The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-09

tal changes since the late conference between
them and the French Emperor at Baden-Baden.-
Those among them who were disposed to follow at
all hazards the lead of Austria, have been sud-
denly aroused to sense of the dangers they may
incur by persistence in their accustomed policy
They realize the critical nature of their stua-
ton, for they can no longer refuse to reflect upon
the facts which within the few past months have
been so rudely thrust before them. French states
men and French pamphletecrs have combined to
produce this revolution in the sentiments of the
princes in question These have at last been con-
WINGED of the growing weakness of Austria and
the increasing power of Prussia What LOUIS
NAPOLEON may have said TO the ''councillors and
Kings who met him at Baden Baden the public
will not know for some time to come but we NAV
presume that there was some pretty plain talk in
the conclave of which he was the all important
member. The blind King of Hanover and the
bigotted King of Saxony were both present, and
tits said that these two disciples of old METTERN1cH
returned to their homes wiser if not sadder men,
If they were not convinced of the error of their
ways, they at least satisfied of the hopeless
ness of contending against the united strength OF
France and Prussia, and this was precisely the con-
cusion to which the rulers of the two latter coun-
tries desired to bring them. That closer alliance
between these two nations is meditated may be
safely assumed, for the French EMPEROR has, as
usual given to the world unmstakable evidence o.
his intentions Reticent as he individually is about
his purposes he never fails to apprise the public,
through some indirect channel, of his views upon |
the great questions of the day Among those |
who have been permitted now and then to init
mate in advance the policy the EMPEROR had de-
termined to pursue, NJ. ABOUT stands foremost. |
Before the French Government committed itself to |
an attack upon the temporal power of the Pope,
NJ. ABOUT was employed 10 herald the assault, by
predicting and vindicating the programme which
NJ. THoUvENEL afterwards avowed. On several
subsequent occasions articles and pamphlets
whose clear and caustic style sufficiently indicated
from whom they emanated, have attracted general
attention in France and the events which after
wards transpired showed the correctness of the
suppose ion that their author usually spoke as one
having authority. Now this same NJ ABOUT has
put forth a dissertation upon political affairs in
Germany, and it is not strange that the princes
of that nation not only regard his speculations
with considerable interest, bu. even permit their
opnions 10 he thereby greatly modified.
The writer adroitly begins his brochure by hatter-
ing the people to whom it is more especially adj
dressed. He reminds the Germans how, in the
earlierpar of the century, their armies had tcov-
tered themselves with glory, although the alag
'of France had suffered no humiliation for
JENA was not surpassed he says, "by LE1pslo,
'and the battles of 1913, 1914, 1916 did not
'eiace from history the French triumphs of
1908. lie insists that the most intimate and cordi-
al sympathy exists between Frenchmen and their
Tentonic neighbors and refers to the estimation
In which the German historians and poets phil
osophers and artists are held in Paris He then
proceeds to point out the 'Epaths of progress and
UNITY on which Germany should enter. ftAn-
'cient feudalism and modern diplomacy and the
'sellshness and blindness of swarm of petty
''princes-who buy and sell their subjects as they
would their fockS-has divided this great ma
"uon into deplorabe multitude of govern
''ment5' This is the language in which NJ
ABOUT describes the condition of the German
people, Who he says, have themselves learned
mat 1t Is ridiculous Ito support thirty-seven DIFF
lereht governments when one alone would he
'SuIhclent. Then let Germany be re.united;n
ne cries, France has no more ardent or dearer
-''wish for she loves the German nation with dis
interested love" How such union is to be
brought about is the next question? One of two
great states, we are told must effect the CONSOLE
uanon OF Germany. The people must de
termne whether Austria or Prussia shall
found and preside over the new kingdom Then,
IN order to make it plain that men ought not to
hesitate on this point he institutes comparison
between these two rival monarchies "Ausria
represents the doctrine of Divine right in its
most absolute rgor. Political and RELIGIONS
'despotlsm, abnegation of all the rights of tbe
people, the most enormous concession to clerical
authority, a blind worship of the past and an
an obstinate hatred of all progress these
are "he "oFn'-eaten bases of the Aus.
t,C nl"N monarchy Prussia personifes
herman nationality. religious reform commercial
progress, constitutional liberalism" The con-
cluSlon is obvious. The petty States should be
"osoroed at once and forever by Prussia. We
cannot follow NJ. ABOUT through the long argu-
meht py which he enforces the necessity of this
new arrangements lit is enough to say that he
not only advocates it, but predicts its speedy &C
complishment. What motive has France in thus
forwarding the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Prussia? Is |
she prompted by 'disinterested love-" or does she
desire to obtain an extension of her frontiers to- |
ward the Rhine? NJ ABOUT would have us be- |
leVe that it is solely to the former feeling that we
should attribute this newborn zeal for the pros
perity of her neighbor. We confess we have our
uouo'S about this We cannot but think that
"'e' assisting Prussia so materially, France would
o''''n anu receive something, either by way Of
COMPENSATION or she would set forth the increased
power OF The former and insist that it was neces-
saiy 10 her own preservation that certain noun
a'h slopes and river lines should be coded TO her
D"' Whatever the result of these projects NAV he,
'ey are certainly feasible; and there is every res-
sun 10 suppose that they have not been bas,;I, or
'noughtlessiy preached. We can readily believe
therefore, that the German Princes have tesn
much startled by this bold proposition to erase
their dominions from the map of Eurone and ,bot
they left BadenBaden for their several bomeS Will,
greatly increased respect for the Emperor Of
france and the Prince Regent of Prussia.
IHE WAR OF THE RosEs.-A Douglas and .Tob,-
son ratification meeting will be bed in Monument
square tonight. By the advertisement which an
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