The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-05
From the n Y. Evening Post.
Politics OF Germany.


The grant of constitution by the king OF prasaa e
his people is step of some importance, though II is but
the mere shadow of constitution To allow any class
Of citizens the right of public debate concerning any
measure OF the government, Is something IN RUSSIA
The king has yielded far to permit ms subjects 70
possess OF the forms OF Tree government ana tne
form may in. time be followed BY the substance Inc
provisions of this constitution are mus summed up oy
the Schnellpost OF this city:
"The States of the kingdom-the United Diet, as TIE
thing is caed-can be convoked only often as the gov
eminent deems gool-tha often as II wants money
the class of peers outnumbers by several votes that OF
The commons, and may be increased by the King 'he
States can only advise and their advice is not binding
The assembly cannot elect Its PRESIDENT but he must
De named by the king and the uttemost privilege OF the
opposition extends further than TO declare itself ncom-
eient, which draws after II the dissolution oil The as
sembly"
This Is little enough certainly and after all the flour
ishes which have been made about the intention OF the
KING of Prussia to give has people liberal nsuutlons
excite no other feeling than extreme disgust The
intelligent Paris correspondent OF the Schnelpos how
ever, says OF II:
"At first sight it is n small affair but, regarded a con
cesson wrung from the king by the force OF circumstances
md the power OF the times is much. You that what
wrote 10 you months since, concerning the strait
ened finances of Prussia and the necessity II imposed ON
he king give his kingdom parliamentary constitution
fully confirmed Tie King has called the States OF the
Kingdom together only that they may confirm loan or vote
axes-oher rights he las granted thelu- Yet we
may well suppose that six hundred and fifty representative
Of the different parts composing great monarchy eanno,
be brought together without development OF the POLITICAL
clement The States General OF France, when Louis l.
called them together, had not so many rights yet 'ney
The authors oil that revolution which convulsed all -
rope and opened BE assured thus quasi constl.
ton Of Prussia Is b%1 first STEP and he Development T
April VIII be important historical dates for Prussiaior all
Germany"
In Germany the royal gift very grateful reeog
milton; the press speaks of in very ukewa and can
ious manner and The middle class whin nad
says: What the king has not given We must take You
w he wo o IP s hey
written under suspicious and severe censorship OF the
ultion The king whether voluntarily, by colnpulsion
has crossed the Rubicon he cannot 90 back he can only
forwards, and thus, already, much is gained"
The late political events in Bavaria also of consd
cradle importance The king has rid himself OF his min
siry and called TO the cabinet set of men of very differ
ent views The writer from whom we have already quo
ted speaks of this change in the following terms:
"Whu all the efforts of, the opposition what the force Of
able effect in Bavaria, has been brought about by eo
nanthe party Of the priests + oyerhIon' the mlnste,
Absence and the king is at this moment forming
citizen and protestant ministry How The seii ,i 90,
uroas ohapfr in history 4ou hay Psh1p heard the
Monies who succeeded nowhere dancer, but every
where handsome woman, and VINO numbered among
her admirers Prince Paskewitsch andhe hero the piano.
Lisz Munich, where the king became acquainted
with her.
lights, OF of inclination, but OF
the capacity of enjoyment he divided bis time between
the church the fine a and the care OF making his People
Phygian phers and the charms of the lares Bayaderes
could longer do done by the Spanish girl and the
old king past his sixeth year, lay entranced her
feet, From the day in which the great wonder OF the resur-
rection OF the dead was repeated in our own time the
proud king of Bavaria the submissive slave of the
Spanish dancer who now, without reserve and openly,
subscribed herself Mistress of the king of Bavaria He
sung her praise ~ a sonnet in which be compared
himself extinct volcano, the of which was
crowned with snow glance from her had melted away
the snow, kndled the inner fires, and glowing lava has
"Loa Monies was soon the queen of Munich. She reign.
nil
with petitions. Whoever had request TO make OF The
king applied Lola Monies and she found herself
obliged TO publish advertisemenen the Bavaran Land
bote the purpor thar she should receive petit
tons, she did ineddle with public matters As, how
ever her merits in regard to the king now OF the
highest nature his gratitude broke out into bright flame
he gave her the title OF countess and bestowed upon her
to bear To do this, however il was necessary that
shc should receive patent of naturalization, which
Here was an obstacle. The whole nobility, indignant
the eirontery Of Lola and the folly Of the king, backed the
ministry and the council and they refused grant the let
Of naturalization. The king lost patience he
that the party of the priests and of reaction whom he had
protected and represented for years. fell away from
him the first moment that their supposed interests were
brought in question, and stfinecked as he is he deter
mined to break with them. He sent the minister Abel his
dismissal, with pension Of 400 forms; TO the other min
he caused TO be sgned that they had leave OF abb
for month, and il after this time they persisted in
their refusal they need not return He named Zenett Min
lister Of the Interior ad ineri the administration OF
the other departments to ministerial councillors and con-
tinued to live with Lola Monies.
cat the moment write this, the people nobility and
priests greatly noensed against the king and his mis-
tress The minister Bray went post haste to the crown
prince Palermo, and in certain circles the question was
discussed the deepest mystery whether by the help of a
rising the people, which might easily be instigated,
the king might not be declared insane, deposcd, and the
prince proclaimed regent 80 stands things in a-
vara but they stand thus long The affair, of course,
is much talked orn Germany, but on account OF our
spoken under the At all events II has had another
than the triumph Of Lola Monies Like the king OF
Prussia the king of Bavaria cannot 90 back, and the
upon the presents new difficulties 10 his
son and heretofore he would have had le TO
,Ixt h. nDkN he
adopt much liberal course, which is fortunate Cir
cunletance." .1
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