The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-29
AusrRIA AND PRUssIA.
The Prussian Reply TO the Austrian
Note.

Note.
BERLIE, Saturday, April 7.
Baron Won Werther, the Prussian Minis
Ter al Vienna, has delivered the following
to Count Mensdorf, in reply 10 the Austrian
note of the Slst ult.:
"The undersigned is instr ucted by his
Governments 10 notofy to your Excellency
the reception Of the communication which
the Imperial Envoy in Berlin presented, in
a note dated the 3lst ult., 70 the President
Of the Ministry and Minister fer Foreign
Affairs. count Bismark, the President Of
the Ministry, did not delay submitting that
note, IL accordance with the wish therein
expressed, to his Majesty the King, his
most gracious Sovereign, and with refer
ence thereto the undersigned is instructed
to address TO your ExceLency the following
observations
"Ihe fears Of danger to the preservation
Of peace have arts, solely from the fact
that Austris, without any appa ent cause,
has begun, since the 30th Of last month, 10
push forward eonsiderab armed forces in
q threatening manner toWafd the Prussian
frontier.
The Imperial Government has given no
explanation respecting its motives for this
strange preceding for the statement that
the appTshensiUns Of the jew sh inhabi-
tsnts bad rendered those armaments nee.
essay is as irreeonsilabIe with the extent
Of tbs latter as it is with the locality ct
which the assembled reiufOrcements are
siationed-nanely, on the Saxon and Prus-
sian fiOJtier, where the security Of the
Je@s has never been endangered.
| Had Austria, like Prussia, believed her
/ self 10 be threatened, it might Ger aiDly
have been expected, after the sentiments
expressed ia Count Ksrolyi's mote, that the
I q - A.
II Of the Federal Pact, would have made
known 30 the Federal Diet, or at least 10
the PrussiaD Government, the fac which
appeared 10 Austria 10 be o. a threatening
nature. Instead Of that, up 30 the presens
time there has been no endeavOr 10 Justify
/ the prete nded defensive character Of the
Austrian ornaments by specif, iUg any
/ signs Of a danger against which defensive
| measures shlusd be directed. The secrecy
with which the Austrian srmsments have
been surrounded, and the effort TO make
! their well-knOwn extent appear in the ewes
| OF the Prussian Government less Important
than il actually is, has only str. ng, heued
| the natural impTe' SIGN respecting them,
n smely, that the lmp erial troops on the
/ northern frontier 81 Austria, which have
/ been daily reinforced auriug the last fort
| nigh, are destined for an offensive hostile
/ undertaking against Prussia. HotWith-
standing this, the Pfussien government de-
/ laytd Tor ten dsys, viz, till the 28ih ult -
! tie issue Of orders 10 prepare measures
Of defence, because the King, the IN
/ dersigned's most gracious sJveieig
| i0resaw that the accumulation of mil
itary forces In front Of one another w.uld
more ser.Ousiy e1danger peace than could
! have been the case until then through the
| exchange Of diplomatic dispatches. Only
| when-lhrough tAe number and position Of
the Austrian Tosps on The Bohemian frOu-
tier-ths safety OF the Prussian territory
threatened 10 become dependent upon the
resolutions Of the Austrian Cabinet, did His
/ Majesty order measures TO be taken for the
protection Of the country, at the same time
taking note Of the fact that it WAS the Aus
trian Government which, from motives up
till now unexplained. had by military me-
mace, placed the Prussian frontier ia state
Of danger, for VIII ch no precedent is TO be
found in the politics or international inter
course Of Europe, aud for which the Prus-
sian Government must decidedly reject ev-
| cry responsibility. Unless the Austrian
Government really intended TO attack Prus-
sra, the Prussian Government cannot I'M
derstand why Austria shsald have adopted
these military measures.
The undersigned energetically repels the
utterly groundless suspicion that Prussia
has hitherto had any intention to violate
, the peace, and Is at the same time instructed
? formally 10 declare TO Count Mensdorif that
nothing is further fIom the intentions o.
His Majesty the King than an offensive
war against Austria.
The King Of Prussis Is loss able to doubt
the Empsrof's personal sentiments, mas.
much rs be entirely reciprocates them; and
will preserve his own feelings Of friendship
, toward ais Imperial Mrjesty, undistutbed
b. by political circumstances. The Imperial
Government cannot gail 10 have opportuni-
ties Tor expressing by its acts its friendly
( sentiments towards the Prussian Dgdom
y lSigned) WERTHER.
; To his Exeelleney Count Won Mensdorf
3 USFAvoKARLE ErFEor OF rHE NOTE At VIENNA
: II is stated that PrussiA's reply q tbs
5 Austrian Note has created an extr meIy
s un'avorable Impression IN Government eli.
= clel az Vienna.
y The Nienna Journals Of April all express
3 irritation At the reply OF Prussia, and cal
u upou tue GlycrnmSEt 10 appeal 10 the Fed
j. eral Diet soT the settlement Of the questions
: az iseue.
" THE AUSTRIAN REPLY TO COUNT BIsMARE.
!, A telegram from Vienna, Of April Q. say