The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-27
The German Confederation.


Plessen, the new Governor rofSchleswig-
Holstein, has arrived here.
The German Confederation.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF PRUSSIA
In the Federal Diet on June 9 the
Prussian representative repudiated the
insinuation that it was the intention OF
Prussia to annex the Duchies by force,
and affirmed that Austria by her decla-
ration of the 1st of June had violated all
the mutual engagements concluded be-
tween Austria and Prussia since the
beginning of the war against Denmark
Prussia was willing to peaceably settle
the question of the DuchieS as we'll as
that of Federal Reform by German
Parliament, but she contended that the
Diet was incompetent to deal with those
questions. Austria could not convoke
the Holstein Estates except - violat-
ing the Gastein Convention.
The Austrian representative denied
that Austria had violated the foregone
treaties.
THE FEDERAL FoRTREssES.
The proposal of the military commit
tee of the Diet that Mayence should be
occupied by BavaTian and Rastadt by
Baden troops, as we'll as that divisions
of the Federal reserve should be sta
toned in both fortresses, was unani-
mously adopted.
RAsTADT, June 1O.-The Prussian
troons quilted the fortress to-day.
From every quarter the departed garri-
son received many tokens of friendship
and esteem. The Austrians have al
ready received orders TO leave.
FRASKFoRT ON-THE-MAIS, June IL
The Austrian and Prussian garrisons
have evacuated this town.
MUNICH, June 12.-COuut Rechberg,
Mator-Generul in the Bavarian army,
has been appointed Governor of the fed
erhl fortress of Mentz.
AUSTRIAN PLAN OF FEDERAL REFORM.
The Vienna PreSSe says:
Negotiations have taken place be-
tween Austria and tie Middle States in
reference TO the COnvocatiOn of a Ger
man Parliament. Austria has declared
herself ready to abandon her proposal
for a delegated assembly in favor of q
Parliament elected 6y the direct UOteS Of
the German people, aud to accept, as q
national Executive, a Directory Of three,
the presidency TO be assumed by fired I'O-
tGtion."
APPEAL OF AUSTRIA TO THE DIET.
FRANKFoRT-oN-THE June IL,
1S66.-At an extraordinary sitting OF
the Federal Diet, held to-day, the Aus
triun representative announced that
PrusSian troops had entered HOlStein,
trian Governor, and that General Man
teuffel had taken upon himself the ad-
ministrative power in that Duchy. He
declared that Prussia had thereby COM
mitted breach of the Treaty of Wen
ma and of the provisional Gastein Con-
vention, which Austria was willing to
allow to remain in force until the mat
ter should be decided by the Federal
Diet. The Emperor Francis Joseph had
remained faithful to the laws of the
Confederation, which prohibited MEM
bers of the Bund from deciding disputes
by violence. Prussia had undertaken
acts of seli-redress, which the Federal
Diet was bound to prevent, by all
means at its disposal, according to ar
ticle 10 of the Final Act of Vienna.
1t was incumbent upon the Confeder-
alton to provide for its own peace and
the internal security of Germany. In
conclusion, the Austrian representative
moved that the tohoEe 0f the Federal
army, tcifh the exception Of tie P'"SStan
contingent, be JortIIoith no6iLized.
The Austrian proposal for the mobil-
ization of the Federal army was not
communicated beforehand to the Prus-
sian representative, as stipulated by
the regulations of the Diet. The Prus-
sian representative demanded that this
circumstance should be recorded, and
voted for referring the Austrian pro-
posul to special committee.
-r so. REPLY OF PRUSSIA.
HANOVER, June l2.-PrnsSia has de-
cLdred to all the Governments Of NORTH
ey7t Germany that II the motion brought
fOriCGrd IN the Federal Diet 6y the Il US
tI-ian RepreSentatiUe yesterday for the
mobilization of the Federal army be
adopted on Thursday nert, Prussia iOitt
consider the GeIHIdIlic COHJederdti0n to
be diSSoLved, and iDRE then utLoD herself
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military ezpedtency.
THE DUKE OF AUGUsTENBURG TO BE
RECOGNIZED.
DARMsTADT, June 12.-In yesterday IS
sitting ofthe Chamber of deputies, Herr
Won DnIwig, Minister for Foreign AT
fairs, stated that the Federal Diet would
shortly recognize the Duke of Angus
tenburg, and Professionally admit his
representative.
HANOVER, June IL, Evening:-The
Duke of Augustenburg arrived here
this afternoon, and, after an hours stay, F,
lett for CuSsel.
THE PRUssIAN PLAN OF REFORM.
The Prussian Government addressed
dispatch on the 10th inst tG the Ger
man Governments, embodying the
principle features of the PruSsian pro
posais for "a sretorm of .the Federal
Constitution. In addition TO the points
already known, this dispatch contains
ten articles, OF which the following are
the most important propositions:
The Austrian proUiHceS, and Akei0tse
those belonging IN the Netherlands, no
LONGER to form part 0fthe GelmGHic Con-
federation; the consent of the German
SOvereigns, and of at least two thirds
of the population, to be necessary be
fore war can be declared by Germanyi
the naval forces of Germany in the
North Sea and Baltic, to be placed un-
der the control of Prussia; Kiel and
.Iahde to be declared Federal war ports;
| the Federal land forces to be divided,
and the Northern army to be placed
under the command of the Kings oi
Prussia and Bavaria, as Federal Com
mander-in-Chiefs, both in times ol
war and peace; the relation OF German
| Austria to the Confederation to be ad-
| iusted by a German Parliament.
In this reform project the article re-
| ferring to the exclusion from the Con-
federation of the provinces belonging
to the Netherlands only applies to the
Duchy of Limburg. Luxembourg
\ would continue to form part of the
| Germanic Confederation.
| The dispatch to the Government oi
Baden accompanying the Prussian pro-
pOsal for reform expresses regret thai
the discussions in the Diet on the pro
posal for German Parliament do moi
promise to lead to any result, notwith,
| Standing that the reform proposals hao
been referred to COMMITTEES of nine.
Prussia therefore addresses herself
direct to the members of the Confedera
ton.
/ Prussia.
AN ULTIMATUM PREPARED.
BERLIN, June 1.-THE Prussian Gov
lernment is preparing to send an ultima
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