The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-11-12
The North German Bund.

The Manchester Guardian, of the 26th ultmo
whose foreign correspondence is generally very
trustworthy, has letter from Berlin, which gives
interesting information to the present state oil
Prussian politics. The correspondent writes
"a committee OF the wurtemberg Chamber has
passed resolution by majority OF tve to three
against the confirmation OF the treaty for the Oh
fensiye and defensive alliance with the y ortn Ger-
man Bund. It is not, however, very probable that
the Chamber will adopt their report. Dr. Braun
and DR.. Michaelis, members Of the Federal Parha-
ment, had intended to bring in motion to the ef-
feet tat the ratification Of the Zolverein treaty
was only to extend to those States which dld
not call in question the treaties OF alna1ce oI
August and September OF last year. Count
Bismarck, however, has rendered this morton
unnecessary, as he has already sent q note to the
Wurtenberg Government, IN which ne mas ue,
clared that the rejection OF those treaties would
be Immediately followed by notice on the part OF
the Blnd for the termination OF the Zouveren
treaty. The Baden minister, Baron Freydori, has
made speech in the cha mber IN piecseiy tne
same sense. The whole tenor OF the deDate
showed that although the military alliance alone
was the subject before the house, the entrance Of
Baden into the North German Bund Is the ul!lmate
object Mt which that Government is aiming. There
can bs little doubt that Baden will not allow her
self to be hampered in this policy by too delicate
consideration for the feelings o. Bavaria ana Mu5.
temberg. If they Will 60 with her, well and good;
but if not, s.,o will 60 alone. As the population
" Baden is somewhat upwards OF million. she
can bring an accession OF strength which, If not
very great is at any rate not to be desplseo' der
Joining the Bund, however, Will not, perhaps, De
Of so much value on its own account as rom It's
weakening the small remnant OF South Germany,
which cannot quite make up its mind to come IN.
s.The Ze.dlersche Corresponding, which enjoys
peculiar sources OF Information, states that very
compact opposition Is In progress OF lormauon
against Prussia and the Bund, and that 1t COM
prises the most heterogeneous elem snts, ultra
inontanes particularists and democrats. Inc nrst
impulse came from South Germany, and the ruuos
are supplied in great measure by the oeenroneo
princes. The Corrlere Iteliano writes from Rome
that If the Pope leaves Rome he will probably
take ND his residence in Munich. The ex-hlng OF
Naples is supposed TO have boon intriguing lately
with this object, in the hopes OF making Munich
the starting point OF new, European crusade
The National zetung states that at the recent IN
tery,ew between Count Bismarck aud the English
Ambassador the Roman question formed the topic
Of discussion. As far as has yet transpIed: Count
B smarck has declared bis intention OF adopting
the same nsutral policy ss that OF the CABINET ot
England. The same paper also learns from Vienna
that a complete understanding has been arrived at
between England, France and Austria on the
Eastern question and that the interchange OF dls'
patches on this subject was only brought TO con-
clusion few days 40.
party for the Berlin elections has published an ap.
pell to the electors. The most important part OF
t is the solemn declaration that the national hbe-
rails adhere to all the principles OF the programme
of the Fortschritt c 1884, so far as these princl-
pIes can find any application under the present 81
tered circumstances, and that they still consider
themselves more nearly akin to the old Fortschritt
than to any other party. They think that tneir
old colleagues have recently shown some symp1
toms Of ap reciating the real value OF the feoera
constitu ion; but until there has been some public
acknowledgment in this direction, the national Ii
beraIs must direct all their energies to securing
the election OF such men only as have accepted
their own programme:
and the news from italy, have had very favorable
eff,ct on the Berlin Exohange.".t