The New York herald., 1863-09-09

| The King OF Bavaria responded on the part OF
the assembled sovsregns In an Grafton q more words
but meaning than that OF his imperial brother In law
The following is the project OF reform proposed BY
Francis Joseph translated aud condensed into as slight
space is within the power OF your correspondents -
1 Federal Directory Is proposed
/ 2, Federal Council.
3. Chamber OF Princes.
A. Chamber OF Deputies
Tho Federal Directory shall be executive and composed
OF the sovereigns furnish the Eighth Ninth
and Tenth corps OF the federal army.
The Federal Council shall be formed by those who have
the seventeen votes OF the ordinary assembly OF tho
actual Diet to which shall be added two supplementary
votes for Austria and two for Prussia.
The Presidency Of the Directory as also that of the
Federal Council, shall deyOlve upon Austria.
The Chamber OF Princes shall be composed the
regs and the representatives Of the free cities Of Ger
The Chamber OF Deputies shall be composed OF three
rent States The humber or deputies To- be- nomnaed
each State shall be fixed according its political im
porlance and population. Austria and Prussia each
ssVentyn nve depues Bavaria, twenty seven the other
Kingdoms, each fifteen; Baden, twelve the two Hoses,
nne each Luxembourg, four Brunswick, three the two
Meningen Coburg, Gotha and Altenburg two each; Oh
denberg, three, and the otner States each.
The Chamber OF Deputies shall be convoked regularly
only once every three years. but the Directory can be
convoked extraordinarily For this restrictive disposI
oeraty which coners upon the Chamber OF Deputies
matters Of federal Legislation, the rights OF the Initiative
together with the deliberative, vote.
This Is summary OF what have called incon-
gruous mass Of words The Dukes OF Coburg Bdch and
Weirar have taken exceptions to certain of tho articles
They as the representatives Of tho liberals have intro
duced an amendment proposing that the deputies
shall be chosen directly by the people. II Is sid
however, by those protesting to know, that their
than noshng. It would be impossible TO conjecture
yet what Will be the result OF all these parades and
cessions ana complimentary speeches. and high feast
ngs, and long, wordy projects or reform Your
pondent has been waiting here for week, in the vain
things to enable him to say something with certainty
on tho subject The extreme liberals have not much
fort government while theys voted the burgoas
ers unlimited means to do the hoIors OF the city,
learned whether the result of ths Congress gives them
reason to re. .oice.
it be the ambition Of the Emperor Of Austria see
his family resscend the throne OF the holy Roman
pre- seems to be the highest asprat OF the King
Prussia to decline into the position c North German Pro
consul OF Russia The ne.s has Just come thar the
bassy Of the King Of Saxony present iam with the
joint written invitation OF the assembled soveregns has
resulted IN the third refusal Of Prussia the
gress. The two kings mot at Baden Baden. what was
said on this OCCASION what said by the veteran
met lately at Gasten has not sranspired a' In a.
tempting 10 anticipate, however the shape which
kseo Se1I ~ View y oasss
are three different considerations BY which may havo
been mocted We may look the Emperor Of Austria
as here the instrument OF the constitutional unonist
party In Germany. II rem ins therefore, to be seen
whether the proposed reorm is to DO construed simply
power or secondly as an endeavor 70 oubd tho house
Of Hohcnzoern for the leadership OF Germany or third
N S au ect attempt 10 force the hand OF The King OF
Prussia and by thus bringing to bear upon bis domestic
policy the concentrated moral force Of all constitutional
Germany to o6gc him to come 70 terms with his own
Parliament at Berlin II William l. accepts either OF the
latter ypotheses as the ground OF the present
Of what we may call the Austro Coburg party is not
surprising that be should refuse attend the Frankfort
Conference In any he c,nnot but bc aware that
the present movement has originated with party direct
ly hstle TO his own principles Of internal government.
And from these facts may not be unnatural to assume
the probability either or the fall OF Count Bsark and
"a IN fha
other. has been said that tho King OF Prussia
declared at Gasein bis resolution TO retire from tho Ger
mere rumor as Is proved by his past policy and his late
easy to get out Of The Kings Of Holland and Denmark
would probably feel regret they could dissever their
and Lmboufg and the Other on account OF Hostcn The
King Of Prussia Is much powerful than the Dutch
and Danish soveresns togeher Yet ! s much 70 be
allow King William to recede and TO establi n plsce
the present safe Ge boundary OF the Baltic an ally
dcfenceless northern frontier 1t would be equally inu
rous b,th TO Germany and to Prussia. It would render
the latter Power the necessary Instrument either Russia
or OF France and such alliance would be fraught with
the utmost danger to the Independence o. the minor Ger
man princes
The lrussian people are besides just as strongly in
favor Of united Germany the subjects swayed BY
the princes who have attended the Congress- and II
moro than likely that they would make il louder protest
than hey have yet made against the msgovcrnment or
their leudi king, they Ind probable that they
were to be let outside TO the cold merces OF Russia
France.
There must be gsod come from the present
mept. bhc princes have c0Dured spirit which they
only control by concession The people have been
aroused 10 great expectations Placards posted all
over the city and distributed throughout Germany Of
character that cannot fail to the drift OF things
One boldly offers the imperial throne OF Germany TO Fran
els Jose h, and prnys him. n what II doubt considers
most passionate elOquence to make Germany that way
great and united ADohera rather dithyrambic piece
roeryhas been read and rercad by the Frankorters
and probably by all Germany. II Is entitled, "When
shall we march against the North and, Of course is
volen. expression of the German view OF the Holstcn
question. The princes hardly retreat row. for ii
old and dangerous spirit that is abroad In the land
and that metimes walks the ruins Of empires and
tramplcs sccprcs and crowns.