Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-05-11


Lombardy, upon certain conditions. These
conditions would be, that the Lombards should
undertake the payment of a portion OF the Aus
trian national debt, should conclude favora
BILE commercial treaty, and should agree to fur
nish contingent of troops in certain cases.
How far these reports or surmisses may be cor
rect, remains to be seen.
The Archduke John, the head of the liberal
party had set out for Frankfort with the ex-
pectation of being elected Emperor OF Ger
many.
Afairs in Bohemia.-At an assembly of the
people held at Prague, determination was
come to to address petition to the Emperor,
which was to contain the following points:
|. The indissoluble union of all the coun-
tries of the Crown of Bohemia as regards their
internal legislation. and a guaranty for the
close union with the whole Austrian u1onar-
chy. Perfect equality of rights between the
German and Bohemian population in all mat
tiers of instruction and administration of the
country.
g. A national representation based upon the
most extended scale of franchise, such repre-
sentation to have command over all the inter
ests OF the country. to pass all law and i'm
posts. A special ministry for all the inter-
nal affairs of the country. Prague to be the
centre-point of authority for the ministry.
lHe VI Tie HdltOHdl
guard. and its complete armament.
4. The reform of the University. Reform
in the mode of instruction; this reform to
be granted definitely and not merely provision
ally.
D. All authorities. both civil and military,
to take the oath to the constitution.
There appears to be no doubt but that the
government will at once accord TO all these
points.
Four thousand muskets have been distri-
buted amongst the civic guard, who do duty in
common with the soldiers.
Hungary.-We have startling intelligence
from Hungary. The Berlin Zeitungs- Hale. Of
the 9th, announces in correspondence from
Pesth, dated the 3lst, that Hungary declares
herself independent, and that Archduke Ste
phen had been chosen King A feeling of
strong discomfort had long existed at Pesth
which has at last shown itself. At Pressburg
from which we have dates to the I'd, this an
nouncement seems not to have been known.
The Archcuke Stephen had returned on the 3lst
TO Pressburg, with the decree containing the
retraction of the royal resolution respecting the
independence of the Hungarian ministry. All
the members of the Diet assembled to meet
him on the borders of the river. and in the eve
ming he announced the happy event to the Di-
ct. The greatest Joy prevailed, and Press
burg was illuminated. On the evening of
the next day deputation from the Diet
waited on the Archduke to thank him in the
name of the nation for the boon he had obtain
ed for them.
From Botzen, in Tyrol, we learn under date
I of the Both of March, that the citadel had
yielded to the provisional Government.
Letters from Pesth, of the lst of April,
which have reached here confirm the news
that Hungary has declared itself independent
II is feared that this important event will be
the signal for civil war. In fact out of
population of nearly twelve millions, the race
of the Magyers, which is at the present mo-
ment the dominant power, which Austria has
always treated with peculiar favor, and which
is in possession ofthe intelligence, the riches,
and the most valuable portion of the landed
property of the country, does not amount to
more than four millions of people. The Scla-
vonic population numbers about six millions,
and in some comitats it amounts to nine
tenths of the whole population. The Sclavo-
mans detest the Mayer authority and refuse
to admit it. The provinces of Dalmatia and
Croatia have already openly separated from
Hungary, and are endeavoring to form them
selves into an independent State.
From the London News, April H.
Affairs in Germany-The mission of Ger
man statesmen in the present crisis is full of
grave difficulties. There is at this moment
actually no paramount authority either in Ger
many, OR any of the States composing it, upon
which men can rally with confidence. The
fate of Germany is set upon the castofa die.-
Almost every thing depends upon the good
sense and patriotism Of the members elected by
Prussia and Austria to represent them III the
German Parliament convoked in Frankfort for
the first of May. If that assembly have any
thing of the Walpurgisnacht in its compo-
sition, the condition of Germany is perilous.
The difficulties are partly political, partly
economical, The latter are perhaps after all
the more difficult to deal with. In the exist
ing suspension or paralysis of legal authority,
payment of taxes is all but universally refused.
There is not an exchequer in Germany that is
not impoverished in consequence. Credit is
destroyed; specie has disappeared; the public
funds, mortgages, bills of exchange-all are
at nominal values. About week ago, the
branch of the house of Rothschilds established
in Frankfort is understood to have refused to
discount bill drawn by M. Belmont its own
agent at New York. on the house at Paris, pay
able in May, to have refused to advance TO-
900 francs ON the security of this bill for u.s.
600 francs, although 10 to Is per cent was Of
fered for the accommodation. The failure of the
: old and respected house Of Schaafhaus, at Co.
logne-whose taxes exceed their liabilities by
: manufacturers of Rhenish Prussia, who had
credits with the firm, to throw out of employ
ment many thousands of Iaborers. At Berlin
Vienna, Leipsic, Frankfort; Mayence, Man
helm, and Srutgardt, manufacturers have beer
0 obliged to dismiss theirhands for want of work
Interest on mortgages is being paid in no par
t of Germany.
: The Journal de Frankfort publishes the re
t port of the Germanic Diet appointed to revist
n the federal constitution, in which the recon
e mendation of the committee of fifty to have on,
representative for every $4,000 instead of 70
e every 70, 900, is adopted. 1t is also resolved
d that if the excess of population Of State b,
0 %, 900 over 10000, for which one member il
S named, then it will have right to elect sec
ond representative; and that every State having
), population in number below 30, 1000, will still
6 have the right to elect member. As for thu
e election of deputies to the constituent assem-
bly,, the eligibility is not to be limited b,
: disposition as TO census, creed, or class. An,
y Ger nan who is not minor has right to cleo
and be elected; nor is it necessary that h
: should be a native of the State which he is II
S represent 10 the Assembly. The assembly i
n / To he cOnvOked so as it NAV meet for the frs