The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-16
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The cOnsolidaton Of germany Is fast
aAsnming settled character, aud This
fact e nom the politinal. asWell as So
etal and commercial point OF view, a
source OF rejoicing not only for them,
who dreimmsdiatsly banedtted BY or
interested in this new order OF things,
but also for many business men In IhIs
country, who are directly or indirectly
connected With European commerce.
Our German fSlloW-cItiEans VIII not
longer be annoyed by having to do
witha dozen diEnlnutive representatives
OF dlmIuutlYS powers, aud even now
thGembassies aud cousulships Of olden-
burg, BrRuucebuFES, Mecklenburg, etc,
have ceased % exist, having been dis.
solved into Those Of the North German
confederation. II u to be hopetl that
the rest OF the small States, snGh a.
B2yartn. WpFtemhurg. etc, win like
wise soon disappear from the man or
Germany, and that one united. intiiyf.
Etble empire Will arise Gnom the chaos.
into which the 5Edtksrinll1 had orlRf-
nally been plunged by the policy OF
Napoleon l. His nephew, who rules
Franco At present, Z, In spite OF his late
assurances OF trt9ndShip 10 the amhas-
N~-s-NA W NAAg GN9LNAA NNEAAltlQ ASpNNGGDFa
alton the hitterest enemy OF this consolf
dHtioni for hA = well aware of thu
power which 4 thus concentrated into
the hands OF Prussia. NavertholSss
the work Of progress cannot Be Rtep-
PEE by tYFant, Sand Germany will le
great aud united IN spite OF Napoleon
&c tntr4gues, Nothing tends to RhoVF
that Prussia OF North Germany VIII
ever assume q pollGyof aEEresSion on
nom Ceramic territory. me French
Emperor might set his mind at ease on
that score, for the TeorF AntRAt ion of the
interior N all Its departments will co.
cupy the attention of the Russian
GoveEnuene for q long time % como
and unless Bismarck h forced into :
war BY NaPOleon's intriEuee, or in oon-
sequence of his italian policy. We yan-
lure 20 predict that he will not inter-
teLe Win olher European poWeEs: even
me annexation OF Southern Germany
ment who Is convinced that time will
do more in thai respect than an undue
haste on thetr part. In some German
papers We notice that the Democrats. or
HhaI might 10 called here the Liberal
party, ara surprised and dissatisfied al
this side OF the Atlantic at the consoli-
datton OF Germany under Prussfan SUI
pFemaey. IL Is q well known fact that
many thousands of Germans had to fles
rom their former homes on account of
political difficulties; the revolution of
1913, especially, has brought to our
snoreS many useful hands and heads
who, in the vain hope of being able to
transform Germany into a Republic,
mad fought in the ranks of what fhs
Kings aud Princes choosed to call rab-
els, and after the revolution movement
was suppressed had to seek an asylum
IN tho new world, In order to save
thAn HAlVear FINN
ment for life. Il Is true that many OF
these same men and their sons are now
reloteinB at the course of events in their
old home, and thus appear in Conse-
quent 20 their principles. However, II
must be Kept in mind that the formR-
ZION OF republic Is an impossibIlity as
long as dozen Princes rule over Ger.
many; whereas the constitutional and
liberal form of Government which the
PrusstRn cabinet has TO adopt, and the
representative system, do much
towards removing former political
jealousy among the different popu-
latio1s OF the country, and cam
not but greatly facilitate an ulU-
mate mutual understanding and co.
operation on the part of the Germans,
VINO had hitherto been but too much
divided among themselves to he sue.
cesstui IN seIt-government. Republis
can principles revolutionize the whole
giope and have shaken the thrones Of
europe so often that the smallest spark
Will be apt to kindle the flame which.
may consume the whole fabric of des
pousm under which Europe Is stIll'
suffering. It is evident that it will In
sueh Y case be easleR for the nations "a
remove one head-ii Iamoved he has to
po-then to have to struggle against a
most OF tyrants and their followers.
/ Let us therefore hope that the work Of
reconstruction in Germany will proceed
as It has commenced. The American
nation Will applaud and give their NOR
al support To the praissworthy efforts
towards nationality on the part OF our
Teutonic kinsmen.