New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
PRESIDENT GRANT on GERMAN UNITY.
PROBABLE EFFECT OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT
ON EUROPEAN POLITICS.

PROBABLE
ON EUROPEAN POLITICS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE President sent to
Congress to-day the following message:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.: The union
of the States OF Germany into form Of government
similar many respects 20 that Of the American Union,
event that cannot fail to touch deeply the sympa
thcs Of the people Of the United States This union has
brought about by the l0ngontnued and persistent
efforts OF the people, with the deliberate approval Of the
Governments and people Of "a of the German states
through their regularly constituted authorities In
the American people see attempt to reproduce IN
Europe of the best features Of our own Consttu-
ton with such notifications the history and condition
Of Germany to require. The local Governments of
the several members OF the Union are preserved, while
the powers conferred upon the chief part strength for
the purposes Of sedefense without authority TO enter
uron wars OF conquest and ambition. The cherished
aspiration for national unity, which Tor AGES nae
the same Language and inhabitinc contiguous ana
compact territory, but nnnatuIaiiy separated nI al
yided by dynaStic jealOuses ana the anhton ot SNORT
sighted rulers has been attained and Germany now con-
tans population Of about 100000 united Ike our own
under one Government for it, relations with other
Powers, hut retaining in its several member, the night
and power OF control Of their local interests ndIt ana
institutions The bringing OF great thought
ful and free people under single Government must
tend to make Governments what alone they should be,
the REPRESENTATIVES, Of the will and the organization OF
The power OF the people. The adoption ia Europe OF
the American system Of union under the control and
direction OF free people, educated to sclfrestraint,
cannot fail extend popular institutions and 10 enlarge
the peaceful influence OF American ideas.
Tie relations of the United States with Germany are
intimate and cordial The commercial intercourse be-
tween the two countries il extensive, and Is Increasing
from year year, aud the barge number OF citizens ana
residents in the United states OF German extraction, and
the continued nOw Of emigration from Germany into this
country have produced intimacy OF personal ana 0-
htca Intercourse approaching If not equal Ia that with
the country from which the founders Of our Government
derived their origin The extent Of these Interests and
the greatness the German Union Ia require that
on the classification Of the representatives OF this Coy
eminent TO foreign Powers there should no ionget pe
apparent naturalization OF the Importance OF the
German Mission. such is made in the difference
ween the allowed by law TO the Minis
ter Germany and those 10 Great Britain ana France
There would ~ be great prGpncty an Placing the
representative OF this Government at Berlin on the same
footing with that Of its representatives, ~ LONDON ana
Paris The union % the several states al Germany un-
der one Government, and the increasing commercial and
personal intercourse between the two counties VIII also
add to the labOrs and responsibilities OF the Legation !
therefore recommend that the salaries Oi The minister
and of the Secretary Of Legation at Berlin be respective
" Increased the amounts allowed 10 those
at London and at Paris. L. :. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Z, 1871.