The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-10-28
Germany since the lsarorlsss
nv !. k.r.. y, Do. 49,

tftl. a ASfEt Gts tsc1A A1rtes-T
The dissolation Of he German Diet
the establishment of Confederation Q
North 6ssmAny, headed by Prussis, an,
from which Austria IS exciRied the an
uexasi0a of Hanover, HeSse and Nasszu
TO the PrussiAn teErisOyy-all these changes
As great IS they were sudden, have taker
pl&os in the presence Of wouder-strucs
kz1Ope, and hAve been thought 70 be the
happy result Of hzS,y combinations. i'm
p0Oyised on i2y Of ssecess and victory
bot they h@i, in fact, besa predicted some
years before, in the mos; precise and en-
phasic nSnner. In ; book pablshed in
lS6l. Mr. Heinrich vOn Sybel said:
As sure As rivers run tO~Sri the sea,
there shall be in Germany. spart from
Austria, limited Confederation, under
the direction of PrGssis. To come to this
end, al means must be resorted to: per
su2siOn, diplomacy. snd even war. in case
of resistance
Mas tie celebrated historian endowed
with the gift Of poOphe<ying the future
events that were 50 sooa TO be sn accom-
E plishei fseit No: but they were. in his
/ opinion, the natural Consequences Of 4 Sc
mes Of facts whe7ein one ezn trace that
log5cA philosophy Of history which night
be called Proviiential Law, if huuzn am
bGtiOn did not have 50 g7ezt p&rt in it.
He who knows sll the forces that the past
hSs eRSen6s-ei. can alSo foresee the re-
suits 10 Be p7oduced by them in the fa-
iu7e- II Is for such 5 reason thzt the
stady q history Is the school Of states
men. znd that sometimes historians be-
cone Ministers, and Ministers historians.
WHIST S-e the causes Of the recent
changes in GermSnyI What principles
bzve beea established by the Ccnstitution
of the North-Geruan Consideration Is
th2t Consultation the eruwning piece Of
German uziionslity. or viii it be reformed
in such : mznneg as to make it more
sdsptei 70 the popular wishes. and the
wants Of the times. while embracing. Ike
the former. alI the tribes Of the Teutonic
rseeI These are the points ve are going
70 examine
l. The ezuse of the movement by which
Germany is roS carried onward ean be
defined with o1e word it Is the longing
for Unity. The Germans have slways
feli ih=t they were united BY the common
lies q language, oTigin. literature, and re-
neubrznoes Of the zneieut Geruisnic En-
pire. IN fine. by Au that constitutes CON-
paet nziionzli,y; snd ye; they h2d not
been sbls 70 fo-u 5 State With eentrsl
power stroug enough 10 prevent intestine 1
Wars, TO defend the country sszinst foreign 4
invaders, q 10 develop the material and !
uo-sl fo7oeS which. sl0ns. eac elevate s
nation TO the highest degree Of prosperity
and power They were surrounded by
.EO Firmly centralized n4iions-R1ssia and
France In Switzerland. three different
noes, snd in Austria, ten distinct natioh-
.lties sre, respectively obedient to one
While in Germany, one ration
lliiy Ezs divided into thirty-three diFerent
States, zlnost always hostile to each other.
Germany hzd, IS the organ Of It's common
interests. 81 Assembly powerful enough 70
linder al progress. bat TOO weak to DO
~ gOod, sod necessarily sgit2ted By the
iTzl-ies Of d!nzsties- Germany has been
l0Opzred. IN relztiO1 to oshsr uations. to
T<iiznt ore~, sailing O. S raft made Of
a timber, half r0ttsa and rezdy to break
! pieces. II the midst of feet Of iron
Ids The sense Of tbzt sex Of strength
Inspired the pr0od deoeadz1ts Of Tecteh
nth $ feeling Of sour irritation sgzinst
.thsr nziiOoz. and thsy tho1zht their stu
tioo intolerzhls- The s0-czIled practical
'eople Esuted singse monarchy, formed
, the znnsztion of the snail Principal
lies 70 the PrIsSizn Cr0s1; the more ex-
;tzble dreamed of the establishment Of 8
'zn-Germzoie RePablic While the nod
rate PoEtieizns were satisfied # the fed
rzl bo0d eoali Be fortified b. friendly
nde-st&Ddiug between the tso eTz4uz.-
sEng byOthers, Prussia and Austria
lost SO1d make speechez. and drink and
ing TO the EelfAre a the great German
0unHy, repeating the Ene Of Arndt
Wss ii des De9tschea Ysteriznd,- : bat
ithO1t giving 10 thsir patriotic sspirztiOns
y precise fozm- They Eers 81 sgresd
! the o6iee+ 10 be attained, bat we're
'ost bitterly divided q to the Coastitu-
O to Be adopted, O. the means to Be
7ploged Tie! 81 sznted unity. 2nd
'oke sbo1t thzt kEorite szbiect-frou
: SOEereigus. il their o6cizl speeches,
1En 70 the EoEkDen assembled IN the !
er~1isNk<, (bes=hOpsl The password.
EOtt0, Szs n satithezizs expressing the
,pclzr ss1tineat = No more eonsedeEz-
u Of States. (iSaGs4bz5dl bgt Cor
dsrzts State lBszdzzaa1fj
The Gern4ns Ezated Unity fOr two (
iDcipal rezs0oz. oss Of which is not 30 I
rsOos sor 50 god zs tie other, althozgh ! !