The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-10
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Address of the Roichstag in Reply to
the King-COalitiOn Between the Gov
ernmsnt Party and the National Libe-
rails.
BERLIN, Sept. 26.--Although the opposition to
the throne speech, seemed, on Saturday. almost
insuperable, an agreement was arrived at be-
tween the conservatives and national liberals
by which the following address, prepared by
Herr Areidi, was supported by the two parties
and carried through the Reichstag, on Tues
day.
"Most High and Mighty King! Most Gracious King
and Lord:-To your Royal Majesty and illustrious
colleagues the first constutionally estabshe Reich
stag OF the North German Bund, declares the thanks
and satisfaction of the nation for the thus
obtained for real German policy. The public life of
won sure basis. TO secure this basis OF a great
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the aim of every effort of the kechstag. Since the
an increased degree, conscious Of our duty to meet
for the establishment Of national union, embracing
then FIRST consider the great work compie g when he
been effected on the basis of article seventynne OF
the North German Bund constitution. With 10y,
Majesty. which, as the proposal cOncerning the
OF the Iolverein brings US nearer this
Irresistible might OF national attachment, and the
forbid every backward step on the ay begun we are
CONVINCED that in the high ed ents
nations could successfully dispute our right to
by the wish to live in peace with ali nations desires
only to regulate its own affairs in perfect lndepeu.
interference in calm seiconGdenSe' GeTmahy "a viii
make this indsputable right good under all circum
Of peace before and to be presented to the Rechstag
and moral treasures Of the people through judicIons
economy In expenditure and impartial Distribution Of
for through ahu devotion to RS qGte
the State founded by the nation under the glorious
In the deepest reverence. we continue to be your
royal Maiesty,s most humble and most obedient
"REICHSTAG, of the North German Bund."
Count Bismark spoke twice on the proposal,
but chose rather to use the delicate position in
which minister naturally stands when an ad-
dress to his sovereign is being debated, as an
excuse for not committing himself, than to
express assent or dissent to the support OF 1t.
He intimated that no fears need be en-
tertained of It's tone towards foreign GO
venments, and that it was, perhaps, hardly
necessary 10 be so urgent in inviting the South
ern States to walk into the parlor. The adoption
of the address is shrewd move, supposed to
originate from Bismark himself. While the
government did not wish 10 have quite so strong
an expression of feeling sent in to it, 1t will
ling that its friends should make a slight con-
cession to the national liberals in matter in
volvng merely words, if thereby more sub
stantial return could be obtained later. BY this
public acknowledgment of good understand.
ing between the conservatives and the
powerful fraction of the liberal party known
as the national liberals, 1t is hoped that the
breach between the latter and their old friends,
the radicals, will be widened, and the way paved
for nnal separation. Instead OF bluntly advo-
eating general league of offense and defense,
as less skiltul and less experienced manipulators
mig hit have done, efforts are being made at spe-
cial coalitions, as if no general movement was
in progress. As the national Liberals are Just
now smarting under an exposure of their weak
ness in Berlin, made by last weeks elections, no
more favorable opportunity could he wished for
inducing them to take the pro1ered alliance
kindly,