The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-24

manded
Judge Holmes concurs.
Judge Iovelace absent.
GSigned] DAVID WAGNER.
The stntp of Etropc.
Tho following interesting nmmary of Conti-
nontal news and rumors 3 from the German
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial:
Military statistics, lately published show that
Prussia can muster in the ,egular field army
$50, 905 mon; for the reserve aid garrsops of for
tresses and depots 123, 900 mel, aud 1000 men
OF 5 militia the 7o first
whole army, including the milt of the first levy,
is put on war footing. Ausrh can muster, be-
side tho Imperial body-guard # $40 men, and the
strong and humorous gensdirmes, G19,000, with
10000 horses. How many o! these corps have
been called into active serviceis not known to tho
public, as the mutual recrimii atoms assert that
each power is acting but on tfe defensive.
For the moment people talk lees of the possi-
bility of IN actual war than ol tho reform meas
ures proposed by the Prussiar Cabinet. Nobody
knows what to make ont Of them, as nobody is
informed what measures Bsn,rk is going to sug-
gest. III. Savigny, tho Russitn Embaseador at
the German Diet in this city. has left on the
structions regarding the future German Parlia-
ment, the organization of tho military and naval
forces, the diplomatic representation and COM
mercial affairs of Germany.
People are cracking their brains about these
intended reforms. In the first moment the prop
osition OF elecIing German Parliament, by uni
ceived all over Germany with scorn and disgust
Bismark, who had just most unceremoniously dis
missed his own Parliament, and treated the same
with supreme contempt; Dismark, who had in
duced the Supreme Court Of his country to misin-
torpret the Constitution and to cripple the right
OF free speech, even within the walls of ParIia-
ment; that same man shall at once, and as by
magic, side with the Democratic party of the Ger
nan Liberals, and take the lead in creating Par
lisment-no, that was too much even for the good
uatured and simple-hear Germans; and the
unanimous verdict OF all thpir noeptinpa
condemnation OF Bismark and his policy" ITn,eo
Dunaos ct dona fe1entes," they repeated, with the
But Bismark laughed in his sleeve, and knew
but too well that at the fiSt steam off his oppo-
oTd nS nan line S Som second 26er
resolutions were everywhere passed, declaring
that the interior difficulties for the moment had
to be forgotten, and that every true-hearted Prus
sian was IN duty bound to assist even the hated
Government OF Bismark in rtgenerating the
German athorland. Oh, weathercock of public
opinion
It is now asserted, as far as the military affairs
of Germany are concerned, that Bismark intends
by his proposed reforms to see Prussia entrusted
with the command of the armies of all German
States situated between tho North Sea and the
Main-a kind of your fatal Mason and Dixon line
and to put Bavaria at tho head of the armies of
the other German States, thereby excluding Aus
tria and deciding the Question Of the Hegemony
in favor of Prussia.
But he may reckon without his host; for Aus
tria, we hear, insists on the admission into the
Parliament OF representatives OF oil her non Ger
man States, whereby she would number third Of
all members to be elected, and reinforced by one
or the other of the minor German States, she
could easily vote down any Prussian proposition
of this kind. Secondly, she points to the third
article of tho Confederate Constitution, which de-
clares-foolishly enough-that any reform OF the
the members of tho Diet; and who can ever OH
tain such n voter Thirdly, she is said to insist
that Hoistein be allowed 10 send independent rep
resentaiiyes iuto the Parlamcnt Whereby shc ut
refllSD to aCkDOwlcdpp tho riphk of IN
annexation. Will Bismark. thus foiled and thwart-
ed in his scheme, fulfill his threat to secede from
more than ever beforo2 These questions are the
alarmint points Of the present crisis.
Anoth report states that one Of Bismark's
proposit rs will be tho folio wing: That the Par
lament III be elected by universal suffrage, ac-
cording vho number OF the population or the
various rman States; that the number of the
deputies shall be fxed beforehand, and the mode
OF election determined by the Diet; and lastly
that only such men shall be eligible to the Parlia-
mont, who in tho var GUS States arc entitled to
become members Of the First Chambers, or tho So
Though this report is based upon the plausi-
biity that the reactionary Prussisn Premier in
tends by this proposition to reconcile the feudal
that he hopes tho nobility to be more accessible to
his schemes than tho othor population. Yet this
report seems to be one Of the wild newspaper
rails and the men Of the people, would arouse such
storm OF indignation all over. Germany, that We
would note down the day Oh which such propo-
sition was to be promulgated, as tho birthday or
dawn Of the German revolution. noticed this
rumor only because thought it to bo the duty OF
faithful correspondent to give you all possible
information.
In the meantime the Minister'S of nine OF the
more powerful Of tho German minor States met
on the 22d instant, in Augsburg, Bavaria. They
had two protracted meetings on that same day,
and one on the following, and agreed to operate
on the proposition r.ade by Prussia, in such q
manner that d reform OF tho Diet might be car
ried, which would answer both the intentions OF
the great Powers and those Of the German nation.
Thoy resolved to act as unit; but all will depend
on the detailed propositions pected Of Bismark,
and to be submitted to Committee of Nine, who
was appointed by the Diet, to report on those pro-
positions. It remains to DO seen whether they
will continue to act unanimously, as usually be
swayed by the private views and interests OF their
Government.
At tho samo time 1t Is rumored that Russia,
whose present sovereigns are OF German origin,
and bear tho title or Dukes OF Holstein- dottorp,
Is coming forth and claiming her share in tho
Duchies for tho Duko OF 0ldenburg. Col. Wey-
mann has arrived from St. Petersburg, bearing
an autograph letter Of tho Emperor Alexander to
King William. It is the second communication
since the commencement ofthe present crisis.
Atthe same time, q pamphlet has been published
by DR.. Mayor, Professor OF Law at the University
OF Rosbsok, which enlis!s Q good deal OF interest
aud attention It is entitled "Critic OF the deci-
sion given by the Lyndici OF the Prussan Crown,
1rst part: Oldenburg, and the claims of the
House of Gottorp on Holstein." The ;Lyndici
averred that. after the defeat Of the King Of Dem
mark, the Honse Of Oldenburg WAS the legal sue.