The New York herald., 1867-02-26
Q ER N An Y.



oua BERLIN CORRESPONDENCE.
A Torrent OF Rmigratlon to the United
Statcs-Thc Postal Monopoly Of tho Prince
Of Thurn and Taxis-Historv Of the German
RELIC of Femdniism-Prussian Negotiations
with Nassau-Election Preparations and
State Of Parties, &c.
The tide Of emigration from Germany promises this
year to swell to real torrent owingbesdes the grow
ing attractveness of Amerca-to many causes conse
quent upon the Of the late war; foremost among
which is the aversion to the Prussan military conscrip
ton felt in the recently annexed parts which disposes
many families to emigrate with the view Of freeing their
boys from the servi,ude that would await them some few
years hence But in the old Prussian provinces
the emigration movement is exceedingly strong and In
villages third Of the population leaving for
America in the spring, and have already bespoken
their passage, In body. The weekly steam packets
from Bremen and Hamburg with some five six extra
which have been engaged have all their places
taken up TO the month Of November. This the low
average of eight hundred emrrans for each
about ninety voyages in ten months would alone give
over 10 900 emgrants by steam direct from Germany,
besides which large number Of sailing vessels will
nue to take OIL cmIgrant and the hundreds Of steam
arriving from the States with visitors the Paris
Exhibition will draw largely upon emigration by French
1t believed that this another 900 CONT
mental passengers, mostly from this country will find
their way the States Fortunately Of the people
going now at rate the boer Of them start
with the fixed resolution to proceed at once to some in
land place or Western State instead Of tagging behind
New York, where In the event Of 'hard tines coming
on they might be exposed to suffering; whereas
in the West Northwest the agricultural resources
those regions will allow labor become drug
The advice given in this report by Mr.. J. surz, the
well known philanthropst whose articles the dwell
iings Of the poor inserted not long since in the
HgRALD and who has lately returned from an extensive
tour through the United States Is listened TO with aton
ton by his counrymen. 1t may be assumed with some
certainty the state OF Missouri which Mr. stuz ap-
pears TO recommend especially for Germans will this
year already considerable addition Its popu
lation in consequences There be doubt that
twenty years hence Missouri will be one Of the most
popuous perhaps the most popnious State In the Unon
and 50 large proportion OF her citizens being composed
Of Germans their descendants will always be strong
nducemen for emgauts from the Fatherland to select
II for their place Of domicie. @s1
Among the relics Of fendalism connected with the
''Holy Roman Empire which have been buried In the
ruins Of that ancient institution the postal prvi
TAXA The empire Of Germany ike ali msdise vai king
doms had number Of great functionares, whose Offices
hereditary Ia the families Of its princas and
Mates Thus the Eector Of Saxony was Hereditary
Grand Marshal; the Elector of Hanover Hereditary
Treasurer the Eectorof andenburg Hereditary Lord
Chancellor &c., and she Prince Of Thurin and TsSs
ravested BY revcrent English tourist Into Prince OF
an ocs Witch. though not sss fars.oss N .nE, ~as
more lucrative than any q tss ethsn the s.id
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in the beginning Of the sxteenh century 6t introduced
the postal system into Germany and n spite q the oo
the semindependens princes and municipalities. gradu
ally extended II the whole country. In 1895 his
Empire and from that time forward tho postal depart
ment Of most German States managed, not by the
sSs Prince of ihnrn and rsxis This system oontrusd
unaltered down TO the present generaon and evcn sur
vved the transformation Of the Holy Roman Empire into
Gcrmanic confederation but In 1919 the King or Prus
sia concluded treaty with the Prince Of Thurn and
Taxis (vhO happened TO b his brosherin-law by which
him IN the western provinces Of Pru sa ADD was ndem
ninod BY the principally Of Krotoschln in Prussan
miles and thirty thousand inhabissnts A similar ar
ranQement mad already been made BY Bavaria and the
example was followed some years after BY Wuremburg
postal Jurisdiction Of Thurn and Taxis still extended
over Electoral and Grand Duca Hcssc, Nassau, SAKE
schwartzburgs the prncpa.cs Of Reuss and the free
cities Of Frankfort, Lubbock, Bremen and Hamburg BY
me o p par r. o. m % V Hor %
man Bund, the time honored privileges OF tho Taxis
family became virtually extinct II being expressly pro
vded by paragraph Of the constitution proposed for
that body that the pors tcegraphs &C. are TO be under
the management OF the central government The
use kicking against The prcks and instead OF protest.
Ing against the violation OF his rights, he, with the
practical genius that has always distinguished his race
immediately set about obtaining the best terms he could
for renquishing them.
In this he has been far successful that Prussia has
agreed pay him indemnity OF three million thaers In
consideration Of which ne renounces forever all claims to
such privileges and perquistes as he would be entitled
Of tho territories in question Although very hand
some sum, II Is by means full equivalent for the
loss he sustains his clear revenue. which was con-
stany increasing, having amounted OF late to a least
$50 900 thales per annum but az the present moment
when representatives, OF the oldest and most iusrious
houses expelled from fheir dominons and turned
adrrf upon tho world without any compensation at ALL
he may think himself lucky In having got so much.
The bl authorizing the Prussian gcvernmen. 70 give
OF Deputies Saturday and passed without division
Another dispossessed poentaie the Duke Of Nassau,
has not been able to equally satisfactory
arrangement with tho conqucring Prussans This ILL.,
starred prince whose ancestors once occupied the mpe
rial throne Of Germany, married TO noar relative OF
the King OF Prussia and actually expected therefore, TO
ind some favor In the eyes OF his apowerul cousin
But Bismarck = no, -: man to pay much attention oo% 70
tho Duke annual pension Of the same amount as the
civ list derived from his former dnchy, but refuses TO
grant him any compensation for tho loss OF MS prvaIe
domains, which were far valuable, and inclnded
Of she finest tracts country the Rhine and It's
tributaries The Prusian Premier argues that In fact
these domains tho property OF the Duke but
OF the state itssf, and that the State having peen
N ss q q $
this reasoning might or might not interiers with the
right OF property n general Il ID difficult to say; but
possession r. nine points OF the law, and In tho worst
case the Prusslan crown lawyers those whose con-
duct in the scheswg HoIstein business shows that they
may DO implicitly depended UPON 10 back mp the legal
Tor iilegal theories advanced BY their government.
The Dukes brother, Prince Nicholas Nassau, has
been here for weeks dancing attendance upon
bismarck and the King, and exerting oil his eloquence
he was deemed quite powerful speaker in the Nassau
chambersto obtain some CONCESSIONS but though favor
ably reoeived at court and invited 70 all the "bas and
osentatons,r the object OF his mission is still far
rem being accomplished ever.
As the elections for the North German Parliament
draw near, the various parties have redoubed their
efforts to stir up the people from their apathy and
kind Of mild agitation has thus been produced, which,
however, bears little resemblance the ferent that
prevailed in 1S4s, the only time In the history Of Ger
many previous 70 this In which the citizens were called
upon 70 give their votes the reconstruction Of the
tatherland. The liberal party is split up into small
knots or factions which OF course rebounds to the adj
vantage OF the minsteralists who display considerable
tact In ayailng themselves Of the mistakes Of their
antagonists and IN working upon the preudcce OF the
masses Count Bismarck, who, whatever may be said
aQanst him. Ia certainly AT this moment one Of the nost