The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-27
The Federal Union Of the German States.

While all eyes have been turned to the developments
of the revolution in France, another revolution in favor
of constitutional liberty arid union has been silently in
progress among the thirty nine sovereign States OF Ger
many, which, though comparatively little noticed either
in American or English journals is, to our country at
least, of high practical importance.
By authentic advices of very late date, just re-
ceved from Germany, we learn that the German Ma
tona Assembly sitting at Frankfort-a body re-
sutng from the late revolutionary movements in the
German States, and chosen directly by the people,
with the concurrence of their several governments
has been engaged from the 10th of June last up to
the Sd of the present month in the preparation and
discussion of an organic law uniting the various
German powers under single provisional executive
head whose authority is to continue until the federal
union of those Powers shall be more completely
and permanently consolidated in the new German const
tuition, for the framing of which the National Assem-
bly, or Parliament was convened. The act establishing
this Provisional Executive Union has been finally passed
by the National Assembly by vote of $50 against 100,
and it's main provisions are understand, in substance
as follows.
1st A Provisional General Executive Department shall
be created for the administration of all affairs OF
concernment to the nation.
3D. This Executive shall have the following attributes
a. To act as Executive on all matters concerning the
safety and welfare of Germany.
b. To superintend the War Department of the Con-
federaon and appoint the commander chief thereof
c. To represent the confederation in its relations with
foreign nations and to appoint the diplomatic agents,
minister's and consuls.
3d. The Executive is excluded from the business of
the constituting assembly.
4th War; the declaration thereof negotiations for
peace and the making of treaties only be done by
the Executive in concert with the National Assembly
5th The Executive power shall be vested in an Ad-
mnisrator of the Empire to be elected by the National
Assembly
9th. The Administrator exercises his power through
ministers whom he appoints, but who responsible to
the National Assembly All his acts require the sigma
ture of at least one responsible minister
It'll. The Administrator is not responsible.
sh The responsibility of the ministry shall be fixed by
law to be passed by the National Parliament
9TH The ministers have the right of attending the
meetings of the Parliament, and of participating in its
debates whenever they desire it.
10th II the duty OF the ministers to attend the meet
ings and to give explanations to the Parliament whenever
required
18th. The ministers can only vote when they also
members of the Parliament.
18th. The Administrator of the Empire cannot be men,
Der of the Parliament
18th. The Diet the organ of the confederacy
as soon as the Executive enters upon its functions
l4th. The Executive shall as much possible act in
concert with the authorities of the different States
posing the confederacy.
18th The Provisional Executive is to as
the constitution for Germany is made and put in opera
ton
Most of the above articles were voted by the Assem-
bly nearly without dissenthe minority of 1OO on the
final passage of the law having placed upon record
declaration that their opposition founded upon the
seventh article, which makes the Executive (or Admins
traitor of the Empire, he is entle) not responsible
thereby combining the responsibility of the government to
his ministers II understood that this seventh article
was inserted in order to the acceptance of the ex