The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-09

union ana that real. great 0aa powerful State
would superscdc TINT ideal Germany which so ol.en
has been DESIGNATED "a bare geographical term"
without intending to review ali The causes which
prevented 'hs realization, we need only point as we
have done many tyne TO lrussa pad It's shortcom.
| ms. This most printable German state could
nave readily attracted all the others into one grand
iederation II II mad but Invested itself OF the narrow
policy conquest andvan glorious oespOtca govern
meni IL may be thought that ms saying too much
anu that Prussia ought not TO DO blamed for elements
o disgnon. TO Oyerpower which she neither wishes
nor poss sses su1ic-ent strength. But we must
reply tGat the isng disoord a least tho major DOR.
lion OF 1t Is cue to the bad example gwen by Prussia
Ia The management Of her internal affairs and those
OF the Northern confederation calculated indeed
10 whet the appetite Tor union in other States the
people OF which are just as INTELLIGENT bear less bur-
dens and enjoy more liberty Than tho Prussi ans.
cannot do better than give the verbatim con ents
OF letter, sent only iour days ago by one or the
liberal members or the House. Deputy Frederick
Harkort, 10 his constituents In the Rhenish prov.
inces. The terse and sometimes quaint expires.
slons are the veteran Deputy's own. lie was born
IN l7s3 has fought In the wars against France. Il
merchant ana manufacturer ana since 1sas men,
Der OF the Die enjoying universal reputation for bic
honesty anu lortltude. He Says
mo additional taxes' nas been my maxim and
nave Deen mlcn aUuSed On account oil 1t. To-day
tue deAcls and the increase OF The taxes by twenty
was 40 sJfeeref Has sucec SSof Ems 10 have found
the store OF wisdom. lie Rot pay OH tine ma
make both ends meet That may be the financial
egg or Christopher Columbus, though beyond o
pam farmers comprehension. Iaieei the de1cit
IN The treasury mas only been adjourned to reappear
lii lo1l, when those cxira0rdnar, sources VIII have
ceased to dow. When IS tao worm that ptlesSly
enaws the vitals OF the unparl, oned prussan imam
ctsf III tie rtLurlS OF commercial
the streets and alleys we are told IL Ii armed
peace" our polit clans only ignore 1t or have
TIE pluck - say "Let us strike or ten millions frOm
tais military etdt and our dillicuty IS ut an end.n
THIS woud be political heresy ia me eyes OF the
tonai liberals VINO Dequeathed us tnat boon In the
nrst Keicnstag Let Us turn our eyes from the Prus
san III I a1d pray In 1871, "HoIy Recnstag, have
ply on us ~ In the year 1851 tho military etdt was
92oOOOOOJ IN 1863 ~ .s risen 10 $40 600 OOJ That
VIC are Ovtrburuened Is evident from the falling or
OF tue federal taxes, the octroi duties and the
ammunition OF prolts oil the royal bank The
bright alfora OF that golden time promised us III
1906 has not YET risen Mt Var4m. Let us plead
guilt; we are now souer. The Dlet IS hard AT WORK
mentng the government bill OF u strict admlnistra-
Jion. Foflorn trouble. Reasonable people do not
buhd house without good fouidaton; such Is
liberal district rule. III we DO not lintaCe the exam
pie given by Saxony oi embOdying tho privileged
estates into com .nunt'es the latter VIII remain
hefm aphrodite5 aid barren 10 the purposes OF the
STATE. ine draft elaborated Oy the Mlnister OF the
n.erior, Count Won kuienburg IL Ike the Trojan
morse; once drawn into The districts, we shall see
the noDle xnIshtS III armOr tGhe owners OF said
estates) jumping out OI 1t VIGOROUSLY. Your
amendments VI the oil viii o. answered by the
upper chamber Wilh mon p0ssumnS." The most Ill
used wood III Prussia IL ''sef-governnent." prac-
teal meaning Is attached to ''MlSns gives right"
nat W. ueea better puolc Instruction. not or the
system ~ huhlsr-disseni1ati OF political and
social knoWleise among the masses that the people
may select proper leaders and drop euda, clerical
aud Lasle deinakosuss. Inonlh tue Workingman
may pay MS taxes he has to renuer ike the million
naire military duty. ald olgat therefore to be en-
Tilted 10 speak through the 70 re5eltative IN matters
Concerning hle and ciyl EXISTENCE IL Is sad omen
That ne puDlic scnoo esLJ lot afford $4,000 Tor
pensions TO teachers widows, wnle sol QUO are paid
Nv the state as premiums Tor Dreedil race horses.
