New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-19
THsPAlSSlAN REVOLUTION
The Ke-ult at BerIin-ro-itior Of tbe A@.em-
bly, TIE Influences ~ work among thr
People The Effect Of the ing'- Triumph

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Revolution. To sag the Who'd. in word. th- King re
conquered n Prussia. and order reigns Triumphant A.
Berlin Al ~s.t this is the aspec, Of to-day How n. X
week tn-y look week alone tsl but the pr
ability BE- That hi- triumph viii only boz combined
Frederick Wiism may now sleep soundy again
longer haunted by tho spcrrfes % that swiul day Of
March when the people summoned him forth from =
palace o. DO reverence 10 the corp.cs " hi. murdered
subjects Re f. once more King Of Prussia and vi boz
Emperor Of Germany The hiadranc~s IN the way Of
his ambition are removed the year Ia gives birth
no German Republic
The prussiau Assembly mects T. day At Brandenburg
Tie Ministry have adhered 10 their order They hsye
i.nched har from their position. They have ac-
compshed what they began, and what credit j. due 90
uuyicding hrmness with three hundred thousand bsyo
nets 1t ts back is justly theirs The Assembly have
wsvered TIE unity produced among its parties by
the first eucroachmen,s Of the Ministry has disappeared
The Provinces have not sustained them - Va expect
ed The refusal Of the taxes has produced reaction IN
the public mind IN several districts and nae on the
whole strengthened the Ministry and now ine hing
has the game in his hsnds
IL impossible 70 judge a, this distance and with
conflicting reports o the papers OF both sides whether
quorum Of the Assembly will appear At Brandenburs
bul the probability liz that after all there viii II there
is not quorum the Ministry will declare the Assembly
dissolved by Us own act, and proclaim Constitution
fashioned after that Of Belgium, a. 1t b. said They
are strong enough b do this though week ago It
seemed impossibty TIA, things should come TO such
pass % there is quorum, It will be an humble and
obeden, This is what's probable but At the same
time everything else il possible
The last act OF the Assembly the rcusa. of the
taxes II seems that It not done with that calm DE
liberation which alone could give it force The Session
was At Myliuss Hotel where. when was IN Berlin the
members of the extreme Lett held their meetings, and
where of An evening one could gather wha, were the
desires aud hopes Of the Radicals The motion for the
refusal of the taxes was under consideration but Wa
not likely to be carried Many members were unpre-
pared for 4 step which if executed would disable and
disauange the Government which would IN short sus.
pend i, Al that moment officer entered with sol
diers to break up the meeting. At this the whole As
semby became excited and the officer withdrew Tor
An Instant before executing hi. purpose the general in
dgustou out~eiehed every other thought snd the mo
ton was carried almost unanimously
But when thing is done in this way ., IS not likely
that ts doors vii stand il if It's consequences are 81
riou- part of the Assembly soon rePented of their
act though 1t too late to rersct II then r.
pentance only served 10 weaken its authority va the
public estimation not 10 blot 1t from the record OF
the whole irnmensy OF public officers even those who
had declared in favor OF the Assembly now shrunk from
the support Of a whose direct effect was 10
leave them without salaries Only IN Siless. where
Democratic ideas prevail among nearly all classes md
where a revolution was desired, did 1t meet with 5'n
eral favor Everywhere else, all who had any property
to lose terrified at the prospective overthrow Of the
Monarchy and At the Government OF the mob and the
universal anarchy and ruin which they regarded AZ Tie
certain consequences made haste to place Themselves
around the Constitutional Throne and TO declare
that they were ready To die in It's defence The COW
ardly Burghers Of Berlin who when ordered to surren
der their muskets delivered them to the VOrkmeD,
putting them forward to hgh, where they Themselves
dared not were doubt among this number
l,isnotewortby that in this affair neither those who
from the rst stood firmly by the King nor those VINO
have been frightened TO his party by the lear OF
anarchy aud the desire OF quiet and pron'aole tunes
sneak of attachment to the monarch. 1t is not the
King nor the onarchy they love, but the People and
the Republic that they fear The King represents or
der, peace prosperity and comfort in their eyes Al
ready business ruined the community agitated the
poorer classes before submissive have become in
soeni and audacious and another step leads into sbso
lutte chaos No wonder they turn back alarmed and
wish for the good old times when these new tangled
notions were unknown. when trade thriving and
profits sure though there was no freedom OF the
press and the secret police weighed like incubus on
the Nf, of the nation 1t was incubus which they at
least did not feel while the Revolution they felt where
they are most sensitive The result is the victory OF
material interests ideas II is not, strictly speak
ing the Monarch who has trumphed in Prussia but the
Bourgeoise II the triumph has any fruits II Is they
who will reap them The King no longer rules by the
grace of God aud by divine right he no longer EN-
bodies the principle of absolute authority but has sunk
from that position to be the instrument OF the money
sack and the agent of the Exchange lie has probably
no conception OF this new relation he supposes that
he has achieved easy victory by means OF his army
and no doubt atters himself that he has nrner seat
on his throne than the Austrian dynasty has on It's Tor
the reason that Berlin has yielded without bloodshed,
while Vienna cost siege OF i've days But he reckons
without his host and will soon find tina, there Is IN
Prussia power lar stronger than he, namely that
which has now saved him by refusing TO oppose his
Ministry Above all he will ind that Of the love which
in times past nations have had for their Monarchs
nothing remains for him. Men feel no love for What
only figures on the credit side OF balance sheet 1t Il
convenience and servicesbe bu, after all II may Tall ID
the market The Prussisn Monarchy at the highest
estimate, Is now IN That Category IL eau HO''t -
back where 1t before March, it has passed into the
hands OF new proprietors For this change the weak
aud fantastic King will seek 10 compensate him
self with the sccpire OF the new German Empire
which in his hands be only bauble. Give him
full sway As Emperor plenty Of money and no oPpo'i
ton and he will surround himself with a brilliant
Court paronize poets and artists build cshedrss aud
museums OF doubtful taste bat certain eNpensiveness
bu, r the creation OF anew People and is prepare
non for a higher freedom aud more complete pros
pefty he has no talent What good ideas be has sre
century or two centuries old Blu, who Is rash enough
Il, declare that there will ever be Emperor Of Ger
msnyi At the most can only say that the prooa
bhtos OF such parsonage hsve much increased with
in these ten days
The Assembly opened the way to the hepuohe ana
from the temper with which their hrsi acts were re
ceived 1t was much to expect that they would
be followed to the end Had the refusal 70 pay taxes
been universal the Governmen, would have fallen IN
week, and then the Republic would have been ne
cessty. Had there been other sample OF the he
public than the United states would not hsve been
feared but there France with It's June insurecuon