The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-16
GERMAN Y.


cigns-Legitimist Arguments-The British
ssBiood Money" for Hessian Troops In
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Bismarclx's Policy
Spanish and American Finance-DemOcracy
and Military Affairs.
FRANKFORT, Sept. 20, 1868.
For the last three months reports In the papers
prepared the public for manifesto of Elector OF
Hesse the soveregns OF Europe for the vndcation
or his rights have just been favored with q copy
OF It, 1t has not yet been published by the trade.
1t is from the pen Of Professor Pernce OF G0ttnge n
q legitimist Of pure water and II the mountain
delivered Of o mouse 1t Is in this instance. The
ex-Eiector is, Of all the dspossessed princes, de-
serving Of the least sympathy He was little thought
OF all his life No law could bind hm he annulled
the constitution and had to be compelled by Bis
marck to restore II. He did not allow, out Of Spite
the town OF Hanau telegraph and ordered the trees
In the public promenades 70 be cut down because q
member OF the opposition had been returned as q
Deputy At Cassel, his residence, he did not allow
new private buildings. His great ilgotten wealth,
which he secured by treaty with Prussia while O
prisoner at Stettin, originated in the blood money
his ancestors got from England for troops provided
during the war of independence OF the United States
The people Of Hesse had certainly no interest in
this affair. Such a man appeals now to the SYM
pathies OF the world and expects that French and
Germans shall kill each other to enable him to renew
his msdeeds- In order to defend his case he goes
back to the treaty Of Vienna OF 1916 and pleads his
consistency in opposing every liberal reform In the
late Confederation. He takes great credit for
having always been true to the old Bund, which Is
matter OF course and without that support he would
have been expelled long ago by his own subjects. He
then proves that he has always supported the Duke OF
Augustenburg against the pretensons OF Prussia and
that is matter OF history and needs no argumenta-
ton. Inc pamphlet 10 only interesting when It
comes 10 the point, and wnen he tells what happened
when the Elector was dspossessed, and then ne re-
veas various conversations hitherto unknown, and
e ss ne % an *
clulnsily enough by o quotation rom vattel which
ought equally TO deter Napoleon from fighting the
10 without legitimate reason has right what
ever; the bosttes he commits unjustidable; he
Is responsible for all the caamities and horrors OF
the war. The blood spilled. the desolation OF the
families, all rapes violence and devastations, all In
cendarsm are his work and his guilt; he Is guilty
with regard TO the enemy whom he attacks oppres-
ses and massacrcs; he Is responsible to his
people, whom he leads to injustice, whom
reason; he is responsible to his subjects
crushed by the war, who lose their lives
their property their health; he ~ guilty, besides
against mankind for troubling his peace and for Civ
ing bad example, Now "a there could not posi-
bly, be more wanton war than that to restore the
Elector, and one Frenchman or German killed In
his cause would he more worth than nc anu AL MS
race, only such people as have fancy TO be manned
the defence of divine right Will he inclined 10 come
forward as the champions OF the Eiector. Ills reve-
auons viii he more annoying to Count Bismarck
than his appeal. lie states that on June %, 1865
Count bismarck told the Hessian Envoy mt Berlin
that much rather than 10 allow the Austrian com
manders to occupy Berlin he would cede the left
bank OF the Rhine to France He further states that
late september IA. L 10, the town and district
Of homburg had been offered to him az compen a.
tiun FOR the electorate. what would certainly prove
hdeoua traffc with intellectual human beings, AMI
that Prussia meant conquest and not German unity.
lie then comes 10 the separate arrangement he made
with Prussia with regard TO his private property,
and declares that while unbtnaing his military and
clvil officers from their oath OF allegiance he did TINS
on the understanding that he prevented for the
time TO act regent. In conclusion he denounccs
to France Prussia. rs IL Is "a common danger for
all soycregns VINO want to have a decisive unuencs
IN otner countries and he reminds them that Prussia
will always be military state with conquerinv pro-
pensites. while small states would be q guarantee
Tor the European equilibrium. lie therefore expects
that the present political situation viii not be sane.
tionei by the great Powers and that they will nnd
means rcst1re the old Diet or something similar,
10 ner. and ne believes ttNt only then trade aud
commerce wiz revive aud people viii no longer be
frightened ~ impending war.
IL - exactly the old sory " the man jumping into
the river not 10 met wei ~ he rain The ElectOr
viii be for long tine IN his grave before the French
Empeio or draws tne sword for ais qualification ana
beDent In TACT the silly war runOrs which have
alarmed the public during the last months nave
totally subsidized since the rising Of spain has sup
piled another political gossip. Nobody cares for
tlis except those unwarJ persons who are saddled
VITA spanish bonds. as this Is not the case here
our b0urse = animated aid particularly Americans
remain very 1rn and have risen to 70, IN spite OF
large amount of floating stock, the last steamer
from New fofk having brought large quantities OF
lsa3s ami ten-f0riy bonds. In fact all kinds OF
Americans are now dealt in here, wnile formerly
only 1851 aud 1854 were marketabie. the great
Y calm prevailing az the elections has done much ~
sot peoples minds ~ rest, and the general opinion
IN this country Is mat Grant Will DC elected
me lasl JOINT meetings Of the dem0cfaH ana
socialists at Brussels aud norne have proved the Ntlcr
iucompauniliy o. these parties TO act IN concert.
Willie the former restrict themselves 70 REFORMS OF
the laws and he administration the lattcr want TO
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