The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-22 00:00:00

GERMANY

♦ND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

FRANKFORT.

INSURRECTION—GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
In The Sun of yesterday we briefly mentioned
the fact that, on the 18th, Frankfort bad been the
scene of a fearful insurrection, which had not been
suppressed until several lives had been sacrificed.
We now proceed to give further particulars. The
German Parliament met at ten, and was guarded by
Austrian and Prussian soldiers, from 2,000 to 3,000
of whom bad arrived from Mayence. Great quiet
prevailed during the reading of the protocol of Satur-
day's proceedings.
SerurrneTu reclaimed against the protocol. An
important omission had been made. Whilst they had
debated about according the Ministers permission to
speak, and were in considerable doubt on the subject,
the President had warned them not to be led away
by their passions. These words had led to further
altercation, and the President had then added, " I
will not let my right of debate, and of stating my
opinion, to be taken from me." This last declaration
ought to have been protocolled.--Agreed to at once
by the President.
SCHODER reclaimed also. After the majority of
the two Committees, or at least its reporter, HERR
Muni, had declared the withdrawal of the second
part of the Committee's motion (i. e. for the imme-
diate continuation of the war, provided the King of
DesolA Ric would not immediately enter into nego-
tiations of peace with the Central Power), HERR
SCHLEER, as far as he remembered, had declared that
he and his party would take it up. He demanded
that this declaration of Scaemut be included in the
protocol.—Agreed to.
BLum had two reclamations to make :-1. The
declaration which he made on Saturday from the
rostrum had been inaccurately noted. He had said
that against all Parliamentary rule, and against the
usages of that Assembly, his party had been forced
to vote simultaneously on two distinct motions.—
(The discussion was here interrupted for a moment
by the beating of the generate without, in conse-
quence of an attempt made by the people to expel
the Prussians from the city.)-2. Ileum objected
that it was stated in the protocol that a twofold
division had taken place on a certain motion, but
it had not been stated that this had resulted from
strangers having mingled among the members ; and
in the only official document that recorded the pro-
ceedings of the Assembly, this ought to have been
included.
The PRESIDENT did not object to Burnes reclama-
tion, but endeavoured to extenuate the offence thus
committed by strangers.
Beusr said he, in the name of his party, could aver
that strangers were seen sitting on the same benches
with Members of the Right, and were seen to go
away from those benches, and one, whom he could
mention by name, was the Duke of AEGUSTENSURG.
—(Loud cheers from the Left, and still louder from
the people's gallery.)
The PRESIDENT declared if any further interrup-
tion ensued he would clear the galleries.
"WIGARD combated this, and had words with the
President. After mutual recrimination the matter
dropped.
Heirruesar complained of the President having
declared a majority, after the sense of the House had
been taken by rising and sitting, which eventually
proved to consist only in two votes.—(The Presidial
board here seemed at a nonplus.) The fact, he said,
should be entered on the protocol.
However, SoIRON thought that it could not be pro-
tocolled, but by way of explanation he would say
that perhaps fresh Members had in the meantime
come in—(Cries of " Oh, oh !")--or perhaps some had
voted differently.—(oh, oh.)
BERGEz would have it entered upon the protocol
that Herr vox GAGZRN had presided the whole of
the morning, but when HECIESCHER requested a
had given up the President's chair, and
The PRESIVENT said he had simply left the
hhaedarvinogtedh.e
chair because he had intended to speak on the
question of the armistice. He then read a paper to
the effect that the Duke of AUGUSTENDURG had not
been exactly on the Members' benches, but in a part
of the House where he could not possibly be mis-
taken in the division. He read an announcement
also from SCIIMERLING to the effect that, after HER-
MANN had resigned his commission to form a minis-
try, the Administrator had prevailed upon part of
the ex- Ministry, provisionally, to resume office until
a new Ministry should be formed, which will be
shortly the case. In the meanwhile, SCHMERLING
would take the War, Foreign, and Home depart-
ments ; DUCHWITZ, those of Finance and Commerce.
BERGER said, he had seen that Austrian and
Prussian troops had been called in to guard the Par-
liament. He had heard that artillery was stationed
in Bockenheim. He did not see this was necessary.
Now that they had a Provisional Minister of War, he
would ask him why they were surrounded with bayo-
nets ?—(Cheers from the Left.)
SCIIMERLING at once came forward. The events
of yesterday, he said, were known to most of them.
The Senate had found it necessary, after the havoc
committed on Saturday, and the threats held out in
the people's meeting of yesterday, to address the
Central Power, praying it to give that extra support
to the National Assembly, which it was incapable of
supplying on its own part. The troops that had ar-
rived in Frankfort at 3 A.M., had only been called in
at the request of the ;Senate of Frankfort, for the
defence of the National Assembly. The Senate had
declared that the defence of the National ;Assembly
was the affair of the empire and of the Imperial
Ministry. The Imperial Ministry had not scrupled
for a moment to respond to this call of the Senate :-
it was the holiest duty of the Central Power to defend
the Assembly.—(e
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those present would agree with him that
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to institute a new election—a new election shall be:
instituted, to commence on the 18th of October
next, though the labours of the existing National.
Assembly should not in the meanwhile be sus-i
pended. (Signed DIETOCU MOHR, WESENDOUCK,
BLUM, ScusrrrtATll, and a host' of others.)—Urgency
not granted.
Another motion The posting of the All 3.
trian, Prussian, and other troops round St. Paul's,
appeared an act of treason towards the National.
Assembly—(Daughter)—and a measure calculated to
weaken the Central Power • the troops that had been
called in from Mayence ld be sent back aai
ne of
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Urgency
the mean
time suspended."
rgency not allowed.
Then followed an allegation against the President
for having offended against sec. 36 of the order of
business.

