Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-24

Houses OF SaXOny. Bruns~ick. anu Lu
the two Mecklenburgs. Oldenbours' hn" S.o,
Schwarsbourg. Hohenzollera, &c. ana Tue NC, s'I
towns of Lubbock, Frankfort, bremen' aA'
Hamburger. J
Measures for the support Of Legal oraes "'"
Tranquility IN the Ceramic Gohyeae,a . IS tho
The Austrian Ambassador. Pfes'de", - :.
Diet. declared that the present state o! anai a..
Germany had only attracted the attehuon u WV
| Emperor as long as the excitement OF ue p.
ple's minds was no more than might oe Cal.
seo,, ,ho areat events in which other countries
we're involved His Majesty hoped that pu1lIc
o,inion would be influenced by the prePohoer-
apce which the calm and we'll disposed majority
must have among people whose virtues ano e"''
inent qualities are the admiration OF Europe
His Imperial Majesty having. however, Percels-
ed with great sorrow that Germany was nas'e"'
inc with gigantic strides to revolltion' reso's-
ed to consult his august ally, the King OF frus-
Ella. IN consider in common the state OF Oer''a-
NJ, and subsequently,, together with the Hing 10
d;scuss with the other German Governments,
tho measures which the present state OF Things
imperativey demands. =,
In consequence of various Conferences with
all the members of the Confederation, the object
of which was the desire to MAINTAIN that wAicn
exists LOYALTY and in accordance with the law OF
nations, and to fulfil the duties imposed on mem,
To watch over the welfare Of the people connded
to them, the Ministers of Austria and Prussia
are commissioned to make to the Diet the follow
ing communication. Want OF room obi'ses us
TO omit this communication and the debate, and
we proceed to the conclusion of the protocol.)
The following resolution was unanimously
Adopted.
All the Governments of the Confederation,
gratefully acknowledging the attention GOT which
the Emperor of Austria and the King OF Prussia
have given new proofs) to the general welfare
of Germany, have unanimously resolved as iol-
lows:
l. Considering that by Art. 81 of the final act
concluded at Vienna, all the powers OF the state
must remain united in the head of the State, and
that the Sovereign, by the constitution of the
States, can be limited only in the exercise of GER
tain rights by the corporation of the State, every
German Sovereign. member of the Coniedera-
ton, is no, only authorized to reject the petitions
of the Estates which NAV be Of a contrary tend
ency, but his duty to reject them flows from the
object OF the Confederation itself.
Q. As farther ascending to the spirit OF the SAID
57th Article, and the consequences comprehend
ed IN the ssh Article the Estates sannot refuse To
any German Sovereign the means necessary to
conduct the Government in manner conforms
bic to his obligations. as member Ut the Comic
Iteration, and those which are imposed on him by
the Constitution of his country; therefore, all Ca
SEES in which assemblies of States may attempt IL
make the granting of the taxes necessary tor the
Governne dependent directly or indirectly. on
the fulilment of other objects, or wishes, mus,
be reckoned among the cases to which Articles
25 and 26 of the act of V emma are applicable.
Art o. The maintenance OF internal tran
guilty and order in the Confederated States be.
longs to the Government alone. Nevertheless.
land as one cxception,) for the internal security
of the whole Confederation, and in consequence
of the obligation of Its Members recprocally to
asss, each other, the cooperation OF all tor the
maintenance or restoration Of tranquility may
take place in case of resistance of the subjects to
the Government, in open insurrection Or danger
Gus movements in several Of the Conledera' ed
States.
Art &c. When in any Confederate State, BY
the resistance of the inhabitants to the Govern
ment. internal tranquility is directly threatened.
and propagation OF seditious movements to be
feared, or If an insurrection has actually broken
out, and the Government itself. after having
tried all legal means, claims the assistance of the
Confederation, the latter is bound Immediately tn
offer its assistance towards the restoration Ut or.
der. Ii in the later case the Government Is no.
toriousiy unable to suppress the rebellion by lis
own means, and numbered from applying to the
Confederation for assistance. the Confederation
is then bound, even though not applied to, to in
terfere for the REIMBURSEMENT of order. In NJ
case. however, can the measures III question be
continued, longer than the Government 10 which
assistance is given shall think II necessary.
S The internal Legislation of the Grrman
Confederate States must not be opposed To the
object of the Confederation as described in Art.
of the Act Of Confederation and Art. l of the
Final Act, nor impede the fuilment of the Fed.
eral duties particularly the evying Of the neces-
sary supplies.
4. To secure the dignity and rights of the
Confederation, aud Of the Assembly representing
it, against demands of all kinds, and in order to
facilitate in theISevera States the maintenance of
the Constitutional relations between the Govern.
ments and their Assemblies of States, a Commit
tee shall be appointed by the Diet expressly for
this purpose, to make itself constantly acquaint-
ed with the proceedings of the Estates in the
German Confederate States, to take into cOnsid-
Grafton the proposals and resolutions contrary
To the obligations with reSDect tn the Confedera-