The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-21
EMPEROR FREDERICK.
Hs Announces 10 the German Lsgislitiv.
Bodies His General Policy.
The Reception of His Messages in the Land
tag and Reichstag-A Speech From
Bismarck-In the Rsichsland
Minor Matters.

session To-Day. IL is cOunIerslSueu py ali
the ministers. 1t says:
We, Frederick, by the grace OF God king of
Prussia, hereby proclaim and make known
that, it having pleased God after the demise Of
Emperor and King William, our much beloved
father 20 call US to the throne Of our ancestors,
we herewith send to the landtsg our greeting
The sentiments and purposes with which we
enter upon our government, and the principles
on which we would exercise our royal Office,
have been proclaimed by US to our faithful
people, Walking in the path of our glorious
father, we shall know no other aim of our striv.
ing than to the happiness and welfare OF the
iatherland. By conscientiously observing the
onstitution, fully safeguarding all prerogatiyes
OF the crown and loyalty cooperating with the
national representation, the king hopes, with
Gods help, to maintain his object, which is the
happiness and welfare OF the country. The
condition OF his health prevents him from tax
ing the oath personally. Desiring to declare
without delay his position regarding the con-
sutunonal laws, although this could admit of
no doubt, he now solemnly undertakes TO ad-
here to the constitution firmly and inviolably
and to rule In conformity with the laws.
The sitting was invested with unusual
interest and the galleries overhowed with
visitors. AS soon as the members had as
sembled Prince Bismarck, accompanied by
all the ministers OF state, entered the hall
and read the message. When the chancel-
lor had ceased reading, the Duke Won Rat
ibor, president of the upper house, said
that it was not within his province to say
how each house would reply to the mes
sage. He would now simply ask the assem-
blsge to mark the kings faithful attach
ment and devotion, and to unite in the
cry Of 'long live King Frederick" The
cheer was thrice repeated. The diet forth
with adjourned.
IN THE REICHsTAG.
The emperor's message to the reichstag
was as follows:
We, Frederick, by the grace Of God emperor
Of Germany, king OF Prussia, etc, proclaitn
that with the demise OF our beloved father
under GODS tnserutable will, the imperial
dignity, with the Prussion crown. has devolved
upon us, and we have taken upon ourselves the
rights and duties bound up Herewith We are
resolved to keep inViolable and firmly uphold
the imperial constitution and in this sense to
conscientiously respect ana guard the constitu.
tiOnal rights Of the Individual federal states
and the reichstag. Fully conscious OF our ex-
slted task, il will, after the example of our
ever remembered father, always be our en-
deavor in conjunction with the princes and free
towns Of the federation and with the cOnstitu.
tional cooperation Of the reichstag, to shield
Justice, nt freedom and , order through
OF the empire, maintain peace at
home and abroad and foster the welfare OF the
people By the unanimous readiness with
which the reichstag agreed to the proposals to
strengthen the defensive power OF the father
land In order TO assure the security OF the en-
Pire the late deeply lamented emperor had the
last days OF his life ejoiced and strengthened.
He was not longer permitted to express his
thanks to the reichstag. All the more, there
fore, do we feel the need Of transmitting to the
reichstag this legacy of its imperial master,
who is now resting with God. We express our
thanks In recognition of the patriotism and de-
votion it has again shown. Trusting conf
n dnVOfiOn fho
fatherland of the whole people and the peoples
representatives, we place the empires future
in GCd's hands.
Given at Charlottenburg the 18th day of
March, 1855.
(Signed.) FREDERICK,
(Countersigned.l BISMARCK.
The message was read by Herr Piesdorff,
president of the reich-tag, who requested
permission of the house to submit TO it to-
morrow, draft OF an address in reply to
the message, expressing devotion to the
emperor. The request was unanimously
granted. Herr Piesdorff then announced
that he, with the vice president of the
house had, in the name of the reichstag,
asked for audiences with the emperor and
empress, the Empress Augusta, and the
crown prince and crown princess which
would shortly be granted. He then ex-
pressed, amid repeated bursts Of applause,
the thanks of the house for the resolutions
of sympathy with Germany passed by
foreign parliaments.
Then Prince Bismarck, rising. said: tIt
will afford me greater satisfaction if am
permitted to consider myself charged by
the house to communicate the thanks OF
the reichstsg to those friendly governments
whose parliaments have expressed sympa-
thy with the grief surrounding us. Such
expressions have come not only from our
countrymen in all parts of the world, the
latest received being from far German
colony in Corea, but from all quarters of
the globe. accompanied by requests to lay
wreaths and palms on the emperor's tomo.
such widespread sympathy on the oc-
cssion of the death OF 9 sovereign has
never yet been recorded. History tells us
that the disappearance of great men, no.
tably the death of Napoleon /, and
Louis XIV, caused a violent shock.
But that wreaths and palms from neigh.
boring people and from peoples at the an
tipodes should be laid at the tomb of de-
ceased monarch is unprecedented in his.
tory. No monarch ever before was so re-
spected as to cause all the nations of the
earth to bring to his grave signs of sorrow.
[Applausel.
Regarding the special task desire to
undertake, the expression Of our gratitude
can not be addressed to all the states Of
the world. The communications received
from our nearer neighbors are especially
tria, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Belgium and Denmark, The for
mer relations of the last mentioned country
to Germany must have awakened sad recol-
lections. The great figure Just gone ex-
ercised on all sides such healing influence
that not only the Danish government, but
both houses Of the legislature, send to the
German people worthy expressions OF sym.
pathy. [Applausel / shall thank you to
empower me to express thanks to these
friendly nations, upon whose SYM
pathy the peace OF the future rests more
firmly than upon written treaties" Loud
cheersl.
IN THE REICHsLAED.
This proclamation was issued to-day at
Strasburg:
Our beloved father, his majesty Emperor
William, having departsd this life in accord
ance with Gods decree, the imperial dignity,
government of the Reichsland has devolved on
us. We have taken II over in the name OF the
empire and have determined to preserve the
right of the empire over the German territories
re-unite TO the fatherland after q long inter-
val. We are conscious OF our duty TO cultivate
in the Reichsland German sentiments and
German customs, to protect right and
justice, andt0 promote the welfare and
prosperity Of the inhabitants. In our
endeavors to do justice 70 this task we
count upon the confidence and devotion of the
people; Rpa the faithful tplaupsnt pt thsir dn'