The teachers are foolish IN voting, ny order OF
ther superlors against the liberals and ought not
10 be asJonssned ut the result "Hep yourSein Is
axiom not taught IN any Of our seininaries and
lyceums. The wantol reaoval or The military mon
nment at Cele was regular coup Q'elat-the ques-
ton stood-sword contra judicial authority. Tue
prussian motto is:-"Sau'n Quutte,h DnJ whenever
the two c0lorel clotn (so,dier's unitorm) Is con-
cerned We are Dounu TO come out At the small end
OF the norm
THIS Is the account rendered by an esteemed rep
resentatve-an ola man OF soventysX years, but yet
IN the Iull vigor Of mlnd-t0 his constituents who
revere him and his veracy. II the people OF Baden
Wurtemburg and Bavaria read such accounts OF
Prussan regime who wnl blame them for taking
matters into consideration ana standing a.oot
Correspondents VI the nERALD stationed In other
parts Inl5 CouLineuL may nave IreQuenG occasion
to speak with eulogy OF the government Institutions
aud progress ol country they upoa, but
the writer considers himself Dodnl u tel your read
ers tine rutn aad notnng bat the TRUTH 1t Is not his
lauib sucl OCCASIONS mere leN aud lar between
Even Inc litue good news contained III our last
speeding an amende hoaud0se IN tue despotic case
AZ Ceie, Hanover. turn5 out To have been hoax,
though nrjt published III sem.-oilclal Journal The
guilty Uuicers nave not been recalled, nothing
mas been done az YET TO REDRESS the papaDie wrong
The debates in the Diet have been without any
general interest for the last foS days saturday
devoted 10 the discussion of the eOts OF the judicial
and Commercial departments, which Were agreed to
though not wtnUuG Criticism W the liberals VINO
Justly blamed Tie excessive stamp tax ana fees for
litigation, owing to winch the Department. of Justice
QUITE surplus TO the treasury GA tAe OtHer
naQu COIN plains were made ABOUT the paIslmonJ III
tne Department OF Commerce, resulting IN neglect
OF necessary harbor, canal and nlgnway improve
ments. our Old friend, Deputy harAort, totd the
Minister mat certain WISHES Expressed Tor number
OF years by the House respecting canal Improve
meats mad never been complied wlGh, and was
answered by herr Won ltzenpLz that he had the
fullest confidence III the correctness Oh Ills remark3
but nere ne shrugged his shoulders Speaking or
CALAIS" continued the Minister, I'VE cannot think
TOO mlcn OF connecting the Baisic with the North
Sea-an enterprise maturely considered and lad
out, which costs only th,rty-fOu millions. IL you
VIII allow the means YOU WAL find the government
ready to build It. 1t Is work OF the greatest
portance to Europe-yes, even TO America. Vessels
need nos pass the Cattogat, and THIS canal would
RANK equal with tnat OF Suez.n
Deputy uarkort then told the Minister that 1t
would COST mucliess Than SS4UuJ,OJo W connect the
Rhine wIIn the balLc.
All this, however, amounts TO nothing, as, OF
course, all available funds arc swallowed up by the
Minister OF war. AS II for the purpose Ut Drnginx
members back to their senses again, The new iin-
lister oil Finance rose TO remind them that, far
tnelr wishes nad ANY bearing upon his Department.
he knew not the horn oi Anaiihaa, and that pre-
ylous to re AucIug the revenue in the Judiciary or
any other department they would have 10 open MIN
new sources OF receipts.
As a matter OF great significance, have to speak
OF a serious split now operating among the Polish
nBaDtantS OF tae Prussaa province of fosea which,
unt 1oo1, belonging 10 the Duchy OF warsaw. was
separated llon Poland by tue acIS of tue Veuna
Congress in 1915 aud incorporated ilto Prussia as
the Grand Duchy or Posen. IL nus popua-
tion OF l,5JO,OU0, composed OF about COO 900
Germans aud 100000 Sclavonlans, or Poles,
VINO nave Always withstood amalgamation and
form distinct element. Their represent atlveS
III the Provincial and Prusslan Diet have held
together unui now as compact body, called the
Polish fraction or hoko aad the DsienttE POenaasGg
was the ACKNOWLEDGED organ OF the party. 1n rs
democratic and hUeral tendency 1t has, OF late
opposed the preeDtions OF the Catholic clergy and
the chef Of the kolko, Hon. DR.. Libet has puo.
llshed AZ Its columns series OF articles which tho
opposing party declare ~ be OF u revolutionary
character, calculated 70 rouse persecution and op
preston the part OF the rrussIan government AS