The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-11-23
The Legislature Of Baden on
German Unity.


Tie following ! the drzf; Of the address sub
mittei BY the Committee Of the Baden Upper
Chamber IN reply 70 the recent speech from tie
Throne. Little doubt e1i-t= that it viii te adopted
By the House
Mos. Ihasfrious Grand Dute. Moa Gracious
P1nos and LOrd- The ~eevhting word Of wei
e0me yJur ROYAL Hizhnes has uttered frum the
Throne az The opening Of tine present. Diet find
the fullest assent among yOsIr faithful E>iats-
Although the decisive events Of the past year
have Imposed upon our country also heavy t-iaIs
and -aeTifee-. and although we foreSee that the
security and reorganization Of Germany ~Teguire
great and universal cxertiJn-. we yet lJDk forward
with courage and Confidence - the progressive
deFelOIment Il tie political regeneration 81 tie
German Fath.alaud. Your ROYAL Hi.hne-s firm
determination O. Abor incessanily f0rthe national
union %; our country with tire North German
Confederation haz q Just claim upon the fall sup
port u The E--@re-- The political and Commercial
ti-astsr- o: the past, and q deep sense Of the
unready position u the pre-ent, warn u willingly
= make the Necessary sacrifices - Tar - they lie
IN our power.
TIE German nation viii NJ; regain tranquility
and internal pace until the final means shall lie
fund Of restoring and rendering more complete
the necessary national connection between the
already attained union Of the North German
Power and the South German State, and thereby
furnishing @ the German people the conditions
II it, existence and Prosperity Nor will Europe
arrive az the full conviction Of secure peace until
tie rey--anIE.lOu OF Germany = l4euflclI Win
tie observance Of natural right, re-peet FOX pop
ulAr liberty, the peaceful Trlgre@s Of civilization.
and the necessary restriction u all policy Of Gun
quest
We recognize, in the conclusion Of an offensive
and def.-ive alliance between the SOUTH German
State and Pru--ia, q uiOmentOus fret step towards
securing the German people and German territory
from every hostile attack and all foreign interior
ence. Together with your Royal Highness' Gov
eminent. we consider the reform of the South
German military system upon the basis OF uniyer-
.al liability . service. IN closest connection with
The PEuseIan military code and subOrdinatiDn 20
tried Pru--ian leadership, a. indispensable 10
render the common Fatherland a. powerful a. Its
position in the centre VI warlike great Powers
and lie political tasks in Europe demand. IL Is
true that, in following up this course, new and
large demands would be made upon the personal
support Of the citizens and the taxlsying power
Of the country but these sacrifices would not be
sIared Us under any other line Of policy, and We
should further haze to apprehend they would be
useless and void of result The moral law of the
universal -ystem-that the political advance Of
nations cannot be attained without the manful
~excrtion Of their strength-applies 10 us a. fully
a. 10 others. We shall take into consideration
the military estimates brought before Us in this
spi.it.
While, therefore, these steps must be taken for
the military union of Ge~rmany-which, however,
political union alone can fully establish and carry
Out-the transformation Of the hitherto existing
ZOllverein into an improved customs union ls 4
and already secure progress in the COM
mercial and traffic life Of the nation, to which We
willingly assent. We do not, however, disguise
from ourselves that community of the customs
system only cannot subsist without a more COM
pEehensiye community of civil and commercial
legislation il general. We do not doubt that
logical necessity and the wants Of natural con-
nectiOn will gradually lead to this Indispensable
completion.
But az the greatest possible unity is the object
for which we must strive among things in which
the right. dignity, and interests of the German
Ieople are concerned with regard to other States
and nations, and as the largest possible amount Of
community l. our aim among matters of national
intercourse. so, among subjects Of internal govern
,nent. refinement AMI education are the highest
DEGREES Of Independence and liberty, il
cOntradistinctiOn 10 barren and un-German uni
f0r1nityand exaggerated Capitalization. Themain
interest it Is a sacred duty Of tie Representatives
Jf the country to uphold. In these matters our
land and people feel themselves contentcl and
happy, andi In many respects even further advanced
han other German countries. We have heard
with great satisfaction the encouraging and Jaci-
fyiny assurances Of the speech from the throne,
that legislation in this rerpect-jGdiciously laid
aside for a very brief period during the extreme
and tension of public afiairs-will
bezcalOusly resumed. We shall conscientious
Is and carefully examine the numerous bills upon
ihe~e subjects that will be laid before u, and
TO the best of our ability in the main
enancc and Improvement OF their benefits.
We find ourselves, therefore, in complete agree
nent with your Royal Highness' advice, and pray
il NAV please God 20 continue the blessings Of
His protection to your Royal IIighness, to our
native country Of Baden, and to the entire German
Fatherland. f,