Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-06-22
GERMAN CONFEDERATION.
Remonstrance of the Dutchy of Anhyit ;
Ganst the Court of Berlin.
Extract Of letter, dated F'raa&fort, -lpril 10


Extract Of alet,er, dated Frankfort, -gpra 10.
The German confederation has now to de
eide on a complaint of the Duke of Anha,c
Coethen against the cabinet of Berlin. The
matter in dispute IS important. The follow
Ing is in substance the allegation of the
Duke: we shall also give the answer which
no doubt will soon be made on the part Of
Prussia -
The Prnssian financial administration has
planned and executed system of custom
house regulations that, without any rreyi-
Gus negotiation, subjects ihe putchv 6f Ar
halt, which is surrounded by tue Prussan
territories, 10 indirect imposts of the Court
of Berlin. The houses of Anhalt regard the
proceeding as an open attack on their rights
OF sovereignty, and a Dc tacto mobilization
The representations made OH this subject,
during two years, by Ire Injured party, 10 the
Cabinet Of Berlin, supported by the rights o.
relationship, oi mutual obligation, and By
iie authority OF various tre2ties, produced
80 result whatever
Under circumstances so urgent. the Duke
of Anhait Coctheu took upon himself in per
son the duty of attending 10 the interests OF
ms house, and during the conference which
took place at Vienna III the year 1890, re-
pared thithcr for the purpose of procuring
new guarantees fer his rights from the differ
ent powers Of Germany they assembled in
that capital
Prussia pretended that she was entitled to
exercise an authority beyond her boundaries,
TO put i'll action system entirely arbitrary
without the least regard TO the rights of the
soyercigus, surrounded by her territories, e
ven to the extent of cutting them of at
her pleasure from all free communications
with the rest ofthe world.
L.. q,
circumstance q European state is authorized
to act within it's own boundaries without a.
NY other restriction than its own will, or il;
in It's interior organization, it is absolved,
from any responsibility with regard to IFS CO.
estates. This difficulty, which now agitatcs
all the political world, has been yet undeci-
ded. The Dukes of Auhalt ought to be con
Vinced IN seeing the relation they have 10
states IN u powerful condition, that they
ought not 1T once TO attack the system OF
the customs, however they were hurtfu IN
them. They Ought 20 betake themselves. rs
their only resource IN such case, TO treaties;
The court of Vienna, had declared the nayi-
CATION ostle Elbe, which trayer5es the cOtm
try Of Amhalt, free and independent OF a.
ny custom Whatever. II was of importance
to the Dukes of Anhalt to preserve d channel
OF communication which Heaven. rs il were.
| i''N EtoiitEN ihtiti' as lt"b lltQ -uCfeCNe0
! in causing The strulations Of the Congress at
| Vienna ~ favor OF the Elbe to be executed.
which, besides, were found firmly and init
| inaiely connected with al other stpulafions
al ihc Congress, and which ought not 10 resi-
| on Il basis less secure than those which have
| been already adopted in relation 10 terrific
rial rights, or tire right of possession in Flu
| rope, the barriers of Prussia, which com
Diand any Of the commercial channels Of
communication with the German interior
ought TO be thrown tack and the country
of Anhalt will not then fail OF rcsuining is
| proper relation to the rest of Germany.
WeIghiy considerations iinpeed the duke
| Of Anhah Coelhcl to insist upon this imp0r-
tant object and in consequence of hls great
efforts, the freedom ofthc river wascon.irm-
ed in tie most solemn manner, and express
ed in thc protocols of the conference at Vi
emma. in 1920, with the formal and declared
| sanction OF the government Of Prussia. Be-
sides, 1t was Prussia herself who, at the time
| ofthe Congress at Vienna, in lg14, made the
magnanimous proposition regarding the free
| dom drivers and which already, on six Sc
yeral occasions, has been in protocols and
treaties confirmed by her signature, the sa-
cred promise Of the several stipulations made
at Vienna. To ali the guarantees on the
part ofPrissia, nothing is wanting but their
execution. Ii isvery naturally asked, wiz
Prussia stop The first vessel which after Inc