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London, England, 1815-07-20 00:00:00

MANIFESTO of the EMPEROR if RUSSIA We.

ST. PETERSBURGH, JUNE 17b
The following is the Manifesto published by his
'lmperial Majesty from Vienna : •
4g The sense of Religion, that rich source of na-
tional strength which has prevailed in Russia since
the oldest times, vanquished, in the face of the Whole
world, and for the deliverance of Europe, the de-
structive infidelity—the mischief-working corrugtinn
of morals—the sad deviation from the right path to
which the hum-in understanding is subject.
46 This never-to-be-forgotten conquest and triumph,,
to which-history furnishes no parallel, must, in jus-
tit% be ascribed to the generous sacrifices and heroic
deeds by which the faithful spns of our country have
testified their love and devotion. It united all Euro-
pean nations in indissoluble bonds, and harmonized
all their views and prejudiees, ich till then had
been at variance, by directing them to the only use-
ful object, a Desired and durable Peace, which might
be firmly established in the legal advantages gr4nted
to each Power, and on internal institutions protecting
the welfare and independence of nations.
" With heartfelt joy we now announce to our be-
loved subjects, that all conventigns tending to the
good of the State have been concluded, to confor.
mity with this principle, and the object whirl we
propose.
" it is not a vain covetnusaess which bas induced
us to seek an extension of our frontiers—such a feel-
ing would have been unnatural in one who bad taken
arms to defend the country, but not to make con-
quests. The unconquerable strength of the Russian
Empire, founded upon religion, loyalty, and pros.
polity, cannot be increased by external acquisitions.
The union of the far greater part of the late Duchy
of Warsaw under one sceptre, has proved to be ab-
solutely necessary for the establishment of a general
balance of power and of order in Europe. By this
measure, the safety of our frontiers is insured—a
firm barrier is erected against interruption of peace
and hostile attempts—and the bonds of fraternity
formed between nations, united together by one com-
won origin.
" For this reason we have thought proper to fix
the late of this country, and to establish the internal
administration upon principles suitable to the lan-
guage and customs of the inhabitants, and adapted
to their local situation. Following the precepts of
the Christian religion, whose dominion extends over
so many nations, yet maintains at the save time their
distinguishing qualities and customs—we cherish the,
wish while we prepare tile welfare of our new subjects,
to inspire their hearts with sentiments of attachment
to our throne, and thps to efface for ever the traces
of past misfortunes, which were.caused by fatal dis-
union, and the long struggle. •
44 But at the mcment when we thought of return=
irg to oar happy country, and of enjoying. the peace
earned by such ratan% cares, a new war is kindled,
pre-ordained by the impenetrable councils of the AL-
ItiGHTY. His kind providence, which rules over us,
which changes even evil into good, permitted tbi re-
bellions spirit that was concealed in France, to burst
forth, just at the time when the Sovereigns and peOpie,
in a state of powerful preparation, were watchful ;
th4t.by their masked power, wickedness may be wholly.
eztirpated, the harvest cleared from the weeds, and
the precious fruit of inviolable peace flourish giliobg
the Powers, who observe the laws of the Militias

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faith and truth.
gg Russia also, elevated by religion, is called upon
to take arms ; and, attentive to this call, again enters
the career of glory. The perfidious plan of Napoleon
Bonaparte—the treachery which has favoured his au-
dacious enterprize—the rapidity of his pernicious
progress, aiming at the overthrow of society, of re-
ligion, and of law; all these reasons forbid the Au.
thorities established by the Rulers of Empires to re-
cognise in the midst of general order, a Government
which k founded on breach of faith and violence.—
For this reason, all the Powers again form an indis-
soluble union, in eider to annihilate the tyrannic
Power which has made itself master of Frances and
thereby to prevent fresh miseries. Not only the en-
gagements of friendship, but also the honour of the
Empire call upon us to defend the rightful cause; it
cannot be foreign to Russia, which, from time imme-
morial, has combated for religion and fidelity. In
obedience to this sacred voice, we go, with the help
of the MOST HlOlit to new deeds. The fruit of such
great and glorious victories will not be lost.
,s Resolved to share every danger and privation
'with our victorious army, we place our firm confi-
dence in the LORD of Hosv, in the Pturrecrott of the
'Um It is, indeed, painful to our heart to prolong
our absence from the country, but we .firmly trust in
the Divine favour, which every where protects us,
that this absence will be of short duration.
gg The attachment and devotion of all the authori-
ties in the Empire, animated by only one feeling and
the valour of our troops, will crown the work which
we have before us with the desired success. All the
European P9wers will-act in concert with us.
gc In the days of danger and of glary, whenethe
raging enemy, who had penetrated over our frontiers,
thought in his infatuation to strike a deadly blow
twinst Russia—when Europe, subject to hisitolte.
,rase against us—pe invoked the Aunt:lnm and 11/3*
11ored him to ttnt his eye on the Church in mourn-
mg, to deliver his inheritance, and endow us with
strength to triumph' over wickedness and deceit, to
protect the independence of Nations and their Rulers.
The Mob? HIGH heard the voice of our prayers, his
right hand guided Russia in the career of glory; no,
we will not deviate from it, and his gracious "care for
pa will be cornpletedt"'.

