The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-03
Our Berlin correspondence.

Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN, Nov s, 1885
Rasfia A0afns the Lille German Sates-Assion of Fart
Ernnni1ls-The Berlin Pess american Foy1icr-
Panegwrc Of frcs,aeM JohnsN-"Yonkce nsoeace'-
Bribery and Corruption The City Council Of BerIn &C.
The appointment OF Earl Granville to the British ON
bassy in Berlin thought to BIO connected with the APP
preaching razza against the petty German princes. A
Of Queen Victoria Is heir apparent TO tho dukcdom
OF saxc Coburg Of her daughters Is married to the
future Grand Duke Of Hcssc Darmstadt second is
gagged Prince OF Oldenburg, and the sudden extnc
ton Of these small but Independent sovereienes would
therefore be heavy blow for tho Court Of England.
For the German people It would, on the whole, be q
gain, although In the FIRST instance might tend to
Whom only two, or three, or half dozcn princes
are loft out Of the thirty odd, many
obstacles will havo beon removed that prevent the d.
jeca nen,bya Of Germany from being united into
great nation. win then be much tho easier 10 90
rid Of thc despots that remain and by simplifying this
process NJ do Bismark may ultimately be found to have
iaborcdno doubt very much against his within tho In
tcrcst OF future German republic
The progress Of tho United States In tho work of
strucon continues to DO watched here with tho utmost
soctudc partly from sympathy with American institu
tlons and partly for material reasons arising from the
two hundred millions In United States bonds which
said DO IN tho hands OF German holders Tho qucs-
whether that great work will b. advanced or retarded
by the policy OF President johnson s argued with somo
warmth in tho Berlin press. Tho National looks upon
Mr. johnson tile better than seccssionst at heart
and dcnounces treason TO tho cause of Liberty to
allow the reconstruction OF tho Southern States without
having secured equal rights for tho negro but tho
President Is zeslousy defended by the re pLs Gazette
His letter TO Geo. L. Searns, In which he says that lao
.shoud try to Introduce negro suffrage gradually lrst
Others and that 1T viii no. DO % lei the negroes have
Of OFT races, is quoted with the highes. appro-
baton. This programme" observes the Pepe's Ga
sete, "is just and polite BY severity he would have
kindcd the flames of mutual luminosity which would
have been moro dincult to oxtngnsh than u was TO
suppress the revolution and by delivering the Hbe!
States into the hands OF the negroes he Would have
plunged them into confusion and anarchy We sincerely
rejoice therefore, at the admirable and sagacous scheme
which President johnson has chaked out for the pro-
grcsiyc emancipation Of the negroes and rcposng full
confidence in the sound good scnso OF the American pop
ulaon persuaded that, under the guidance OF 30
gers nsepaabe from period OF transition and enjoy the
fruits OF his statcsmanlikc measures much sooner than
Von Zcitang remarks "This cxailor shows political
tact which is seldom mot with among tho professional
the immense difficulties that best his path Is
question Of the futurc but IL is the less instructive
20 simple Of tho people act discreetly and
60 completely free from the spirit OF revenge which
expressed in the Roman pasVEi." NJ. Bismark's paper
tho S h,s besG w al GT ns a. g
to tho United States, which only DO tcrmi.
mated BY their beng converted into : monarchy,
which it calls "a gauntlet thrown down 70 the
Sa sS Gn EE ns;
set them NJ defiance and that tho more you attempt 70
conciiatc them tho moro thor arrogance increesS. y
Is but right 10 add that this tone IL only adopted by Tie
ministerial and fcuda Journals whose hatred 10 the Ame
ri IN republic Is stimulated by tho evident sympathy
with which the latter is regarded by The liberal portion
The attention OF the good folks OF Bcrin is occupied
just by scandalous affair that has occurred in tho
DR. Lcvnson, had promised the owner Of house which
was to DO bought Tor municipal purposes to advocate the
IN return engaged 10 pay him gratuity Of vo hundred
thalors somchow or other the afair got wind; there
rS Sc nee ss
Council To vindcate himself Levnscn has published .
letter duplicating several Of his colleagues. This has
closures and particulars have nus been scited 9hch
throw anything but favorable light the integrity and
incorrup!ibiliiy Of the Fathers Of the city
lin by Professor Scha OF Mcrcersburg Pa, has just
been printed here and Is read with considerable interest
OF Providence Its progress and termination Mr. SchaH
arms that nation hns greater cause TO rejoice az the
sesu. q me Tremendous struggle than Germany Shs
says and In the present state Of e Union their value
has already doubled Thousands Of brave German war;
rors have shed their blood In this CONTEST and hundreds
Of thousands Of tho and daughters Of Germany will
enjoy the fruits Of victory in that magnificent land Of
'na OF s Ss sS sss
for this war; and believe me, my friends, there n not
government, not country, not people In the world
that 6yinfathzes moro sincerely with you than Anne
rlca WHICH 10 connected with Germany By thousands
Of personslaies Which can eey b EiXsl q Germany
and more united, Independents and powerful. Let Dc
hope therefore, that these continents Ameca and Ger
many win grow moro and more together In true hu.
many piey and Christian civilization on the principle
which has been verified In America and Will be verified In
Germany mo liberty without nrmnc@ Of character and
sclfdonal scf government without virtue. no virtue
without relig on religion without Christianity Chris
tanity the only hope Of the world" II Is significant
having spoken such words within tho wa Of the Evan
geIical Union, 'prefscing religious meeting by political
ausions" Ii he had abused the American government
and cracked up slavery the feuda print would not have
been 30 fsstidious about political ausons; but Ia
gall and NORWOOD for the react0nary party 70 hear
OF the sympathy Of the Germans for republican nstsu
tiona