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to Americans as America has been, for some
time past, to Europeans. We are, therefore,
glad to see that our German contemporary, the
Illinois Staats ZtiE"ng, has some very intelli-
gent correspondents IN various parts Of Ger
many, Of whose vivid sketches of current
events NC can avail oursclye. in presenting to
our readers the drift of events in that part of
tie world. We fird the following general re-
view under the date Of Berlin, April so, 1868:
1.-THE European continent terments and
heayes in all directions the vcry stones upon
tue streets preach revolution. The ttrcstorer
Of Legal oElcr'' in Paris throws out his hook
for allies; Denmark reduces Schleswick to tho
condition Of Danish State by Il stroke Of
policy; Sweden coquettes with Poland,
and lnsts after FINLAND. and Russia exerts
all her power to trample down the poorly
armed Polish Insurgents. Germany alone
looks on quietly and thougnttuliy without
taking part. Is this the quiet Of conscious
power and security, or dreary 1itt1eness aris-
Ing from the consciousness of weakness.
Alas! it is too certainly the hitter. OF course,
lam not speaking Of the people. They only
too we'll know the danger Of she situation,
md seek to arrest the storm. But what intlu-
ence has the circumscribcd understanding of
the subject in the 'higher circles'' Of the
rulers? The deepest darkness covers the de-
Signs Of Austria She dared to act in COM
mon with the Western Powers at St. Peters
burg in favor Of Poland, as she has no conf
denee in The perjurcr ut Paris; but she has
since that given up her enlightened position
towards Poland, and taken severe attitude
towards the insurgents and their friends,
On the other hand, Austtia, as it is
secretly understood that she is disposed
to net cnergctically in favor Of schlcswich.
Holstcin and has already united with Bayaria
and Hanover to this end. By such course
she would naturally expect to gain the sym
pathies not only of ''Grcat Germans" fCon-
ser5atlEcs) and Wucrtzburgers, but also Of
tho so-cal1cd "Little Germans" Radicals. J
All would gladly follow her lead in the move.
ment, but not that OF Prussia, which has lost
all character. It is to this that Prussia las
been reduced By Bismark s. Co. in the Prus-
sian year Of grace, 1913, SO that she stands all
alone, and cannot take 4 step in any direction,
for her own deliycrancc. Bismark now de-
eignatcs himself as 'sthe last arrow in tie
Kings quiveE." That is to say, he was the
Last hope and prop, the only salt Of Yunker-
dom, German aristocracy)- after him.
the Dclugc. But '.the salt has, indeed, .s{ost
lis xa,onr," and Blsmark has lost his head
The King demands of him peace with his peo-
pie, and that the Yunkcr cannot give by means
Of blood and iron. 1t is true, he has taken
back the Russian convention, SO rs to cscapo
the wrath of France and England, but Room
and the military Cabiuet still uphold that act
and direct General Won Werdcr to proceed in
entire accordance with the Infamous Cartel
Agreement Of 1857, and to deliver up to Rus
sia certain classes of Polish ft1gitiycs. And
Ill this in the free Of the indignant denunci.
tions Of Europe and the PrnssIan Parliament.
But this last Is looked upon by the Yunkess
rs past difficulty. ''What will the Parlia-
mcnt say to the Convention 81 asked the En-
peror Alexander, thoughtfu11y. ut WILL per-
ha1s, create dificultics!" s'Oh, no,' was
the laughing reply Of Gen. Won Alyenslebcn,
the leader Of the notorious military Cabinet.
He had no presentmcnt that this parliament
would dcnounce tho ministers as destitute of
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just Ike your Northern Copperhcads, aud
must be trampled upon in the same manner.
In Poland the '*sea Serpent Us BIsmark
called tile Convention with Russia, is In full
activity. Notwithstanding the threatening
danger Of war with France, the ministry con
tinues to perform Its bloodhound service tor
Russia-takcs away arms, arrests insurgents
whom It prcsumcs were upon Russian terri
tory, receives flying Russians with open arms
as beloved brothers, and sends them back 10
the field of battle per railroad, etc. Never
thcless, the uprising grows gigantlcally SO
that Gen. Won Berg has to demand new rein
fo1ccments. Near Ralisch Prince Wittceu-
stein Is completely surrounded; in Lithuania
and samositia the peasants, forcibly CONVEX
ted into Greek Catholics, smite themselves in
rage, and bands Of insurgents show them
selves even in the neighborhood Of Warsaw,
But the most wonderful affair is the existence
Of secret 'NatIonal Government" in regard
to whose activity the s'uessian Landcrxci-
tung' contains special article, which I for
WarfI hcrrwith