VISCIIER moved that the names of the Members
who have announced themselves on any question, be'
read aloud by the President, and slowly enough for
the Members to be able to take them down.—Amply
supported by the Left and Left Centre, and discussion
granted.
A thundering noise was now heard at the door of
the Assembly; all was, in an instant, in commotion.

Reports flew about of a stone having been throNisa in
at one of the windows. The Members quickly re-
covered their composure. A few of the mob who
had passed the outer door were ejected. The Pre-
sident rang his bell, amid cries of "places places,"
and the debate was resumed. Clamour is still heard
outside ; something again disturbs the quiet of the
Assembly; Bunu's voice is heard calling to the
Right benches, "No comedy here !"
VISCHIIIes motion was carried.
EISSNMANN said he had received letters from
Hungary, and he could assure them that the Germans
in Hungary were not only put to the sword, but
were even burnt and impaled. He would bring the
affair speedily before the Assembly ; in the meanwhile
he entreated the :committee which had the consi-
deration of his motion to be prompt in giving their
report.
SIMON then moved that, as the resolution passed by
the National Assembly on the 16th ult. was not to
the mind of the people, and that, as the National
Assembly was bound to speak to the people, not in
diplomatic language, but in such language as
the people understood—(Laughter)—the National
Assembly should draw up a popular exposition of its
motives in acting as it had done.
Urgency disallowed.
Nothing resulted from the debate. The House ad-
journed at a quarter to two, r.st.
While these things were going on within the House
the insurrection was progressing without. At one
o'clock barricades were commenced in all directions,
and at two o'clock the troops, having received re-
inforcements from Mayence, commenced to act
-against the insurgents. Their fire was replied to by
a brisk fire from the barricades. The firing lasted
from half after two until six o'clock, at which hour
half a battery of Darmstadt artillery entered the city
and commenced firing at the barricades. The firing
continued until half-past eight, when the insurgents
were completely defeated.
The slaughter has been terrific on both sides.
Among the slain is Prince LICHNOWSIET.

At half-past nine a placard was posted declaring
the city in a state of seige so long as the riots should
last. The various unions are suspended, and their
assembling is forbidden. Every one who appears
armed (without proper authority) is to be punished
according to martial law.

(Signed) In the name of the Imperial Ministry,
SCHAIERLING.
The soldiers bivouacked for the night in the Horse
Market.