, 1870-09-13
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7HMe Editor Of TIE EAieuoo TRIBUNE:
There are certainly singular condolences in
the recent history Of Germany aud that Of
Amcrica.
There, after the disastrous campaign Of Ma
po!eon tic Tirst against Russia, We ses the
f1Et sign ct 4 natinnal feeling among Ger
mans, who, till then, found it tie highest
louor to fight in the interest OF foreign na-
tione, One against the Other; ia the Prllcslans
eest zti1'E over TO Russians: in tho dese1tiou Of
the saaotr to the Allies during tho battle OF
L:iteig i'll tho unconditional surrender of
the ttor}s ot Dsslcn and WuEtrnaberg after
: this attle and in tle battle Of Ilanau. be-
tween tho Hayanans aud the setrcating
FRENCH We sec il iu tho rising en- massc Of
the German peoplr in 1878 and 1914, to whom
we're hold out l'y the royc1eiSus the creation of
nEhCnal union as compensation fur the f,rp-
uiar effort. rEevitus to this, We had the
national sonGs Of kaernez, and the iudcpenl-
ent military decas Of Sc1ilo and Of Dakc
Herr, in america, we tix1 the wrong prsc-
tised towards one single colony taken up apd
aveEged hy all tho Ncrth American Colonies
OF English nationality.
In Germany, after thc downfall Of Napoleon,
We zee the establishment Of Gera.1u Con-
federation, weak in practical efforts; its con-
s.itution containing hut promises Of pop
the confederation being Of q vcry
doubtful cohercnce, and mainly kept togeth-
or by the ratioral feci,ug OF the masses or thu
people, who took, in their helpless condition,
The next testthing, rather than nofhing at all.-
tho tasis Of conference, Of federation, being
tho Theory Of State sovereignty, OF State
rights; tho German Government con-
ssis'ine Of an assemllage Of Minister.
lit s:dent cf tbs several States, and
zach State being equally represented ut for
e'gt1 courts, antt the highest ambition of \
Prince.
Here. in America, no see Declaration Of
INDEPENDENCE containing principles not to
be fulfilled uutil tho rA'itca'ion
OF the Fifteenth Amendment. We find the
preamble of the american Constitution begin-
ning with tle words: :. Ne, the pruple OF tho
Cni1cd States, creating thereby, approx,-
/ tlativtls, 4 nation; lit the constitution OF
this country, wnrted in fnch mauncr thst a
prrty, for many yeats, could govern the nation
sovereignty. Thereby We have l4ero in Amer.
| ica. aIeo, ouf f1us.latIs, oltr S+xons. our Da-
| sariane, our SwahH. oudour Aus:r. aIb-each QUO
With a preponderanco OF Centrifugal elemen's i.
II Jarua1s, il. 1915, NC sco the people, The
| German Democracy. rising and sweeping over
their Stute rights. establishing national unIun
by popular representation in ono parlia-
m=nt, and rronoui,ciug tho principles Of lib.
I efty in an eihtOrate constitution. The n1uyc,
ueIt not enduring tho cousp:racies Of its
internal enemies, tie Plu>sians, aud the AUS
trisns. and tie Davaziars. and the Saxons
and the Hanorer1ans. az patticsla,ists. came
to the surface agaiu. AbniisLing the PaEliA
ncnt, and re-estab1:shinS the old Con. eaezat.
Union.
In america wc see .he theory OF popu1a,
aud democratic union disputed By Calhoun
and llis tchso1. tho controversy reachint
dually to the hight Of civil wsr- The Enios
party vas tuccessful, and consolidation G.
the various States into one Cnion was no
s1izcsl. Which Cnion. guaranteeing to each in
.tiviaua1 the ntmost range Of personal r1Shtt
and liberties. nevertheless secured all the cle
mente Of national coherence and strength
Tie reaction which took pl1ca in Gozmau,
after 1850 is here, in America, represented b!
President AulEets Johnson.
1 Tie Gtrrnan movement. OF ISIS IL no.
finirhed, like the American convrlt,on. wlici
l,,R secured already itr reaults.
Democracy in lsl6 was taken up i,y Dismarl
1T 1SGG. Ecfote 1s6j the Germau Dsmocrac,
wanted liberty before unicn. bat DiruaEa
Demonstrated that > rsro!lE uI1oa m1st GER
tsiliy .1t rtt!e freedom. The German Democ'
r.cy, subscribed to this programme; and to
day It il Eot the King Of BavItia. OF that o.
S'xuny or Nu,lenbsIg,-n il certainly mo-
Ike kir- Ct Hanover or the E1eetor Of Hesse
.r the l.uke ct :I,ElesniE Hoist tein,-th.t sus
lain the Hing Of Prussia: but it is the peo?ll
| uf thes- several countries that sustain tht
leoiie of ITr-eiz, mud thereby sustain eacl
other. became al of them understand that
aloye everything, they are Germans. The.
fight now, side to side, their American wa
fer the Union: and. when they hare euceead
I'd. shev viii make dnallY their constitutions
amendments. . ~
Louis Napoleon hAs prominent relation to
the thrnes Of botl countries.
Here, in iAruericn. be taw an opportunity Il
destroy the Union. Of whore greatness aut
power be wss jealous. ThaEefnre, not for th
sake Of aisxiuilian, he created an empire il
Mexico. for he deserted hirl finally, - on
might throw away a lemon whose juice he hal
expressed He vent TO Mexico to got pos
rihls footho1d il the Southern States-
In Germany, lie relied upon the want OF
national feeling arunpg tho people, cecacs
hr, in his blindness, thought the South Ger
mars vcEe a:11io1s to kgh: With him asains
the prat4ia,4s and, sith their help, lo reck
ike hi. utcle, the 1To:ectcs Of Ehenish Goa
| fcCetatlun, with Prince plon-I'lou az Ring o
Wcstphslia. He linda himself sorely nista
kcn. and a. he had to quit Mexico in conse
luence Of the sh1eaieaiug attitude OF sh'
A1ncricau Union elements, 20 he dies nov
l ssrny f1lul the German line bcfote Gsrma7
Cnion clement. which IL master in htualin
tie hayonet.
There il another coincidence, however,
little modified.
| lF18lnR the clfl HAI-tUAI -, I4a VIZ ~
the Unien-thesc was 4 large body Of me
herr in the North who tympathtzed with th
tuenies Of the Union, md who would hay
liked 10 see the French estahlishcd in Me1ic
md in the South. So there il class OF Ge!
mAns rho would ike tho Union e!ement
tie1r1any tc he beaten, and the Trench VII
to.ious but. while the sy1npsthiz.r. wit
:he enemies Of tho American Uuioa remaine
sucng ue. and contributed their Chicag
Platform Of 1864, the German trsitors are out
side Of Germany they are found here auou
us. It ia TO wonder that these sery h1u
tietmau traitoIs ard exmpathizers with tt
French, against theit own motaer-coun:t =
/ also voted the Demo cra.ic :i;ket Of 1864. ulc
tie Chicago platform.