The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-12-16

Northern Confederation are, the demo
Gratis, VINO are numerous in Wurtemberg
and the extreme ultramontanes Of Ba-
varia. The democrats want a Federal
Union as in Switzerland, but they dislike
Prussia, which appears to them the repre-
sentative of military power and absolut-
ism. The extreme ultramontanes are op-
posed to Prussia because it is Protest
ant country, and because it has vanquished
Austria-all-deyoted to the Church. But
strange to say, many Roman Catholics
incline towards Prussia, and desire the
immediate union of the North and the
South, and while deploring the exclusion
of Austria, are in favor of Prussia, whose
government reposes on the principle OF
authority, and does not in any way inter
fere with Catholic influence in the schools
or in society which is not always the case
in the Southern States.
Aside from the opposition which We
have Just enumerated, the immense major
ity of the South desires the union with the
North. Mr. Varnbuhler, the Minister Of
Wurtemberg, in laying before the Assem-
bly, the Military Convention with Prussia,
pointed out the reason of that desire.
" Nobody" says he, "can seriously con-
ceive the possibility of the establishment
of Southern Confederacy, but the South
ern States can not remain isolated. To
whom can they trust? to Austrial Who
would dare to seriously propose it We
have, therefore, nothing left but to accept
the North German Confederation alliance,
if we do not want to be traitors to onr
German Fatherland
This feeling is so strong that the As
sembly of Baden accepted, with the excep-
tion of one vote, the obligatory military
service-that impost Of blood which is the
hardest to bear. The business men want
the economical union with the North, TO
profit by the remarkable development
of commerce in Prussia. We have, there
fore, the best reasons to believe that,
sooner or later, there will be an union Of
the two separated parts into one Oonfed-
Grafton. The Germans hold that the
Treaty of Prague is not an obstacle to
this result. The object of that Treaty is
to guarantee, according to their opinion,
a national existence to the Southern
States, and enable them to constitute an
independent Confederation, but if they
choose not TO do it, and if they wish to
avail themselves of their independence to
freely and willingly unite themselves to
their brethren Of the North, who can pre-
vent them?
What is the interest of France in this
question +? Mr.. FORBADE very ably defined
it when he said, German Unity with des-
potism might be dangerous, but with a
free government it can not cause the
slightest alarm" And tits almost certain
that the fusion of the North and the
South would insure the definite triumph
of liberty.
1t may be worthy of remark that it
wcsld be impossible to prevent by force
the completion of German Unity. Former
ly, it was easy enough to stop sovereign
desirous of aggrandizing his territory by
conquest. Vanquished, he ceased his eff
forts, and his son would pursue another
object an incapable minister would sue
ceed to an intelligent one. 1t is in such a
manner that the European equilibrium has
been preserved up to the present age. But
now, that the national feeling has been
reused, the situation is wholly different
no human strength can master it. 1t gets
inhamed by defeats. and irritated by OBJ
stacles 1t is transmitted from father to
son, and in order to stiae it you would
have to annihilate the whole race that
keeps it sacredly in their hearts. See Italy
and Poland : Italy coming to life after
thousand years of servitude, and Poland,
that nothing can appease or discourage
1t has been reported that at Salzburg
there was exhibited copy Of secret
treaty between Prussia and Russia. This
is probably fable, because there is no
need Of such treaties, which everybody
keeps or violates according to convenience.
Strong alliances are the result, not of ar
bitrary combinations concocted in the Sc
crecy of cabinets by Ministers or Princes,
but of the identity Of interests. As long
as Prussia feels that she is threatened
from the west, she viii turn eastward as
long as France and Austria show hostile
disposition, she will seek the assistance of
Russia, and will help the slavonic disturb
ances. If the case were to be reversed,
and if France were to hold ont sympa-
thetic hand to Germany, then would the
situation assume different aspect The
frontier being free from peril, the German,
instead of saying-Unity first, and Lib
erty afterwards, would say, Liberty before
all, and Unity afterwards The great care
of Germany would be to check the pro-
gress of Panslavism- The interests Of