, 1866-06-01
PRUSSIA AND THE MINOR GERMAN
STATES.
An Important Leitcr from Canuf Bis
ask-The E1ry to His Policy In Ger.
many.


An Inirortant Lettcr from Caunf Bis-
nlask-The E1cy 10 His Policy In Ger-
MANY.
The following letter, written by Count B,zm.rk
10 i1ienu during the Italian war, while he Wss
F1nssan Aiui=tesl 10 us-ia aud shortly afer he bad
F.derai Diet IN Frankfort, Mas for The first time
published in the Reform At Hamburg. on ths 14h
.nst From Thar paper we translate 1t for the col
FROM the eight years Of ms official activity at
Frankfort have becua,e CONVINCED az tnc rtsnlt
s,iiniion: oi The Confederation nc. il peace an
ornrs, I'VE. and in cnucal periods, dangerous
yoke. without adoEalug us those equ!rslsnts vaIch
Of Meae sa H.. @aea t
Powers art not tsealcd with the same Ecas1re by
lhe Princes and Governments ol the smaller
II. coniedera1loa j. mod.aea a:card.ne to tne i:
nece:!i1ie: Of Au.1tan policy With sour perfect
snowled;e Of ine ruejeet. need not euter INTO
lsso, and I copane my=elf to refer merely 10 ,he
Ties. the commercial. Press. and enu.t1tu'lonal
encc, the Ncu1chaiel ard Tie Or,cu,a] questions.
A:Nays have VIC beca ooposed by the zane compact
F1Essia. Ii the Orsenai question m the iannence 81
Austria vas so much superior to our onn. that not
e.i: :hc harmony OF the vi shes and desires OF
s ispa % ssa @ nf s
daE. Almost without exception, our coafrdc-ales
h1Ec !nunaftd 10 NJ. and eSeu slld that 1t svas I'M
aron with u, should Au&t51a 70 hcr own NV, d
thcush Il as 1os doubled that The right IS well a
the true tn'eie-ts OF Germany were the eide Of
Ct ntsr:y III Inc confederate Fsince<. Would they
ever IN stntlar manner taci1ce their own wishes
81 detife: 10 he n:ce--ittes or ersn shc securi,r
nf ITuss1hs Certainly NOT. Tor their adncsiun 10
Austr1a te*ta upon false interests. which TO both
& lnaard their union acatusr P1ussi9. sui their
5esirtc ION Of the Development OF The power and
infut nee ct Fassla as permanent hasia Of their
jnint policy.
10 a. ye:op :he confederation With Anst1ia for IT'S
mn mn P1nces md tieir Ministes.; is:a, IN Ia ,seir @
vteu, IN be achcyed only at the coat OF Prussis,
and 1s necessarily asucu aea.n.t Pru..fa. 30 long
Ak % oi secnsiIr ~ her % eoniedeFs1ea asains. M oo
g1eat an extension of Austria. Influence, E.d to
b. a., With neTer'rtrtng p!easartoe-s and submts-
ties to her ngIts IL The confederation This ten.
dencj Of the policy Of tho mt,dIe States will recur
Win tbc ae!siJ oi The raagne'1c neeole aftee every
product oi single Circumstances or per.0ns. bnt
he natural ann nesessary result ol he Fedsssl re-
vllh'n The s1ren Federal conpaeta TO arrange our
telve< with 1t permanently and satisfactorily,
since tho confederates. nine Eears ago, under
Varded arsenal OF the FEEDERS. organc lsws, to pro-
duce principle: which could aid their system. and
stCcc regulations whose proper construction in the
ke0se OF 4Qei[ i0unuffe YVES only Ash1iane Oy l4E
united ac1ion OF Ptussa and !An:11a, were attempt-
ed to b. used one-:,dediy far yuardiso<hlr over
weigh, Of the situation IN which we have
heeu ptsod by the Confederation aud tta
ultimate historic development. We hsu to con
e., however, that IN quiet and normal tunes
1 wt eoud co much hy proper cocduct to weaken
the evil IN tie conse1uercss, out nothing 10 cusc
ii; but in dangerous uues the pre.eat II /: Too
natural that The Other s1ne, in possession Of nil the
advantages ot the Confederation, ehouId willingly
admit that thing luptonc. have occurred. hut de
cia1e, IN ihc Interest of al, The time tnexpe3icn
10 bring rs-t erens. and home liCiculnts into DIS
cu.sion. For u an opportunity, II lhc present !.
| 1,t pa:s unused. Viii pe1hAp. not 20 soou occur
/ md We will hereafter be again conhned TO 8hi
reclarstions that in normal times change eau N
| mare.
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