The New York herald., 1868-06-25


is left at present to the governed who last year held
the first International Peace Congress at Geneva To
Berne The Central Committee agreed LII in ssG meeting
held few days ago, upon the following pro-
gramme:-
Whereas the international Peace and Liberty League
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probems-f a. the religious, the political and the eco
Resolved That religion, q matter Of individual convic
ton must remain distinct from political and educational In
Resolved That tho organization Of the United States
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and provinces concerning the regulation Of their
Resolved Th. thorough change Of the present economi
Labor leisure, instruction. and through il freedom for the
working classes and abolition Of Al the
any attempt 10
In connection with this platform Of the Second
Peace and Liberty Congress, the Central Committee
recommends for its debate the following questions-
What advantages, relative to peace and liberty, would
from the abolition OF standing armies and The intro
How does the scono%Gs and social question relate TO
What I'D with M to peace and liberty
How ths federative principle be on tine
Of Europe to be estabshedy
One Of those invited to attend the Congress- Pro-
lessor Fiche, OF Tubingen University IA son OF the
puiocopncIL WIOc reply, Saying, In my opinion
II s not sufficient to express wishes and utter admo-
nitons for peace. The nations OF Europe especially
France have to be enlightened relative to the injustice
ana obtuseness of national jealousy and also to the
1mpossbility OF solving their difficulties by war.
These internal affairs and struggles OF the most seri
Gus nature have to be settled by each nation for
Itself, determinedly declining foreign Intervention
Germany VIII not nor can 1t humble or diminish
France the desire for peace Is just as strong with
the one as with the other. Nor can France injure
Germany for any length OF tme the national forces
OF both being equal; a most fortunate campaign
GnruN
cess useless adventure. The Germans would club
together In greater strength against the common
bering, would break out stronger than ever against
neighbor incapable Of forgetting his ancient pre-
Indeed, the gist of this Peace and Liberty Con-
gress Is 'non-ntervention." Let them proclaim and
carry through the principles ofnOnnterventiOn, OF and
International Congress OF European and American an
governments the danger Of war ls reduced to min
imum. EVERYWHERE armies and navies might be cut
France would no longer talk about the Rhine; Italy
could settle its affair with Rome; Prussia
ess eera 10 to be-
and Germany could and would be united. It Is fine
picture to behold, which does ones heart good;
put what harmonious sounds, carried from afar by
the mornings breeze, strike my ear TO be sure
these are military bands, and OF the cavalry full or
chestras OIL horseback, not even the kette-drums of
polished silver are lacking Having opened the
WINDOW, what glittering masses OF ancers dragoons
cuirassiers, clad In Steel with FURNISHED casques as
on the stage OF the grand OPERA then the rating OF
artillery, guns and carriages bran new. their ponder
Of honest citizens quiver, all winding their way to
the manpuvring ground beyond the suburbs Soon
the booming Of the ordnance is heard the windows
are shaking; what waste OF powder, what wear
and tear, in the course Of o forenoon, Of material
and uniforms How many Of the foot sodiery, half
sunocated by dust aud heat, carried home in ambu-
ances And amid all this military array King
William, high on horseback. followed by a
splendid splendid suite his face flushed with the
pleasure or such glorious pastime and sport the
only occupation which renders him. indeed, "happy
as a king"-my window is shut, the fair picture /
dssolving view In Its stead nothing s to be seen
but dreary plain with deep streams OF blood and
neaps OF ghastly corpses pyramids OF breechloaders
Armstrong guns monitors and torpedoes forming the
But having strayed away from the Introductory
topic 1t is necessary to speak Of Count Bsmarck's
sickness, stated by the semiocia press to be of SO
serious nature that he is not allowed any exertion
to his estate in fomerania The Nordde~tsche I'd HHoe
meine ZeStung, ministerial organ, says that re-
peated cases OF indisposition to which, since May
his physician as the symptoms Of deep seated chro.
ptc erection coupled with an entire prostraton Of
the nervous system.
Mr. Bancroft has proposed TO Herr Won Thiee
that the protocol attached to the Bavaran should be
embodied in the North German treaty to remove any
discrepancies between the two. This proposition has
not yet been replied to- and, az l understand some
reluctance has been shown by the Bund authorities
to give y a favorable consideration.
No little pride was caused to loyal Prussians by
the arrival OF letter addressed 10 Queen Augusta
Of Prussia, by his Turkish Majesty Sultan Abdul
Azz Several generous donations from the latter to
the fairs under the protectorshp OF the Queen for
the sufferers Of the East Prussian districts had
caused her to express in note, transmtted'by the
Turkish Minister, Aristarchi Bey her gratitude to
the Sultan, who politely acknowledges the compli-
ment. The Sultan's letter, 'the first which ever
Prussian Queen received from Turkish sovereign"
says the ofcial paper ''was placed in the archives
OF the royal house."
more interesting letter. at least to sensible peo
10 hat fuaf fba of
sdudns. Professor Won Raumer, the same who, after
his travels in the United States early In the decade
stitutons and who shortly after his return from
America, where, Notwithstanding his noble birth
and sixty odd years Of age he at present eighty
democratic Oil, made speech at the Berlin Academy
In presence Of King Frederick William w., contain
was gladly accepted By osnded roya
Professor Rauner having heard OF the orthodox
Rev. Knaak, the same who publicly averred that his
faith in Revelation had not been shaken by modern
science, that the earth stood still and the
volved around IT, wrote to the director of city coll
eGe mnaIt Letter SAYING & en ss
Humboldt soul destroyer have always existed. The
great discovery Of Copernicus which tanght the
very naturally at that time gave offence; but even
the Catholic clergy have long since gratefully &C,
who e mt aeo IN cssns rejoice sH Il hs
heard now, after 235 years. that his Judgment found
brilliant and astonishing confirmation by Protes
tant minister In the enlightened metropolis OF North
Germany. I have no objection II you will communi-
cate this, my plain and briefly expressed opinion to
0thers.r
An International exhibition OF reaping machines
Will take place here In the course OF this month. En-
tries have been made by thirty-eight competitors,
among which twenty.three are English, four Ameri-
can and eleven from dinerent states Of the Conti-
nent-a number never yet reached, az at the late
Paris exhibition the contest confined TO eleven
only nave not been able TO learn the names OF the
American exhibitors.
Touching the distribution OF Prussian decorations
no record has been published since 1861 The last,
bringing II down TO December 81, 1867 Just issued,
shows total OF 4s,74l knights, including 4ol deco
rated ladies, among whom again two possess the
medal for saving life. The notorious murderess,
Julia Ebergenyi, was also the fortunate owner Of an
Austrian decoration, which, after her condemnation
sent by the tribunal TO the proress Of the estab
lshment to which she formerly belonged This latter
converted It into money for masses to be said for
Jua's victim.
POREIGy MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.