The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-02
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Cosat BIs,narck's Efforts at solidarity-His
Means and the Result.


Coant Bls,nnrck's Efforts at solidarity-His
Mems and the Result.
From the London Times, Dec. l0.1
Just e King Victor Emmsnue on Saturday r last IN
tho evening OIL Same da laying the nrss stone Of
.ns Il may psvs "a %
rescntng many States, members OF tho new North
once Of the Minister Of State at Bcrn under the pres
dency Of the Prussian Primo Minister, By whom the
6augns g the federal constitution was laid before n9m
battle Of Konigrstz were in many respects though not
In ALT analogous to those m which the Italian psnin-
battles the ame antinational element Austria.
was virtually beaton Oh the field, abandoning
p: y y The hands o. che
Pussln in the other By both these battles tho minor
sta&es which had vaily strven for independent
Ing Powers or b. kelpsss neutrality between both.
thrown OF their balance by tho Issue Of the
and len a the . y % the 2 pr eva pncp
find fault with Count Bsnarcks scheme. Independent
Of all that there was arbitrary tyrnnnical and unprinc
TO DO lack Of enlarged Vows Of decision and consistency
in his policy The national tendency pointed to
stuticn OF Germany. BIsmarck's work vas limited
however, Count Bismarck's vicws reached further
into tho future than those o. his cri,ics In order
order TO unto all Germany he felt IL necessary to
gain firm hold Of half Germany. In order that the
Prussia II ncccssasy make this Power moro than
match for all the rest Of tho Faherand put together
OF the minor States In the language Of Homsrs
Jupiter To the Gods OF Olympus whom he offered to hold
end of chain and challenged all the others ~ pull
Mt the other TO show them that superior strength lay
the side OF the one m tho many There is cvery
bsiieve that Count Bsmnrck's In natur
ally despotc To friends as well Us foes N old and new
Pruss.ans. subj aud allies ho has bcen equally
harsh, arbitrary, capric!0us but could not be
easily convinced tina. liberal and concl!iatory course
k~w~ 1r~A k~fF .f.xI Il.
sanc. as yet OF any . uatyy thai has Ten, brovm
to0ev ~ natural cohesive irAncts English unity was
owed ia being TO &c crafty Louis TX The ''Spans'
wcrc made by tho unscrupuous Fcrdnynd tho
Catholic and what tho Iron win Of such sovcrdgns dd
foreign thraldom and the horror 81 lis pfretustion
achieved for Italy 10 latter days Bat gsrmsny in
dependence has bsen great extent ana all times
compatible with DIVISION degrev Of local de-
velopmsnt and freedom held 70 be gndncive n the
general welfare The German ioscd no great rssh:r
dividsas stats sfA Ne ea YetfrqA 1873 70 1sce the
Idea of tho necessity foe sohete Of German union
e. Tsss n.sS sss ssS'1a Or s
Europe. Ceuneny NEST b. mye ore. partly by the /
p:s i ssss sss ~sss 81 sS
the dcs,ihdss Is It&y, I IA. AZ M 800 ~
ccan. Bsm.rE Gke. upegS.s:s, 70 q. &c task o
Tie .cavoiis ssd Msasoy Hs 'nrst brought Prussia
under control; he coercs Kiss aod gcvsrument Par
North German princes Y his viii; ~ niu rsf pM is
Jooi on az rsck az Ms Htonal Aaembly. He s game
s,er and rsckous tho dds: Mathematician and pro-
cesds from the knowlto the unknown 80 many con-
seryatives In the uissan Chambers against many
in No1h Germany, many Prussians
against 10 many pnoverians Hessians and saxons; In
the common FALKLAND. many Nortbcrncrs againft 40
many southernoT y would b snpernuous 70 say that
there Is in thaountry M oppoHfon abe rithSand
Bismorcks awv What Is important 10 . state that
the beneficial aracter OF thai asccndancy Is every dnv
more and md extensively acknowledged The peril OF
Germany eyh two antaeonisc forces equally fatal to oil
homes OF Afe reconciliation OF tho country. On one
side tho mybr princes O. the other he people; narrow
minded t(ndivdualism" or municipalism, against
rabId depbcracy A scourRe OF princess Bismarck rs
dear TO he multitude; terror Of demaqogues he Is
scceptaJc princes Whoever fccis any uneaxncss Ms
to thetvntingcncios OF foreign wars whoever hns
horrovof anarchy. looks up TO Prussia for natloosf
shcetlnchor The governments OF the north cllns 10
Inc Aew confcderacy ~ very existence for the same
those Of the soutl ready fall In one By one
rhs ''old beral party, headed by Won vfnckc send n
!. -ir adhesion 70 the mSter minds policy. With such
i'scoicant elements asths Fatheriand harors In its
,osom' VIVA such spnd failures NJ all popular move.
ncnts have n-ariabv led to- II IL evident that The
initiative In Germany id no. with the people n IA NOT
~ liberty, At least no, rv liberia NAT un;y 80
q acnered put q the basis OF nrrn. compact
lnly tnst an educaed tcnt, aborious people like the
serman may nope 70 cstblish sound freedom.