The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-02
German Reconstruction ON Bismark's
Plan,

Plan.
From the London Times July 20.
Unpopular as tle Prussians are, and
odiOus as he name OF Blsmark was but very lately
TO German repub leans, there are 1e " we suspect,
who would not prefer incorporation with Prussia
under Count Bsmark's ascendancy to the old state
OF things We NAV admire, on the one hand, the
patriotism which is ready TO sacrifice even freedom
TO nat onal greatness or oepore, on the other the
combination of seTyilY with Tnpaclty winch brooks
the inso ence OF military monarchy and
aristocracy for the sake of terrtor a. aggran-
dzement. As observers of events, however, we must
admt Ihat no moral impedlment has oostructed the
march of the Prusslan armies and that to appear
ance the unml tary ana 1noiilcal inhabitants of
North GelmanY are perfectly content to the Diet
overthrown and to become eiIher nominally or W.
tually, Prussan subjects. How far this NAV be due
TO the INABILITY OF Austria to pro them,
OF course judge TIL pt ace l. restored and The wishes
oil the peOp consulted ny he convention a Ger
man Parliament or otherwEe. We can nardly be-
lieve thai, however deficient IN political courage,
til will accept the deveopmen of Prussfan insutu-
tions as they are without strug Gle; ou 1t seems
h ,ghly pIobab Q that With increased dominion Prus-
sia will shake Off many of her old traditions
AS in America SO IN Germany, the ''reconstruc-
iOn of he South will be tue difficult prob EN-,
after Ihe war is over. The lgnob pavt of Bavaria
in the great drama now beng enacted goes far to
show tha' she Is incapable OF heading new South
@ a. % Is part Wmsn more tan
atlon, WITH equal dishonor, ana with equai Ill
cess. When LOUIS xiv was MAKING war upon Ger
many AZ the Deglnning OF the last century, the
Eector of Bavaria sided with France, was beaten
with France at Blenheim, ana soon afterwards
experienced the retributiOn which he richly de-
served.
The icy of Bavaria WIS the same during the
| long conflict betv cen Ma oleon and Germany she
was the iaithtul ally of France during the Jagns
which ended at Austerz, Jena and Wagram, and
received her reward in large of terrCorV
Nor was lit till victory ha1 fnay declared against
Napoleon at Lepmc that she repented of her error.
and strove TO atone for II with characteristic base
ness. A Bavarian Amy was then sent to cut of the
retreat of the French at HaIau and the defeat VIII ch
It sustained is one OF the few trumphs which 1t Is
impossible for student of history to grudge Ma.
pOleon
| Another crisis has arisen in Germany, and Bava.
ria Is again found taRing what she believed to be the
stronger side, and discovering her mistake too ate
No one can bame her TOR ,astlng her lot with Aus
tIa and dec ining the overtures made by PussIa (;
but having done So she ought at least to have
dered prom pr and loyal assistance to her cOntede.
the hour of peril. Had an effective diversion
| been mace b, Bavaria the danOverian army, which
had already beaten tIe Prussan force opposed to It,
might have escaped. mad their rear been thre a..
| enen, and Their communication endau gered by the
| march vi tne PrussIan army towards SaXonY, the
| Prussans would have advanced more cautiously into
| Bohemia.
Bavaria, however, stood on the defensive, and has
paid the penalty for 1t by oslng battle on her own
soil at Klssingen She has obtained truce Tor
| herself alone and we prepared to hear that she
| has concluded separate treaty of peace with the
| ConqueTor. Whatever its terms be Bavaria will find
no sympathy. She has incurred the enmity of Prus-
| STA without earning the gratitude OF Austria; and
| when the time comes, If It ever does come, for q
Tectihcation OIL frontiers between France and Ger.
many, she may, perhaps, learn that an Arrangement
| has been made eminently Satisfactory TO all parties
| but herself.