Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-11-25
THE STATE OF PRUSSIA.


in Berlin and Prussia is from correspondent of
the London Times:
BEnLIS OcToBRR l9.-Tbere can be no manner of doubt
but that Prussia is huying into crisis the results OF which
it impossible to foesee, whilst its importance and proximity
are evident TO the dues observer Parties assume
hostile position from day day the actous clamors of
the two extreme sides in the Prussian Parliament and their
respective parsans out of doors have given up the rhetorical
hourshes in which they wont to nduge they speak in
plain prose "There is no help for il the eaconary
party must be hanged to the lamp posts said wedressed
member Of the Red Republic Of his friends as they
passed in the street. People that these are not
Individual sentiments that they not confined to the person
who thus strongly expressed them but that all the who
strut about Berlin with white hats and red pumes very
much OF the opinion The Conservative party in their
turn neither less violent in their hates less in
their resentment though, the whole, is but fair adj
init that they are less eocous than their antagonists They,
too, wish for an outbreak they long for opportunity Of
attacking the Republican party and can assure you they
VIII be very eager 10 seize upon that opportunity whenever
presents ITSELF There but thing which prevents them
from pofung from the petty disturbances which
the Republicans they wish to have the law on their
SIDE Though eager to fight they will bite their thumbs
at the Abrams Of the kongsrasse. But believe me, that
fair prosocaon will move them to strike fair blo. for which
they have both will and strength. do know whether
the fact is generally known, but am told and have
to believe in the truth of the statement army
81 900 men and twenty batteries concentrated in and
around the city OF Berlin and that the Provinces with very
lew exceptions would be happy witness the victory Of that
force in another Berlin revolution II is fact winch even
the erees OF the pumed gentlemen here will scarcely be
bold enough to deny that the provincial boroughs and
es are iay tired out with agitation; that they Disguised
with 1t to degree which is difficult imagine. They have
al length been taught that the of political liberty they
are sufficiently rich if they keep what they have and make
tell on their commercial and social conditions and that any
increase Of he allowance would tend to transform the liberty
OF citizens into the RIGHTEOUSNESS the poverty sd the uretched
condition Of savages. Their has already suffered
enormous extent they Of their losses until
the ground they stand changes its shaky condition for
frme The Rhen provinces in particular will not be
governed by the Berlin factions mobs and the blunt
lives of Wesphaa almost inclined to regret The strength
OF the army which at this moment surrounds Berlin since it
depnves them of all hope OF making patriotic crusade
against the capital.
trust your readers will pardon this heavy dsquison on
the condition and the temper Of parties in Prussia. have
thought tight TO give you what consider to BIS expana
ton of future events. and of Of such importance too
that street fights like that of Monday, sink into ing
nfcance be them dare say the papers have given you
all the particulars Of the last Berlin riots from the assaults
and batteries the Kopnker field TO that peposer bar
cade which four times taken and eveled and four times
reconstructed BY the valiant mob of Berlin Blu: this out
break for the not provoked by party Il SIM
ply consequences Of that confusion Of ideas from which
the majority of The inhabitants of this suffering. You
that the State employs large number OF distressed
workmen very a prices in the construction Of canals and
other public works This plan was hit upon Immediately at
ter the revolution OF March, and the papers very imIudenty
informed the public that the works useless and that they
intended for kind Of relief the poor people They
went further. They praised the faum0le
du tarGR OF NJ Eugene Sue and impressed the workmen
with idea OF paupesm, aims, and that long OF pre-
posteous conclusions which follow from the Vaccinations of
the Louis Blanc school Some earlier letters from this town.
have informed you Of the effect Of Ibis unucky ndiscreon.
II unsettled The minds Of the wokmen by contOundng their
IDEAS about wages and aims; hrmbled hen FOL from poor
men made them paupers, and it taught them 10 rest their
claims for employment not their merits and industry but
the severity OF their dsteRses. Hence their outrageous
conduct their and their ctous opposition against
the Introduction of taskwok, and thousand petty nsdoings
which have escaped notice of the papers Hence the
wanon destruction Of steamengne, which be first oc-
casion the deorabe events OF Monday The engine used
for the earhwcks Of the kopnke field destroyed, Tor
other than because the breaking Of must do harm to
somebody The perpetrators Of this discharged from
the Government works. They pleased call this just
punishment Of their msdeeds audacous aon Of the
tonary party and paraded the field with bisodred flags and
all the psraphenaa of Sociasc Repubcansn Of whchthe
last few months have furnished such illustrations
Some conabes and detachment Of civic guards were order
ed 10 de hem but the civic guards when in face Of the
enemy, began the question whether no, if they
met with resistance they should fire upon their brethren, and
while they thus yocieraing pro and COTS hey allowed
their brethren the constabes sound thanng from
thr brethren the mob The latter aeT hea;nG he coBsta-
bes proceeded reward the consderae humanity o The civic
guards by handling them very roughly, when individual
resistance made and Of the aborers shot Up
this they returned all town, and The ahorers construct
ed formidable barcade which The civic guard could be
persuaded To attack, Lieutenant Zaslrow then
sucted hasten the barracks and fetch baialons Of
infantry, but he silly enough TO tel the news 20 major
The major turning 10 his men, ordered the immediate arrest
Of the uckess lieutenant assuring him at the time that
he should be shot the spot If he Offered the least resistance
attempted to effect his escape Blu, evident If the
orders sent by Lieutenant Zastrow executed, that
another aud trustworthy messenger would he dispatch
ed, and hat the troops would at length into action.
Acting under the influence Of this consideration, the civic
guards resolved do their Duty They marched upon the
5arrcade where they received with and we'll
directed fire. which they returned and then carried the OBJ
srucon the point of the bsyone No captures made
except that of the blood red flag for all the bacade fed
when they that things assumed serious aspects but they
returned and again and reconstructed their barn.
cade In the interval between the various attacks which they
provoked they contved to get up very poor imitation Of
the the Foreign Office Of Paris in the revolution Of
February. They carried their dead about the Streets and
cred them with ostben branches and leaves from the lime
trees unte den Linden, hoping thereby awaken the sym
pathes Of the citizens But they awakened nothing but dis
Iades in Of the Of the Kings palace. Perhaps you
Of the fact that since March the Berlin mob
in the habit Of carrying the victims Of their rebeious
brawls TO the Kings palace.
The city has been quiet SINCE but people still look
ous They shake their heads and protest that all yet
OF nothing be false than the ascribing
these to the ingues Of the eaconary any other
party but is equally certain that the parties taking this
matter up and that the among the labores
indeed assuming political cooring. There cannot there
FORE be any thing unfortunate than that the Kings birth
day, which fell the 18th instant should have given him
occasion Of making Of those fatal speeches Of his which,
his ascension the throne have marked such dis