, 1870-12-26
BERLlh.
| Var News and War Rumors.
Prussia Weakened by the New
Confederation.
Dissatisfaction with tho Con-
stitufion.


BERtiS, DE 3.
Wo have hnd lively times here for ths last
aw days, In the way of war newe and autici-
ations, the North Army. the Loire Army, and
sarihaldi having al been defeated, and the
o1ties from Paris commenced and repuised.
hat which has actually occurred, however.
, less than the continual strain OF e1pectA-
ion to which everybody here waa continually |
yrought mp: for it WAS somehow generally |
Fps ctod that the last great victory would be |
srried in The Eiast Of gene1al storm and |
,lood6hed, Tho news received has invariably |
,eeu intcrsperted with other reports, which
ave Afterwards proved false. but not until
hey had served to get up an excitatnant- Ono |
lar We heard that GAtibafdi had been taken |
nitcner. when a number OF the citlzers tung |
mt their flags, and the ultra conservatives
each sther over tho quality Of
he news, which they declared they Liked bet
cr than more important Victories This was
IA tho morning. In the afternoon. ~ this
news did nut arrive. eaw several OF these,
aith somewhat longer faces, hauling ii tlleir
lsgs. Last evening, We had u report that
l'aris had capitnlated, aud that tho newE would
be officially announced this morning; that 1t
1as only suppressed bccause the gov4rninen:
did not weh 4 juhiles 60 l1tc II night; just a. !
frequently before news had been delayed for
like reasons. We lls1 report ai-o that a
treaty Of paacc had been conclalcd between
Sapoleou and rtuasis, to tie effect that Al
SAGE nEd Lorraine should be eeded. aud that
in return Napoleon should be restored 10 tha
head Of tEe French srallea which are noE ia
11ussian captivity. as well ~ to tae head Of
81, rrtf 4.a
il Fly the rfusai4As will not t1ke tLe 1r1uole
10 remove 10 atruaoy tho.e troops that shall
he surrendered 1T Paris nj they did tho.o nl
Metz: but that the place OF their distraction
will bu Customs, where they will be ready ut
hand for slcl. disposal. AL the suspicious to
the came effect which wore ratse1 about th..
time OF tile surrender Of Blzhi11e. are nov re-
viyetl. The kings Ut Davar,.. Wurtetnbere,
aull Sa1pny have he1u invited to Versailles,
and the general belief ID that it il in order
that they may take part In the triumphAl on
trance into Pats.
There is At. thing but s,tissacticn here at
the rrcgrcss made in tho direction Of unon.
There has indeed been uufon formed. which
uow includes all the Germans. except the ten
millions IN Austria. But the more it la.
grown in extcrsion, OF late, tue loss it has be-
come in The strength which holds and wic1ds
the paris: 90 that this progress tugsests the
chiidreu'h nddle, EAmely, Ct something which
tlo more it grows the smaller it become-.
There aIc many Who think that the German
Confederation !. now no better than the old
Frankfort Confederation, which held G Gar1nany
together before G6. The sovereignty OF the
ing any more power 10 l'rt1ssla. This. while
it IL especially Objectionable TO the ftu.ss2ns.
rs Russians. il great disappointment to llIe
friends OF uEiou eve1{5ere, as it loaSes no
central power anywhere. rru.sla has rather
become wcaker through tile late addi.ipu-,
fnofH NJ IA A1HffT IL 1$ tt0F
rover IN Tho 1}nndesratb, where all risoTou.
measures must originate. Whereas Aho ha-
fore lad II voices ont Of ~. -lc has r,ov
only II cut OF IS. Aud rot only -, but a
epfeiaf ssirArtage ID given even to the Aulsll-
| q Suithern States over Prussit. which viii
| power. Ii,ese were before in tuch relations
that pruEeiA could control them casily by hel
| preponderance IN the BuudesZath. hut now
by uniting with tire South Getuan Ssstes, ths.
can, at alancss any time. get majositE in thu;
ba4ly. The errur they make hare IL, that thsJ
rerriEt in thinking that some State. II t1ns
tia, must take the lead ard have the chic
rower. in order for central government, ant
DO not consider at all Whether central pow
er could be c instituted III wlica Atl the State
should lc tqual. eomeWhat II iu the Unite,
Static. +AE1 it is hers tho other Statea {ce
ing for snlep+ ndence, a. being synouY
NOUS with liberty for them. Tho
err further in not having cen.ra
rowtr which dues not resi- principally lin til
lsuntee1ath: Tor this on}y gives occasion 70
lnsrcls Of State With State. and does n3
allow the nholato make any to'd or sndls1
maEcnente. Tue coneery1'irc party woul
eiun3er sti1i further IN this direction, al
lave Stnase OF Congress Of the States I
ccuEtttAct. M they sas, the libcral tcndaue
OF tie l:cichstAY. 1he union. il will bo see:
IL just stIoue enough and Of kind to cripps
sl'. m. And uot o''sy IL tbs ,snioa such that
bas Go frte motive, bat, through tia caaEg1
recently tHfctei Il will be tno1e Iiti .ult tiat>
.f'tr to make ATTY Improvements 70 that y
| CARROT sa.ls!y Onrseivea Klth the hone til,
tbs Iesei,t is merely the beginning. and IL.
