We are bound to record that there is at least
one German Member of Parliament who protests vigorously against the violence exercised towards Dr. Jacoby. In the debate of the 3rd inst. upon his imprisonment, the majority apparently inclined to- the opinion that he was fairly punished, not for thinking that. Germany did not need Alsace and Lorraine, but for aiding the enemy by saying so. Herr Schulze Delitsch, however, the head or the co-operative societies of Prussia, made a speech, from which; we extract sentences that ought to be written over every Ministry of War in Europe:—" That, assuredly, is the noblest testimony of real worth a nation can give, if, whilst staking everything in the struggle with a foreign foe, she preserves her customary calmness, in the administration of internal affairs, and a full consciousness of what is due to her as a nation ; if she calmly and resolutely guards- the holy rights of all citizens, and allows no military man, high• though his rank and great though his merits be, to trample them. under foot. To the men who have guarded the inviolability of German soil with the sword, our fullest, deepest gratitude is due,. and we have never failed, when opportunity arrived, to acknow- ledge this, and to act in accordance with what we said ; but they- have no claim to a reward which the nation would have to pur- chase at the sacrifice of her holiest rights !" These sentences- were followed by applause, " loud, long-continued, and universal,' but there was no vote.
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