The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

= n correspondent Vi the St LOUIS HeUhO-
licaa, writing from Bremen, June LIST, gives
the following explanation of the German
Confederation and its Constitution:
The Confederation is at present composed
Of thirty-six States, who are represented in
a diet meeting at Frankfurt on the Maine.
The direct object Of this alliance is the pro-
lection of German soil and Interests, but
with no provision in its constitution by
which the Confederation is bound TO sustain
any member Of the same in the defense Of
its foreign possessions. This is the precise
basis upon which Prussia POUNDS her right
10 a neutrality in declining to assist Austria
in holding her Italian possessions, though
declaring her readiness, so soon as French
soldiers are marched into territory belong
ing to the German bund, to put an army in.
to the field in its defense. Southern Ger
many, however, is not disposed to this con.
servatiyc course, but excited by the cmissa
ries and secret agents of Austria, clamors
loudly for war. Bavaria, Wurtcmberg, the
Hssses, Saxony and Hanover, in the North,
Gt is said, because the King of Hanover
holds two OF three millions Abstain stocks, J
are impatient TO advance to the theatcr Of
war, while Prussia and the free cities stoutly
refuse.
Now, the constitution of the Diet is so
framed that, when war or peace is to be
made, the Diet becomes a general assembly,
a pIenu,n, in which Il votes were originally
distributed, thus: Austria, Prussia, .Bava-
ria, Saxony, Wurtumburg and Hanover
having each 4, five others having each 8,
three having each 2, and the smaller States
each vote. Here they collide. Prussia
refuses to hold her immense military force
at the disposal of those States, whose com.
hined military strength, leaving out Austria,
she more than quadruples, and permit her
self, by matter of a vote, to be dragged,
ao!eas O0Iens, into the conflict. Rather than
submit to this Prussia will abandon the con.
federation, and do the easiest thing in the
world-form North German Alliance un.
der her rule. In the free cities so far as
may be judged from the newspapers, and
from what may be heard of public scnti-
ment, in cars, steamboats,, on the street, &C.,
the popular mind is ripe for it, and the
popular voice would hail with enthusiasm
such consolidation of the bone, muscle,
enterprise and energy of North-Gesus1y.
Hanover would not long hesitate. Should
the Diet pass vote to assist Austria in
which the greater part Of Europe deny her
right, they will invite their own destruction.
H. in moment Of hot-headed enthusiasm,
this measure should be passed, Prussia, it
is said, will not take stand Of violent op-
position, or Of tame acquiescence, but rather
that Of calm, firm, non-intervention, while
upon the imprudence of the South will rest
the destruction Of the bund The North
will then quietly, and with the utmost una
nimity, gather itself in the fold Of Prussia,
which will thus have accomplished by a
mastery inactivity" what under almost
any other circumstances, or action, could
only be the result Of general revolution.
These then are the probable changes in
Northern Germany, which declaration OF
war by the Germanic Confederation against
France and Sardinia, without the co-opera-
ton Of Prussia, would produce Assuming
that England will firmly preserve her neu.
trality, and Russia also, whose movements
will probably be governed by those Of Eng
land and Prussia, the course of former wars
and that Of the present one up to this mo-
ment, leaves il fair TO suppose that the Aus
TRANS will 10 beaten and driven out of Italy
If the French STEP there, it is limited tina,
Lombardy viii N added to Sardinia under
the rule Of Victor Emanuel, who will prob.
ably be elected King by the will of the poo.
pie, after the manner Of bis illustrious ally
Sush is the programme laid down by those
who may be relied upon,
Now, the necessities Of war are impera
tive, and q strict regard to the inyiolability
Of neutral ground is not always possible.
Toexecute the piece of strategy, which they
say the French Emperor has in view, to
attack the Austrians in the flank, by the
nature Of their position, is almost impossi.
BILE, without marching on territory belong.
ing to the Confederation That Napoleon
is anxious 70 respect this territory, may be
seen from the fact Of his blockading the
ports on the Adriatic coast but sparinc
Trieste.