The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-10-02
Dissolution, Of the Kingdom of Hanover

On the first of September, deputa-
tlon from the Kingdom of Hanover wait.
ed upon the King OF Prussia in Berlin,
and presented him an address, appealing
to him not to e1tinguish the royal house
Of Hanover. The address concludes as
follows:
1t cannot be agreeable to yopr Males
ty to dethrone a Prince whose dynasty
has been connected with the country for
nearly a thousand years, and who equal.
ly wears his crownby the Grace of Goa
to dethrone him simply because tax.
ing a different view of the Federal lazy,
up to that time valid, to the view enter
tanned by your Majesty's advisers, he
considered himself legally prevented
from unhesita1ngly adopting your Maj.
esty's German policy. and thus by an
unfortunate concatenation of circumstan.
ces was ultimately forced to employ his
army against your Majesty's troops,
whom they had previously never oppos-
ed, but by whose side they had often
victoriously fought In joyful brotherhood
of arms.
Your Majesty, the fate of this Prince,
nearly related to your ilustrous house,
has, by the inscrutable will of God, beei
placed in your MajesLy's hands. At the
bier Of King Ernest Augustus, your Ma.
jesty's lamented royal brother, once
promised to be in him faithful support
We trust your Majesty will redeem this
promise of your royal predecessor. and
the irrevocable conquest of many thous.
ands of true and thankful hearts will
then offer to your Majesty far more I'm.
pershable laurels than the snbjection of
weak enemy can afford. With deep,
est respect, SC. ,. '"."t
King Williams reply is isinteresting as
a resume of the reasons which controlled
his actions N making war. and which Z
impels him to dethrone the King Of Han!
over. 1t is ms follows: ''f
am glad to see you here gentlemen; >
for | can but respect and honor the feel!
ing with which German men faithfully
adhere to the dynasty whose connection
with them has lasted for centuries and
has ripened the fruits of mutual attach.
ment and devotion. l should esteem the
Honoserlans less if they had taken no
step evi lencng their warm adherence
to their native ruling house, to which I
am nearly related, / am induced there
by to explain to you at length the reasI
ons WEIGH have caused me gre>tly
against my original intention, fand after
repeated strong contests with my desire,
to permit the independence Of my for
mer allies in the Germanic Confedera-
ton to have recourse to the annexation
already in process of execution, and
therefore, not to be recalled. SD
At the time / just entered upon. my
present pasition, I stated that the inten.
lions entertained for the benefit Of
Prussia and Of Germany were based
upon effecting none other than moral
conquests. This expression has been
laughed at and derided, even scoffed at
in many quarters, and yet I give you
now the 6rm assurance that my plans
have never gone beyond this object, and
that when as a man seventy years Of
age | pass to conqaests effected by force,
| do this only constrained by the force
of circumstances, by the incessant at
tacks Of nay pretended Federal allies,
and by duty towards that Prussia which
has been entrusted to my charge. /.
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