The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-13

taken towards an entrance into the confederation Is
SAID TO have created enormous stir al the court
OF the Tuilerles.
The separate and mutual treaties between Prussia
and the Southern states regarded 10y the French
government as invalid, on the ground that they were
MADE secretly and previous to the peace sCulations
| at Nlcholsburg. Nothing could prove more effectu-
ally the tenderness of France in these matters than
her Official silence aud her seDi-0iicial declarations
as 90 the International ilegality Of the said
tioas Surprising the case, not likely TO occur for
the Tune being OF the Southern States voluntarily
stepping forward and requesting admission into the
northern union; such step would surely be called
indubiiable casts beui But there is nothing TO
indicate snch q move on the part OF the southern
states, excepting, perhaps, Baden which is making
81 least sembance OF paving the road TO junction.
One OF the speakers OF public meeting lately held
al Pforzheim, Baden characterized the ''manifest
destiny" OF the beloved grand duchys entrance into
the Northern confederation "most beautiful and
glorious prospect to which the Baden Observer.
an opposition journal, replied that the
endeayor to make Baden dependency, and
deprive it OF all VIII OF its own, merited
somewhat different appefation than "beautiiul
the Journal u ronhscatlon while at the same time
| the editor was notified that the state Attorney
had preferred against him i've different suits under
the Press act. such rigid persecution OF the opp0
stion to Baden's Northern proclivy IL not calcu-
States with much love towards the confederation.
Prussia treats even her newly acquired provinces
| in manner to brighten new corners. On his hrst
| journey through Hanover year ago, and again at
MS recent visit, the King declared on different occa
| sons 1--WE name only the dinner in the Westphaian
| Peace Hail. at OsnaDrdck), 'that in consequence OF
| the stare OF transition in the annexed provinces
many difficulties naturally arose, that the force or
circumstances had been far greater than could be
| here, only the day before yesterday, trial OF
eleven Hanoverans for high treason. terminating In
| eight TO one year in the PenitenNary. Before q
State court convened expressly to try the case the
| joining the Hanoyerian legion in France letters
written by their friends speaking OF good treatment
little work aud far wages several soon ieit that
applied TO the Prussian Ambassador at Paris, and
received promise Of forgiveness and few dollars
to enable HIM to return. Another, believing himself
in France, inquired at the town OF SaarbrdCk, on
Prussan territory, for the legOn's recruiting office,
and was shown to the police station instead and
there secured. few had been at Amiens, where
they were drilled with willow sticks in lieu of guns.
and one Is shown to be pious domestic, who
labOred under the delusOn that his oath to king
by the grace OF God was nvl0lable. The physOgnO-
mics OF the who,e batch at the bar were such that
any real conspiralor would have scOrned the idea
of being included in the same indictment. Only
a few mad sufficient means to procure COUNSEL the
rest were defended by lawyers appointed officially:
judicial apparatus put In requisiti0n, namely, not
less than nine appeal judges sitting in bancO State
Attorney and his assistants, &C. After sentence had
been pronounced plea was put IN TO llDerate the
accused temporarily, as they had suffered long
Imprisonment prior to the trial, but it was refused
by the court. Ii not unlikely however that the
King may grant pardon.
In the matter OF reducing the expenditures for
public improvements in Prussia a means OF coun-
teracting the deficit government takes more resO
lutte stand than was expected. and circular rescript
monlshes all the district governments to adhere to
the stricteSt economy, commence no new improve
cess of construction. This depiorable determina.
t1on has already caused the dsCOntinuance OF I'M
portant dredging OF the Vistua and other rivers 1t
the country at large and draw down much unpOpu-
larity upon the Bsmarckan regime.
Your readers undoubtedly recO lect the distress by
which East Prussia was visited last year and 1t must
appear natural that IN spite OF the governments
temporary assistance shape of loans to estate
owners and labor to the ndigeur the condition Of
the province Is yet most lamentable In the face of
such calamity it must appear strange that the gov.
eminent marshal of the province OF course q high
born and wealthy count. has just addressed clrcu
lar to the members OF the provincial Diet, informing
and review the FIRST army corps in the second week
Of September next, In which he says:-'lt now be-
a dignined reception Of his Majesty, who has gra
cousy consented to accept, on the 18TH OF Septem-
S s ., ne o. %
stu eSisns stfaitened circumstances. The
| TO meet at K6nigsberg LIST or Sd pr0x., to de-
hberate upon ways and means. This invitation,
| signed by some Of the said members OF the diet
| among them the chief alderman OF the town OF
cum ey u regret No M tine
province Of East Prussia. that not IN POSI-
ton to take part In the proposed reception. The
pecunary situation OF our inhabitants Is not such
| will allow OF the arrangement OF festivities, and
though his Majesty, correctly viewing our circum-
stances, desires that disprOpOrtOnate luxury be
avoided, any disbursement whatever would clash
with our recent situation. A province which, but
year ago went begging at every door. for which
collections were made over all the wOrd-a pro-
vince in which, during many months, attachments
and sheri sales Of real estate are the order OF the
day, In which the number OF welt0-dO Inhabitants
is daily diminishing and paupers on the increase,
ought not to think OF festivities which would provoke
the just and cOndemnatOry criticism Of the world We
are not dlsloyal but true to the HohenzOllern.
We are none Of those who CRY out to-day HOsan
nah land tomorrow Cruelty Him. Our inter.
nal politca, institutions not what they should be.
We the representatives Of liberal IDEAS cannot ap-
prOach his Majesty the King because separated from
him by a partition wall consisting OF the system
Euienburg- Muller, consequent upon the Bsmarckian
success. our taking part In the proposed OvatlOnS,
sir Count, would justify presumption that we had
succumbed To the success OF certain party and given
up our political principles. We will not expose
selves TO such suspicion, being still in opposition
| the present governments loyal opposition to his
| Majesty the King-as long as that system continues
dominant in the State. We gratefully acknowledge
that his Majeyty's government stepped In last year
when the province was on the verge OF ruin, but
regret not TO be able this occasion to express
thanks TO his Majesty, and beg that our absence may
be excused We are reminded OF what happened
in the year 1s4s, when the waves OF revolution
waxed high. At that time well known statesman,
since deceased, the Honorable Baron Won Vincke-
Oldendorf, hurried TO Berlin and, in his travelling
Dress rushed up the stairs OF the royal palace into
the presence OF the King, conJuring him not to un-
derrate the seriousness or the outbreak. The by
ISLANDERS grnned with derision and Frederick VIII
| liam ~. (brother OF King Wiliam) said good.
| humoredly, stay and take supper with u.s." The
baron looking stern Indignantly replied 81 take no
| supper, your Majesty" and hurried away The
above plain declaration In the letter OF the mem
bers OF the Diet reminds us OF vincke's answer 10