The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-03
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The official Stddts-Anzetger, of Berlin, of
July II, publishes, under reservation of further
communication, two official documents, in order
to explain certain statements put forward by
the French Minister in the sitting of the Legis
latiVe Body held on the 18th inst.
The first document, which has been drawn up
, under the immediate superintendent of the
King himself, states that NJ. Benedetti demanded
on the 9th instant that the King should order
the hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern to with
draw his acceptance of the Spanish crown. The
King however, declared that not having
ordered the Prince to accept the crown he could
not order him to renOunce it. In second au-
dlence, on the 11th inst, VI. Benedetti endea-
Vored to put some pressure upon the King,
demanding that he should impress upon the
Prince the necessity of renunciation, but his
Majesty replied that the Prince was free to act,
and also was abroad. On the public promenade
at Ems, on the 18th instant the King handed to
NJ. Benedetti an extra sheet OF the Cologne
Gazette, containing private telegram in refe-
renee to a renunciation of the Prince of Hohen-
zollern, his Majesty adding at the same time
that he himself had not yet received any letter
from Sigmaringen on the matter in question,
Thareupon NJ. Benedett declared that what he
meant was renuncation, and asked on the
part of France, that the King should distinctly
promise never again to consent to the nomi-
nation in question. His Majesty firmly de-
clined to comply with this demand, but NJ.
BeQeUeLLl,
audience in order to resume the topic. The
King refused to grant this audience, on the
ground that no further reply was necessary, and
that all negotiations should pass through the
hands of his Cabinet The wish expressed by
NJ. Benedett to leave was granted by the King,
and on his journey to Coblentz, in going to the
station, his Majesty courteously saluted NJ.
Benedetti. The second document contains o
report by Prince RadZiwil, aid-de-camp to the
King, in reference to the manner in which he
intimated to NJ Benedetti the Kings message
declining another audience. The document de-
clares that the whole of the audience in question
was merely of the character of private CONVEX
sation, since NJ. Benedett never stated that he
acted by authority or as negotiator. The Stats
Anzeiger SAYS, in conclusion that the French
Government was well aware that Baron Werther
was not recalled from Paris, but had merely re-
celved leave of absence, aud had delegated his
functions to Count Solms-Sonnenwalde, as on
former occasions, and that he informed the
Government of the matter.
Another Version of the Interview at Ems.
The MOrniiq Post is assured, on the autho-
rity of letter from Ems, from q person on
whose information it implicitly relies, that the
scene between the King and NJ. Benedetti, which
the pablic have generally believed in on the
faith of some newspaper correspondents, did
not occur, and adds:-dThe French Ambassador
never addressed the Kisg and his Majesty
never requested his aid de-eamp to tell the
French Ambassador that ne would hold nc
further communication with him. The
y
terday, refers to the one and only interview
which ever took place on the promenade al
Ems. It was on the 18th the King, in the Kur-
saal Gardens, spoke to NJ. Beueletu and
handed the Cologne Gazette to him with the
news of the step taken by Prince Anton. Sub
seduently at a later date, the French Ambas ssa
dor pressed for an audience, upon which the
King sent Prince Radziville to decline it. WheI
NJ Benedetti left, the King accidentally meet
ing him on his road to the station, saluted hin
eourteously, and the personal relations between
The monarch and the French representative
were never otherwise than excellent. The stor,
Of the outrage offered to the King, and the snul
to the Ambassador, may therefore be relegateC
TO the list of the ingenus compiler Of 'the his
tory OF facts that never took place"
Reply of the North German Parliament to tia
Kings speech.
The following is the address of the Nort
German Parliament In reply to the speech iron
the throne ON the 10Th of July, which was pub
lished In THE TELEGRAPH yesterday
The elevated language in which your Majesty ad
dres sed the North German Parliament has found
powerful echo in the German nation one sngl
thought snimates ali German hearts. it was wit
joy aud pride that the nation learned the earnesnes
and dignity with which your Majesty repeed tn
UNI eard-of presumption OF France. The Germa
people desires TO live at peace with those nation
which respect its independence. AS al the tim
OF the wars OF liberation, a Napoleon force
us into sacred struggle. NOW, as theI
Calculations based upon the unfaithfalness
force OF the German people. The misguided Frenc
nation will recognize when 10 is too late the bad see
u Is sewing, now that the most reasonable porto
OF their felloW-cOuntTYmen have failed TO avert
great batlonsS crime. A haId aad i!Jlent sLugg