The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-11

price of mock turtle soup, season when there was
short crop Of turtle.
number Of Americans stIl linger in Paris, waiting for
colder weather 10 be of for Italy, There also the usual
quantity Of queer looking Engshmen, and particularly
their changes Of dress 10 recnle and who in those nor
rid coal scue hats and dowdy shaped
the galleries OF the Louvre he observed Of all Observers
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, Sept n, 1859.
Serious Difficulty Beueen Prussia and Alsria-The Ger
Question and Disunion--Austria wiu not Permit
FEDERAL Chdnges-The Reform Agitators not Alarmed
Tariff Observation-Disclosures on Ra,o Iron, dc.
The difficulty between Prussia and Austria Of which
the man question the ostensble pretext appears
be assuming quite serious character and may psecpi-
tate rupture which, though long deferred must inevi-
aby take place at no distant period Prussia Austria
not only natural rvals who for the century and
more have been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with in their
hands, sometimes with the pacific weapons Of
ship and diplomatic mannuvrng-for the asccndancy in
Germany; but they anpodes in religion, in political
institutions, in historical tradition and even in race
Austria regards Prussia insoient upstart. who
dcavors jugge her out of the influence and authority
due TO the representative Of the old German Kasers and
We have just seen that she has preferred
GLIDING dsgraceful peace, which costs her
Of her finest provinces and the fruits Of forty years Of
astue policy Italy, rather than purchase the assistance
Of this country at the price Of concessions that would have
damaged her position in Germany In circular note ad
dressed 10 all the States comprising the Bund with the
significant exception of Prussia the Cbinet OF Vienna
express their firm determination not to allow the slightest
alteration in the federal institutions as established by the
compact OF 1876 and TO oppose such attempt whether
proceeding from member of the Confedcracy, from
the eternal enemies Of orderthat is to say, all those
who do not approve Of the Austrian system Of temporal
al force at the disposal of his Imperial Majesty. This is
threat eveed point blank against Prussia for in spite
the cautious language employed by the Minister of the
terror, Count Schwern in his the Stetn ad-
DRESS he did not hesitate to acknowledge that the late
had proved the necessity Of "a strong
gec union to be obtained by reform Of the federal
constitution" He added indeed that for the present the
welfare Of Germany would be efectualy promoted
by consolidating the rights already possessed by the var
States Of the Confederacy than by premature attempts
to deveope them; but concluded by stating that the
Prussan government resolved to devote their
ges the furherancc Of these Objects and would find
to reconcile the interests of Germany and Prussia
with the dictates Of justice and duty From these
pressons though couched in the obscure and ambiguous
sty peculiar Prussan official documents and which
betrays that fatal resouton that has often parayzed
the best intentions, is at least clear that Prussia does
object principle to the reforms advocated by the
popular party and is willing to promote them as tar
she considers ii practicable Austria the contrary sg
nazes them emanatng from the eternal enemies Of
ORDER and declares that she will oppose them with all
the material at her disposal Here there
have antagonsm in the views Of the Powers
which only be removed by a recldde the part Of
one Of them, by appeal to those material" argu-
ments which Austria refers to. We certainly
not warranted in expecting Prussia to display any
very great hrmness; but the Prince Regent and
his advisers must be that if they should back
more from position the most favorable they
would hope TO occupywth all Germany waiting,
ike ripe peach ready TO drop into their mouths
they will ruin their prestige forever and completely for
felt that popularity which they have acquired, by
what they have done, but by what they expected To
do. They must know too that in the present exhausted
state Of Austriawh the Italian difficulty still unsettled,
the ial Qualities that compose her worthy empire chang
inn atenty under the curb and her finances con-
diton that b,ggars all Gescrption-she is likely to
threaten ong time before she proceeds to extre-
mites and is hoped, therefore, that this time at least
Prussia will show determined 'front.' by which Court
Of Vienna will sooner be induced to abae its pretensons
Than by tifk0rous submission.
At any rate, neither Austrian clustering Prussan
yacation seems To have produced dscouragng effect
upon the German movement, which is proceeding .nsrriiy
and increasing in breadth and intensity On the 10th and
18th instant meeting held at Frankfort By same
persons who bad been assembled al Esenach and was
resolved unanimously to elect permanent committee of
twelve for the purpose of carrying out by the peaceful
propaeandsm Of the tribune and the press the objects
specified IN the Eiscnach programme viz central go
veFLment and national representation Among the
twelve-who have been chosen without distinction from
the democratic and constitutional pares-tberc are
several veterans of 4S whose devotion 10 the cause
OF freedom has subjected them to bitter persecution
such as NJ. dc Bennngser, ex Premier Of Hanover; NJ
unruh cPresident OF the Berlin National Assembly and
NJ. SchutZe, Of Deizsch member OF the same also DR..
Veil, representative Of Berlin in the second Prussian
Chamber; DR.. Muller, President OF the Legislature
OF the free city of Frankfort, &c. They viii have
their headquarters at Frankfort, and communicate
from thence with the sub committees which
TO be established throughout the country. couple
Of years ago such unions would not have been
tolerated in Germany; they would have been dis
solved by the police and legal rather Illegal proceed
ngs Instituted against every connected with them
The fact OF their being allowed to exist sufficient proof
that the movement has acquired SO much strength and
consistency that the governments afraid TO Interfere
with and think advisable TO wink at political agit
ton which IS certainly most unpaatablc u them,
and which they would put stop to Immediately if they
dared III agrcat measure indeei the IMMUNITY enjoyed
hitherto by the German patriots is owing to the persua
sion that their projects aud aspirations are
by Prussia; If this government were TO declare against
them il than probable that their peaceful propa
ganda'' would come to sudden and untimely end
Another mceting-of character partly political and
partly commercially bat wholly ohlcial-was held lately
HartzbuIg, romantic village III the duchy OF Brunswick,
the delegates Of the Zoveren having assembled there
TO deliberate upon revision Of the tariff. They
have separated again, however, without coming
to an agreement on any point, although pro.
of of the duties which considered most
onerous. There is the duty the importation Of raw
iron which IS COMPLAINED Oh Dy StpOWncrS AMI all
artisans using that metal who are Obliged 10 import
quantity from England, the mines within the limits of
the Zolveren do yield sufficient for the consumption,
consequence the price being enhanced by the
duty they unable to compete with other nations 1t
proposed by Prussia TO take of the duty but this
negatived by the other members Then there is the tax
beet and sugar. the former of which pro-
duced here in immense quantities. the Of large
estates finding highly advantageous To cultivate the beet
grand scale, having built extensive factories for
extracting the saccharne juice from the root dispose OF
the sugar the cayed state to the reneries which
prevented from using the cane by the high import duty
II maintained by the reners that they could export
their produce neghboring countries if the paid on
the beet returned It's passing the frontiers This
has been agreed to by Prussia on condition that the duty
West India sugar should be reduced that might be
refining equality with the home made arti-
ce but here again some Of the southern States dcmurrcd
and everything had 70 be left sdtu quo. The constu
ton of the ZOvcren is probably known your readers
The delegates do not vote by moes, but every motion
must be agreed to unanimously. and the League in
cudes nearly thirty membersall sovereign States Jealous
Of their ndependence-t must Of course fire.
queny happen that proposal, conducive tho gene
al nd fatlc m tha md State t,,,,L.