New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-15
PRUSSIA.
Demons of the Worlmen.

An affair took place az Berlin the 2Oth OF April no
unlike that at Paris the 10th The workmcn dssat
ised with the state of things had arranged great pro
eession for them, that day TO proceed the cast
and petition the minister of the interior for change IN
the electoral law that the people ht vote direct,
instead Of choosing electors TO them The process
forbidden and the hing called out the burghcr
guard authorizing them IRE the multitude in case
ater being twice summoned 10 dispersc they should re-
fuse to do The correspondent of the Mornisq Her
old gives the following account Of the result
The time fixed Tor the demonstration OF q monster
procession with the petition was o'clock bu, about
an hour previously there were 90 be seen marching
from al parts OF the town citizens IN plain clothes but
with maskets and nayoncts, proceeding toward the
i"soe ihese came IN their several companies with
toer own elhoers, m bo,cs amounting some 10
6O--some To lHO-oihcr TO the amount of 1Oo Tbcv
were drawn up N lines four or tvo deem across fbs
bridges ana al ihe avenues leading to the Palace 80 ms
10 encounter and prevent the access OF he -, |
the Castle, from whatever point they n,iyh, -
They presented very remarkable etue5ra,c, -.
zens thus armed thus arrsyed and thus stanSi,- ~
soldier fashion, as Il ready 70 encounter an en.,,, "
This counter demonstration certainly bad he "a,
IL was intended 10 production IL showed Ina, ~
who were srrayed IN support OF order constituted The
ton demonstration felt this and they wisely abstair3
from procession which would have exhibited ,hci,
own want OF arms, OF vgor. aud OF numbers When
two O'Clock came, the petition demon stra'io wa. MOI
made, and hearing that The petitioners intended 10 o-n
on Stephen plsiz proceeded thiihcr and Wa. in Time
70 hear man address the persons who were gathered
there together This person. welldrcssed operative
SAID The Committee for forming the procession AMI
presenting the position. seeing the Preparations mad,
TO prevent ise wishes of the people being Carried nt1
cnecb ha" 70 save the etusion of blood determined
upon not proceeding with for the present and nv,e
al who were IN support OF their opinions % hold meet
ing az once AZ the ENercien pisiz 10 cors,- ~ ec.
ssry measures % PC adopted
The Excrcicn piaiz - plain OF in,g,.nse xt,,..
about quarter OF mile from the town AMI i, go,
two miles from the Peare 70 l.s place WEI calri,f \
tor public meeting. / found on gong there ,bgt i
regular musings had been erected that there We.
eight or persons standing IT, and ahou' 30 in ~
field bcncsthsomc lollin- on the grassomc d.ink.rs
beer-sOnic talking in Little knots together This scan
~ collection was increased ana G.in hy odd par
ties, OF two, three or tOGr persons together hut hsy
ins waited for hour ard uothng being done Quit
ted the abortiyc meeting However threatening ~. h
have occn the aspect OF affairs in toe noudu, 1r how
ever much men might have been terrified ~ ;ir i,,
TWO or three days, plain thar the DANGER had PISS
sed away--thst the petition demons frati0n Ia Berlin
Wa IKE the last Char,ist demonstration ia London
mat iof every one assailfnt there twenty cfu
deTs and that whatever may BE- he intensity o dissn
usisciion existing among particular class or section
- Tor the present al least Gndesorvins 81 regard
when eonnss.ed with the numbers vi these who az.