The New York herald., 1867-04-05
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY APRIL s. l8e7-rR1pLs SHEET


test and always shall protest. against our incop
with the North German oonfederacy.a
Count bismarck replied very sharply and indeed made
one of the berest OF many bitter speeches have
heard or b m He is good . hater Dr.. johnson
could poss bly, wish meet with and he 70 have
the way is rather uugraeul or him. q the Polish insur
recton Of 1858 gave him the first opportunity OF dis
playing his political daring and gaming diplomatic
OF the inhabitants OF Pruian Poland he remarked were
we'll satisfied with their change OF government and
would DO sorry TO return V their ancient rsots Of
ment TO Prussia on the battle Aeld Of Sadowa and by
resisting all the stemps of the revolutionary faction
tents were The mobility and the clergy the former OF
whom regretted the oss Of their privileges and OF their
rights g tree. bs peasants IKE beasts Of burden while
no longer allowed 8 psrss1ls Oilers The Poles Always
talked Of their beng nation Of twenty four millions,
nssSSoss q an srocsy but they forgot that
their own monarchy had been formed by conquest and
annexston. Originally confined To small district on
Of the Tartars into Russia and the weakness Of the
Teut0nic Order 10 extend their d0mni0ns 70 tho Baltic
sn@ ne Dnisps and snsy sdvanoOo % 'nSy M
population Of the conquered regions In reality there
were thea ssvsn and half millions or foes n
thuanians who were glad TO exchange the rule Of the
Polish aristocracy for that OF RUSSIA and g moro
for the benenca and civixing sway OF tho Prussian
II certain number Of Polish deputies had bssn
returned In tho late elections Il was thought the
the real object Of the German Parliament was suppress
the Catholic faith forbid the OF the Polish language
&c The Premier wound up with the following werds,
which received with cheers and murmurs by che
members The re-sstablishment Of the Polish repub-
lie the limits OF l172 10 ouIy fantastica droam
possible for there arc not Poles enough in the
world 70 accomplish Il. Among the twenty.four
millions Of inhabitants Of that territory there
number one million is dispersed in various countries.
They therefore demand thar six and half millions Of
their countrymen should rule over eighteen mil
lions Of inhabitants. non-Poish. But the state
of affairs In = 0aliica shows the sort OF feeling
domination. Nor Is II certain that the six and
half millions desire the supremacy in question has
desire 10 crt0 the rule Of a-aughter)-but the
people of the country districts In Poland have still more
confidence in the Russians than in their own nobility.
Renounce, therefore, gcntcm deputies of Poland, the
idea Of keeping Europe in commotlon. ior you are de
us and with the majority OF your fellow counrymen,
the peasants. to enjoy the benefits OF civilization to
which the confederation OF the North is ahoutt0 give
fresh securities But To the Reichsag hold M the cx
ample of the Poles warning showing the condition
to which a powerful empire may be reduced when
directed by a warlike nobility prefcrring liberty to
security The whole energy of that nobility Is at this
day insufficient establish that empire AS the poet
says'What thou hast ut moment refused, eternity
will not bring thee back" (Bravos and murmural
The motion Of Danish member. not 10 include the
northern district Of Scheswg in the territory OF the new
Bund until the pebisce required by the treaty of Prague
has first come Off by which it would appear whether the
inhabitants wished to belong TO Denmark or Germany,
received less ngeniousy than the protest OF the
Poles. ''The population Of Northern Schelswg," said
Bismarck, shave no claim to vote upon their junction
with Denmark The Emperor OF Austria alone has a
right to demand such vote in pursuance OF the spula
tons OF the peace Of Prague But in that document
period Is fixed for taking the voe have fu latitude
In that respect and II depends upon whether the
ton Of the territory be ceded shall be less
extensive Perhaps 1t may not be quito 30 largo as Den
mark expects at all events shall be careful not to
give up any point that Is OF straegca importance.
Besides there will be many preliminary arrange
ments required before this clause of the treaty Of
Prague be entered upon Denmark will have to un
derake her share Of the debt and to give that
the Germans settled in the northern districts shall not
be subject any Of the annoya from which they had
to suffer previous to the In the mcantlme the
whole Sevia continues integral part Of the Prussan
formed under her auspces" This declaration, which
shows that Bismarck is clever In explaining away
treaty obligations constitutional enactments, was
greeted With loud applause by the majority OF the As
semby who their faces most decidedly against tho
REIMBURSEMENT OF what they look upon ~ German pro-
pery, and both the motion Of the Danes and the protect
OF the Poles we're assigned 70 the limbo from which
there Ia return.
The amendment Of n dc CArowitz was then ncratived
by Of l4b 70 1l3 and tho sitting closed with the
passing Of article In the form proposed by the
commission In yesterdays sitting articles two
and three, which only OF local interest," providing
that the inhabitants Of tho several Sacs are 10 have tho
rights Of ctizenshVSn the whole confederacy &c.
agreed To after long rather tedious discussion.