The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-15


st. Matthews, in tho Their Carton Stshl was Soen e
Munich in Bavaria Of Jewish parents but u
studied law a. tho Universities of Heidc.urg nd r..
angen. In 1882 ho appointed Professor OF Jurspru.
dence at Erangen, and in ls4o at Berlin where he has
resided ever since enjoying considerable scientific rspu
tation and still greater political influence He
doubtedy one Of the abest ursts and perhaps the hs
orator in Germany ana much to be regretted that h0
should have exhausted his brilliant talents and professsd
learning In vain endesvors to arrest tho march Of nta
lect and TO revive the political dssotsm and regisus
Dgolry OF tho Middle Ages substitutes for mOfon civil
ization lilo had only attained his fifty ninth year, snA
nus, ms untmsy death Is heavy blow to his party, wis
nave no superabundance OF talent TO boast Of and WI
1901 MS oss severely In the next parliamentary sessoa
Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, August %, 1901.
G~nerai Meeting Of the National Ass,eiaton-Hs Pr
ceed'ngs--Ct''econs for the German -Contribstiau
Jr0n Ae~ fo'@-htsfsteTioi Chomssin Prussia-Pvjnes
Iohe1'soern and Count Berasfo,Tg Patents of NosSlA
at a Premium, &C., dc.
The second general meeting OF the National yoroin v>s
held at Heidelberg in the Grand Duchy Of Baden on he
e3d and gath instant need not remind you that thip
association was formed about two years ago by select
band of German patriots, whose object the unioA a
Germany and reform of its nsuton doing away with
tho antiquated, supysnnuated Bmd, Diet, that haa
always shown itself powerless for an thing evil anA
is the CHIEF cause Of the profound dissatisfaction tn
has pervaded the whole country for the last forty yeaA
siderable suspicion by tho German governments, and
even by Prussia, To whom II proposed to confde ~
leadership Of United Germany 1t regarded sort
Of acobn club plotting to overtn tie established ordas
oil things and to erect republic the ruins Of the
Gent nonarchie but lately these aprohensos have ve9y
much subsidized and, with the exception Of decidedly
dictionary governments such NJ Hanover, Electoral nd
Grand Ducal esse and the Meccnburgs the VereiD
Is tolerated in most and encouraged some Of The
German States.
III fact it, tendencies anything but revolutionary.
and the direction they have now taken WILL with proper
management rather to niirm and strengthen the
power OF the German sovcreiIs, and Of the King e
Prussia in particular than to sGbvert it, Instead Of re-
forming the constitution Of Germany the members Of the
association appear 10 have TUNED their ntcgton cxcla
sivey 10 the deveopenen Of its military resources, and
especially u the creation Of ~ German navy which hao
become their fvorto hobby, aud which ali other Con-
sideratons postponed They imagine that when Ger.
many Is brisng With nyohe,s, and her coasts pro-
teeied by iron sienhed fgaos and gnnboats, she viii
find herself n leisure to work her Internal rcgcnera-
ton without fear Of deng disturbed by foreign agrees
sion; bat they forget that formidable military and nayaI
ornaments have yet tended to promote the
of popular liberty and that they only increase the power
Of The gov ernaenls which, with strong armies and fleets
orey hpon wi be less likely than over TO yield 70 tho
wishes Of the people
The n,cetng was presided over by NJ. de Benngssu,
the chairman OF the permanent cOTinticr There
about four hundred members present, including II.
Weckcr, the eminent writer on int national law; II.
Unrh, the last President of the prussau National Assem-
by of 1918, and " SclUtze, OF Desch, leading de-
patty OF the democratic party IN the lrussian Second
Verein showed that tho number Of members haA
Increased since the fist general meeting from
dye thousand to upwards Of fifteen thousand
OF these nearly one hali Prussians,
200 inhabitants Of the three free cities Hamburg Brs
men and Frankfort AID 500 COO Germans residing
abroad-n tngand Switzerland, ltal. and In Trr
key Russia and America. Tbs receipts amounted -
~ 600 orinsno very imposing figure but considerably
than ia c preceding years. great many eoqueaa
speeches were c cred and 81, ea motions IropOsed ana
agreed I" by large naorties referring in the first place
to ie Hssiin question, expressing the thanks Of ths
IN tl4 pf hn
verance Gisaycd by them IN defence Of cir consisu
tonal lights; secondly, tp the adoption Of system -
military organization the pattern of the Pr,ssans and
thirdly, IN the creation Of German ieet contributes
t. which coo iorns voted from the funds OF the
NereD, and near 1900 were Subscribed by ndividua
mcmbrrs, including hA sum Of 800 presented BY N. r.
venstedt, OF New No.k.