The Frankfort Paper, called, the Rettrtllo, contains
the fillowing article from Dusseldorf, June 18:
" A private letter, hot which appears to come
(pm a very good source, contains some interesting
information respecting the great plan for the organ*•
zativn of the Pit:Wan Monarchy. We therefore lay
this letter before our readers :

" The Provisional Government will probably wee
cease with you also. The Sing having gone to
Berlin, chitfly to have the new plan of rganszation
laid before and to put it in execution as fur as it
is completed. The main plan is Already approved.
According to this, the whole Prussian Monarchy is
divided into five Military Divisions, tea Provinces,

, twenty-five Circles ;j so that man averag then
A.be two,snillions of thbabititats in a Military Di.
4sion, one millionin a Province, And 400,000 in a
*lircle. At the head of each Military. Division, com-
prehending two provinces, is a General in Chief. A.
Province contains mostly two Circles, sontetimek.
three or four, Yo.l will see this by the following
table. At the head of each Province is a High Pre-
sident, who is at the samelime President of the Ga.
.vernment in the capital of the Province. The High
President has not only tindt; hint the Government of
the second C.licle (acolthe third and fourth, where
there are so many) in the Province, but
he bas like-
wise under his diteAtion-r
I. Ecclesiastlial Aff.lifs ' s. The coalman Contents of
Public Education. * :t; . the Province.
.9. Medical Policy. 4. Certain Military Matters.
" The following Table :hews The Territorial lii.
visions
I. Wzar.(prol4ly East) PaUJSIA Konigsberg; b. OMR-
biunen.
11. Ws sr Pau is I —a. Dantzic ;• b. Marienwerder.
111. POSEN.—a. Posen; b; Bromberg.
IV. Breslau; b. llunalau ; c. Reicheubscli ; L
`Oppein.
V. BEA SIDED st,,ita.—a. Berlin; b. Potsdam ; C. Frankfurt.
VI. PonERANIA.--.2. Ott ruin; b. Cocain. •
VII. SmioN v.—a. Magdeburg ; b.Weissonfels, or Merseburg;
C. Erfurt.
VIII. Munivea.—a. Munster; b. Blelefelt1; Hamm, 48
Arenberg.
' IX. GRAND DUCUT Of Tea L01TT5.11.111ND......11: Calepose
b. Coblents.
X. CLEVES AND BERO.-41. Dusseldorf; b. Cleves.
rn this manner there will be ten capital cities in
'the Prussian Monarchy, which are—
1,. Konigsberg; 2. Danialck; 3. Posen; 4. Bresisu &
lin ;S. Stettin; 7. Magdeburg 8. Munster ;9. Cokime;
Dusseldorf— •
• " Which are the seats of Government from which,
the whole province is administered. I cannot stow
exactly spec ,y„ te limits of the several circles, but
they may be taffy traced upon the map."

IMERAMN ALT OF CO VIBDERAII3N.

. Atticie I. The Sovereign Princes and free eitiesof Germany,
including their Majesties the Emperor of Austria and the Kings
of Prussia, Denmark, and the Netherland., namely the &tape•
roe of Austria and the King of• Prussia, for those of their pos• n
sessions which formerly belonged to the German Empire the
King if Denmark for Holstein, the King of the Netherlands
for tie Grand Duch of Luxemburg, unite themselves into a
perpetual league, which shall he called the German Confederation.
• 2. The object theme is the maintenance of the internal and
external security of Germany, and of the independence and in §5
violability of the different German States.
S. The Members of the Confederation have, as such, equal
rights ; they bind themselves, all equally to maintain the Act of 71
C mfederation.
4. The Watts of the Confederation shall be rnafleel by ON .7'
neral Amen;bly, in which all the Members of the Confederation
shall be represented by their Pleialryentlaries who shaKeack
have outvote. either severally, or as representing Our:: titah One
Member, as follows :
Austria one vote. Prussia One. Moeda one, Sartniy one,
Hanover one, Wurtemberg one, Baden one, Electorate of Woad.
one, Grand Duchy of Heat' one. Denmark for Hansen isle,
the Netherlands far Lutantinreotte, the Grand Docal andiNteal
Saxon Howes one, Brunswick .and Nassau ode, Mecklenburg/ 7,
Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strclitz one, Hoistela Oldenburg.;
Anbak, and Sehvartz.burgi one, liokomollern, Lichtenstein.
Reuss, Schaumberg Lppe, Lippe and Waldeck onp. the free el!,
ties of Lubeck, Frankfurt, Bremen, and Hatniturgit one; total
17 votes. • • •

