Year: 1868

.r.. THE KING OF PRUssiA's SPEECH.


The following is the full text Of the Kings
speech at the opening Of the North German ParaneDu
Gentlemen Of the North German Parliament: For the
third time come to bid you welcome IN the name Of tho
North German Confederation, and continue concert
with you the development OF the North German Consttu-
tion During last session. by the establishment Of
ganic institutions you laid foundation npon which the
legislation OF the Confederation viii be able 70 erect
Sdoe @ @ e suS%tea for your %
been presented to the Federal Council and partly dis
csscd by body In the last session the principle 81
the liberty of domlce was established The earnest
with which you received and examined the propo-
siOns which have been already previously submitted 10
you, induces 10 augur fayoaby OF the recepuon You
win I'd to these bills Is D Will be d Of you
Holsten. who appealed TO your goodwin iast SESSION.
sesnous 50 families @ Of the soldiers Of the The tax
upon brandy in the Duchy OF iohenzolern and IN thai
pres to be regulated aud the regulation win be added
10 treaty in accordance with which stipulation VIII 10
between the Confederation and that portion of HfSs
which is not included IN tue Federal territory The bud
fore YOU despite the obstacles TO It's denve
which during the early months OF the year Ihe
basis Of those laws passed has been still
further advanced Nothing has been neglected 10 hasten
you, according TO custom, at period entnng upon YOU
the least sacrifice The organization OF tile nternauonai
postal service the basis of the laws passed last session
is therefore sufficiently advanced Postal conventions
have been concluded with the Southern States OF Ger





United States of America, and they wi be laid before
you Similar conventions with othe states also ipon
the eve being concluded and will be- hope, submitted
to your delberatiOn during the present session treaty
has concluded with the United states for deciding
the question OF nationality OF emgrants from the TWO
countries and thus TO do away with all causes OF msu-
derstanding between two nations united 80 closely ore
with the other by commercial interests as by fanny ues
In conjunction with the Confederate Governments, ana
the OF the negotiations relative TO those tea
ties largely extended the regulations relative 70 INDUS
try based the principle OF industrial liberty Thus tho
abolition OF the police restrictions which prevented mar
rages has removed the obstacle which mainly lnteffertd
with the development OF trade. A law relative 70 the
proyding bets for soldiers time OF peace WI nave
the effect of completing the military legislation of TIC
Confederation point particularly important 10 the
interests of the population The regulations OF weighs
and measures which last session was obliged 10 De port


poned urgent works Will be laid before You ts
SESSION. Tile situation Of Federal officials requires legal


regulation and VIII form the subject of special bill
bill on the administration OF the debts or the Confedefa-
ton will again be laid before you. have confidence IN
the earnestness with which the Federal Governments
have accepted their positions III the Confederation
yided BY the Constitution is accomplished Iaet ana as
ry warm APPROVAL That event has consolidated tie
acable relations which exist between the North Ger
man Confederation and foreign Powers The object OK
my constant soicude will be TO cultivate and maintain
those relatons. also express my conviction that
peace will bless the efforts which you WILL MAKE ior Tie
prosperity of the national Interests Tor the aIleBace
and protection Of which all Germany is united.