The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-13

the Empire, this one sent the Prince
on some confidential to Rome, France,
ana Alnens, where he spent about one
year. When the reaction had dispersed
this Parliament, he returned to Baya-
ria- During the last summer, when
the pence with Prussia was NEGOTIATED
IN Rrague, he was the first, in the House
OF Peers, who openly advocated a close
alliance with Prussia, TO the great dis
pleasure OF his compeers.
In September last, when the Cabinet
OF Pfordten was going to be dismissed.
the King asked the Prince to hand him
memorial on his policy. He did SO,
but was hurried away TO Prussia to
settle some important family affairs.
When he returned in November, he
handed TO the King his programme,
and was ordered TO form Cabinet.
L stated to you in my letter, that he
succeeded In effecting a conference of
the southern German States, which,
about three weeks ago, WAS held in
Stuttgart In order to coax them into
a united plan and action, he renounced
the idea of Bismark, that Bavaria
should assume the supremacy in this
conference. He invited the Govern
ments to send plenipotentiaries, en-
dowed with equal right and authority.
The pretext for this meeting was to
ELECT harmonious military organize
ton But that more than mere mill
the fact that not only the Secretaries of
War, but also those Of Foreign Affairs,
met there in council. What has been
agreed upon has not yet transpired.
But that close defe nsive and offensive
alliance with Prussia, as the first step
for the future admission into the North
ern Bundi will be concluded, is con-
ceded by both the official and oficious
Journals. Bismark is only waiting for
the consolidation of the Northern Com
tederacy and the pressure of the new
Parliament, then to "crown his editice, {"
as Napoleon would style it.
In the meantime the bill for the reor-
ganfZation Of the BavaTian army, ''d Ia
P1lESse," has already been laid before
the Bavarian Chambers. Military duty
Will be general; the system of procur-
ing substitutes has been abolished. All
young men, n,oftwenty-one years of age,
have to enter the army. Those unit
Tor active service will be employed in
the military bureaux and workshops
The term of the regular service is six
years; three in active service and three
In the reserve, with unconditional fur
Tough; but annually three months
drilling. Afterward, five years more in
the militia or EdHdIrehr. Those who
marry while in the reserve, will at once
be put back In the militia. The men OF
the EGHdirehr have toappear annually at
two parades, at a drill of eight days,
ana a. some military maneuvers, COM
prising altogether one month. The Ba-
varians do not like this law. They con-
slider it, as Talleyraud used to say, as
the beginning ofthe Prussian end.
In his home policy, the Prince is ex-
ceedingly liberal. The country was
crying Tor many, many years for a
thorough social reform; ifor the aboIi-
non OF all medieval privileges and mo-
nopoIles, and the Chamber has now
even petitioned the king for the aboli-
ton of capital punishment. Ffordten.
the late Premier, had promised every-
thlngi but never done any thing.
Aohenlohe has already laid befoIe the
Chamber host of these reformatory
bills, and all the others are in prepara-
ton, and pushed with praiseworthv
energy TO completion. The country
halls with delight the coming era of re-
forms.
The ultramoutanes are scared and
uneasy, as everywhere, where pro-
gress and reform are proclaimed. But
Hohenlohe does not mind their lamen-
tations. he has just ordered some
Jesuits to be expelled from arch
Catholic Bavaria, and has even with
drawn from several orders of nuns the
night of keeping their own schools.
Mark his name down in your memo
randum-book. Hohenlohe will attract,
in his sphere, not less attention than
Bismark has won during the last year.
Napoleon dislikes him, and that augurs
we'll for his future success