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document at least twice and to find the sentence, the word, or even the
syllable that indicates, even just by implication, England's influence.82
It certainly takes a lot of nerve for the Author to expect his readers to
accept this fantasy: "Many of the lesser German princes and noblemen
lost for that reason the revenue which England had given them as
premiums for their subjects and compatriots who had emigrated."
How is this statement congruous with the following one?: "The So-
ciety's purpose was revealed only to a few and these few were to be paid
a price for the emigrants."
So, England had given to many and yet only a few were to be paid.
I wonder what the "many" thought when they received money and
they did not know why or from where it came? Ridiculous!
[The Author writes further:] "In 1842 the negotiations between
England and Germany had progressed so far that the German princes
could begin carrying out their part of the contract." This information
is reported as historical reality. The Author overlooks the fact, how-
ever, that Germany had no government that could negotiate with
other governments, that Germany maintained diplomatic relations
with foreign powers only through the German Confederation. The
tendentious Author cannot hope to convince anyone after all that the
German Confederation entered negotiations with the British govern-
ment over the sale of emigrants; such a deal would have become public
long ago. But assuming he writes "Germany" in a general sense when
he means to indict only the German princes, he is still overlooking the
fact that of the twenty-one members of the Society only six were (rather
minor) governing princes. The others were only princes, counts, and
noblemen with no governing powers over any land or people. Obvi-
ously, an organization of these minor noblemen could not and did not
represent Germany, especially to the British government. Therefore,
it appears to be the Author's intent to cause the inattentive reader to
apply the Author's indictment of a few to all the governing heads of
Germany. A writer who confronts his reader with such deception has
no credibility. The prince of Prussia, whom he erroneously designates
as chief officer of the Society, had no governing powers; hence he was
without political influence. He lived in Diisseldorf.8 Just before this
82The document deposited in the cornerstone of the Sophienburg by Prince Solms on
April 27, 1845, is reproduced in English translation in the book, Texas, 1844-1845, pp.
1-4. There is not a word in the document about England, nor even an oblique reference
to any form of political alliance.
88Prince Frederick William Ludwig of Prussia (1794-1863) was the son of Prince Lud-
wig Frederick Carl and Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the nephew of
Frederick William III. He was not, therefore, a direct heir to the throne and, as von412
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