Star.
London, England, 1815-11-28 00:00:00

AUGSBURG AND VIENNA ?AMIS.

sett IsT6 ATM, NOV1?141BlIt 14.
The King of Wurtemberg was one of the first of
the German Princes who, comprehending the spirit
ot the times and the present state of human know.
ledge, promised to give their sulljects truly liber3l
banstitutiotis. He did lira, however, stop at the as•
ant ante--he gave the project of such a consti-
tution in March, this year. Whatever jadgment may
be passed upon this prject, evi ry impartial person
na.rst confess that it contains the chgneilt.; every
good constitution. 'flic Notables of the 01.0,
t •ry States and of the new eloniinic.,..s, whom the
K•ng called t pettier., have, in tact, Hot been able oi
av,id a: knowledginp, the undeniably gocd principles
c stained in that piojec:. They, however, imagined
that they lord a right to the ancient constitution of
the Docliy of Witrter.foerg, founded upon couven-
ti.lns, and thereloic begged to take this as their
ground w atk, reserving the few modifications which
they themselves judged necessary. The debates upon
this subject have drawn the attention of ail Germany,
and it will tfterefore be agreeable to our readers at
this moment, when the King has relurned an equally
remarkable and decisive answer to the Address of
the. States (already published), to meal to mind the
different points of view in which the King and the
States found themselves. They will then be more
able to appreciate the wisdom and the justice with
tallith the King fixes a common point of view, from
which we may safely predict an agreement insuring
the welfare of the Stale, because it can and mug be-
come contthon to both parts. The States required-
-Ist, that a new constitution to be agreed upon for the
whole kingdom, should be preceded by the reengni-
tien of the ancient Conventional Constitution of
Wurtemberg, which had never been legally abolished
—2, That the aggregate of the public compacts, as
they are called, shall be recognised anew as valid
and binding, witlic.ut the enumeration of their con-
teat.-3, 'That the aggregate of these conventions
coucluded with the people of the b.reditary States,
must be applied as equally valid and binding to the
newly acquired countries, which ane of more than
eve' extent. Oil tie mher hand tl e King was cod.
That tho.:gh he does not call in ques-
tion the internal validity of the and, nt compacts, and
that b. cruse they are compacts, still the possibility
I i thew 'Atonal aprlication may be d' tilted, at a
time when so many things have assumed a new form
That diesel...le (as the States themselves allow,
though in a very !united sense) modifications of those
ancient conventions most take place, which. however.
are impossible, without a complete enunciation of the
as ticks of those conventions—and that 3, He could
therefore by ito means be bound to apply to the Lew
Btati s the compacts made with the old States, since
he was not legally bound to an inc•irporattng union.
The difference of sliest% points of view is very great
and striking. But the Kill, judiciouslana just as
he is, has found means to reconcile them so well,
that there can be no to tiger any doubt of the result—
since the King as little aoubts the right of Old Wur-
temteig to its ancient constitution as that ot the new
Wurtemb-rgers to their former political privileges;
but as this claim can have no practical consequences,
unless the question was of a separation of the neat
States, which are only & futo united wick the here-
ditary dominions ; and as therefore a general reser-
Vattmt of all legal claims leads to the unhappy cause
•of a separation ; as the thing to be modified must be
. known before the negotiations upon the modifications
can be entered upon, and as neither the principles of
the'general laws of nations, nor those of Wintemberg
in puiticular, imply-any obligation of the Sovereign
to unite the old and new elements of the kingdom
into one political whole, unless it can be done by
agreeing upon a constitution common to all, it is not
to be seen how the States can longer refuse to enter
into negotiations fur such a constitutional compact.
This important matter is cleared up better than by
any other commentary, by the Royal Resolution of
the 13th November, 1815. It is word for word as
Hollows :
ROYAL lIESCRIPT TO THE ASSEMBLED STATES, DATED
MOS/EMBER 13, 1815; UPON TUE HUMBLE ADDRESS
Olt 26trn omosen.
Intsnstams, by the grace of Got, King of Wurtemberg, Sove-
reign Duke t.f wabia. Ste. Ike. ace.
Dearly orioved—We have caused your bumble Remonstrance
Of the Stith October a this year to hr laid before us at kiegth,
and have thereupon made ourself acquainted with views 01 our
dear Son, the Crown Prince, and the opinion of our Ministers,
of our Council of State, mid Couosellors, called woo fur that'
special purpose. -
Prom your Address, it appears that hoore any negociation
upon a C.o.s.:ice. 101" C0111;•21".t, WM.:4 elan! unite Mreditary
Steal woe.the new comittirs into one political wnote, you re-
c troin us eke positive declaration " that we rectigni.e the
C4116:i:I.:i1011 rite ,Litichy of Wortendserg as valid for
tin whole with the same reservatiel tit such 11111414-
C.1,04/1 as 11.:.y ye tecogios.l by both pat tics as ut.c.:asary.or ad-
%. ally." The arguments we adduce in the annexed raper (A),
wul cons/nice you low iti.cificient the reasons are upon which
you fob ad the assertion, that we are legany brestid to soca a
deetaretion. No Severe's° ever was held to I. bound to wear-
toi ate with Ins herediusi er States, acvisitioi.e which he sisakes
by political a&reenients- sod treaties of race. All hi.tury bears
testimony to this: lidut.gary, Tranieria.itli, and Bohemia,
land, ant: but very latrly ltiland, Poland and Lithuania, clearly
tnoti.trre the comrary eijour sewtrtasah Ciasisa refused to
bectx.e a Irmeti provis.ce, am! Use little country id Monaco de-
rued in the :act of r.to t.p.: iliac It could be legally subject to the
jurisdiction cf the Pas Lament of Name. Ph:hp 11. muted bpain
and Portugal tinder lanisaf, and governed thew as two separate
State. • and our (m it litlseS slliiiar connection Las been
formed between Swedeii Norwav under one Lovergign.
In the same niatater, the own est Holland bj iii-giuni could
lint be of but by a politnal compact, in which the Constitu.'
[ions m the t so. point lei are 1110.:LiC.i and aniaigamated with
each o her, w!iih: °the; pu.sse,,,itsiis of tie. King of the Ne-hi•r-
ornamed rot ratted with she principal States. Who eau
maintain that tl.e .i...rdperiir of Austria must necessarily Metall°.
rate Italy, the King ot PrubSia a part of Saxony. the King oh
England the new accunitiens in Gei many with their respecuve
Isci etlitary. States? You have evidently neglected to mark the
chlterence whit the law ot nations snakes between io incorpo-
rate g ands not incorponting union. Her.v shoulu we be Wood
$i all incorporating wow ut toe new doinanun., with our Here-
ditary hta•es, when the lmtop, of our remarry and the ancient
rumple, s, tar Irons obliging us to such a union, rathet prove the
contrary ?
nmee Wintemberg has bad formal Constitution, no new ac.
qui•i, op kas beta socorporaied but by an agreement bet .teen
toe J. v.rtign and the ce.outry. .1 hit is a tact whitla must be
kliolatt to you, and should have restrained you nun shaking-as-
strutus by which it stews as at ; tau believed that merely a pre-
tence': unowaidellarstion of tor old ald new &Meg, even without
Ca consent ot the 'Vinyard., could britig about au iticorporatiug
ni tor between them. Vie can therefore take into account no
• her legal claim upon as than that which our Huettetary Stet.',
n.av reserve to their Coosthutien, and the new countries to their
Voter rolitical rights;. in the ease that they would or ;oust
b. Deemed by lists separate States.
kit this claim, whether of die new or old States does not ex
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