The New York herald., 1868-10-31


the French hosts Not that such fusion could have
been easily consummatsd, for there, are essen
tal obstacle. Obstacles 20 hs,Ionlo1. loint action Of
spirit OF German disunon IT may be remarked
that the Wurtemberg brigades have Ave, the
each. Similar disparities exist in the artIl-
lery train, hospital and medical departments. But
the principal dicu!ty lies In the arrangement that
IN Prussia and North Germany the men OF the second
ban In case OF war; have to do home duty In garrl-
sonlng fortresses, and also form the coast guard,
while In South Germany such troops exist on paper
only and must be supplied, in case or need, by di-
minishng the regular forces.
Having alluded in q former letter to rabid war
enthusiast Ill the person oil teacher at Berlin col
lege whose dissertation on State policy seemed
high bid for preferment TO ONCE to be followed b.
decoration, we may wind up this little bit OF nfor
nation by stating that since then the attention OF
the school department has been directed to this u
called led Tor eilslon o ana vote OF disapproya
took occasion TO pronounce our veto against the war
passages IN the late lecture OF Hon. Mark u. Wiber,
ent enthusiasts we may name to-day Professor Leo
OF Halle the ultra conservative who has just come
n IN tha % NJ an M ,nc peca r
reality and not let float into that indefinite state
called Germany. Our antipatliies against Austria.
against France are diminishingn SO we find
the professor from Halle complain In great
r Ind remedy for The e sooaet acceSns
10 his idea, cures the whole evil. lie proceeds
''spt blood is the noble price that binds nations:
binds them better than the s0called moral conquest
welded 10 good Intentions All forbearance towards
the newly annexed provinces win not gain us their
hearts until they have shed their blood In joint
action with the old ones. Goa give US soon again
great war that alone can give us tight hold upon
our annexatious This policy OF good intention viii
never obtain for us German emperor; Tor that we
need war, but such one In which VIC do not
always conquer. but are now and then placed in ter
rble anxiety whether we ourselves do no. come to
grlei.n The learned professor concludes his Grafton
with the legend OF the ravens at the castle or Eyn-
bauser in which old Barbarossa is supposed to re-
"A
take their departure. 1--WE need them says tho
professor. "a most sangunary war beyond tie bor-
ders OF Germany, that vast fields OF human corpses
may attract the ravens to fatten upon.n
Let us chronicle an important step towards unity
the Main line and one, too, which ought to make
both sides blush. II s no less than treaty between
Prussia and Bavaria Of very ARBITRARY nature con-
corning press prosecutions An instance in point Is
the Hamburg journal called the freischn's which
has been refused circulation in MecklenburgSchwe
rim by order OF the government post authorities. The
editor makes his appeal now to the Bnnd Chancellor
on The ground that according 70 the law OF the North
German Confederation no political Journal can be
excluded from the benefit OF being forwarded by
post.
Accounts from Paris state that the Hanoverian
legion OF ex-George has increased from TAO to
1,40o men. In HAdesheIm, near Hanover there has
been another recent judgment respecting contempt
OF majesty. servant maid has been condemned TO
two months imprisonment for singing Hanoverian
song, and boy was fined ten ,aalers for shouting
''Cuckoo" aiter Prussian policeman.
present lately made by very rich and p0us
family in Hanover to the Crown Prince on his birth
day consisted Of silver shield one and O half feet
IN diameter with golden edge on which is repre-
sened ST. George In the act or slaying the dragon
with the motto, "Jn hoe sigao cfnces." On the re-
verse Is engraved text from scripture. Upon re-
ccying this present the Crown Prince is reported 10
have said that he had the firm conviction he should
return within vc years to the throne OF his ances
sense OF the word, now. II Hanover were to rise
and reclaim Its rightfIl dynasty this could not DO
called treason against Germany. AS regards Han
overs present position II can only be looked upon rs
hostile occupation His adherents he said, should,
however, not damage the cause BY a premature
movement or tho position towards France he re-
marked that it was calumny that Gueiphs were
seeking support from foreign aid; they needed
neither the Intervention OF Austria nor OF France to
obtain their rights sooner or later.
If IL were not that these one sided demonstrations,
spread out into magnitude BY the partisan press,
must be looked upon as the last convu sons OF an
expiring faction the lucubratons OF the old profess
sor AZ Halle might really. after ALL have some value
= see " ecope psos v % aore e sa,ssd R
their position and prospects.
In few weeks, says the Elberfeld Zeit,ng. there
viii issue from the press most interesting book
spectlng the rise and fall OF Mexico, written by
Prince Salm, who Is well known TO have remained
true to the late Emperor Maximilian TO his last
hours. Enjoying. as he did in the highest degree
the imperial confidence. Prince Salm's daybooS, IL
i expected, will electrify the readers an similar
fashion TO that OK RochefortiS world renowned Ld2t-
te1'ne.
proper name IN Priss, and that he Is German born,
having in his youth enlisted In the Spanish army.
An Industrious matchmaker at Potsdam has prefer
"
him many years ago. and requested the Foreign De-
partnent 10 ascertain the identity OF said Prss or
m5 es ass es mere a1 the
In fair way, II other Spanish grandees turn out
10 be Germans to annex Spain, or ut least force the
Junta to bear part OF the Prussian budget.
The Prussian Sanitary Committee founded during
the Schleswig Holstein war In 1854, and very active
In the late campaign, has just published letter
written by King william expressive OF the mon
arch's desire that tho committee should extend Its
operations throughout the country to every district
aud county, promising the assistance OF the govern
ment authorities and declaring continuance neces
sary I'm order To insure eflcency during peace or in
case OF a future war. This letter, dated Ems, the
18th July, q. c., will no doubt he read and CON-
mented upon in France IN q similar manner as tho
Kings late speech at Kiel aud may be followed by
an explanation Of complete Misunderstanding"
The ordination or the new Prussan military
bishop, Rev. NamsZan0wsky, takes place to-day, at
the cathedral OF Kcngsberg. by the Bishop OF Erme
land. On the sd pr0xiIio the st. Hubertus chase will
OF. attended by his Majesty, and, as some be-
lieve by Count Bismarck, whose return is expected
by tina. time.