, 1873-04-06
GERMANY.
How President Grants Inaugural Is
Received BY the Ger
man Press. .-
The American Executive the Most Ad-
~ " vanced ldealist Of the Age.
Shall We Have Eternal Pence, Uni.
versal Republic, and a Uni
rersal Language2

Special Correspondence qf 1Ae Chicago Tribune.
DRESDEN March II, 1879.
The German papers publish synopsis Of
President Grants inaugural address, with rather
unfavorable comments. They seem to ridiculo
the Presidents ideal and progressive political
philosophy; and it is quite evident, from tho
general tone Of the articles, that these German
writer's are envious Of the good fortune which
gaye to our country
PROFOUND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHERS
when We least expected him. It seems Germany
has 1bored under the impression that the habit
unl silence Of our National Executive IVES an
indication Of ba11enness OF ideas. What mis-
take AL at once, tho silent man speaks, not
to his Own country alone, but to the wcrld; an d
he un1uasks himself az tho
MOST ADVANCED mEAL1sT OF THE AGE.
That portion Of his message in which he pro-
claims his faith that "The Great Maker is pre-
pairing the world to become one nation, and that
armies and nayies will be no longer necessary
is intensely interesting. He is far ahead Of such
men as ImmAnuel KBat, as regards his hope for
speedy realization Of the two great des,dsrata
for the complete happiness Of men. He already
saes, with tho eye of his ideal mind, the grand
consummaton Of political and social perfeo-
ton:
L16dNAA E1AGE AND a UNIVERSAL AEfUHLlC.
Kant believes this consummation possible Only
when al strife and discord coase within to sew
eTal States; Hhen men become, not only equally
free, but also equally wise and when all nations
are OF equal influence and power. But
theee considerations are too inngnifcant
to figure in the calculations Of ono
Philosopher He believes that 'com-
merce, education. and the rapid transit OF
thought and matter By telegraph and st<am,
krxyn n1~x ~ &Eot
quently, the world is almost: ripe for the
grand experiment. or course, the immateriol
fact that corruption. fraud, egotism, bribery,
and all manner Of social and political immortality
have never been SO rampant, barefaced, and
shameless, as at the time Of the inditing Of that
memorable message,
in the case. The American Republic, as guild
ing star to all other countries, is in itself quite
sufficient to accomplish the magnificent purpose.
: - Oh great delight,
To understand the spirit Of tho age,
To mark how, ere our time, ssge has thought,
Now, for the first time, men Of all parties win
begin to understand and appreciate
THE BENEVOLENT 8p1RIT
which caused the sale Of arms to France, and ths
perHistency Of the present administration in the
st. Domingo policy. The sale Of arms was ener-
getica1ly carried out in the face Of all oppoai-
ton, merely because our progressive Admins
tration thought 1t expedient to inauguratc the
worlds disarmament by q hasty sale OF most OF
our deadly weapons,-these instruments Of of
fense and defense not being needed on the eve
Of eternal peaca- The policy With reference to
st. Domingo is another outgrowth OF the same
advanced political philosophy, as that favored
country is selected as the first link in the great
chain Of annexation, which, out OF the Republic
of the United States Of North Amsrica, will prea-
emily create the "Respublica Universalis."
It is not by any means strange that most OF
the writer's On the science Of moral aud political
philosophy differ from President Grant
NOT EVERY CENTURY
gives birth to q superlative statesman. Ons
noted writer on the ecience OF politics says:
."Not until every people and ever State have
lost their peculiarities, will q World-State bu
possib1e, and then-the world's history will be at
IN end"
Another argues that "Acconding to the lava
of Nature, it is impossible, that tho several na-
farant and that it would be an unnatural con-
dition OF things il each people did not form
separate State AZ the wolf and the lamb can
not lie peaceably together, 80 it is impossible
that brotheEly love can always reign between al
Feuerbach believes that universal stata
would be
THE GRAVE OF MATK1SD.
Scheleiemacher is Of q similar opinion.
R. Y. Mohl e. History aud Literature OF Po-
ltical Science y writes :: every sensible man
must ut once perceive that universal World
State is ridiculous fancy
Nations y thinks tbas .sThe rights Of man can
not be protected or developed by removing
national landmarks; but that the plurality Of
States, and the competing efforts Of each nation
ality, are necessary conditions to the Develop
ment Of progressive IDEAS"
Grants mastar-mind will speedily dispose Of
these and all similar doubts and objections,
though they may seem insurmo to ordinary
statesmen
Ancient and modem writer's have always
hall auof u LANE