Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-12-01
vi | sc T. III. A NY.
A KINGDOM WITHOUT A KING.


lich'enstein Is the nsme % The sniallcs
pnncpalrty IN 'he great German - Water,
land. and tia. has hitherto been The uosi
remarksblr thing that could he said about
q. for in the great political -orld Il has a,
se, PLAYED no part. Ia appears. however.
ihrt its time has nos arrived ard f'r tie
benefit % those Who might receive this bu
- Intelligence Nth a scrpiical smile. s4b.
ioia fe~ words % ofcSPlanation.
n order fuHy % arprc,iate this iupor.
tau' qaestion. 9, ~ill D. neccssary O. com
msuoe by going bacS into the past-if not
80 iar a. o. the Flood a. least 70 some par,
q the t~eifth century.
Il al not DO 70 believe that the L;cb,en-
'teinrrs arc people of vulgar extraction.
True. their ancestors hardly anticipated
thar ,hc house % Lichtenstcin woald ever
bs rcrkonea among the rcignins amilies Of
EaroPe but tbs iid not affect the noble
hess of their quarterings The founder Of
ihe house ~as lively and euferrri.inr
Lombard. and related % The E,fe family
lie vent 90 Germany witb th- object of
making has fortune. and there be- married.
ltf5 a. T.. a litilc princess % the house %
Schva0en. They lad rot the slightest
fraction % princiPalitv. Bat thcy hai plcn-
~ 81 children @ educate anl provide Tor.
Their Fortune vAs nos very large. Lat in
Do. qgal.iy of Lombard. tho iafhsr exercised
thc larraiisc busincss of a usurrr. Whenever
the ocrasion presented itsclL The sorer-
'igns oi those times -crc ofien ia van, %
money. and our Lombard Supplied them
wifh this article. proper security l,cin, forth
eoming. " ben ihc time OF restitution A.
rived. q vss not ai-ays convenient q tho
dchtors Co pay in cash. and the AFFAIR was
thcr,iorr generally settled by rnsan. u
small picccs o.! Land. titles. or privilege
be Lichtrnsts soon bccaulc allied %
tie grratesf German hmiliss ln fh- year
lols. the Emperor Maiihias cclci - shsm.
in sctiiement q their pccuniarv claims.
the PrinciPahiy u Troppaa. in SchIesirn.
Ten y~ars later. tho Emperor Ferdinand m.
addsl % their po.sessions the rrinci,ality
oiJagcniora- Thea shcy obsAinel ti.., tile
% '' Pnncc Of the Holy Roman Empirr -
and by iAis time they lad parrha.eI the
distri,ts % aiuiE and Schnelienb~rr. on
iae houiers OF ll.c Rhinv. ard close % the
S~.ss froaticr. The.e possession, form the
aciasl PrineiPaliiy o. Lichtenstria. ~h.oh
has The sma.l to-n of NaIsix for it. capital.
Thc C0nErsss oi Eienna-confr-ry % a..
principles a a,sdiat tisation--rvsolscd froul
reasons Which ne abstain from investigating.
90 MAINTAIN LisLtcnsts.n a. a sovereign and
indeIcndcnt state. and gave ii a. entire
vote in the Grruian Csaicdcration.
o. rctarn for these ads,ntagcs. Lrraten-
stein bad Co provide a coutinsrut a. nine'y
men and one drummer % the Fcieral army.
II is inporfsnt not 'c lose sirht q tbe.s
niuety men and one drummer. fo- thev play
principal part in the impending Question.
The subierts oi the principaiiy ~ Lichieu-
stein. according 20 the last cvnsu.. number
81 siin. they sre eieser pcopic. % pace
able disposition. bui .uprrssei sith o. par
ti,4i4r ace ior alttoriies TLrv even
have slight iaint of inlepend-n--. uu-
ioaltrd.Y ovirs O. tlc close vicinity o.
SsuFer'anI
Asear bad scarcely elapsed before ihe
remodeling % ihe map oi EaroPe ly ihe
Congress of Vienna uben the iriatsant,
of Li.liensfein addressed tiemssl,es ta
tlriT soscr,ien John and declared si.t
rusi,c irankness. thai ii-y bad n1 objection
OBJ heirg ruled ly him. since the Congrrs.
lad dee iisI it so tai that thry found O. a.
t.reiy suPcrfaoas to pay any eisil lisi; b.
sides. they scrr too ~ in number to con.
trihafc every year ninety men and on,
aramuer to the Federal army. Primo,
Join sas an eKcri.snt man. al. moreover
o. uss inmeusriy ri.h. o. informed Li.
saijr,t. thaf Del could d' very vel without
aay ,.tl ls;. ari g. f.r thc Fclr-al con-
ta-,rt. ic conriaied a Convention ui,h o.,
Au.trla rot,umeni. iy vh..l fhe iaiter
uulertoak 'o furnish Be- together ~ifh r,
ovn. W.th rls fhe ieyaI subjects declared
'ttemseisr. satisfied anI everything ucrr
on sell untli i'.c r.ar l,if. vhen Prine,
Alo3slus J. ssreulel tar iir.ar. D. tt,
meantime. tle natives of Li.ht-n.frin BAL
mals various reflection. TIE o.nrIa..or,
arrived ai srre thata pr..... even .f rat
no'Aing. cniaiis sandry expense. oa il,
oo-niFy vherc he BE- RIGGING festivals CAS-,
to ID gives. a. seI A. soienl a. ....e.
i.ian.nstious. frc-uorks. &c.
Accordingly. thsy sert d.pst,t.sa t.
fh..f rev i1ri snd nn.ter. anI ..sIe BE- st
I sioas tc bon that bs ,aust ial.ra.f. t..
counfry ior al erptu.es of tbe 81. $500.
ai.utisd to. Alofsius T. 49, ss crrs II-rt