The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

Letter to Count Bismarc'r.

BERLIN, July 15.
Forßaron von Iloggenbach, formerly Minister for
ei,-%
s Affairs in the Grand Duchy of Baden, has
recently forwarded the following letter to Count
Bismarck :
"111. le Comte,—The struggle between Prussia
and the smaller German States which have conspired
wry civil
with Austria having now broken out into sanguin-
'war, all considerations I was forced to
observe so long as it was of importance to uphold
in my native land the possibility of useful action
upon the basis of firm principles recede into the
background.
The entrance of the Grand Ducal Go-
vernment into the ranks of its own greatest and most
dangerous enemies among the number of the States
allied for the preservation of Austrian supremacy in
Germany and of that Federal right become incom-
rests of
patible With, and impossible to, the national inte-
the
German people, prevents me from con-
tinuing to take up this position, and relieves me
from any considerations of regard to ,vards that
Government. b The fact that an unjustifiable pres-
sure y the States adjacent to Baden has made it
impossible to the patriotic rulf y native to withdraw himself from thiser shameful alliancelan of all selfish and traitorous passions contains a further
summons, at least upon my part, to combat to the
extent of my powers those Governments who have
not hesitated to exercise this compulsion upon one
of their co-Sovereigns, upon pretext of a Federal
lIIY
right they have themselves misinterpreted. It is
intention to carry out to the fullest extent the
simple task now incumbent upon every honest
German heart and every German conscience.
May this misconception of the position of
German Federal princes, as revealed by the latest
resolution of the Diet, be the last abuse effected by
Rapsburg intrigue by means of the cunningly ad-
duce Federal rimgbietdht brought forward by the Vienna
that
Ca. I, for my part at least, am of opinion
similar brown crimes to this Federal war, wantonly
ht down by the Middle States upon their
peoples and upon Germany, must for the future be
guarded against. For this purpose it is necessary
the system of the Germanic Confederation, created
for her own service by Austria,and always
German ready to serve, shall be broken up, and a
State be founded in its stead strong
enough to withdraw itself in future from the de-
Vienna
composing influence of this accursed policy of the
Court.
" your excellency is prepared to do the work
thorof
ughly, and to stand firm in the contest until
two important objects of all the efforts of the Ger-
man people for half a century are attained, you
will always find me read
fashioning of German State relations anew as will
power,
of itself result from the overthrow of the Austrian
based upon the oppression of all nationali-
ties and all liberty, and from the limitation of the
sovereign rights of the Governments allied with
but
for that purpose. As at the present time
d. one aim exists, so I make also no further that aim
for my offer than the energy of will to attain
,t.bat aim at any price. I empower your excellency,
't You consider it useful, to publish this letter.
"Accept, M. le Comte, the assurance of mymost
u'stinguished esteem.
"ROGGENBACII."