At The same time II soulion was passed calling upon
the Legislatures the several German States coopo-
rate with them in this movement and to graft their gov
ernments the primary means required for carrying out
sch Of mitch importance for the safety and digniAy
of the iahcrland The proceedings closed with ovu-
ton to the Duke Of SAKE Coburg who had the
example Of sacrificing his special prerosatiyes " ths
vcnt!on concluded between the Duke and the King q
Prussia, by which tho Federal contingent Supplied y
Coburg amount ing believe 10 less than 200 men.
Is placed at tie disposal of the lrussiln government
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Count Bernstorn
rived here yesterday with his family, bat will only stay
few days and then Join the King Osend leav ing bis o.
c duties TO be transacted by The under Secretary state
b. de Grner whl has performed them in very satisfao-
tory manner since The resignation of NJ. dc'Scbenz.
/, understood there will hc some further changes The
Prrssii ministry. Though they will probably not be
m need tiI after the coronation.
The President OF the Council Prince ohenzolern, only
accepted Office in 1858 at the express desire CT the Regsae
(e present KING who thought the prestige of his
would the arsocratc opposition in the lirse
Chamber; he has taken very active part In The
affairs OF government and late has been suffering from
as hmac complaint that has rendered him still more
averse 10 the turmoil Of politics. The physicians have
adv sed him TO pass the winter in mder climate, a1A
RS the Legislature meets in January and IL would b.
rather awkward for the Cabinet to carry the onicak
business for an entire session in the absence Of thsR
locked forward to previous to its commcncemsek
Whether he will be succeeded by NJ. AuerswAid,
WHO has all along been the real Premier, whether
another political ew of high rank will be chosen to sup
ply the vacancy, is not known and indeed hardly
have bee settled yet as the King exceedingly 10th -
part with Iohenzclern. As for Count Bes tr IL Ii the
general opinion that his term Of Office will b. but short,
and that be will soon make way for NJ de Bsmark. the
Ambassador ST. Petersburg The late Envoy
at Rio Janero Baron Meuseoch whose escapaes mea-
toned In a former communication, has returned -
Berlin in a dei.orahc condition. He IL as mad
Marcia hart, and has had to be
gnci lun asg lam. IL is asserted that he
posneA by tho Braxn planters out Of revenge for hin
cxpos ~ the cruel treatment II the German egrants,
who Were nveiced oy,r by promises of large grants Of
land and wafe then slers ID among the hcien'os Of the
always considered little eccentric and tho hot
of Brazil, combned with The mort acations he expert
enced there, may have saiced To dcyclcpe his maady
without the assstancs OF poison.
The coronation viii be- senaizcd NV nim,rous promo
lions N q" at'i; an' civil segvce and rolos dstri-
button 81 patents Of mobility II j. said tn re are
50 many applicants for the latter favor thak
the herald's o,lice Is at work night and day
examining ther claims, aud that not thzA
teaill part of the politicians will he gratied by having
the MAGICAL little word 1vonn prexed to their cOgn0mcns.
This craving what may appear empty title dses
moi, however, arise entirely from vanity, or notwith
standing tho paragraph OF the constitution which pro
claims equal rights for all Prussian citizens, there
great many valuable privileges attached to il. An the
higher Offices Of state of the army and of the nagsracy
filled almost exclusively with mobiles, and while rich
merchant manufacturer Is excluded from court,
the Youngest lieutenant or country junkeT,
who has nothing but his ancestors to boast q,
Il admitted without hesitation to the royal presence.
II is surprising therefore, that many persons are
anxious for disnction which confcrs honors that
neither weAi merit procure for them, and that
orders and titles still coveted by who would have
good enough to desp5e such baube, if they were
connected with sold advantages to which, in these ola
European monarchics few can afford to be Indifferent.
The Annexation of San DOmiN; 20 TO Spain.
ESGLAND's OPINION OF THE ATTITUDE OF THE UNITED
STATES.
British parliamentary papers Just published relating %
the annexation Of Eastern san Eoinso TO Span include
tie following expression of opinion on the part OF The
English Foreign MinserlOrd John Rsscl-in despatch
q Mr.. tdWafdeg--