New-York tribune., 1868-02-18
GERMANY.
THE COUNT DE PARIS ON THE STATE OF GER
MANY.


MANY.
A Leipsc journal publishes by authority
letter from the Count Of Paris the state OF Germany
dated the 2h Of last July This letter sets forth the Inn
pressions made upon the Count by vslt 20 Germany
The unity Of Germany under the supremacy OF Prussia
is assumed to be inevocable fact Proceeding to
consider whether Prussia win be merged In Germany
or Germany in Prussia, the Count distinguishes be-
tween the Government, with its marked production
for formalty despotsm, and Cesarism and the Prus-
sian people, the first In Europe In point OF intellectual
culture. industrious, steady, and peryaded with
been merged is prospect which France ought cordially
accept, and prefer 70 the division Of Germany
which Germany has been merged would be CPsarism
established in Central Europe; Reviewing Count
iarglng on his audaclty and the weakness OF
the Liberals, and tracing the details OF ms ms
petty States toward the Prussan army and then pro
seeds to Sude to the public feeng w tee hs
South is commercially perfectly unable to dsseyer itself
it's Intellectual life Everything combines to cause the
South 10 long for reunion with the North ana rather
accept Prussan supremacy without delay and at any
sacrifice The inudlclous demand or n correction Oi
the frontier put by Prussia In 1860 has sufced
10 prove 10 the Governments the Southern States how
very much they need the protection ot inc latter
place the whole Of their military force at IFS disposal
The North German Parliament, at no very distant time,
will include the representatives Of all Germany among
its MEMBERS and though Prussia would Ike 90 put OF the
day OF this supreme contamination, from the French
ny is 10 he desIred for Prussia would then incumber
herself with opposition strong enough 10 cOunterba
German obposition to be able organize itsef aud
make head against the absorption policy q Prussia
10 necessary that war should break
out. In Germany the prospect of war Is odious
Interference The idea Of recovering Asaee or Lorraine
annexng Holland the Germans have never regarded
as anything serious than wild fancy hatched In
the brain Of some professor Of history but they too
have their Monroe doctrine. Germany for the Ger
axiom by the appropriation Of slip Of that land whose
entire soil forms their great Fatherand or even BY
assured that he would cause them all TO unite
and turn aganst, , him: Ihis is fact , which i
Hence the national sensitiyeness. which maybe taken
ment should 1t wish for rupture II is the conviction
Of the German mind that the Emperor IL determined
able opportunity The Germans see in she words Of
NJ Theirs and in the articles Of the Government
press unconditional opposition TO their unity movement,
and warke hankerngs the part of the French people
Though they have wish TO provoke war they are by
Though discaimng II, they yet hold TO be
sary evil under the and once % ~ ~ VIII n
sooner Germany does not nce Count Bismarck 70 war,
ply him with the means But though war Is possible the
Count does not consider 4 at all Inevitable or even
reunion of north aud south TO the adj
vantage Of Prussia alone; The letter concludes as
%iSt have Wished for then, what 20 our neghbors
might been acceptable then today irrenediably
paratoD has not only been established but established
by force OF arms. Foreign complications or domestic
events may accelerate retard matters war may
break out and sweep away all resistance yet opposed
Prussian system. revolutionary hurricane may
arise, and the King Of Psussia having successfully
turned all parties to- account without inspiring with
confidence In him. may day realize the fact that
will rise highest when restoring with gis hands
the natural supports OF his throne But should pro-
longed calm succeed the storm Of Sadowa IL may be
foreseen even that the liberal ideas will revive
during the progress OF internal Organzaton that their
defenders will rally attract others, md strive
against the growing predominance OF Cesarsm In Cen
trail Europe. II the aura popdTfs he favorable, Count
Bismarck himself may some day be numbered among
the most devoted champions OF the liberal ideas. How
ever that may be- the events OF uncertain future
not fOretOld today but have never belonged TO
blind admirers Of success who only strive 10 foresee
IL in order to PROSTATE themselves before IT, Should
not view OF the revolution now going on In Ger
many, cOnfne ourselves 10 equitable scrutiny Of
present events without losing time I'm anticipating
future contingencies regrettng irreyocable pastl
Perhaps we may hereafter be able 70 see where
we should bestOw sympathcs, Frenchnen,
liberals and should like TO add, as sincere friends OF
Germany"
THE RELATIONS OF PRUSSIA WITH FRANCE.
The King OF Prussia the occasion Of receiving letters
accredng the ambassador OF France to the Coneders
ton of Northern Germany replied TO the words addressed
10 him by NJ Benedetti that he happy IN that
proceeding pledge OF the good relations existing
between the two Governments, and that he pleased
10 call np the recoecons Of the kind reception given
him by the Emperor and Empress OF the French IN Paris