The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

VIENNA. June 17 (Morning).
The following are the most important passages of
an Imperial manifesto to the Austrian people, -which
is expected to be issued in the course of to-day
" On the northern and southern frontiers of the
empire are arrayed the armies of two allied enemies
of Austria, with the intention of shaking the foun-
dation of her position as a European power. To
neither of them has Austria given any cause for
war. The preservation of the blessings of peace to
the people of Austria has always been regarded by
me as one of the first and most sacred of my duties
as Sovereign, and one I have always considered my-
self bound faithfully to fulfil. But one of the hostile
Powers deems no pretext necessary to jus,ify its
lust for the plunder of a portion of the Austrian
Monarchy. In the eyes of that Power a favourable
opportunity is sufficient cause for war. Two years
ago we were allied. with Prussia, and a part
of my beloved Austrian army was drawn to the
coast of the North Sea, in company with the
Prussian troops (against whom we are now arrayed
as enemies) to preserve rights accorded by treaty,
to protect a threatened German nationality, to con-
fine the misery of an unavoidable war to its nar-
rowest limits, and to obtain a lasting guarantee of
peace necessary for the welfare of Austria, Germany,
and Europe. Austria sought no conquests and bears
no part of the blame for the sad list of unhappy com-
plications which, had Prussia's intentions been
equally disinterested, would never have arisen, and
which have been brought about for the accomplish-
ment of selfish objects, and are, therefore, not sus-
ceptible of a peaceful solution by my Government."
The manifesto then mentions the course of the ne-
gotiations for the preservation of peace, which were
'• hQnn uen tly with
the other great Powers. The latter are cieciareu
and accept the
ropean public law and existing treaties should form
the basis of the mediatory efforts to be made by the
Conference. A proof was hereby given that the de-
liberations would never have led to the preservation
of peace.

The manifesto then enumerates the acts of vio-
lence committed by Prussia, Viz., the entry of her
troops into Holstein, the dissolution of the Estates
convoked by the Imperial Governor of the Duchy,
and the movement by which the Prussian troops,
ten times superior in numbers, forced the Austrians
to retire. It further declares that Prussia tore asun-
der the_ band of German unity by declaring her se-
cession from the Confederation, and by proceeding
with military force against the Sovereigns who re-
mained true to the Bund. The following is the text
of the concluding portion of the manifesto :
" Therefore, the most fatal of wars, a war of Ger-

mans against Germans, has become unavoidable.
For all the misery which it will entail upon fami-
lies, districts, and countries, I make those who
have provoked it answerable before the tribunal of
posterity and of the Almighty anti Eternal God. I
advance to the conflict with that confidence which
is afforded by a just cause, with the consciousness
of the power which exists in a great empire where
Prince and people are penetrated with but one and
the same thought—namely, the rights of Austria—
and with fresh and unfailing courage at the sight of
my armed and valiant soldiers, who form a barrier
against which the power of Austria's enemies will
be shattered, as well as at the sight of my faithful
peoples, who look up to me, united, self-sacrificing,
igntghdionmt
haeni
rd province—at
toyv,i nocf eisn—d
itcrhnaatt
ioo fn caothaen-
and resolved. But one feeling pervades the inhabit-
u
asinotsn, °off mstyrekn
umneptrielcaetdtehnet ewd
ovrikol aotfi ocno
nrigg htto.
alnt doublyunderstanding
pains
upon the question of the internal constitution of the
Empire should not have sufficiently far advanced
to allow of the representatives of all my peoples
rallying round my throne at this serious but
elevating moment. I am for the present deprived
of this support, but, on the other hand, my duty as
Sovereign is all the more clear, and my resolution
the more firm to secure the Constitution to my
Empire for all future time. In this conflict we shall
not be alone. The Princes and peoples of Germany
are aware of the danger which threatens their
liberty and independence, and not only ourselves,
but also our German brethren of the Confederation
are in arms for the security of those objects which
all nations are bound to defend. We have been
forced o r
theced
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rtka:ko
f p
e upe
peace
ems Since, then, in
the bso
mluitdsw
which I had under-
taken, with the view to lay the basis of a Constitu-
tion which should consolidate the
absolutely
o
whole Empire and its position as a unity of the
great Power, my
Sovereign duties have compelled me to place the en-
tire army upon a war footing, we have taken up
arms, and now we must
notand will not lay them
down until we have secured Austria and our
Confederate German States their free internal
development and their
rightful position in Europe.
Our confidence and our hopes
are based upon our
unity and strength, but not upon them alone. They
are placed in a higher power—the Omnipotent and
just God, whom my house has always served, and
who never abandons those who firmly rely upon His
T 1
justice.
„ --im will I beseech for help and victory, and
call upon my people to join with me in my prayer."

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