The New York herald., 1873-05-03
Tnc herald ana gne Vienna EXPOSE
tion-Our Translation OF Aucrbsch
and Muchlbach.

The four stories of the Vienna Exposition,
despatched hither through the cable and pub
lished in yesterdays HERALD, were journal
istic triumph that the world had never before
Witnessed Two of them were in Enghsn ana
two in the German language. The sale OF
the HERALD yesterday, as consequence, was
1873, 400 copies, with large demand Left un-
supplied.
We publish to-day translations into English
of the special HERALD dispatches of Berthold
Auerbach and Louise Mdhlbach. Yesterday,
in the German language, they were addressed
to our fellow citizens of German birth; to-day
they will be read by the English-speaking peo-
pie of this great Continent. The occasion
celebrated was one of JOY, of pride, of hope to
the peoples of the earth. The opening of the
Vienna Exposition to oil the peoples of the
world was an event instinct with significance
to all mankind Pomp and pride Of imperial
and royal houses were there to bring new
glories on great names, and to win new ac-
claims for right lordly respect Of progress.
In the half-sighted view Of antiquity the mag
mates Of the earth alone made history. Yes
peror Of Austria, the prospective Emperor of
Germany and the coming King of England
their prominent places in the festival To-day
we print in English the words of Berthold
Auerbach and Louise Muhlbach, giving the
place of honor to the peoples. From Germs
bach, in the depths Of the Schwargwald Ber-
thold Auerbach writes with gifted pen his
seer-like sentences of recognizing the democ-
racj in this great festival Touchingly he
draws the distinction to our German fellow
citizen between the motherland of his birth
and the childrenland of his posterity. We
are reminded of the link that binds us to the
Old World, where the presumptuous micro
cosm of the Exposition beside the Danube
lifts its imperial crown to the skies. The
chord of race that vibrates to the master touch
Of Auerbach is not stretched alone with the
limits of the Germans Fatherland sWhere
German is the name for friend and French
man is the name for enemy is too narrow
space for the sympathies Of q philosopher
whose philanthropy embraces the world.
Mingling in the ocean of thought America is
blended with Europe. The crested waves Of
progress gleam in the sunlight of universal
love, and they advance on tides that should
not recede. The ocean of thought rises
above the rocks of hate and error. They are
overwhelmed and hidden. The voices of the
waters in glorious diapason become
the symphony of labor This is the
great-hearted Germans dream Of the
Worlds. Fair. from the depths Of the
Black Forest God grant that it may
prove reality. The world has had war and
horrors and CORY glory enough. We can ask
for peace, and may it be the peace Of the Free
Brimful Of legend the idyll Of Auerbach flows
along. The Argonauts Of inquiry seek their
Golden Fleece Of wholesome thought, of
valuable information, at Vienna. The
Cinderella of Labor is lifted from the ashes to
be glorifed amid the world wonder beside
her cleaning sisters Science and Art The
three combined are to be the Graces of the
new dispensation. By a touch of his magic
wand he places Benjamin Franklin, the
chainer of the lightning, beside Guttenburg,
who unclaimed the Bible and set the prisoner,
knowledge free. The juxtaposition is
beautiful. for Auerbach could scarcely have
spoken thus through the HERALD to his
brethren in America if Franklin and Gutten-
burg had not been. Force, thought and feel
ing united to produce our civilization, and
there to learn Of civilization at glance what
no man knew before. With idyllic tenderness
he pictures Franklin walking with sorrowful
musing among the terrible instruments of
war. At the sight of the Star-Spangled
Banner his heart is reassured that progress and
freedom yet will mean peace. This is his
grateful and heartfelt tribute to America, the
land that nourishes so many Of his brethren,
the home Of hope to all the downtrodden
peoples Of the world.
From Vienna speaks the sweet story-teller
of Germany, Louise Muhlbach With the
first dazzling impressions of the World Fair
upon her mind she, through the HERALD
greets her German sisters on the other side Of
the wide Atlantic. Famed as she is in story
and honored by the recognition of kings and
princes, her next thought is to pay tribute
to the Independent press. The Khedive Of
Egypt had asked her to picture in German
the wonders of the land he ruled, and she
regarded it as high honor. But higher and
greater she thinks the call of the HERALD to
tell her story in her native tongue by the
lightning's and the printing presses aid to
her German sisters SO many thousand miles
away. To-day she speaks in the English
tongue to the men and women Of the world,
and the great outflow of her thought will
strike responsive echoes in every heart. The
noble woman's heart Of Louise Muhlbach
swells with conscious pride as she imagines
her words read lovingly 80 far away. And it