New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-16
History of the Prussian Revolution.

The Vienna insurrection was misfortune and a mis-
take but had energy and talent been there TO direct IT,
IL might have been victorious and put 20 great use
But though it WINS commenced for vague ends and
not at any moment struggle for principles the victory
of Windschgratz was not the less triumph Of the Re
action and OF Absoutism. The prussaD Csmaria wait
ed to see the end OF that Had Wndischgratz
failed they would have given up the game, but with
his success they determined to play their grand trick
There seemed to be doubt of the result The people
of Berlin by their conduct the 3lst Of October had
given occasion for for the protection of the
Assembly and enabled the King say that its action
influenced by the mob. Gen. Won Piuel the only
Minister since March who has not labored for the dc
sucton Of the monarchy, though the least monsrchca
Of ALL had given up his place in WEAKNESS disgust and
despair, and Count Brandenburg the Kings uncle and
after his own heart had been appointed to The
Premiership against the voice OF the Assembly and the
country The occasion and the for attempting the
desired coup detaf there The Assembly should
be prorogued and ordered TO meet Ia Brandenburg.
town some twenty fye miles from Berlin the road
to Magdebursh they would probably resist, and the
people OF Berlin would sustain them. But Wrsngel
at hand with his army and against it the citizens
of Berlin would contend in vain. They might shed
their blood with desperate courage but at last dsci
plue and superior force must carry the day. After
such struggle the Court would be without opponents
aud the King might be good constitutional monarch
AS the inmost desires of heart could make him. At
least there would longer the great hndrsnce Of
free Assembly and unruly Capital in the way OF bis
iberality and wisdom
So reasoned the Absolutsm of Potsdami and the trick
was played Never were gamesters more terribly mis-
taken The Assembly showed itself to be possessed oil
elements on which they had not calculated weapons
of which they were ignorant, and of which no royal
proclamation could dsarm their antagonists were at
once employed Instead of violent opposition with
barbados and bloodshed In the streets Of Berlin the
Assembly declared the &C, of the Crown and Ministry
Illegal and proclaimed passive resistance 70 al TIE
measures that the Government might take IN eonse'
qgence This new phase OF the Revolution ana
next 70 the bearing OF the Psssns Tor the six weeks
that followed the Path of February the greatest The
dignity and wisdom with which the Assembly have
thus far opposed the aggression OF the Crown cannot
be enough admired siuce the time when Pym and
Hsmpden and their associates fought the glorious oa,
with Charles history has nothing 10 match IL The
King Issues proclamaons against them, declares their
sessions TO be without authority and their proceedings
invalid but the whole country almost with one voice
is on their side the royslist papers call them the
Uuruh Club"-Unruh being the name of their Piesi-
dent-but from sky OF the chiei clues vi 'no
magistrates and people send addresses OF approval
and encouragement; the state Of siege Is proclaimed
and all assemblies Of twenty persons forbidden
bu. they continue their deliberations and proclaim the
Ministry with their sders and sbeitors guilty Of high
treason the sodery take possession Of their regular
place OF meeting and refuse them admission; but fol
lowed by the benedctons OF the people they move in
procession to another Hall where they open their se'
sion tie troops 10 expe them when the meeting
is over and only the President and Secretaries are IT.
naming in the Hail. yielding TO force the President
led to the door the Threshold ne raises his hat and
soemny protests against the outrage tina, protest Is
the Sentence Of Monarchy