Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23
The Germans Hate Napoleon.

Il ulOSL ll1tASo lOl AOuiS va
poleon. The Philadelphia PsnnsyI0anian has
correspondent at Frankfort on the Main, who
writes very interesting letters in regard to the
war and its influences. He pictures the ha-
tired of the German population towards Napo-
leon, and the cause thereof: "Not only in
Prussia, but everywhere else, every man, mar
ried Or not, is pressed into the service; this
of itselfis sufficient reason to bring business
of every kind to stand still; reason enough
to induce these compulsory soldiers to curse
Louis Napoleon as the author and instigator
of all these ponderous evils which have been
entailed upon them and their families, and to
demand to be allowed to make an end of their
troubles by marching headlong to Paris, and
to inflict a severe punishment upon these fri
volous and never quiet Frenchmen, the civil
lied rowdies called the Chasseurs de Vincen-
nes, Zouaves, Turcos, and SO OH, who dislike
to see Europe engaged in the pursuits of peace,
the only true means to propagate civilization
and liberty. "Let us give them another
sound thrashing,'' such is the cry of our Ger
man soldiers, stake away their new Attila and
send him, not to Elba or st. Helena, but to
his own beloved Cayenne, and place the
French nation, which is so fond of being ruled
by force and arms (oi ct araais) for time
under the more humane government of a
German soldier, who would by and by initiate
them again into the quiet arts Of peace and
freedom
Indeed the hatred against Napoleon is in
tense. People here cannot see solitary good
reason for the war in Italy, other than the
vaulting ambition of the French Emperor,
and his constant fear about revolution, to
guard against which he needs to acquire fresh
glory. The other day poor Prussian
'landwehr' man who had been out of service,
made his appearance before the colonel of his
regiment accompanied by his wife and child
ren, and presented the latter as so many reas-
sons for being sent home and allowed to re-
main there undisturbed. The Colonel had no
power to dismiss him, the only mode for this,
but very circuitous one, being to petition to
the Government in the matter. The ''land-
wehr" man then resigned himself to his lot
only asking a furough for Il fortnight. When
questioned as to his reason for desiring it
he said, 81 want only to go to Paris and kill
the man who precipitates me, my family, and
all poor people into such terrible misery
Better that we march together" the CJlon-
ell thought, but he did not sag SO, because his
chief commander, the Prince of Prussia per-
hrps intends to give a different order for his
army. Meanwhile, our soldiers our militia
or "Landwchr" men, give vent to their anger
and fury by destroying the pictures and busts
representing Napoleon, whose portraits are
very common in Germany, especially in south
ern Germany and Rhenish Prussia, in the
likenesscs Of this man bringing the recollec-
ton and association of horrible suffering,
fighting, and misery for the whole Father
land.
There are other demonstrations besides
these, of the same childish character. But
the masses are children in their chal acter and
feelings everywhere; short sigl t, l. .rtainly
but honest and sincere 1t is Louis NapC leon
who has stirred up all these old forgotten an
imosities, the feelings Of hatred, nation against
nation, to promote his own selfish objects and
grasping ambition. Now the whole civilized
world, your own country, perhaps, not ex-
cepted, must suffer in consequence Of the
movements on his part. In many of the
cities of Germany, the working men have al
ready made demonstrations to show their de-
pressed condition and with vehement hatred
| against Napoleon and the French. They have
| forced French manufactures and spectators
| to leave here and there. In Hesse Cassel
| they put French manufacturer to flight, who
failed to give employment to three hundred
workmen, but who certainly was compelled tt
stop by the present dull times. In Dresden
Munich, and elsewhere, the ladies have formed
associations, resolving not to buy or wear
single fancy article (gallanterie waare) o
French manufacture, silks, ,jewelry, (bijouterie
| or what not"