| i: viii bv CfgreeA grow to HotnethlBE bktst
Aot E fourth vote in the Buudcarath, install
OF cne-thua vote. as heretofore. cao pr
veEt charge it, shs Constitution. r
eremies Of the union seem to he cver
NEere satisfied. fer shty cuusilcr TITO ia
progress to be backward l.ism>,k. it
tloughs- is due-;;::--::..c1 With ter w,:k it
will rkt he very snITy i it fa;ls isls ,usa III
ccn'te OF raslticstis n in tue eevSr2i Diets
would hare been bct'cr it tue ncga.iati,:
Lad STOPPED with Balan and Hassu, II
with theea admitted ou the Gra1nd OF I'll
former confederation, r,r==:a cuutj hAFe gn
ten aforE without nav A1:x aud Wurtemt'eT
whereas 'hese could not have gotten ale.
without ,he North tiermen Confe,aeratio
,, Peihars the only explanation OF WHY III.
,, 4rc tsLen IN 1t al iEst now 10 the enormo1
cf5o1is Ct Beust t. prevent thrir entrance in
tho Ncs.h atrn1an Confederation. and to e
, feet union between them and An
tr.a. The patriotic papers Of Son
Geimany. AZ the Ucnau Z:uun9. for czsmpl
attributes the whole misfortune. lot to Il
reoFle, VITO IN sie N.S1h. AZ veil a. in Il
!. strl'. ;s-ilc III 1T, :.ilt 10 the seyeEal CuuE
. ef t!,e Sc:s'l, e-.. t. lie rg.octs OF Geruai
eereta,y: I'll. +. u tie doubt but tha. .the Ii
cl.aEce ~:f Ike ratified by tue Ginsrsnt co
g1etsts that hare 10 pasa Oh thsol. because
Ileir rart:cularisttcc character. TUE liberals he
content themselves With tho thought thst
tho Few confederation IL Anxthi3g but
. liberal one. It's no Disadvantages il it il no.
st.oug one. They had first sacrificed tilt
! liberty TO it. and uow they SEQ their uni
! sacrificed ~1tl, little regret To-day the d
y cnsslons ase commenced iu the Re,chetag
u 1Lcss n,.ttlre. and will be continued for
!. aaet wetk. after which We will uoti>e L
further Developments On Friday they We
isc- RE in tho lobby OF the National Libsl
::rc ct tie clisf questions that will como
IL connection With them in tho Reich4tag.
= whethef the present Re,chstag is compete
to adopt , new constitution for GeEusi
: ss'tirc aside for that purpose tho one
). which thty we're e1ected.e
= b TbCrt ie 2leo much complaint IN regard
;. tho complications OF the new coust1tutic
= there being four groups Of States each IN e
~ arate relations ID the centlal poWes- 7
!. present constitution. with the references
- Previous 4eatiee, 14ws, IT,, together VI
= tho explanation OF these which T. uecses1
!. fer even i verbal understanding Of tho te
- foE1s hook as large Is the New Ttstamt
=. OF the sesenty-nina articles twenty-eiG
- Lave Eow teen changed through omissions
y, - sdditiets. and the clArSes I II Bavaria a
y Nu-tenbeIg arc to coEe IN get. Tlseea
y 70 large and numerous tEat come Of tie ne,
rapere can tc,rcely fud room to publ
! the q, Int excuse thenetlEes before the p,
- lie for their omission or atresiatto0. TIL
!. will he tetelfter seven d1dtrent d3cnme
i that will contain the Constitution OF
Eor1h German Confederation And i H.!l
:, la~yst+ ta-k for a citizen to learn hts slE
=, ~ Tor lscs Ut T'ght-) in accordAnce thereR1ts
y Very erEacEe. and often amusing. accou
3tsch Berlin dsily Of the e1trtme condition
tti1Gs in plsls, cspsc,a.ty in regard to I
- vi.ioEs. I have ecen number Of thet
~, rsivste le:str-. and also nany that ara d
- - I nnttsbtd in the papers. Que writer 81
- .'Duiit the lsst nftteu aa.t, va are a.lo
70 nouctl flae &c tu&liee for ten pfreo1t. snt
-. iaticn ie becoming every day less. Some
- fes to do vi lirnt eyen this Alto14Uce. bec1
J: before tie butcher shcpr. Ia tdditlou to
e oycics1y articles OF food. there a16n nov Oh
1T fer sa.a saricus Other ea:Ah1c-- OF ~u;ch
sctak fnn MT personal actlu1intance
utnsed to get half Of cat this morning.
az francs we're demanded labout % ctnts
sn offered four francs. but vas refused
cret.ed sfterward that did not take II It
seo ~ Tficc. for it Vas = fine one, aud could
~, ~. had i srlApdid fepA4t from It, I EAw