New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-21
TIE GERMAN sEnrss1oN

The secedors seem to be getting the upper
hand in Germany and federalism to be going
to the wall. Notwithstanding the denuncia-
ton hurled against the Prussians Of treason
and rebellion, they have managed thus far to
have things pretty much their own way
thrashing Austria without mercy, and snap
ping their seeding fingers at the sacramental
Bund. In fact, the confederation is no longer
the confederation. Prussia has Ibid violent
hands on Saxony, Hanover and Holstein,
threatens Nassau with absorption, and holds
the rod of chastisement menaeingly over the
Hesses, The minor States, seeing that the
federal principle has ceased to act, have to a
great extent followed the example of Prussia,
and have seeded from the confederacy appa-
rently regardless of the epithets of ''rebels
and traitors, which it is the duty of all good
union men to lavish upon all wicked seceders.
Within Two weeks after Prussia SO haughtily
pronounced the dissolution of the confederacy
twelve minor States recalled their representa-
tiyes flom the federal assembly, intimating,
at the same time, their intention to join the
new alliance proposed by Prussia.
The States thus following in the path
marked out for them by Count Bismarck are
the two Necklenburgs, two Schwarzburgs,
0lbenburg Altenburg, Coburg, Anhalt, Wal
deck, Lirpe-Detmold, Reuss-Schleiz and I4u-
beck, O the other Northern States, Bruins
wick and Wei1nar are also prepared to JOIN the
new leagu, and aid in the war, on condition
that the Command of their troops be not per-
manently withdrawn from themselves. Ham
burg and Bremen have no objection to accept
| the parliamentary project, but would pre-
viously Ike 70 ascertain what sums will be
demanded Of them for naval purposes Mem
ingen AID Reuss-Greiz, after assuming more
misunderstanding for q few days have now ex-
pressedthemselves SO ambiguously upon the
militar well as the political side of the ques-
ton asto bring down upon them a declaration
Of warrom King William L Nassau and Hess
Darmtadt, are commonly regarded as pI il
Aust1an States HoIstein, Hanover, Hesse-
Case and Saxony are under Prussian con
troll Luxembourg has seeded from the CON
fedeley, and, with the tacit assent, it seems,
OF CUNT Bismarck, refrains from giving any
intilation as to what she intends her future
relaons to Germany to be. r.
Hducing the above facts to figures we find
tina of the twenty-four minor States of
No;hern Germany, with their twelve thou
san six hundred and twenty square miles,
butax, with territory of nine hundred
AND ixty square miles, hesitate to sanction
the Russian proposals IN toto. Even of these
1 ,s,,4e Iaes %
seveihundred and fifteen square miles, are
willig to obey the Prussian behests during
the var, only wishing to defer their final
decion upon the duration of the alliance
untafter the cessation Of hostiities. The
frsfictory Of Prussia would cause them to
surnder Internationally.
Tat victory and several successors have
setad the question The confederation is at
an ID, and the whole of Northern. Germany
willoon be leaged against Austria.
Amatters now stand, seventeen out Of the
thiy-three States of the former confederacy
ha, broken off all connection with the Bund,
whs four more will not respect its orders,
anone luxembourg seems. to have entirely
seved her destinies from the great national
commonwealth with which it was SO long en-
boed The Diet having thus been converted
int earicature of its former self, it is not
unitural that Austria should have advised its
dirnished numbers to do away with it alto
geer and institute sort of military dieta-
| torip during the war,
T. the present Prussia is SO confident of
sucss as to desire her afvoluntary allies to
mai the necessary preparations forconyening
canon parliament under the franchise act
pasd By the Frankfort National Assembly in
| 1874
Sud Count BismarcISs scheme be carried
ouhere will hereafter, be two Germanies-
Oneomposed Of the States named above
With will be essentially Prussian, and the
ott composed of Baden, Bavaria and Austria,
with will, of course be Austrian.
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