The New York herald., 1870-08-03

emit In Havre dated tho 18th or JuIy wb,oa xtvcs =
testimony of the most singular kiud TO the patriotic
feeling whIoh tho French attack on Prussia has
aroused ls 81
The ombris, Of tho Hamburg Company arrived
or al sas. s great number returned to Hamburg on rsss
e s the &c asass a ws this ss s, s"S
doubt mean. % snse for good and a and would have
ss.abished in Amsrios Yours, respectfully. a \.
LONDON, July 70. hN iaflg
German "Reminiscences Of French OOsquass-.
Hidden Causes Of tho International strife
Berlin duly is) correspondence Of London Tmes.l
NO one VINO remembers Berlin tntS mOnIh IOur
yesra ago can iail to notice the immense dluerenoo
between the state Of public opinion then ana now
IN 300 tnere was general disinclination, from =
sohument OF relationship and Old alliances, TO go 70
war WIN Austria; at present scarce person 20 DO
found who does not long for the commencement q
fronts. However little German NAV know Of tho
history OF his race, there are few unaware Of tho
circumstances from which French ascendancy arst
arose. When. In the cause OF PrOtestantn, Ger
many, $50 years ago engaged In the most sangui-
in and prcyed upon the nation divided assinss
itself; When. listentlns 70 the Jesuit, .
rSpsn snd nnSsr s@ ans Han
PrOtestants IN his German provinces and In th0ao
Of his princey feudatories, France availed nersoif
from the body OF the dilapidated realm. the dialn
tegratt0n OF the German Empire consequent upon
this internal coniict mas now lasted 2oO years Nom
renamed q divided country ever since. Broken Up
into number OF virtually independent territories,
each strong enough to prevent Joint action yet via
few exceptions 100 weak to resist foreign attack, 70
became football for It's neiehbors. Some appr0-
prased portions OF territory others were oOnsens
with the qualification OF humasing 80 large yet 80
helpless commonwealth. Once the most pOpul0ua,
the most powerful state Of the continent, Il ceased
to have influence upon the course OF events, vOic0
in the council OF nations impotent IN the sphere of
politics, IL found great difficulty even In develop
I lies rom rom more favored nations; ''Sl and such such
was lfS DEPENDENCE on foreign influence In
matters peculiarly domestic tliat on more occasions
than one Austria able to stay the progress OF IT.
constitutional life, while Russia, In notorious IN
stance. forbade all attempts at reunion. 1t Is rue
Prussia the largest Of the German States, has been
u respectable Power for the last century; still
she was too much hampered by the Jealousy 0x
her petty allies 70 improve this sorry slate OF things
Hence the opposition or less openly expressed,
OF the other Continental Powers, when, four years
ago, Prussia at last undertook to cut the G0rdian
knot eject the al but foreign Austria, who had orig
inally caused the split. and, amid che applause OF
patriotic Germans, unite the diecta Den0ra OF the
nation into a compact whole. Hence. more partiou-
iarIy the resistance OF Frsnce, whose vanity was
sorely wounded by change which greyously inter-
fered with the delightful consciousness so long en-
jOyed by her OF beug stronger than any oil the ad)a
cent nations.
II France defeated divided Germany in the days oi
Napoleon L., she now to permit an innovation
which would forever prevent a recurrence or that
glorious success? II the Nap0leonic campaigns never
brought her any tangible advantage, an and ultimately
experience the intoxicating sensation OF vict0ryS
And what matters a rout, II preceded by ever 10
and curi0usly illustrating the dominant tenden-
ces OF the French national character that, although
In reality France has of late derived small practl0l
advantage from the division OF Germany, the mere
idea that her revivng neIghbOr was longer al her
mercy neied her ~ to render the present ATTACK
possible. For four long years IL has been the sub
ject Of conversation among all ranks OF Parsian so
cley. But the lessons OF the past and contemporary
history have not been thrown away upon the Ger
mans; they have realized the nature OF their posi-
tion and are year4tng for o change which shall
emAncipate them forever. The eruption must have
Como some day. BY dint OF continual teasing and
taunting there has been formed IN the German mind
a latent substratum OF anger; by the evenB OF the
last few weeks this underground volcano, ro6tl6e6
for several years. but hitherto content with emitting
every now and then pufrs Of smoke, has been sad
denly set in motion. II Is now pouring forth tt4
stream Of liquid fire. II religion originally divided
the Germans patriotism has reunited them; II CathO-
lie Austria kept them asunder the sword Of Protestant
Prussia has forced out the wedge: II the centralized
power OF other neighbOrs formerly ObstruCted aM
attempts to gather the scattered forces OF the couR
try under mead, sufficient stride the road to
nifty accomplished in 1865 to give fair chance
OF completing the distance In the struggle before the
door. This latter contingency will be materially pro-
NOTED by the appointment OF the Crown Prince OF
Prussia the command OF the South German armics.
1t Is high honor conferred upon the SOuthernerS,
and will rouse them TO do their best; 1t is p0tlO
measure, which, by placing one so much superior In
rank above them will remove the petty jealOusioS
is political move in the highest sense OF the term,
as t naturally paves the way for closer reunion OF
North and South, should the Issue OF war admtt