The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-11
TWO CENTS.

and conform themselves to the will Of the majority
be 1t what II might But this was denied them; and
Of Baden called to its aid troops from several other
States, Wurtemberg, Bavaria and Austria, and by
the aid Of these the republicans were defeated and
tirely routed in action In which the General Of
the government troops, Gagern (the brother of tho
president Of the National Convention) killed.
Those OF the republicans who did not escape were
taken prisoners and treated traitors Hecker with
about threeourths Of his men, succeeded in escaping
20 Mutteng IN Switzerland, where he remains to this
oay. immeaateiy before, OF during this attempted
revolution Hecker elected by a majorit of the
voters Of his district to the National Convention and
demanded mpetuousy that no be recalled from exile
TO take his seat in the Convention.
On the 7th Of August the National Pariame deba-
nesty to all of those in the subdued reyolu
ton OF Baden, and to all political ofe nders in general
debate called forth angry feelings on both sides
the house as already related in my last Of the
LETT Brsntano from Baden in defending the course Of
Hecker and his friends remarked, that Hecker was
much more OF patriot than the Prince Of Prussia who
had betrayed his people, and likewise forced to
seek safety in flight but afterwards recalled and
with great ponp and spendor welcomed back to his do
minions. Your readers Of the visit Of the
Prince of Prussia to London last May) Scarcely had
Brentano uttered these words when he Kissed
hooted at by the Prussan deputies in the Parliament
some of whom (Plathner) jumped upon the speakers
PLATFORM and went so far in their fury as to commit
actual violence on the person of Brentano. In vain
did the President call to ORDER the uproar became ge
neral and the members Of the left side compelled
to protect their speaker from insult Illegal
in the tumut and after vainly trying to
make his stentorian voice heard in the confusion the
President at last forced adjourn session At
10 o'clock of the 8th the session resumed and in
trying to settle the dispute between the two begerent
parties, the storm commenced anew. The right side
demanded Of the President that the speaker
be called to order to which the members of the
left, some forty In number objected; and when tho
President (Soiron the vice presided this day.
Gagern, whose brother had fallen In the action be-
tween the troops and the republicans, personally
interested in the debate in the amnesty settled the
whee matter by simply declaring that he called Bren
tano to order without paying regard to the pro-
test OF tie left sde they left the refusing to take
continued, (the galleries being cleared and the doors
cosed) and resulted in q rejection Of the amnesty by
an immense majority On Thursday, the 10th inst +,
the question came up, whether Hecker should be al
lowed to take his seat in the convention. This
alse refused on the ground that Hecker
traitor ( to the German nation and could not be al
lowed to sit Ia ts councils The district which had
elected Heeks1 declared to be without represen-
tative, and q new election ordered.
Hecker, since his fight, has established himself in
Matteng, where be publishes paper called the Yoiks
treund" Friend Of the peope) in which he indicated
the cause Of the republic and invites the people to
pose the National Convention and the new Reiche-
Perwerer (Executive), and to establish republic by
throughout the German states, though by them
1t has been forbidden, despite the much vaunted Ill
berty ofthe pressn).
IL is said that Hecker will seek an asylum, for
himself, in the land Of the Star Spangled Ban
ner," than which, after ALL there Is no more beau
land enjoys republican form of government, yet 1t Ii
not free the noble mind of Hecker thirsting for
liberty longing to see man elevated to his proper con-
dition In life, desires. He has exalted idea Of the
It pattern for the German states to initiate He
seems to consider it the plus ultra Of all systems
Of governments He will make good American citi-
zen J".