The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-13

messed ~. With the responsibility which rests on
them and thew fully appreciate the dulles
which their greater importance In the worlds
affairs has deyolved on their country. They
consequently consider 1t their first and prlnci.
pal task to work for the inner deveIopment o.
lished only in rough outlines. The spirit
which m the foundation OF these outlines has
70 hnild the great political structure, Is as yet
little DEVELOPED in the masses. The few prom
inent men. powerful as their genius and en-
errv NAV be, are dependent upon the national
spiritin their practical efforts; and upon Its
resonrces and shortcomings. Fortunately, the
new new E,mn,re has taken It's beginning with a
strong military and political power at Its head,
which must now more than ever protect the
now creation from anarchy. Religious, politi-
cal and economical questions of the highest
imnorfanee claim q liberal solution. Apart
from the common military law, many benef-
cial reforms have 6een prepared IN eco
trusted. will now fully awaken to life. The
mnifv of measures and coins, the new gold
standard. a common commercial and criminal
Law. the prospect of q common civil law for
| the whole Empire, unrestricted liberty OF
| choosing or changing q residence and doing
| business without applying to the government
fora permit, q common poor laval these
wholesome measures will. very soon be devel-
| nned into one rule for the government Of the
nation.
| statesmen nave an inclln6ti0n for strengthen
ing tbe Imperial Government. which, by the
| accession of comparatively powerful States
like Bavaria, has been shorn OF some OF Its
| most important attributes. 1t Will be the same
process which, after the defeat Of the rebel.
lion. has partly taken place in the United
States. The centrifugal tendencies Of. the. Teu-
tonic character are too strong to create a GEN.
tra,ized government; on the contrary, what
ia here required Is a constitutional govern
ment. which cannot be inttmidated or crippled
by rebellIous States or notification resolutions.
Bavaria is the South Carolina OF the German
| Confederation.
nv her victories over the French obllgcs her
| to- do her utmost to satisfy the expectations of
| the world, II the change made by her In the
relative strength Of the European Powers is to
have o lasting influence, this revolution must,
| at the same time, change the prevailing ideas
! OF civilization and culture. That SUCH a .reVo-
| luton will be the consequence OF the victories
| OF Germany Is perhaps The strongest reason
| for the distrust which her successes have Gre
| ated among the other nations. 1t ia, In fact,
| moi 40 much the aggressive policy of the. new
! empire which these nations 0pprehend az the
| Inconvenience of accommodating themselves
| TO new ideas of civilization and TO O new
standard of culture and progress: The world
is In q certain degree accustomed 10 Inc su-
premacy OF France in all forms of social life
and taste. az well as In literary, artistic and
| political opinions. These forms being rather
fnsinuatinr and dazzling. the French have re-
concIled the people with their rule, and make
their pressure less felt. Now the apprehen-
sion is entertained that the revolution In. the
political power will also effect q change IN
this supremacy. It will be one OF the princl-,
pal tasks of Germany TO win over the Worid 10
her views of life and to her mode OF thinking
and representing these thoughts, O task which
Is not at all an easy one, as the Germans are
not celebrated for their amiable manners or
for the soitness OF their propaganda. APRON
inent German essayist, In speaking OF Prussia,
makes the lust remark, that ever since her
political existence she has. In q wonderful
degree, cultivated the art OF making herself
universally disliked and even detested.
In the same way the world mnsC become
reconciled with the great material power OF
the new Empire. That the smaller States are
somewhat afraid OF 1t. is natural, as In their
dealings with Germany they have no clear con-
science. In the days Of her weakness they
strengthened their self.confIence with imper-
tinences at the expense of Germany. Not 10
sneak OF the Northern kingdoms, ] only men
ton the troubles and the cares Of Holland,
which, in spite oil. solemn treaties. with her
'UuSQuS uuIS III WST uOClll liC SiO5'u bi1S boNi
CATION OF the Rhine. But Germany now occu-
pies loo proud q position to resent old Insults
OF the small States. as far as the greater and
more powerful States are concerned, It Is the
uncertainty Of the future which creates aTun-
pleasant feeling toward Germany, and this
feeling is corroborated partly by political phan,
tasms and partly by the political insecurity oil
these States. In Italy. for instance, the lead
ing men overlook the fact that notwithstand-
Ing Its romantic. medieval title, the German
Empire Is o very sober and modern State, which
does not trouble Itself With the renewal OF the
old expeditions TO Rome, and that oil It's vital
interests tend to friendly relations with Italy.
Germany Is doing her utmost to win the ia
yor OF Austria. While the Germans SUBJ
iects OF the latter power heartily %sympathize
with the mother country, the present ruling
Slavic dement's look to the development OF the
powerful Northern neighbor with q certain
disLrust If not fear. Since 1866. however,
there is no reason why Germany and Austria
should not be on the most friendly terms. 1t
Is not the fault of the German statesmen that
the Austrains do not believe In their own
future, and they only deplore that the process
of decomposition Is going on there LOO last.
But they are far from meddling with Austrian
affairs, the more so as the German provinces
will, in the course OF time. voluntarily return
to the mother country. The later they do this
the better for both parties. If, however, Aus
stria should sacrifice her German subjects TO
the Sclaves and Hungarlans, In that case only
Germany would be justified in taking the part
of her countrymen; but 1t Is expected that the
Austrian Empire will not commit political sui
eide. The English Jealousy against the new
German Empire has In the eyes OF the Ger
mans q deeper foundation than mere envy. It
must be admitted that the great economl-
cal consequences OF the war have serl.
only Injured English omnerc and business;
but this point of view is OF course quite imna-
terial TO The victors. English policy has for
long years been accustomed to rely on France
and Austria as its natural allies against Russia.
Now France Ia broken, and the present and
future OF Austria every day becomes more
doubtful. 1t is, therefore, bHt natural that
England does not emain impassiVe to inns
sudden and far-reaching change. England,
however, should look q little more ahead. lt
is true she Will never find In Germany an ally
against Russia, for q policy, which seeks 10
realize its own ACKNOWLEDGMENT oy throwing
impediments In the way OF It's much-dreaoed
enemy; but in the furlherance OF those cues
tions which rather concern the interests oltne
civilized world OF large, she Will always DC
sure to obtain q ready support 10 Germany.
In spite Of the warm personal friendship De-
tween the Emperors William and Alexander,
there is not, as has been often alleged,
O defensive or offensive alliance between
the two powers; the Russian people
and the nobility, headed by the Grand Duke,
are ever deadly opposed to Germany. Inus
nothing prevents England from CONNECTING
herself, as under the elder Pitt, win germany
as the strongest continental power. q lnls
country. on account Of the sale OF arms, have
tha,n n faaltpT nf qninQst-