The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-05
FOREIGN VIEWS By Mall.

Speech Of King William in Full In
Opening the North German Parlia-
mcnt-His Reply to the Berlin Ad-
dress.
Tie following is the full text Of the speech
Of the King, in opening the North Germau
Parliament, July 10, which was telegraphed
to us in an abstract-form at the time:
Honorel Gentlemen of The Parliament OF the
North German Contederation-When, at your
last meeting, bade you welcome from this
nlace in the name of the allied govern
ments, it was with JOY and gratitude that was
able to bear witness tothe iact that, oy lhe
help Of God, success had rewarded my, SINCERE aaS
efforts to meet the wishes Of the people and
the reouiremnts of civilization by advoiding
any disturbance fthe peace Of Europe. If, not
wiihstauding this assurance, the menace and
imminence Of war have now laid upon the Con-
tederate Governments the duty OF calling you
together for an extraordinary session, you
as well es ourselves will be animated with the
conviction that the North German Confedera-
tion has labored to improve the national forces,
not to imperil, but to afford q greater protec,,
tion TO universal peace, and that when we call
upon this national army to defend our indie
pendence, we only obey the mandates OF honor
and duty. The candidacy Of German Prince
for the Spanish throne, both with TN bringing
forward and the withdrawal OF which the Con-
federnte Governments were equally uncon-
cerned, and which only interested the North
German Confederation, In so far as the govern
nent of friendly country appeared to base
upon its success the hope OF acquiring tor
s~ely-tried people pledge for q regular and
nsoca,n, government, afforded the Emperor
f pf the French pretext toF casas o$ts, rnt
forward In q ll.."... li."n"e" .5ng since unknown
in the annals OF diplomatic intercourse, and
adhered TO after the removal Of tue very
people's right to the blessings or peace OF
which the history Of former ruler
nf France affords 30 many analogous
examples. Ii Germany in former centuries
borc in silence such violations OF her rights
and of her honor. it was only because in her
then divided state she knew not her own
strength. To-day, when the linss Oh intellec-
tual and rightful community wmcn oesan 70
be knit together at the time OF the wars OF
iiheration, ioin slowly the different German
races, to-day that Germany's argument leaves
no longer All opening 10 the enemy. The Ger,
man nation contains within itself The viii ami
the power to repel the renewed agsresslons OF
France. It is not arrogance that puts lGeSe
words In my mouth. The Confederate Gov
ernments and myself are aGng WIN ars .e n cT be
hands of Him who decides the fate OF battles.
With clear gaze we have measured the re-
sponsibility which, before the Judgment seat sea-
Of God and OF mankind, must fall upon MN hIm
who drsgs two great and peace-lovlng peoples
of the heart OF Europe into deTastauaS
war. The German and French peopies-oolE
equally el enjoying and desiring the blessings ls
OF a Christian civilization and OF an increas,
ing prosperity-al are called to Ca more more
| fict OF arms. Yet those who ho!d power III
France Fran have, by preconcerted mIaguidanHce,,
found means to work upon the legitimate, out t
excitable national sentiments Of our great
neighboring people for the iurtherance OF per-
sonal interests and the qualification OF passions.
conscious of having done all our honor anfdig-
Mtg permitted TO preserve to Europe the bless
ings o: peace-and the more induoitaole u
| shall appear to all minds that the sword has
] been thrust into our hands-so much the more
confidently shall we rely upon the united will
of the German Governments, both Of the North