The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-07

Here each one examined, and, II accepted, price
usually about onedfth his real value wns placed upon
him. the owner receiving for this amount order on
the government Of Frankfort.
TREATMENT or THE PRESS
Most Of the journals have been stopped and several OF
the editors arrested, and members OF the Senate
(Which Is merely tho City Council OF Frankforp have IL Is
sad been sent to the fortress OF Ehrenbroitsein These
gentlemen, Messrs Bernus and spelz, have been con-
spicuousy patriotic opposed the surrender Of
tho old free city 10 the Prussans without fighting for
its defence.
PRUsslAS ASIaosry rHs CITIZENS.
The prussians naturally have little feeling Of anil
mostly toward Frankfort It is, rather was, the capt
tai Of the Germaac Confederation and OF the Diet
remained after Prussia and the States which supported
her had withdrawn continued sit here until days
before the troops entered When tho Prussan contin
gent which had been stationed here marched out after
the Prussian withdrawal, there some Kissing aud
other demonstrations or unfavorable character aud
now, when in little moro than month after they
return as oonquerors, il would, perhaps DO expect.
ing too much of poor human nature 10 sup
in paying on the Frankfortcrs for their temery
Certain Is that the people grumblng terrby here
as loudly they dare at the cxsctions which being
made from them, 70 consider TINT their ex
ceptiona condition IN Germany 'free city, should
eniitle them 20 immunity from the burdens Of
General Won Fakensein evidently Is OF thor opn.
ou and Is expected every day that he will evy large
contribution in money upon the unfortunate bugcsses
% @ wao lew dsys snee we were S required 70
obliged To empty their pots aud kettles and drain their
beer casks into the stoachs u their Prussan enemies
RECEPTION KSKNy ~ HoxBURG.
witnessed curious phase OF thus fratroidal day
before yesterday at Homburg, the charming watering
place about nine miles from here and where had gono
TO spend the night and portion of tho next day HON
burg was the capital OF the Landgraviate Of Hesse-
Homburg, Of the smallest Of the little seven by
and the dividing lines between which Prussia now
eaAcng with the sword The extent OF its territory s
thousand Its army consisted Of three hundred and
sixty six men, and the annual government expenses
were about -four hundred and any thousand FORMS
about two hundred thousand dollars. Tho people
paid but few II any taxes, a. tho support Of tho
governments was principally dorved from the
gambling tables OF Homburg, whose managers paid
a large annual sum TO the Iandgrave for the
exclusive privilege of securing the pockets Of tho
swarm OF travellers who 90 there every summersome
drink the nvigoratng To the theory
Of the equilibrium OF chances upon the rouge snosy
and vosJeae. Last fall tho Landgrave having com
pieted his eighty third died. and celebrated wing
who spends most OF his time and all his money at Hon
burg proposed as his epi,aph the formula employed by
the dealers OF the cards NJ rowge ct nofr -" Son
feu eat foi. Rsa pstsn
BY the death OF the late Landgravc, who left no
Hesse Dsrrnstadt The people here are quict peace
able, agricultural race. with no particular predictions
upon one siAs or the Other In this war, al
though their sovereign the Duke Of Darmstadt has
taken strong and decided position agunst Prussia
Day before yesterday morning about 1000 soldiers OF
eom,ns s rom coSenz and on ,' their way Il said
toward the Federal fortress OF Mayonce about twenty
mites from here on the Rhine when tney nrst cane
the shop keepers put up their shutters In shor time
however became evident that they intended TO molest
nobody and q portion Of thcm having bvouacksd
the railway station And the others bsfbg bis,cd upon
the inhabitants the latter began % fraernizs with
them rs. were no, rp'oi n %, s'S S
bours little .horse" territories north Of
here, and which have sided with Prussia
The soIdcs indeed were made OF us such sur az tho
HombufR
and behaving In a most quiet and genkmxnly manner
came eIceednsIy popular A sort Of picnic spread
made for them in the gardens OF the Kussa cigars
and beer were voluntarily furnished them in the after-
noon band payedto tho great delight OF tho peopo
10 tho evening the whole female population turned
out and nearly every Of 'ihs enemy" might be
walking the streets with at leas; and frequently
Of the pretty girls OF Homburg attached to his person
These people seemed 70 have forgotten that they
and wsrs nssvss or the fathsriand Whose homes
indeed but fow miles away from their own and
wa, not 10 hs kindly hesrs q .h'.o People % turn
evidently from long march Blood IL thicker than
water and imaginary lines between territories cannot
mako enemies. when brought faee 70 face with each
other Of people Of common origin, speaking com
mon language. 8
GERMAN NATIONALITY THE roruIAE rpKA
There doubt that this TACT rapidly developing
itself in the minor stated Of Germany. and among
those which are ransed IN opposition TO Prussia,
all, grand and powerful nationality 10 bet
ter than weak and petty Independence Tho
have had any particular pao,ism, In the strict
% the wor confined 70 the contracted territory
In which they were born--po particular Loyalty"
towards the petty, poweriefs Prince, living useless
oftsn pro6eate life before thsir eycs they always
have had and do now have pa,rotic feeling for wha.
Prussia seems determined 10 convert into living
entity and although Prussia has not been generally
liked BY them they begin 20 that aha destined 10
be the ruling leading power In Germany and thai they
will probably be obliged 70 accept her the controlling
element which s 70 fuse Germany into real nation