The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-05

Of the Richmond Dispatch.


gun to make arrangements for the rcccp-
ton of the army, whose entrance into the
city will be notable occasion in the mu-
nicipal history. If the pending ncgot'a-
tions for peace prove fortunate, the army
will return in month, and will be well
coined with all the enthusiasm due TO those
who have asserted the unity oi the rather
land, and carried the eagle OF Prussia TO
victory. This army is real representa-
tive of the people Of the land, since 10y
Prussian law every citizen is soldier so
soon ms he reaches the age OF twenty. Ac-
cora;nply il contains men from all ranks OF
society and has a polish and healthy SYM
na,bv with civil life not 10 be found IN
arm;cs raised by recruiting officers. The
coT,,srondcnt of the London Times with
The Prussian army remarks on the fine ap-
rearance of the men and the unexpected
nrmncss which the raw levies showed, and
which is 10 I've attributed to the fact that
in this war it was the nation that took up
arms to defend its rights and to establish
a principle. They are men who look
eagerly for peace and the return to their
homes, but who felt that the honor
of the national name rested with them, and
accordingly they have shown stcadincss
worthy Of veterans.
Every Prussian subject must enter the
regular army at twenty years Of age, and
serve three years, unless he be rich enough
to buy a remission, in which case he serves
only one year. After this, for five years
he must do occasional military duty, and
thence to the age of forty he is liable 10
be summoned to the field in the event OF
war. Thus in the present contest many
soldiers were men who had left the army
and gone into civil pursuits, but who seem
cheeriully at least to have answered the
call made on them. After the age of forty
the Prussian citizen still belongs to militia
organizations, which are not called on 10
take up arms except i'll imminent peril, as
invasion of the country by the enemy.
From this CONSUMPTION system no one cs-
capcs except through physical disability ::
so. for example, in the present war many
students of the universities have been kill
ed, and if the professors are not in the army,
il is because men do not usually reach this
position till they have passed the age of
forty. This necessity of giving three years
or one of carly youth to military liie-not
a little embarrassing frcquently--iS not
without its beneficial results. Besides the
general advantage 10 health, and the &C
Quisi,ion Of habits Of precision and alert
ness in movement, there is established that
sympathy between people and army which
cannot exist under Il tyranny. There re-
Gently Appeared in the journals here re-
quest from a number Of eXcmptS IN the
CITY. exempted by reason of corporal in
tiru.itvD Ia he allowed TO 90 to the field,
take the places of the Landwehr who had
been so long from home, and 50 permit
these latter TO return to their pursuits. |
do not know whether the Minister Of War
thought it advisable thus to reduce the
number Of effective men in the field, but
this shows the feeling cherished by the
people towards the soldiers.
The lower House of Congress, the House
of DcputicS-ncwly electcd-is consdera-
bly, more aristocratic in its composition
than it has recently been. Out of 3iS
members, l32 are of noble extraction,
including one Prince, (ot Hohcaloke-ln-
gcltingcn.) and twenty-onc Counts, while
there are but twcnty-siX merchants and
mechanics and nine bankers. This change
in character is due TO the war feeling and
consequent favorable disposition towards
the Government. Heretofore, however,
although this House of Deputies has talked
a great deal, it has accomplished little. In
It's contest with the Government it has
withheld supplies, and the King and his
Ministers have proceeded, in spite of the
refusal, TO grant them. Yet that they have
dared openly 10 oppose the Executive Is
sign of an advance towards democratic
principles, which will probably become
more rapid in few years, though it may
now be checked by the increase of centrali-
cation attendant on the extension Of Prus-
sian territory.
annex brief statement of the compo-
sition of the House of Deputies. First, the
following Ministers Heydt, Room, Bonen,
and Patow, besides Ccrlowitz, formerly
Saxon Minister: then Counts Gutenberg
and Schwerin; 81 judicial functionarics,
ii lawyers IA comparatively small number),
80 government officials, 40 provincial coun-
sellers or members of boards of safety, >
magistrates, IA burgomasters and other
city officials, professors, teachers and ar
fists, 3ccrgymen, physicians, 20pensioned
(retired) civil functionaries, penSioned
officers, editors, commercial counsellor,
counsellor Of commission, 26 merchants
and mechanics, chamberlains, 81 holders
of knightly manors, &c land proprictors, 8
bankers and renters.
A very fair distribution this of office
among the different classes, and the num-
Der Of country gentlemen elected IS Ia
vorable to stability and conservatism. One
feature of their system, different from the
American, is that the deputy need not be
a resident Of the district which he repre-
sents; which feature has it's advantages
and disadvantages. Among the latter is
ability thus given to the Bcrliners ESQ say
the conservatives 10 search over the whole
country for demagogucs, and to seize on
any lawyer "a class to which the Govern
ment party have an antipathy) who has
made himself famous or infamous accord
ing to ones partly by his political talk or
writing.
There has just been completed in Sesen-
helm monument 10 the mcmory Of Frede-
rike Brion, Goe,he'S early love. The grave
stone is in the Grccian style, and contains
the bust Of Frederikc in relief Oh golden
ground the bust is of white marble. In
derneath is an inscription to the effect that
ga CLEAN Of poetry fell on her, SO rich that
it conferred on her Immortality"
The peace negotiations 1t is hoped are pro-
crossing favorably. Yesterday, according
TO accounts, the arrangement between
Prussia and Wurtemberg was concluded.
1t is not believed that the opposition OF
the King of Saxony will prove very dan
gerous. Now that Italy and Austria have
been able TO compromise on the uti posi-
detis question, and Venetia is certainly
given up, there seems to be really nothing
TO create apprehension. II is true there
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