The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

FRANKFORT.

The Journal de Frankfort, of the 23d, an-
nounces that in the sitting of the German Parliament
of the preceding day M. DUCKWITZ, Provisional
Minister of Commerce and Finance, submitted a pro-
ject of law for a contingent in cash of 12,000 florins
to be shared among the different states for the urgent
expenses of the treasury of the empire. He also
submitted a project for the commercial union of
Germany.
WERNHER read the draught of the proclamation to
the German people, which he had been commissioned
to prepare: it was as follows :
To the German people:
" The German people, in the freest path of election,
have chosen the men who are to establish the freedom
of all, and the unity of our fatherland. Never had an
Assembly a greater—never a more arduous task, than
that imposed upon the German National Assembly.
Amid the pressure of events, and beset with a variety
of demands, yet, keeping the prescribed end in view, it
has gone perseveringly forwards. Though every single
resolution may not have been acceptable to all parties,
and though many a decision may have been temporarily
delayed, yet important things have happily been con-
summated.

" The one united Government for the body politic of
Germany has been organized; a firm foundation has been
hid for the rights of the people; and vigorously has the
way been paved for the future constitution of a united fa-
therland.

" But unheard of things have happened. Men have
dared to stamp the resolutions of the National Assembly
with the brand of high treason. Men have dared to
make an attack on the Parliament. Riot has arisen
openly around the House of Assembly, and in the streets
of the city. Deputies who conscientiously and cou-
rageously asserted their conviction have been horribly
murdered.

" The National Assembly, looking with sorrow and
indignation on what has happened, feels itself compelled,
in the face of such grave events, to address a word to
the German people.
" It trusts that the German people will show respect
to its own liberty in supporting the liberty of its repre-
sentatives, and that it will never suffer threats or vio-
lence to fetter the independence of the speaker or the
voter.

" It feels sure that the German people will never allow
others, either individuals or societies, to substitute their
will in the place of that which it, the commissioned
organ of the nation decrees. It knows that the German
people accords to none but the Assembly the right of
establishing the constitution of Germany.
" German people ! We will not cease to protect the
liberties and to give them a safe stronghold in our
fatherland. Nothing shall prevent us from completing
the structure of German unity. Let enemies threaten
us from whatever side they may, we will stand at our
posts to a man, when the defence of our rights is con-
cerned, and never will we swerve from the places as-
signed us until Germany has united itself under a free
constitution.
(Signed) " The German National Assembly."

The President then begged the secretary to read a
motion of SCHAITBATH and his colleagues, which had
been handed in yesterday, but had been casually

omitted.

SCHAZTRATH moved—

"In consideration that the Provisional Central Power,
according to the law of the 28th of June, 1848, has only
an executive power, and therefore not even the right to
proclaim and introduce the state of siege and martial
and summary law, especially without the acquiescence of
the National Assembly at present convened; and in con-
sideration that the proclamation of a state of siege and
martial law in the free city of Frankfort is altogether
without a basis; in consideration, further, that the state
of siege was proclaimed for the first time in the city of
Frankfort on the 19th September, after an entire sup-
pression of the disturbances, and therefore could not bo
re-actionally applied to their originators or to the parti-
cipators therein, without the grossest violation of every
principle of right that is binding in every body-po-
litic, &c.; moreover, i❑ consideration that such excep-
tional measures, being those of a reign of terror, are
to be adopted in respect of the most urgent danger—
danger, in fact, that is not otherwise to be averted, and
when adopted, are to be cancelled as speedily as pos-
sible, and no less in consideration that the disturbances
in the city of Frankfort originated with a small num.
ber (?) of ill armed persons, and in the course of the
following night were completely suppressed, and at all
events are no longer to be apprehended; finally, in con-
sideration that the equivocal legality, or rather utter
illegality, of the state of siege and martial law cramps
and stifles not only the free deliberations of the National
Assembly, but industry also, and labour, trade, and in-
tercourse, especially in the present fair-week, the Na-
tional Assembly resolves—
" 1. The immediate annulment of the proclaimed state
of siege and martial law in the city of Frankfort.
" 2. That this resolution be immediately communi-
cated to the Imperial Ministry, for speedy execution.
(Signed) " SCHAFF/LATH, JOSEPH, BLUM, GUN-
TILER, BRENTANO, TITUS, ZITZ
(Laughter), ZIMMERMANN, MOBIL,
WIESNER, &c. (Members of the
Left.)"
The urgency of this motion was disallowed.

The House adjourned at half-past Two, F.M.
The following proclamation by the Ministry has
been published:—

SETEN,
(Address).—" To the German people!
" Gernium! the criminal events that have occurred in