The southern press., 1851-04-09

Prussia supports and Austria opposes. The
conferences of Dresden have not been resumed,
although the day appointed is past; all solu-
tons are adjourned, and apparently compro-
missed. The details of the sitting held at Dres-
den by the united plenipotentiares, are known:
the two minister's of the Emperor of Austria
and the Kirg of Prussia, have not ceased to I'M
derstand each other on the two important points
the necessity of the prompt constitution OF a
new central executive government, and the I'M
mediate installation of that government The
; declarationsof NJ. de Manteutfel have not been
less formal on this subject, than those of Prince
de SchwarDnberg. If the former requested a
4 fortnights delay, which was readily granted by
the latter, tbs was doubtless in order to have
time to act on the sovereigns OF the smaller
States, to r,moye their scruples, and vanqush
their resistance. After the sitting of February
80, the ministers quilted Dresden, to return
to their soyreigns
Before Separating, NM. de Manteuffel and de
Schwarzenlerg had long conference at Dres-
den in whhh plan Of arrangement for regu-
lating the firmation of the central government
and the difficulties relative to the exercise Of the
presidency Of that government was agreed upon.
The only Ting remaining was to obtain the rati-
| fcaton of their respective sovereigns. But
while NJ de- Manteufiel was thus serving the
interests ofhis country and of his king at Dres-
den, his ad@rsaries were not inactive at Berlin.
On his return to that capital he found things
very much changed, and the feelings of the king
very different from what they were when he left
him During the absence of M. de Manteuifel
every circumstance had been laid hold of calcu-
lated to alarm the susceptibility Of Frederick
William and awaken his ambition and his an
tipathes.
Persons, who are considered to be well in.
formed as to the true intentions of the King of
! Prussia affirm that NJ de Radowitz has never
! been sincerely abandoned; that the triumph of
M. de Manteutfel was more apparent than real |;
that the sacrifice of M. de Radowtz was never
more than momentary concession made through
courtesy to the Emperor of Russia, and that the
King promised himself to withdraw it as soon
as he could do so without Inconvenience. These
same persons affirm that M. de Radowitz has
never leased to be the real adviser of the King !;
and thtt it is his ideas and his system which it
is wished to make prevail 1t is added that it
was by the advice of M de Radow itz that Fred
erick William ordered Nj. Manteuffel to demand
fortnIght's postponement Of the Dresden con-
! ference in the name of the independence Of the
smaller States. 1t was desired by this means
to return to system of protocols diplomatic
notes, and interminable negotiations, and to un-
settle all that was agreed upon at Warsaw. NJ
Manteuhel seconded this intrigue, but uncon-
ciously. 1t may be said that he has been de-
ceived by his loyalty and sincerity.
The last propositions of Austria have reached
Berlin, ii which Prince dc Schwarzenberg con-
sents to allow to the new central power two
votes inaddition, which were to be divided col
lectiyely between the petty States. These pro-
positions have not been accepted by Prussia, the
concession made by Austria not being deemed
sufficient Prussia has replied, and although
she acts with great mystery, it is known at
Dresden that her CONCLUSIONS are of two-fold
nature they REFER at the same time, to the con-
stitution Of the central power, and to the divi-
sion of that power. On the first point, Prussia
demands that the number of curial votes, which
Austria offers TO raise from ] to ID, shall be
carried up to II; this would be an increase Of
six votes, which would all be divided among the
petty States. The two powers are agreed as to
giving greater power to the petty States; but
| they differ as to the extent Of that increased
power, which Austria confines within limit that
| Prussia exceeds, and perhaps with exaggeration.
| On the second point, Prussia demands that Aus
| tria should grant her the right of treating con-
| Jointly with her whenever the international
rights of the confederation are in question: Of
taking part with her and like her in the discus
sion Of all questions relative to the exercise Of
these rights of signing, in conjunction with
| her. all conventions and all documents relative
| thereto In other words, Prussia demands a
real parity in the exercise of the presidency, and
il is in this point that all the difficulty consists.
The struggle between the two powers has
never had but one and the same cause; each
wishes to take from its rival the supremacy, and
appropriate it to itself In presence of these re-
ciprocal pretensions the conference Of the plen-
potentIaries will not yet be resumed at Dresden.
| II has been adjourned to the 10th Of March to
decide on the organization of the central power,
and yet the number of votes Of which that
power shall consist, and the manner in which
they shall be distributed, remain mp to this mo-
ment unsettled No one can predict the date at
which il will be possible to reconmence the sit
tings of this assembly. .-
| In the meantime. the second committee has
made movement which we were far from ex.
| pectinp. This committee had been charged to
examine the question raised by the King OF
IWurtemberg who proposes that chamber OF
representatives Of all the German people should
! be established by the side of the supreme fed.
eral government. The report Of the committee
! is in favor Of the adoption OF the proposition
and il has also submitted the project Of its reso-
| luton to the conference. This report is the
work of NJ. de Beust, the Saxon minister Of
Foreign Alflirs. This result is doubtless due
to the personal influence Of the King of Wur-
tembcrg, whose letter has produced profound
and general sensation in the political circles Of
Berlin and Dresden II is even said that the
King of Prussia has been 80 struck with its rea-
sonings, that il is not impossible that he may
separate from Austria on this question, and pro-
nounce in favor Of the already known opinion of
the King of Bavaria, Hanover and Saxony, who
make common cause with the King Of Wurtem-
berg. It is we'll understood that in any case
Austria will reject the propositions Of the COM
mttee. Ii has already the constitution Of March
4, in the portfolio Of its minister--that is quite
enough for the present
| At Berlin a ccrtsia party warmly adopts the
idea Of German National Parliament, and this
party is not without weight The King is told
that he may gain immensely in moral influence on
the fatherland by supporting such proposition,
\ that the meeti' g Of National Parliament will
! II a, - hot