepft Iteration. He is anxious that Prussa shon1
.es.sume her position among the great Powers
~ Enrope and should speak not Only III
h,r own name, but as the representa-
five Of Germany He was strongly opposed 70
The yacillaDg policy which caused Prussia 10 sulke
her coors 10 Austria and Bavaria in $780, and to refuse
her cooper alton in support Of Turkey in l85i Accord
INC TO The 70 called Constitution prevailing IN TINS
country he alone can direct tie foreign poNcy, the
Ckan ber being mere mockery ana oniy ah.weo W
Al cuss suca meas the Government may initiate
When he f ST proposed the mobilization OF the Land
vsbr many members Of the MinistIy-whlch had but
lately been formed from the ranks OF the Liberal
opoosed the measure. They utterly disapproved the
svsten which had handed over the Austrian Empire TO
s,uts and priests and they thought that threat was
not the best commencement for the proposed media
tion. They were, however, unable to resist tue allure
uepts Of ,he Court, and after ssne days decay the
trjer issued for placing the army on war ooung'
This unexpected measure took all Europe by sur
prise and France not long III demanding expiana-
The Govern ment tilhI IL WIS mPVs''oo
Prussia could remain defenfeess while great war
was aging close to the frontiers Of the Geranic Con-
federation and against one Of the principal members
Of that body that had armed for defense alone, ana
for the purpose Of giving proper support to ite IN
plomacy on the first fitting occasion; and that 1t had
NO tostile Intentions against the Emperor Napoleon.
Germany however, knew that though this was part
Of the truth IT was il not the whole TRUTH II felt that
ihe mobilization meant action and ion Mediate action;
and Germany was right. ,
No sooner was the Landwe called out than Prussia
prepared proposals for peace which she transmitted to
England and Russia. She was naturally anxious to
secure the moral support and, II possible the active
cooperation Of these neutral Powers, but she distinctly
stated that the event of their refusal to make COM
mon cause she reserved the full right of assuming the
initiative and of presenting her proposals for the &C.
aeptapce of the bellgerent States. With England she
has light have been expected, proved unsucoess IS,
fl. The known opinions OF Lords faimerston ana
John Russell less than the actual march oil events
in Italy, led to little prospect of success in that direc-
ton. Strange 1t may appear, there IL better nope
Of some understanding with Russia, and, as ! email
hereafter show, the Car Is not hkey 10 take any
active psrt agau st Germany.
Without affecting to know the exact tenor OF the
proposals submitted by Prussia, can assert that they
are substantially as follows: l. The creation into an
independent State of the poviDces OF LomDardy West
Of the Mncio, which State is TO be under the JOINT
protectoate of the great Powers; = Venice ana tne
provinces east of the Mncio to remain unaer ,he ruc
Of Austria; g. Revision of the treaties concluded De-
tween Austria and the States OF the Italian peninsula
L. Remuneration by Sardinia of the annexations made
By her during the present war with the concurrence Oh
France.
These propositions will receive the support OF all the
Powers io,mipg the G. rmanic Confederation. Nay,
there are some who think they do not 90 tar enough
end anxious that the Confederation should interfere
n defense Of the Austrian Italy The whole Oh the
Powers agree in thinking that the line OF the Mnco 10
necessary for the strategic defense of Germany on the
aide Of the Tyro and they will never consent to Venice
falling into the hands of a great maritime Power.
They assert that even now the il not localized to
addre the Hung In ln tnltn n
tory procamat ops from the Emperors headquarters,
and with his consent. Kossuth Is on his way Ia the
camp Of Louis Napoleon and the Republican standard,
trampsd under foot in France Is to be elevated in the
hereditary States of Austria. In Bohemia aud the
Tyrol in Hungary and Venice, revolutionary agents
are At work, and the very existence OF Austria rs
great Power 10 in imminent danger.
No time s, therefore, TO be lost, and interference
must BE- prompt in order to be eiicacous. The reyo-
lutonsry spirit may spread; for there is discomfort
where the German tongue spoken esew Ia an IN
Austria. What, say the governing classes" If Ma
poleon ILL., after defeating Austria AT another Austen
hs, should attack Prussia at another jena In the
ssords of Cent? they feel that is neither TO En-
lgand nor Russia that they must look for delV snce,
s'2owever desirable the assistance of these Powers
"may be. 1t is to Germany, aud Germany alone,
.'thst the task must be reserved" They remember
cha. Prussia having deserted Austria in 1867 the
Latter after the defeat of Austerits, observed
"s.xct neutrality" They have not for
gotten that the result Of that battle was the
formation of the Confederation of the Rhine" States,
according to that Federal act severed forever from
s'the German Empire, rendered independent of any
Power foreign TO the CoDfederacy and psced under
1.-THE prote ction Of France They know that
the coaiesced Princes pleaded the necessity,
in consequence of the weakness OF Their
former chief, of looking ont for new
Protector possessing sufficient force to secure them
from insult They read thai Napoleon l., in annonuc-
ing the Confederation of the Rhine to the Diet OF A.
kbo0, declared "Thst b, hsd accepted the title OF
=" Protector Of the Confederation Of the Rhine That
pacific were his objects that he would never carry
s' his views beyond that river" They remember COW
tho First Napoleon kept that PROMISE and they see ms
suco eesor who represents the principle the cause,
and he defeat, pursuing his idScs Nap0c0Ateases ol
on tho plains u Lombsidy. They may therefore be
excused II they are alarmed at their position, snd
ihey tax, such steps Is may lie necessary for sefpreS
eryston The point in dispute simply a. ~ the Wis
dom and tin elness Of the measures they have adopted
m cannot foi moment be asserted IT, the Rhenish
fsouter is in in minent danger and yet what Prus
ss Is doing. "
Sic proposed t. the Diet that the eth snd 9Th Corps
of the Federal Al my Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden
end Hesse Darmsta.i III should be placed on the Upper
Rhine; and We have Just heard that the military
mssion 10 whom the question referred by the Diet
has this day reported ia favor Of her demand BY the
enA Of next week her own army will be in fun march,
1se esyps Samfe wv be stationed % tss SlesssI