The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-06

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Do you think that those solemn fs that popular emo
ton, and overnowng with poetry and eoquence,
simple homage rendered 70 the memory Of the poet2
No. il above before all the outbreak of nation
which, divided for centuries, seized the first pretext
remembrance asi0ry' rne' 10 become again united.
Then let Germany be reunited France has no more ar
dent dearer wish for she loves the German nation with
dsinterested love- II possessed with that vulgar
ambition OF which its princes should not in
duce the Germans to enter on the path Of unity States
divided among themselves easy TO invade than
when united, and diriser pour resor will always
the maxim Of conquerors. May Germany be united
may she form . body SO compact that the idea Of
croaching upon it will never present itself. France
which sees without apprehension Italy Of 2o 600 600
constituted in the SOUTH would 200
Of Germans form great nation her eastern frontier
"
What German sovereign shall have the honor Of found
ing this unonY Two great States enter the stsPussa
Austria represents the doctrine of Divine right in its
negAon Of all the rights Of the people, the enormous
concessions TO clerical authority blind worship of the
past and an obstinate hatred Of all progress these tls
these foundations which disjonted empire is
ing shall We try 10 build up the great Germanic edfce?
All the architects in the universe would our
This artificial empire, patchwork of the most different
nations, formed by marriages and family compacts with
out the consent Of the peoples annexed preserved in its
integrity by the severity Of the police the sangunary
brutality Of the soldery, inspires but little sympathy to
the German nation. As long as the hegemony Of the
German States remained in the hands Of the Hapsburgs
they governed the affairs Of a nation dynastic ine-
tra the expense Of Germany. On the day when the
Germanc spirit, liberal in essence, catered on the
head Of the utramontane reaction sgismund and Fer
dinand H. rvaed the zeal Of Philip H. of SPAIN lilly and
Duke Of Parma and Alva. How could Germany possibly
forget these rgors when the Emperor Francis Joseph by
disastrous conccrdat, breaks finally with the Germanc
spirit and places the policy Of Austria under The domna
ton OF RomeY
Nevertheless Austria has friends in the German nation
On what sufages could she reckon IL the annexation
70 be put 70 the voter look everywhere but
can only find few princes and the sacred battalion OF the
squrearchy The aristocratic party has its for
loving Austria. Family cadets find more rapid ad-
vapcement in her service than in that Of the other
man States where the competition Of talent greater It
ary that Of the Catholic southern States 70 Austria
as the magnet 70 the pole One single figure will give
1855, more than 500 officers in the Austrian army
But the German people properly 50 called the indus
trious engnted liberal people, set no store by Aus
Of view; a sclavonc, Magyar, Italian power, mixed
and doubtful far as nationality concerned They
must even Sope Of progress hsy 'p sss
Austria closed to German manufactures (or she obst
hear said that German ideas are severely denied en-
trance at all the gates Of Austria; they that
German, arriving At the German frontier, is much
stranger as Frenchman, equally suspected Of being
dangerous philosopher, and finds almost much difn-
Guilty in making himself understood. They think that
Rome and Naples rather than at Dresden or Berlin
and that the imperial throne would perhaps be better
placed at the foot Of the Apprentices than the banks Of
the Danube.
If requisite to prove by facts the indifference Of
Germany 70 the destines Of Austria might be
TO look back at the campaign OF 1852 Austria tight
ing single handed Italy against France and Piedmont
abe making heroic efforts 10 retain under her sceptre
an oppressed province. Assuredy the Germans would
have required pressing soldiers had invaded the
German fatherland. They would have poured down as q
torrent 10 repe invaders But as
hat In fhov
pared against any emergency and arayed with shoulder
Cd arms around Prussia 'ne VI natural leader
Austria represents by her population confused heap Of
right by her Concordat the oppression over
by her customs laws, the spirit Of prohibition Prussia
sA progress, constitutional beraism greatest
OF really Germanic monarches; conscences there
more ~oe
she who by founding the Zolverein, paved the way
for free trade therefore the people Of Germany love Prus
ration and nia interest," i ID 70 Prussia they would APP
peal for succor any peril impendisg Il il 70 her
tiOna unity Were she 70 make Up her mind 70 play the
part Of Piedmont the whole u Germany with the excep
ton Of the princes and sqoirsarchy would hasten 70
Al the presen, time especially the Reeen. of the king
DOM His Royal Hehness the Prince Of Prussia seems 70
be the object Of worship which borders auaticsm
The granting Of few liberties, the manifestation Of
few good intentions, certain resistance opposed 10 the
waning,
pulse contributing its aid to place this Prince on
We happy to discover tina. German unity has found
It's centre il alyns point and nothing could be
agreeable 70 than 70 behold nation grouping itself
around . nrm and upright mind II nothing occurs to
put stop TO the progress of this pacific revolution il
may hoped that Princes themselves carried along
by the movement Of their people, will bow 70 the protect
ing spirit Of Prussia, and that the unity OF Germany will
be effected without the shedding Of single drop blood
Diplomacy objection against this internal re-
form. An Austrian Germany, by uniting within the same
band over 600 Of men would have threatened the
equilibrium Of Europe and alarmed the powers Prus-
sian Germany, with 100000 OF citizens, can
alarm to none
VII.
But his Royal Hghness the Prince OF Prussia would
tonal powerful enough TO dispense with any
assistance However strong may be the mpulson which
leads the Of Germans towards Prussan monarchy,
all well regulated minds (oss Ter bons espvi) win resist
the current and throw themselves back II the Court Of
Berlin does not meet them half way. Democratic Gcrma-
sRe viii require guarantees which The Prussian oons,tu.
ton does not as yet present.
First Of all II would be necessary that Prussia should
right are in presence whilst number Of princes obsti-
p4ss are being Ss SunSsd apS The oss
Of universal suffrage. The King Of Naples stout
y .ser h. . bis ;aSss ar, ,s., his nD Ps0p
denial The Emperor Of the French and the King Of sAr
nia declare, in conformity with the tsoets Of modera
great nations BY nearly unanimous vote, elect them
heir chiefs Does the Prince Of Prussia side with Divine
right with the King Of Naples, with popular right,
with the King Of Sardinia and the Emperor Of the Frenchf
A choice must be made.
II 10 the more necessary ~ the King Of Prussia had
chosen, and very badly chosen, In 1919. national
sembly the Of universal suffrage, offered him bis
palace q legitimate crown. What did be dor He
pronounced for Divine right against popular right He
declared that he would only sccept the crown II
rendered him by princes Inc Prusian squirearchy APP
pAuded this antdemocratic resolution and history has
recorded the formula by which they expressed their
We do (they saidl crown which de-
mOcracy has spit UPON
Not content with refusing the empire, the King Of
Prussia cruelty prosecuted the upright and honorable
men who tad offered s him. me people Of Baden and
sAxonZ, nserrresng in Avor Of unity the vote By unvcr
sal suffrage, had dethroned their sovcregns Two Prus
armies invaded in the Of the "bvinc rignthe
kingdom Of saxouy and the Grand Duchy Of Baden The
King Of SAxony replaced his throne by the Prus
sian forces. The Grand Duke OF Baden restored
his turn IN virtue Of the same right, and by the
pywer. But more than this Vas done. When the battle
was won and The CAMPAIGN clceedwhen the democratic