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Austria has the Presitikncy in the Diet of the Confident.
don ; every Member of the league is empowered to Make pro:
positions and bring than odder discussion; and the presiding
Member le Islands! todsmat each propositions teifienberallent
withiu e lialftrAed.
When them OM/Adam Mate to rhadlrehtini% Ni' alb
of the fundamental laws of the Coofederaden, wr to regulations
relating to the Act of Confederation kself. then the Diet forms
'ltself into a fell committee. when the different component MINN.
ben shall have the following votes proportioned to the extent of
their territories :

Amnia, Prins's, Sum, lava llasmrer, mid Worm.
ben, four votes each; Baden Electorate of Hesse, Grand
Duchy of Hesse, Holsteiu indLuzenaburg. three votes each ;
Brunterielt, MecklenSurg ichwerin, and Nassau, two votes each;,
Saxe Weimar, and a great cumber of minor German enigma.
with the free towns, one vote each; total 69 votes. 4

7: Questions in the Diet shall be decided by a simple majority
of stems, on ordinary occasioss, the President to have the cast-
ing vote ; bet when in fall committee. the question must be de•
aided by a majority of at least Sure-fourths.
e. The Diet of the Confederation has its sitting at Frankfort
on the Maio; its openingis fixed for the Ist of September, Iyls.
9. The first business of the Diet, after its opening, will be the
formation of the organic regulatlool of the Confederation, la re.t
Igard to its external, smithery, and internal relations.
10. Every Member of the Confederation engages to mist in
protecting not only all Germany, but every separate State of the
league against any attack, and reetproesily to guarantee to each
other the whole of their possessions itacleded within the Couto
dma:lon.
After war has been once declared by site Confederation, no '
Member can enter foto separate negotiations with the enemy,
nor conclude n separate armistice or peace.
Although the Members possess the right of alliance of every
kind, yet they bind themselves to enter into no treaties ham& ts
the security of the Confederation, or w that of any Confederate ,
Bute.
?be Members of the League also bind themselves not to Mai
war on each other under any pretext nor to decide their
trees by force, but to bring them's:oder the consideration
deci.ion of the Diet. . .
Besides the.preceding Articles, there are a.isriety
of others relating to the internal regulations .of def.
many, of which dur following an the most into.
resting : •
13. In ail the States of the Confederation a 801148141
send* of the Stares-Gamma shailbeeitablished, • 164111.
16. Divenity of Christian religious faith. la thloollBB 81 .
German Confeierttiros, can oosasioft no digenemeltlll9,l
the ersjesysteesest aviland politleshights.- ,
The Diet will take into consideration Jo what way the itivif
amelioration of the professors of the Jewish religion may bestlse
effected; and in particular, haw the enjoyment of all civil rights
is return for theeperfonnance of all civil duties may be most
eirectuallly secured to them In the States .ref the Confederation : hr
the mean time the professors of this faith shall continue to enjoy
the rights already extended to them.
18. The confederate Primes and free cities agree to secure to
the subj ' their Coniederate States the following tights:
a. The salon of landed property out of the State id which
they rest:" .itheut beteg subjected to greeter taxes or charges
than those of the native suNtsmi of such State.
&. The tight of Me emigration from one German Confederate
' State to another, which shall consent to reddee them tar sub-
jects; and abs the right of coming into the civil or military
service of any such confederate itate ; both tights, however, to
be enjoyed only in so far as so previous obligation to military
service th their native country shall stem! in the way.
c. Diet on its first meeting shall occupy itself with lie
formmina of NM 3111totin regulations relative to the freedom et
the pre*, and the scenting of the rights of authors and pubilsiters
against oppreasket.

Ip. The Members of the Confederation also engage, in the
first wetting of the Diet, ea take lot(' emslirration the gtate of
rotanterce and interamrse betstiet.o the different State. Of the
Confederation, al well as that of navigatiou, am the ?dudes.
and by the Congress of Visaaa.
The above act woe soadooled, and visaed is IrtenOk eo the
ethos Just, Isis.
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