The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-22

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THE vICToRs.
The German Race and The Territories
That ie Occupies.
From the New York Herakl.
The eer-nasH, OF The spsaSs-nen, "a the
old Teutonic words united in the name may
be interpreted), now known ~ the people Of
Germany-or, in other terms, the Germans
are a mighty race. We shall not attempt
any detailed narrative Of the wanderings by
which, in the long succession Of ages, stray
tribes migrated from Western Asia into
Eastern Europe, and, sweeping overthe wide
steppes of Russia and the plains of Finlands
at length poured down through Scandinavia
and, crossing the narrow straits and inlet,
which divide Sweden and Zealand from what
is now the German mainland, PeoPled the
Vulnerable TeutOnic tribes, the ancestors Of
the modern Germans. The Danish archi-
pelago, the island Of Rugen, POmerania,
Mecklenburg, HOlstein and Northern Prus-
STA are dotted everywhere with tumnli in
tonic warriors, are found implements and
weapons Of unmistakable Eastern origin.
In many Of these relics, which We have per-
sOnally inspected in the Danish and Swedish
museums, bear no slight resemblance to ar
ticles of similar use found in the mounds Of
North America and the ruined mausOlea Of
Yucatan and Peru.
When Cesar, pursuing his conluests in
Gaul, reached the Rhine, he found the vast
territory beyond it peopled by some three
score tribes of different names, local man
ners and dialects, whose general title, Strabo,
the historian, gives in the word Germani,
the origin Of which We give in the first lines
Of our article. Although the Germans,
even Of that remote epoch, had Il certain
fixed CIVILIZATION, laws and agricultural life,
and practised in their sacred Drui,lical groves
religion that embraced the Immortality Of
the soul, their position As a nationality WAS
underlined, and many centuries elapsed be-
| fore the ignorance or Indifference Of the
West could peer far enough through the daz-
zle Of the Roman Empire To discover he
yond it, stretching away to the eastward, a
mighty race, wondro,isly endowed with
both intellectual and physical power. But a
| few hundred years have wrought magical
change. The scattered tribes between the
Rhine and the Danube have Just become
transformed into one vast people, still tenn
porarily and slightly divided here and there
by foreign boundary line, hut spiritually
welded together by common blood, Il com
mon language, common glory, and common
aspirations.
The Germany of to-day comprises ter
ritory of 600 miles in circuit in its entire
measurement, and an area of 2ii, 900 sluar,
miles, without including the eastern
provinces Of Prussia not embraced in the
old Giernanic Confederation, which would
swell the total To $50, 900 square miles. The
population Of this vast region is about 5,
ON, 900 souls, which, with the Germans in
Austria, vario,lsly computed ut 1900, 900
and l 900, 900, would make the Germanit
race in Central Europe number from II ,OOO,
600 to 9.OOO,O 900. But this is not the sum
total Of the family ON the elder Continent.
The Baltic provinces Of Rllssia-viz., 1.-Two
mia, Esthoni,, st. Petersburg and CourIand
contain about 900, 600 souls Of German
kindred, and AEace and Lorraine, still com
posing part of France, have 1000, 900 more.
This would increase the aggregate of Oh.
Germanic European family To nearly III,
500, 900 souls. Adopting the higher num-
hers, and fully considering the matrimonial,
business and social alliances Of So active, en-
terprising and nonla,lic race, the result be-
comes imposing.
| But when We have done with the statement
If communities recognized as German VI
have by no means finished the muster roll of
German settlement. In France proper there
are fully five hundred Thousand, in Italy five
/ hnn
two hunirc, and fifty Thousand, in Turkey,
Syria and Egypt two hundred and fifty
thousand, i'm Switzerland two hundred and
fifty thousand, in the Scandinavian States,
Belgium and Holland five hundred thousand
and in the British Islands five hundred
Thousand Germans. But it is in Americ:,
that the outside German emigration has de
veloped into the grandest proportions. In
our own city and in Philadelphia, Milwaukee,
Cincinnati and st. Louis whole wards
are almost entirely Peopled by Germans
In Pennsylvania they are 81 numerous
in some connties that the local laws are
officially printed in German ase~ell rs in
English, and in several of the Western States
they compose almost a majority. In round
numbers the Germanic race and its otishoots
in the United States may be estimated u; five
million souls. Again, they are surprisingly
numerous in Mexico and Central America.
| In Brazil, ever since the enlistment there
| of the disbanded Germans who had served
in the SclIlcswig- Ilolstein war, they have re-
tanned firm foothold. and i'm BuenoS Ayres,
Colombia, Chill and Peru they own some oi
the best enterprises and are rapidly increas-
| ing. They have recently founded thriving
colonies in some Of the island groups Of
the Pacific, and are an influential and
growing element in Australia, China and
japan. We feel quite within bounds,
then, in computing the final complete aggre-
gate Of the Tcutonic stock in all parts of
the globe at 900, 900 souls. This estimate
| for a race SO persevering, so expansive and
50 noteslly prolific, represents 4 tremendous
power for to-day and for tomorrow; and
we'll may statesmen who scan with aston
ishment the overwhelming force that United
Germany in Europe has Just exhibited in
crushing the colossal military empire Of
France in six weeks campaign legin to
cast mighty horoscope for the grand Ger
man federation Of the future. At this mo-
ment We behold the new born giant with
fully half million stalwart, effective soldiers
on the soil Of France, of whom threee hun
dred thousand are knocking at the gates OF
| Paris, where ut least one hundred and fifty
Thousand more have been swept aside by
death, sickness and wounds. Yet, with all
this stupen,iO,is mass thrust far into 4 hostile
country, Germany, at home beyond the
Rhine, has three hundred thousand more
thoroughly drilled and equipped troops.
| awaiting the word to march, and
still new armies Of twice that number must
cring for the field Order, tranquility, enthu-
siasm accompany this amazing display Of Vi
| tai energy land from land u lan, from far up
along the Baltic To the remote borders Of the
| Adriatic, and re-echoing thence throughout
all the civilized regions Of the earth, is heard
this great masculine Tcutonic voice ming
ling the words of bro,herhov! and freedom
with lis songs ofpatriotic devotion To Father
land. It's an imposing revelation Of our
immediate time, this sudden disclosure Of
a vast, libery-lovins element all over the
world--ihis recognized presence, in days ~
lately thought To be degenerate, Of ''home, y
''ho,IseIoli," country" ''honor,' Gree
dom" ON the lips Of cosmopolitan race who
unite profound skill, indomitablc persever-
ance and heroic valor to 4 natural love for
I,e.,ce and all domestic virtues. Let us take
heart, again, who believe in the better dcsti-
MES Of mankind God has His champions
ready for the appointed hour.
..Our frisz.''
The Crown Prince Of Pr,is.ii, is thus
photographed by the London Tine core
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