New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-30

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Winds before the rush of the late Prussal victories 10
return however, to the point from which dverged,
Napoleon again in the field, and the im,nincnce OF
peril had swayed the Congress into what would call
hasty resolutions in spite of their thirteen informal and
nconcusve conferences from the 18Th Of October TO the
10Th Of November, 1914 Enough that, On the day men
tened, the rights and Obligations of Germany, as future
and lasting COnfadeIaCy wore sOlcnuly defined. The
States bound themselves 70 defend tho Wide Of Germany,
as well rs every individual Confederate State, from any
and every attack lLey bound themselves 10 f0eprocai
guaranty Of all Of their possessions whcL The Union en-
braced Upon declaration Of war by tho Confederation
no member thereof could breach individual negotiations
,rih ne enemy, conclude an Gymiaice, or agree
for peqce without the expressed consent Of tho other
Confederatcs The members Of the Confederation, spe-
officially reserving to themselves me rtgh 81 yormlng
alliances bound themselves by an Obligation not to take
any engagement Whch might work against the safety OF
the Confederation, or that OF the individual States OF
which il is composed. In the closing act the Confederate
STATES soemnly bound themselves, under no pretex to
wage war against any Of the members net TO refer ther
differences the adjudication Of arms, but TO submit them
r. The deliberations and decisions OF the Diet created
September 1915, which, laying down the organic law OF
the Confederation established the rules which were TO
control their interior military aud e1teT relations and
concerns The special duty assigned 10 the Diet 10
apply evcy means of mediation falling these, to solve
tie matters by final Judgment The case of Austria
strictly under the provisions Of the act OF Coie
Grafton and will attcmp, TO deny that her action
for veal or woe to herself for The desni@ Of Germany,
for tho quiet Of Europe and for the responsibilities oil
Prussia-was grounded upon what should have been
suggestion, at least If not judgment, OF lhe Diet
THE GERMAN CONFEDERATION.
Its scarcely necessary more poinedy refer to the
force and the tendencies Of compact with which every
intelligent reader is conversant To any enc OF them H.
milan with the Duplicates which, at the time, character
lied either the relations of States or the relations oil nd
vduals it needless to say that no mo perfect urea
tse OF hypocTisics fdlsehoods and lies could be written
han that condensed from compacts and treaties con
cluded tho 9th of june 1873 Intended so Tar as the
"Emprer of Germany is concerned 10 be ga perpetual
Confederation of all her States and framed rs bulwark
against dome site fCuds and foreign encroacmcnts, they
contained elements of dissolution not oIeseen, perhaps
by some Of the trainers which the ambition of any one OF
the powerful parties might work up into utter ruin OF
every guaranty They committed the error, perhaps an
intentional error in the provisions of some shewdcr dpo-
mate Of Bringing here the secondary States and there
the still weaker ones within contact of naturally epugnxnt
interests. Hence there has not been one OF se
last 80 years in which the strong handcd hre
not been peculiarly intriguing and watching, not
how 10 hold to their Punc aitn and maintain the by
Bird impacts; but how, the contrary 10 throw dust
the ewes of the world and pcryert its stpuaons and
guarantees to the detrment and ruin OF their unfortunate
ly impoent and mbece associates IL pot against the
lbcrcs Of nationalities and populations, which in the
sciinics Of God bound, sooner or later to be nee
il was an ingenious device Of uncontrolled despois eXut-
ing in the idea that they had OyethroWn the most 0rnl
da6le because the most intelligent, the most heroic, ana
the most generous dcSpot Of them all III III error was
most stupidity fruitful eror. working 10 the hopes
Gla ends OF dtsposm, in reducing to the author,
Is Of two oycTshadowing gntics the puny ana
fI,gmcnary resistance OF twenty petty prime pas and
lr.cdons 1t was az Illustration, flr the superior
= wers were concerned OF the thnf wisdom that would
pot the kite watch the dove cote and the wolf tue SHEEP
fold OF the value OF buch promise hclhcI AUSTIN bO
Prssia could be unaware
THB CAREER or PRUSSIA.
OF the two however Prussia must have been, as she
really was the ardent the career OF cncoach-
mcni She was fully conscious OF the iuroads which ne
popular mind, il the revolution of 1879 had made into te
hca of her power. The Diet, which she could here
toore rry though crippled by the gpof her power was
still n thorn in her side and obstacle ~ her way FOR
the last eighteen wears she had been sdu!ousy WORKING
TO bng people TO the wholesome restraints OF mat
despite power. Her iniquites, wonderfully hclIel
by the equally grlspng ambition OF AusiIl, ond sun
moro wonderfully subscryed by the mad experiments oi
successful political mountebIuk seem, by the triumph OF
nor arms to have pn her fair way OF Tcgaining the
elements Of absolute power which, shred by shred
were fast passing away from her; anu,
under the pressure OF victorious armies. which even
at the rsk bankruptcy she keeps IN the held 20 gave her
the promise Of yetng back upon the people Of Germay
the yoke which Austria bad lately kept rather loosely
fastened their necks The French who viii ION every
indication, have word to ray this maitr and that II
nav be in the principle OF the eo feeling hich begets
kindness have very pregnant adleo In poin6ic To- de
ID qVeJe ny taefccet out OF the way and let me come
n the vigorous AngO-SNon rendering OF THIS piece OF
popular wisdom. Prussia, doubt Gner my years oi
trials and expectations thinks that Austria should get
out of the WY that she has been long enough SUCKING
the substance Of the people Of Gcrmnny-and sh5 Las
therefore reached The conclusion that II - her turn 10
como IN" aud indulge IN that particularly pleanni pro-
cess of uct which feeds fat Knisars and hinrs ehu
stocras nj the expense ofthe very feblood 81 The po
ME Who siall DO the victorious sucker thOt Tine "li
reveal.