The New York herald., 1871-11-16
Russian Opinion Against Prussia.

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Russian Opinion Against Prussia.
The subject Of the general consequences OF Ger
man unity and the probable results OF Prussian
power In the Baltic Sea are discussed with the
greatest animation In Russia. In the chief cities
the mind Of the Russian people Is innamed by d.
rect appeals against the idea of permitting Ger
mau political propagandlsm on the Esthonian and
LIvonan frontiers OF tine empire.
The Sc. Petersburg G0los says:-Germany has
petted within her own mind that the answer 10 her
Well-known song,
Where is the German Fa.herlands
Wherever Germans at hand
And az, OF course, such programme for German
nationally presents nothing queting for The future,
we can see no guarantee for peace. AZ least from
-Pothers Austria most Of all ali. and she seems 70
hcknowIedge pacldly mat instead c' Of contend.
STasss ' has S"i@ proved Sese to BE- peaoe
s6e Indersanding between between herself and
% We 70 1s n he M
Gastein and Salzburg. What they have been talk
ns about aG n Tnc
hbOut It, to some understanding they have certainly
come Now. the present rulnous position Of Austria
troubles but In federalism or expansion eastwards.
All ner federalistic experiments have hitherto
Hailed, IS whatever she has tried 10 do for one
province has met with sucn jealous opposition from
the others mat she mas been fam to undo what she
rather different AS loug as Prussia acknowl-
Pur rights In The Baltic provinces there was no
chance OF any collision. But now, German union
~ mas become tlie h3Doy ana German naval power tne
nlercial antagonism between the Russian aud Prus-
siaa Balsc por,s, "a, and n the German propaganda on
Ptate OF anatrs mas rendered idyllc relations be-
tween the ncighDors rather awkward. without
uOubt little wisdom, moderation and impartiallty
might entirely remove any threatened danger or
collision, but the conquerors OF sedan have already
eraiion One cannot but notice the predominant
ldea on the banxs OF the Spree that Germany has
therefore, there is no reason whatever to coquette
any longer with her Eastern neighbor.
- prussian IDEAS Of SchIcswig.
Germany remains watchful, even jealous, with re.
gard to the entire subJect-Scnlcswig first and then
The Baltic.
the North German Gazette speaks Of 1t in the fol-
lowing terms:-"We should feel truly grateful for
precise definition Of the designation, North Schles-
Wig Any man Of tolerable education can tell us
exactly tue limits OF North America; but where
are we to lind geographer capable OF
is country ] as nuieD IistIe known SU,ss"s Is the
fabulous regions portrayed by CULVER, and every
one according M to his fancy Or in proportion to the
eia, may incose in hts imagination tract more or
less extensive TO ngure as Nolln schleswig. A
snort time ago, for example, we were informed py
The Danish papers that this mysterious land in
jutland 10 th9 town qt Scheswig, which Is
ccmprencnds the entire country irom the Belgian
h0ntAef 70 Bordeaux or that the North OF
4tay begins somewhere about the Straits Of Messna.
Hf the dominant spoken language be taken as
wig will be found 10 exist only in the realm Of chi
neraA The municipal elections in the towns
Pttuated IN the North OF the Duchy have
given direct contradiction to the asser.
f10n that the German element is weak and con-
unualiy growing weaker In those districts. In order
70 guard our foreign readers from falling into invol-
nntarg error we think II not superGuOus 10 repeat
thAt In the fifth article Of the Treaty OF Prague no
mention whatever IS madc or any sucn place as
NORTH Schleswig,' nor Of the populations or North
6chleswtg,i but simply OF the inhabitants oil tile
QOrthern districts OF Schcswig.'n