On July 1, 1853, Prime Minister Felix paid another visit to the Grand Duchy of Baden and held a historic meeting with the regent, Prince Friedrich.
Prime Minister Felix continued to persuade, "Your Highness, German unification is the common aspiration of all German people. The Bavarian Government, which acts against this cause, has already been abandoned by the people.
History has entrusted us with a mission, to achieve national unity at this time. As nobility of the German Region, it is our responsibility to fulfill this duty."
Confronted by the grand persuader Prime Minister Felix, Prince Friedrich was utterly vexed. The notion of "unification" was now politically correct in the Baden Duchy, and with the precedent of the Bavarian Government, he dared not make a mistake on this issue.
While persuading, Felix also accompanied his words with a military threat from Austria.
