Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-28
FROM BERLIN.
Correspondence of the Ohio Statesman j
BERLIN, July IL, 1858.

BERLIN, July IL, 1868.
There are two men in Germany-not in
the territory comprising what is called the
North German Confederation, but on the
original soil inhabited by the German race,
and to which Austria proper belongs by
right-two men who are intended by
Providence to carry out the principles of
reform, to which aspires that intellectual
nation which has long suffered under the
rule OF tyrannical despots. 1t is true, they
are both servants of monarchs who with
their dynasty, have forever had the MAIN
tenance of this power more at heart than
the happiness OF the subjects over which |
they ruled. But these monarchs were
compelled by the spirit of the age to give |
way to reforms and to the imperative will
of the nations, or to lose their crowns for |
themselves and their descendants for all
time. -..f''2 H--fil Lini - '.aAi
Prussia was destined to take the lead in
these reforms, and Bismarck has shown his
ability in craftsmanship by teaching his
king how to give way to the demands of
the people without the loss OF his prestige
as the crowned head of the nation, and by
showing the nation how reforms can be
carried out in civilized State without san
culinary conflicts and civil wars. Prussia
is to-day the leader of German affairs, she
organizes her newly acquired territories,
the naval force of the North German Con-
federation, she is in perfect harmony with
almost all the South German Governments,
and would lead the troops Of the latter in
the field, If a foreign war should
break out. Even her relations with Aus
tria begin to be of much more friendly
character than has been hitherto the case.
This Government is evidently anxious to
show to Austria that no hostile feeling ex-
lists on its part towards her, and that it is
anxious to restore the old friendship which
had existed between the two great powers
of Germany previous to the short but de-
cisive war, two years ago. The anniver-
sary of the battle of Sadowa has not been
officially celebrated at all in this kin gdom
on the third of this month, which gives evil
dence of Prussia's wish not to offend Aus
tria; and this occurrence is of considerable
political Importance. The other man who
has given evidence of understanding the
Austria, Baron Won Beust. He, too, is bu-
silly engaged reforming the affairs of State
conffded to his care, and his success has
thus tar, been complete one. The finances
of Austria cannot, of course, he restored to
a sound basis in one year, but the present
Ministry has at least shown to the world
that a remedy for curing the evil exists
and how it must be applied. 1t has shown
that no new loans need to be resorted to,
and that, if Austria will only be spared a
war, three years will be sufficient to restore
the country to comparative financial ease
and to save it from discredit and ruin.
Beust has, however, another enemy to con-
tend with, and goes to work about it with
his usual energy and tact. The clergy
offer strenuous and powerful opposi-
ton to the practical execution OF
the new marriage and school laws
But the clergy goes entirely too far in this
opposition and will, therefore, eventual;
have to give way to the laws of the land,
which Beust is the man to enforce, even il
, he should have to suspend such powerful
and influential priests as Cardinal Raus-
cher, Archbishop of Vienna, the Archbish-
{ of Prague, and others. The Pope and his
satellites must and will be taught, through
; the Government of Austria, that the time
is gone by when priests can hinder the
progress of education, and the day may
, not be far when reforms in the church sys-
tenn will force their way through, and re-
ligious liberty will emerge from it along
side of political liberty. ... - q,
In Fall river, Massachusetts, on Satur-
day, boy, about eleven years Of age
while putting cloth into cauldron Of
boiling liquid, at the, Globe works, got in
upon the cloth, as was his custom when tbs
cauldron was filled above the liquid, tc
press it down. But not having as much
cloth as usual, he sank to his chin in the
boiling liquid. He was got out as soon az
possible, and a physician called, but the
, little fellow was beyond the reach OF, hu,
man aid. Almost all his skin came of
with his clothing. He died in three hours
"A MAN bathing in the Tallahatclie river,
Florida, few days since, struck a small
box on the bottom. Being fished up and
7 opened, it was found to contain $1,000 in
gold and $4000in Confederate scrip.