The New York herald., 1869-05-07

Count Rismarck then rose and delivered. amid the
uiierance and iresueal sarussms. q speech lasting
several hours. aBa al which We maj give lee lrAs
ments:-Iho-e. ne commenced ~he have dweit
when others experience no less than the speakers
themselves. nave NOS shown hov they intend 10 inn,
ditIon Of another wheel the nth whee 70 the wagon.
| In the shape OF responsible Hund Cahinet. with
whom the Chancellor would have nrsi 90 consult on
every OF his siep& csnnos look upon this mo
iion. contained IN lev lines without preamble and
with Its one hundred ana two signatures oihersise
ana 60 me. and sh,s nol y Outstanding oonIrary
assurances rom previous speakers Al reminaei
with tins Ministry, away wan lhis Chanoeor not
that understand II 10 mean the inds tfna but tne
Institution. AZ 10 the motion Itself. could
the changes expecsed by iIs authors Isepa,y
herr rwesten did not 90 ss Tar IN thai
he painted In lively coors ths intolerable chaos of
our condition and the existence of a dictatorial
sway. II seems that am meant A. the happy pos
SCISSOR OF this dictatorship. For abolition of tal-
eva Deputy Herr rweslel. while seeking 10 hide the
sting OF his notion knows no other remedy than
responsible ministers. answersbe for what nave
been heretofore alone responsible n nas been
SHOWN already by Deputy y0n Blanckenburg tnat the
tables are to he turned upoa the i,und Couneil 10
not expect gentlemen. that l. a. Bund Chancellor.
VIII lend hand to IL The misirust contalAcd IN
tue motion does not AFFECT Nortn Germany 0niy. tut
mis- win equal severity the south. telling 10 tAnt
nave done waiting for them and are no lClgcr ac-
cessible. The Count here entered upon % long Gis.
puiStliOu VI SOulutil fetlnnr ull tll not li-lIiu
70 deplcl the efforts OF aati-unionsls who he saii,
were ready 10 call IN foreign assistance and IA area
against their own breIareG. fhe progress of our
Institutions Is considered here too Slow IN sOuihera
Germany they call undue haste what we term stag.
nation 10 l. the duty OF the Bund Chancellor 10
mediate between all these contrasts 20 keep up "a.
accommodation with all the Buad goyornmeni-
w,t,, n me Bund presidency; B0nd Council ant
WI, WIN , this Relclslag and instead OF ass.s'
ing MN In MS task yOl propose 10 tc hLs
hands and feet by surrounding hn with four or ave
coheagues whose consent he must obtain Tor each
anu every action. Gentlemen. whoever has been
Premier OF cabinet not AFRAID 10 act on his own
responsibility. He becomes accustomed TO H. but ne
snIihSs BACK from the necessity OF convincing
seven individuals. Ihat Is a job Tar more dncult
than governing State. All members OF q cabinet
nave their firm and honest convictions and the aore
eillclent their activity the less they APT sur
render. Each Is surrounded by "a number OF dts.
putting counsellors who have their ow opinions anl
the Premier must buttonhole. If ne has time evcry
one OF these counseilors and try to convince them
do not hesitate To aver from my own experience
anu TO stand up for the OPINION that the institution
OF college OF ministers Is false step and mistake
which every state ought To AVOID. 1 am far from
lending assistance to transfer OF this fault tie
North German Confederation that | would con
sider IL rather an immense progress n Prussia.
accepting the Bund's law, would have
but one responsible minister; for when
question mus be brought to a close 1t ar
rives not unirequently In every cabinet that
the, the cholcs .cs. OF & head or tan decides the
point The Count then went with a
lengthy revision OF his position and functions
and also his experience Premier for last seven
years. and as member Of Prussan Iegisatures for
TWENTY-FIVE years. In his opinion no ministar of n
large state could read onehalf. nay. one-Iourth OF
What ne mas TO set his name TO- and cabinet would
be TO him. personally, no assistance whatever Nor
nave you. he continued, ia me a Bund Chancellor
VINO WI accept colleague. | hold on to my con-
sttutlonat right have accepted the Office OF Chan
ceilor, such as 1t Is; a colleague whom you would
give me would on the same day he my successor. 1
regret tnat this motion has been made as II forced
me 20 oppose II, and perhaps In manner when
places me in wrong light and which may create an
erroneous impression among those less informed
than we are OF my being partalist who. In behalf
OF the Bund, would c0nduce to any other purposes
than those aiming at the fullest ana Droadest
development OF German power and prosperity As
the motion demands better condition OF our aaimin-
istration l would invite all the gentlemen who
signed it TO convince themselves by investigator
OF bureaus books and treasury, that we live
in condition tue best regulated In the
world not controlled only by the Prussian
tlVes OF twenty-one governments which. with
Prussia, constitute the Bund cannot deny the con-
sllniionailty OF the motion, which may be just as
cohsututlonal as, Tor instance, proposal IN the
United states Congress to abolish the Senate, re-
slrlc, the rights oi the several States within the
mon and declare the President hereditary
eign. In the same way reverse motion made In
the Prussan Diet, asking for abolition OF hereditary
monarchy-change Of the organic law in this
respect would be constitutional; but such mo-
ton would nevertheless create il certain surprise i'm
these assemblies. and would be scarcely deemed re-
concilable with the spirit Of the law n the land. |
do not consider this motion on the same level as IL
does not go so far. 1 merely show the analogy and
whittier we can come IN constitutional way and
may come too. for everything in this world Is con.
ditional. The question occurs to me what the Bund
deathy Have they not worked for two years with
patriotic DEVOTION anu In return for tnis their
rights to be diminished and taken away from them
Inc Count then turned to the policy of cen
traZation and decentralization, concluding his |
long winded arguments with reference to the |
United states OF North America, where, according
to MS opinion, Capitalization not looked upon |
as the palladium OF liberty the basis OF healthy
development. He would admit many Imperfectlons |
IN the North German constitutions; but it had been |
trained IN hurry and under great difficulties. IL |
required patience 10 see the ripening OF fruit:
lie nOpeI tldt the Truit they tOr-yIZ..
the substitution or the Chancellor by cabinet |
would never rpen so as TO fall into their Ian. You
are impatient and complain for that reason that our
engine, which for tn last two years has done its
duty, does not work well; 1t has, indeed performed
so We that you feel annoyed, that YOU would
open the clockwork take out wheel and TRY If You
can't make IL go stl better.
hotter discussion IL IN store when the govern
mrEt bills asking for increased taxes ana burdens
Will come under the consideration OF the House
The meagre majority OF eleven votes oniy does not
constitute great triumph for the Chancellors oppo-
nents, among whom there may be some who weak
AMI wavcring, would have rather sustained defeat
than be ranked among the powerful Counts adver-