Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-04-13
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RATISBON, January SO.
STATE PAPERS.

/ S STATE #PAPEGS.
The king of Prussia according to q pro-
| posal made the day before yesterday by his
minister to the diet, wishes to give to that
assembly full power todetermiaeln regard.
| to the contest whichhas arisen between
several princes and the equestrian order.
The idea of this expedient which deviates
from the ordinary rules, supposes onthe
part of his majesty, asdesire to establish
new principles. Asthe emperor does not
participate in this desire, he persists IN
observing, in this affair different course,
tracedaout by the constitution, and winch
tends to support it. This evidently APP
pears by the following important declara-
ton, given in this day to the diet, by the
two comitiaL ministers Of thescourt OF Vi
enna: :
Imterial declaration osthe diet.
&c The numerous infringements which,
since the occupation of the countries as
signed as indernnities, have been made by
several states of tbs empire, insthe rights
and the imm ediacy of the equestrian order
and its members, have for long time ex-
cited the attention Of Germany.
,ss His imperial majesty, as supreme chief
of the empire and agrceably to the obllga-
ton under which he lies to MAINTAIN the
DEGREES of the diet, as well as@order and
tranquility, has already endesveured, as IS
well know, by paternal exhortatlons, to
put stopito measures contrary to.tire state
of possession, and to the laws which have
been pursued in regard to the equestrian
order and It's members, and to re-establish
things on their legal footing. These ef-
:forts Of his imperial majesty have not pro-
] duced tina. effect which he had right to
expect. The infringenients, on the con-
ttrary, have become more general and more
oppressive, and the consequence in the IN
tterior Of rle empire has been events which
must necessarily endanger the public tram
guilty and bring on absslute40bpfsssioa of
the equestrian order; the existence and
rights of which are, however, equal tothose
ofaHthe states Of the empire, and have been
secured as well as the constitution itself,
by the peace of Wcstphalia, by the old and
new DEGREES ofthe diet, and particularly
| by the last decree of the empire.
" At the request Of the general directo-
nv of the equestrian order in the aulic
council of the empire AS a constitutional
authority, there was issued, on the Esd Of
January, by this. supreme tribunal, con-
servatoriss7n, for the protection of the eques-
| TRAN order against all encroachments,
which~might in future be attempted, and
! for the re-establishment of that order in the
state in which it was before the occupation
of the countries assigned as indcmnitles.
| The execution of this sentence is referred
to the elector, the arch chancellor; the e.
Electors of Saxony and Baden, and to his
| Imperial majesty himself in his quality of
Iarchduke of Austria, with the clause, each
individually, and all collectively.
.ss His Imperial majesty, in his quality
as state of the empire, is animated with
/ a sincere desire of contributing according
to his strength, to the maintenance of JUS
| tice in the empire, as we'll as of the public
safety and tranquility, and Of the security
of the German constitution, and he enloins
| hisministers to make declaration on this
subject 10 the general diet"
/ Februaryss.
| The comitial deliberations on the affair
of the ,virile votes, which were again inter
rupted for some time, have beenresumed.
/ Several ministers. whose courts had de-
H. 1,aIo.;x.o ~ onip;ons hove non,