The New York herald., 1870-05-26
An Emperor FOR Germany.


Tho Czar Alexander, after having been gor-
geously complimented on tho anniversary OF
his birthday by King William Of Prussia and
bis court Is now, or was, at last advces' the
kaest Of the latter potentate il Berlin. inc
Grand Duke OF Hesse has also been received
thore with immense sosa!, and now the King
Of nssTa.s:s IS expected moi moi long since n:s lis
rrassian Majesty appeared In Parliament
surrounded by galaxy Of royalty, to use
the expression Of a leading Berlin journal, and
his blooming health and fine spirits indicated
that he fully appreciated the presence OF so
many princely representatives Of the Gerrhanic
body North and South AS not unexpected
sequel to this spring convocation OF crowned
heads there comes to US, In print and from
quite authoritative sources, revival OF the
old rumor, started some years ago, that King
William does really aspire to WELD an imperial
sceptre; in fine, that II the adhesion
of the leading Southern Germanic Powers
can be obtained, Teutonlc empire Is to
rise fully armed and ready for magnificent
| peace or overwhelming war between the Rhine
and the Danube. Thus some Of Thiers' prog
| nostications eloquently uttered In the French
Assembly, both before and after the German
Waterloo at Sadowa, are likely to be fulfilled.
| The old statesman saw danger menacing
France and uplfted vehement warning voice;
but the Emperor Napoleon had other fish to
| fry Just then, and had to restrain his eager
legions from crossing the Rhine. Moreover.
his Chassepot rifles had not yet been fully
ascertained to be the equals OF the Prussian
needle guns, and valor never loses by little
tempering with prudence. But German unity
has long been incubating, and 1t may, indeed,
be that 1t is the panoplied Minerva that is to
spring from the brain of the bald-headed Jove
of diplomacy, Count Bismarck.
| Hitherto the sagacious Prussian statesman,
while secretly cherishing this very plan Of
| grand German empire, has endeavored to hold
back his royal friend; but there is powerful
party around King William, who see In the
present confusion and weakening of Austria,
and the yet unsettled state of France, the v cry
opportunity for which they have been signing.
Russia Is very plainly the warm ally Of her
| nearest neighbor, and as her designs lie south
ward and eastward, but not In the west, what
| ever win isolate and cripple Austria, the Sui
tan Of Turkeys best defender, for the moment,
must naturally suit her schemes. She has
nothing to fear from Prussian aggression, but
| much to hope from Prussian aid. The ques-
| ton, then, is simply whether France, with Spain
| in revolution beside her; Italy feverlshly dis
| contented with the French occupancy Of Rome,
and p8rfde Albion ever ready to avail herself
of her rivals perplexity, and conjoined by mar
riage with the Prussian crown, will be strong
enough, single handed. to overawe the North
ern Powers; or will she, making the best Of
| all things, acquiesce in fair arrangement by
which Cmsarism may extend its sway over the
middle region Of the Continent and her own
reigning dynasty receive pledges Of supports
| The symptom that leans the other way is the
anti-Prussian sentiment of the newly appointed
| French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, the Due de
Gramont; but, as the young Prince Imperial is
soon to be admitted to participation in the
government, it may be as well TO seek friends
for his future and not invoke cnmities.
France is great and full of martial ardor; but,
as the First Napoleon once said when he lifted
the sword of Frederick the Great from his
coffin at Potsdam, ''We should not be here
were he still living" so may the estute state.
craft, the superb military discipline and the
tremendous numerical force that are now
matured in Germany, prove mistaken rock
to the Gallic billow
Among the grand political phenomena O
this eventful year we may, then, behold tht
: sceptre Of Charlemagne again uplifted ovel
Germany, at least, and Fatherland made, sc
to speak, one family. The arguments uttered
against this probability were used in vair
against the founding Of North Confedera.
tion. The spirit Of the age is toward great
political unions, and not for separate and jar
: ring petty States. Germany herself, Italy,
Scandinavia, which is working to unite J; tn,
American commonwealth, both North and
South, prove this distinctly; but Germany is,
perhaps, the most remarkable example Of al
at this very hour; and in what form, except.
ing as republic, could Germany be SO grea1
as under patriotic and enlightened Emperor
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-CANADAs OPP0HTUNITY.-Lately we havt
heard many complaints from the New Domin
ion Of the '.glut Of American silver" aud th,
Bank of Montreal groaned that It had thre,
millions Of the vile trash. Let the Fenian,
get sight Of ii and it viii soon cease to be al
, affliction to our neighbors.
J THE DUELLo IN WASHINGTON. The duellis
: of the period is not above Bob Acres littI,
game. In the late affair between MaJo
Hutchins, plucky little New Hampshire maj
} from Georgia, and Colonel Quintius Curtiu
Washington, who is obviously Virginian o
} the very best family, the duel didn't come off
though Hutchins wrote the challenge, and