New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-15


THE debates u Che German Parliament now sitting at
Frankfort are becoming Interesting. as wr. from tne
mon o recognized talent u l0 Take t-e llai u tle ls
cls-ols from e great problem they have cuLI .iti
up Toy soluron-thc unity of Germany % problem
which may not luaplrorrate.y ue compared o. me
-eusrnr of The circle ~ les-t o. en unity % which
many OF tae states Of fhe German Confederation are
opposed as o. measure thet uli reduce them 20 "a
lower condition than that oi hc princes metlatzcl 1g
Napoleon. lts worthy oi remark ilat tlc lead 100 tai
opposition has been taken ly thc three kingdom oi
Nurtemburr Bavaria, and Hanover. not to mention
Prussia which has established Constituent emily
of Der own.
s. might have been expected th- latter iacf BIS led
90 stormy debate.
Il The sitting of tho eth elt tie order o. 'ho day
was the motion of RaycalN. taat tle lrus-an dcQu
cs returned for tAc two assemblies a' FrnEtort End
Berlin should bee competent 90 80 tbotl. DE protect
ed against the exclusive right of the Frankfort p4El-
ucut t0 give % c0nsfitut. on Co GERMAN.
y. DC NInck who took prominent part IN the frst
assembly 81 the pu.san D.eD -a.d Boz was not Of tle
opinion that the Assembly should De- Ac sole organ 40
tie wishes OF thc German nation. Even admitting ine
principle OF the sovereignty Oi the people. principle
which Dee did not wish 90 call iu question. Do was only
applicable n the present case ns0much as whether te
Government were % Boz compelled tO submit % the de-
cslOns of the Assembly. The tliry-el-ht nations oi
which the German people consisted had only coded a
portion OF their ght- o. The Assembly. Tue question
hc!c was not OF Germany of tLe Holeu-tau',us 90
Germany speaking one ana me same dialect forming
and the Same state, tut 81 Hcrnmy divided INTO
tl.rfvcz lt different ual0uHfes. These uan0u1ilre-
were not 90 De roughly handled ODD people would BE-
fuse % submit 90 the resolutions ui Che Assembly but
they should avoid adopting 700 coarse form by laying
down principle before pubic opinion Aai tlc % cx-
press itself
Welckcr. Of Heidelberg the Baden Deputy then
rose and in speech which lasted above an h0ar pro-
tested against the arguments ot NJ ie AiucA watch
divided Germany into thirty -ht distinct nat9nates
Count Damn OprussiU in the ati.uoon SEES
si0n spoke as follows "Ine question u. Oh know
iu wiat position the general Constitution az Germany
ard d ...f .I'
Cacu separate state shall oppose the conclusions uI
the commission because they Do ult respond o. zinc
Importance oi the task, which IS Co. settle a.l differ
Cuccs between the different Constitutions They uc.
mand that a resolutions that do not agree with the
clauses oi the Constitution which shall be adopted by
this assembly are % De mod.1cd. no one wishes ~
question this But Dr. necessary 10 know what are Che
principles that are 20 basis % the Constitution
we are % pr0mulEate. Before this has 0csn decd ly
the majority Of ths Assembly, that Constitution does
not exist u has been sad That is necessary GU avoid
dlssension ia Germany. Bat This ds-cns ou viii arise
from the very state of uncertainty n which the German
people VIII Be placed j you wish 20 once to lay down
prncple before you can dcle tie properties Oi thar
principle. Was it eveT known that legislator POO
claimed law valid o. the exclusion Oi ali others before
De hm-en had formed idea oi its bearing On the
contrary al legislatures decree only tle alrogaun C.
dispositions contrary % lass already promu gs,ed. 10
thus That thc American Constitution alro-ate- Che
l.nos ton % the nll.4-a Constitutions oi tlo l-er
emf states opposed % Che Federal Constitution b-t
tls clause does not nrure 90 the hesf bug as rual
thar is to saw Conscrvat.ves-haVe been mentioned
DO aot hesitate 90 declare that thai party WI place
WIKI confidence the future destles li Germany n tle
lards I'd this Assembly. Cheers from the night laugh
fer from the let; some members rose and exclaimed
That Conscience does honor 90 the ula.orl'y.I
shall therefore oppose any conclusive report respect
lng the Constitution CD De- given by The Assembly of
Frankfort relative t0 tte other Constitutions ui Ger
msly ~ the former has nor yet been decided upon
" q Aruim saf down amid loud applause from tle
right m.ngiei with dsapproha-on fran the len
Different other members addressed t1e Assembly.
and there were n0 less tnal eighty names Tie Isl
when it was resolved % come O. division
some depulcs demanded tnst an Austrian deputy
shlfld first be- heard. wlereupun.
e Mareck Alsrrl' rose. end n warm I11- rage sl-t
thar there were 10 Aus-rians blt only Germans PEE
sent ICheer.l
The seven members of tie commission tlen al.
nognced tlcir reaiucs O. give up Che co- ls0i -el
bad come o.. demanding m.llcail o. a.l DE ela
i.ca of the constitutions Of individual -rrres. winch
might 1e in opposition t0 tr con urlfn t1 Dr. adopted
hy he Frankfort pararn lf s1 ihaf tle t dac-iilo
The Assembly 70 itast uiglt Dr. urll.nolt Among
tle ew aissfufeut voices against ti- resolution. Whn
was hailed with load applause "4 ilai % ilnca L.-l
lOwsky.
The following rcsolut0n was ll0n carried unanimous
'y. proposed hy ~. Verne 1i Clbcnfz.
TIE German National Assembly. b = cuaifV q orzal
emGnalnz tom lie VII and lc clcctuu 0f fle Ueulln
eopie for ne sneli 81 TIE unity slt p1rca liberty
f Germany, declares inai 30 ospos c0-raned n iLc
constitutions of itglaa. German States W. I'D Saudi r1l
be IN sccogdancs with Tie genera Constitution 10 be pfons