The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

municated to me a copy of a despatch which the
Prussian Cabinet addressed to him in reply to a
memorandum of the 221 April, relative to the
revision of the military organisation of the Confe-
deration. This last explanation of the views of
Prussia arises out of an exchange of communica-
tions, which have contributed to throw light on
questions of high importance, although under a
different point of view ' • and if it has not had for
its result a compromise between different opinions,
it has at least proved on both sides the desire to
come to an understanding. That is why, in
weighing with attention the arguments of the
document referred to, we think right to state
that we adhere to the conciliatory words which
terminate it. According to this passage, the
Cabinet of Berlin desires, in spite of the diver-
gence of views existing between the two Cabinets,
not to renounce the hope of coming to an under-
standing with us on the object which it is de-
sired to attain ; and that Cabinet states that
Prussia will state with satisfaction the condi-
tions necessary for the purpose. On our part we
feel the strongest satisfaction in entertaining the
same hopes and the same intentions. We the
more strongly hope to find practical points for
bringing about an arrangement, from the fact that
from the beginning of this discussion we have
always shown ourselves disposed to enter, even
under present circumstances, into the path which
at other epochs, and especially in the years 1832,
1840, and 1848, led to the object sought. In this
respect we can only repeat the observations made
in our despatch of the 22d April. At the same
time we are convinced that the other German
Courts will do all they can to facilitate a good
understanding. Although these courts maintain,
as we do, the fundamental principle of the unity
of the military command of the confederation, they
will nevertheless appreciate the fact that the con-
federation has not the right to dispose of a great
part of the military forces of Prussia and Austria,and
their assent will certainly not, be wanting to an
arrangement formed with the view of properly re-
gulating the conditions of the common co-operation
of the non-German corps of those forces with the
Federal army. The question as to whether such
conditions should be inserted in the organic laws
of the Federal military system, and the proposi-
tion made on that subject by Prussia in the Diet
of Frankfort, ought not, in our opinion, to
be diseussed, and the Prussian Government itself
considers that question as entirely settled. We ab-
stain then from replying to the objections which
the despatch communicated to us by M. de Werther
makes to our memorandum of April 22 ; we cannot
believe that those objections are well founded either
in law or in the history of the Confederation. We
should even consider it a fortunate phase in
this affair if the question of military re-orga-
nisation on which the Military Commit tee
has already presented a report to the Diet
were pursued no further. You are requested
to speak to the effect here stated to Baron de
Schlenitz, and you are authorised to give him a
copy of this despatch if he requires one.—Receive,
&c._RECHBERG."