New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-20

The etn,cs Comprised Therein. with ii.eir
soverei.ss, Aren, pcpsissicn-Foic' in
tiir Federal I;iet, ana oyiiianry Contin-

HUIFgEe.hss
,hr Federal Dis,, ana Oiiisary Coniin.
sen,a.
Tho great interest which is excited By the
sLai, nt present occurring In Germany vii
naturally lead The noa popor reader TO desire infornis
ton relative the political foundation and armed force
Of the German Confederation. 1r The following paper
we ay Tat information before him in form which le
viii find moet convenient Tor reference duiiu 1.-the prog.
ress 0, occurrences which not unlikely 20 ensue.
FORMATION OF TIE CONFEDERATION.
TIE Initiative fora German Confederation taken
AZ the Congress Of Vienna in November i3li ~ Avs
tra. Prussia, Bavaria Hanover, and Wurtenbcrs and
in lsij the other sovereign States OF Germany joined
tlom. proposition for the retstahlishmcnt Of TIE
Tmprs was ri oted. though wei supported. The
pcnipo,cnticies had easy task TO perform. thcro
were So many coutending interests to be consulted so
riany n pendent Princes 90 be satisfied AZ last after
Iona, Jsl,berotops the Act II the German Confcdera
ton was drawn up az Vienna. on thc 9Th OF June is3
consist ng Of % articles. Of which ac lTsi IL were In
erfrd verbally ia tue Act al tho Congress II Eiunna OF
the sch ofJulc and thus placed under the guaranty OF
the Greot European Powers.
OBJECT or THE CONFEDERATION.
The obrc. OF The German Confederation IL the pres
srra ion Of tho external aud internal security 81 Ger.
m1ny and OF tie Independence and INTEGRITY OK inc IN
diydul German states. According 70 tAe litA Af.i-
oe all tue meulbers oi the Confederation promise f.
defend the whole ~ Germany IA well as any lnd 'dun
state ~ the Confederation. against an attack, ara ma
tuny gunrantoc al (heir respective territories oon-
prl.ed ia Ito Confederation. When war Is declared 'y
tho Confederation. NJ memtfr cen enter INTO private
negotiations with tho enemy or sngy conclude peace
ol war. Zach monhcr ot the Confederation mas, .. =
tue tlc RIGHT tu enter intD any treaties u may ihnh
it, ~ idcd tIcy nTe hey directed against tho sietl o
10 Confederation or Of ANY state member thercoL
They also ornsa not 20 Wuge against each Otacr
EiakiOr selected rs tic sect OF inc Diet consist
-a og pie. pornti ri,s rom the - States end four ire
Z. 49,. 4 ft..fn Nraf. ~ FIRST a,rp
tr8 Tie Dict consists OF two parts. '.i -
a. 49,, S,at. -.src votes; ana the Lessor council,
~ s..ifrent OF the Diet in which the votes OF ihs
STATES are reduced TO II. The representation Of each
Stnlp In each OF these Chambers - gwen Al ttDuu
rr,u b.ow Peace and are decided b! ne liebGin
A minority oil tWOthrds Is requisite. thc tI"huu'
docs no. bring forward. but Simply votes upon gues'
Nm. Tba Laser Ascend, decides whether sapJeot
- IN be brought before flerum "a not ana me SUD
iret here discus sed and delcrated upon. Ah aOs
iuts moJOri.y decides question: ~ the L.steF So'oL
The psrnm meets only Whenever an organic cnahSc Is
to baSintroluce. any altar relating to al the Oo'
Federation is 10 be decided. -
1He GERIAS STATES AT TIE PRESENT TIME
Tho number OF the sovereign states which form INC
c,rmsn Confederation Is nov -. The four EIeo Towns
IN lmlrl-ttc original nnsber OF - hrying Decn
reduced by the extinction without Issue .! mo uuc'
line of Notwithstanding ia $50 (whose posses,
,.cps were divided between the Dukes at I0DaFg ana
Ucldrurghauscn), ard Of the dueaI hne on INMATE
kBhen IN 1871 (Which WIS united IA ono HnsAh VITA
e
NJ Hohenzollern- Hecingen and of lloAensoiiera-os
,nor,prnn in 1919 when they gave up their Sas 70 tle
King OF Prussia end are no more So'er, gn
and by the extinction wiihoat male ISSUE u ieoS Q, "
Jucal line Of Anhalt- BsSnhnrg NOV united WIN
AnhaIt Dessau R3hen in duchy, -fler the 'ie OF
the Duely ~ nhalp.
Tie u States OF the Confederation include one
empire Eve Kingdoms seven grand dlchies one cleo
torate, seven ducAes. one landsravate eight prnei'
palities and -four acc TOMS. These are as follows
/. Austria, aa Empire the provinces belonging to
the Confederation being: The Archdaehy of Austria,
The puclies Of slabare, sprla Gsr NJ, Carino,
81 Mor,yig The country Of Tyrol and Vonrherg. the
and territory Of Trieste the Of Si .Ta arc SSr ,Ss
DucLir, of Auschwilz and Zotar. parts of Galicia.
Fransis Joseph L. Emperor born August H. is'o COM
| mcaccd bis reign December I" lsis
| y Prussia Kingdom. including the provinces OF
Poncranla slesia, randenburg Saxony w res
anil tho RLenish Provinces, together with me irnct
uaIity of Uohcuzollcrn aud the territory of Jadc ac
quiIsd in 1855, from Oldenbarg for the purpose o.
maritime cstablishmcnD. William u M,ng'o , us;
March ~ 1871. commenced his reign January Z, '7'
| LaYia bsxa Gogeps saoa October 0. ls'~