The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-10

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as pastors Of their Hocks are in novise in
fringed upon. But that religious liberty, as
laid down In tho constitution OF the United
States and practised with such beneAcent
results, i recognized and pronounced, and,
accepted - a model in . country where
twenty years ago no one would nave dreamed
Of seeing such thing accomplished, Is happy
omen Of the future progress Of our republican
institutions which have been 30 vigorously
opposed, 70 treacherously assailed and 80 uni
VERBALLY sneered at as an experiment which
was doomed to failure. sBut" said Calico,
sfter his compulsory recantation Of tho theory
that the world revolved around che sun. ''but
still II moves" -es@ri zls: 80
The Pelioy OF Count Bssmarck ~ Explained
BY Hhmself .,4
II d but seldom tina . political iesder
attains the proud position now occupied by
Count Rlsnsesk Of sRsassiAs Military success
~ rule i more nsb,y rewarded than polis
bat ftis act tss aaash 10 say that
Wellington, q The eleso Of those. magnificent
campaigns which won for him the homage or
tiass aRkssads him the umpire Of Europe,
was scarcely greater than e usunt Bismarck
at the present moment Itd . position which
pushes even royalty into the shade. So. far as
the estimate Of posterity is concerned who
would exchange places with Bismarck and his
royal masters The hopes of the German peo-
pie and tho permanent peace Of Europe are
dependent more upon Bismarck than upon any
other single individual
It is amazing what pluck, especially when
coupled with genius, can accomplish. Count
Bismarck has both genius and pluck, as the
late German war and its results have abun-
dainty proved. 1t may be questioned, however,
whether he was believed to be either 80 great
or 90 daring man as the speech which he
recently delivered in the Prussian Chambers
in justification Of his policy, and of which We
published the greater portion yesterday, proves
him to be. An ADLER or more fearless speech
in similar circumstances has seldom, if ever,
been delivered. The conviction had become
tolerably general that the astute Emperor OF
the French had at least one rival in Europe.
Since the delivery Of this speech this is no
longer to be doubted In his own walk
Napoleon has found In Bismarck an equal.
OF Bismarck, indeed, 1t may safely DO said
that with tower advantages he has done more
for his country than Napoleon has done for
France. Alone In Europe he fully compre-
blended Napoleon's favorito doctrine in regard
to nasieAslities, aAd turned II to account. e.
different, indeed. has beea - resul. .ef that
teaching 70 what Was expected that We are,
litS likely TO hear fa6es Of it from the imperial
pso6ss.or. The pupil ~ completely ouswitted
La master. 1asxsf iASSats xhSa by means Of
Nspolesn's fostering care. Prussis has Become
q powerful kingdom, and its present chief
minister can not only quietly indulge the
thought, but openly speak Of the possibility not
merely Of resisting but Of beating" France
The Emperor Napoleon has had several bitter
pills to swallow Of late. We question II he has
had any 50 bitter a. this one.
We are indebted for the speech above
referred to TO the eternal Schlsswig- Holstein
question: question which many have vainly
attempted to comprehend, and which recently
proved so stiff in the hands Of German pro-
lessor that II sent him TO madhouse. From
his own point Of view Count Bismarck puts
the question. with tolerable clearness. The
great value Of the speech, however, consists in
the light which it casts on the schemes OF the
Holy Alliance and the treaties OF 1916, on the
means by which gradually the European system
then established has been broken up, and on
the position which Prussia, in spite OF all
opposition, means to maintain. Gratitude Is
expressed to Italy for her fidelity in holding
true to the alliance which she had formed,
although it is not difficult to see that the present
attitude Of that power Is regarded as somewhat
doubtful Bismarck, it is no longer TO be
doubted, has been annoyed and even driven
from his purpose by the meddling interference
Of Napoleon No one, however, can read bis
dainty justified his policy, and that in the event
OF any future complications he "a resolved to
maintain his ground, and, il need be, to cope
even with the strength ofFrance. IF Bismarck
Is spared aud has his way. the union, under
enc Gag, Of the entire German population will
not be long delayed. This speech may yet
prove fruitful of consequences.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE DISTRICT or CoLUa-
mA.-The bill to establish negro suffrage in the
District Of Columbia has become q law over
the Presidents veto. II stringently disfran-
chises all participants in the late rebellion, and
as stringently provides to- give all negro males
Of one years residence and over twenty-one
years of age, not criminals or lunatics, the
right to vote. Thus, what with the cutting
down Of the white vote and the bringing In Of
the full negro vote, Fred Douglas, or Downing,
the oystermap II he were to squat in Washing
ton now, might next year, or the year after, be
elected Mayor Of the city and entitled officially.
on many grand occasions, to stand at the right
hand Of President johnson or his successor in