The New York herald., 1873-09-18

Bavara-takes the German imperial crown. Then
the news OF the arisen Emperor is announcedoy
heralds and angels, and "the ancient Barbarossa,
Friedrich the Kaiser Great" swakes from his long
sleep OF centuries. and the ravens leave the
Kynhauser for Walhalla. The head OF Borussta Ii
said to be portrait OF the beloved Queen Louise,
consort OF Friedrich Wilhelm III. The original
idea OF the artist was to have Kaiser wilhelm
there but the monarch refused, and suggested the
idea of Borussa with the features OF Prussas best
and noblest queen. The picture Is the work OF the
historical painter, Won Werner. 1t Is to be exc
cuted In mosaic by Salviati OF Venice, and will be
completed year hence.
PRUSSIA AND GERMANY.
The inaugural ceremonies were concluded by the
Emperor and suite riding up and down the front of
the various regiments and by the troops fling past
the imperial pavilion. Then the Emperor and suite
and the Empress and her court departed and left
the crowds to gaze at and admire the monument
and to reflect on its history. All agreed that the
ceremony was one Of the most brilliant spectacles
ever Witnessed In Berlin. At the same time the
impartial spectator could not but feel that the
whole thing was very, very Prussan and too little
German. The I'd OF September is a German day of
victory. Berlin assumes to be the capital OF the
German Empire, and any festivity connected at all
with the feats Of 1870 and 1871 should have borne
national German and not specific Prussian char
acter. True. Prussia has treated her foes Of 1865
and friends OF 1s7o-the Bavarians, Wurtembergers
and saxons-very magnanimously In not even
permitting the shadow OF a soldier belong
Ing to any OF these lands to appear
In the bas-reliefs representing the war OF 1885.
Had Prussia firmly resolved to make herself
loved by her friends think she should have re.
sisted the proud impulse to raise monument TO
deeds and victories whose memory still rankles
in the South German heart should have buried the
past In the grander achievements OF 1870 and 1871,
and have made the monument as o commemora-
ton Of Sedan and German unity-a monument at
whose Inauguration Germans Of all ranks and from
all parts OF the Empire who aided In those vic
tories could have been invited to participate. The
great festal day for the whole OF Germany, when
she can commemorate the accomplishment OF Ger
man unity, Is not fixed upon yet The learned pro-
fessors still In conflict as to whether 1t should
be day in spring, or ou September 2, or on Oc-
tOber IS. BY the time that the monument to
Hermann. the Cheruskean Prince. shall be CON-
pleted and placed on the summit OF
Teutoberg's highest mount, or the temple OF
fame. or simple monument, or whatever may be
decided upon, be erected on the banks OF the
Rhine, on the Niederwald, they may have agreed to
celebrate the results OF 1870 and 1871 together
one day throughout the length and breadth Of the
land.
BANQUETs, ORDERS AND FAvoRs
There was later a banquet given BY the Emperor,
at which he drank to the memory Of the men who
had fallen the blood price paid for the victories
which the monument commemorated. Then the
Kaiser caused number Of decorations and favors
to be published, such, for instance that forts Of
Strasburg and Metz should bear the names Of
Friedrich Wilhelm, the Crown Prince, Prince Fried
Nr~ Nuof<C C1t4
Prince OF Saxony, Steinmetz, Prince August. OF
wurtemberg. Manteunel, voights, Rhetz. Fastrow,
Manstein, Franseckg. Goeben, Kirchback, werder,
Bose, Alvensleben H. and Bumenthal. Beside
this distinction, Prince Bismarck, Field Marshal
wrangel, Count Moltke, Count Won Room and o
whole newspaper column OF generals receive
various orders and Observation-Disclosures and
Wrangel, the Gross and the Star Of the Grand
C0mthur Of the House Order OF HOhenzolern in
brilants Moltke and Room. the Order Of the Black
Eagle, and Wrangel, had almost forgotten to say
the distinction Of the Duppeer Trenches to bear In
future his honOred name.
Then came the festal representation IN the
theatre the overture TO Meyerbeer's 'Feldlager in
schlesien," and o prologue by Adami spoken by
Frau Ehrhardt. The tabeaux Of this production
were successful and in harmony with the days re-
jocings
In the first scene we saw Borussia standing In o
garlandbOu temple who, gazing on the Iron
Gross, recounts the era OF the creation OF that
order. Then Berlin appears in the background,
and the monument on the Kreuzberg, which soon
disappears to give place to the picture OF the
Victory Monument, uncovered In the morning.
And while this tableau Is exhibited marble
statues Of the SIX last Hohenzollerns arise from
the Hades, and chorus, stationed In front of the
monument, intOnes the "Watch on the Rhine"
Perhaps the strains OF that anthem melody might
have recalled for a moment to the mind OF the
Kaiser and the Generals who filed the parquet
that the composer OF the music Of that song Carl
Wilhelm, VINO had been carried to his grave only
few days before, had contributed as much as any
general Of an army corps present to bring about
for Germany the results OF 1870 and 1871.