Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-10-07

! on the 9Th. do not hear of any cases in England
London is as healthy as usual at this season.
There is very little new in FRANCE. Austria has
accepted the mediation of England and France with
Italy, and conferences have been opened by the ne
gotiators but, in so DOING Austria has, in great
measure, prescribed her own conditions. She de-
mands that the sovereignty Of the Lombardo- Veni-
an provinces shall be preserved for her, and per-
emptorily declines surrendering an inch Of territory
TO Charles Albert She will grant certain admins
rative reforms, and liberal constitution to MILAN
and VENICE, under an Austrian Viceroy, SO that
these States shall stand in the same relation to Aus
tria as Hungary and some of the other Provinces of
the empire. The social condition of Paris is evil
IDENTITY fast returning to its former state The Pre-
sident of the National Assembly, M. Marra.t, gave
grand ball atthe Hotel of the Presidency on he even
ing of the 7h to fifteen hundred persons. This was at
tended by the representatives Of every purity, the
corps dipiomatigue, SC. The other members of the
Government are about giving similar entertainments,
and etes, receptions, and balls becoming the
der of the day. 1t is stated that NJ. ARAGc is about
publishing pamphlet in reply to certain parts Of
M. LAMARTINE's address. Lamartinc's honor
will not be affected, however, by this njoinder
which applies only to differences of opinion upon
public matters. The French nation were deeply
indebted TO Lanartine for the manner in which he
bore the weight Of public affairs, and the skill with
which he restrained and moderated proceedings on
the part Of his colleagues, which would Inevitably
have led to an awful anarchy throughout France.
Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON has accepted the Lomina-
ton as candidate for election to one Of the vacant
places in the representation of Paris in the National
Assembly. M. MOLE is certain of his election at
Bordeaux. Amidst all the apparent security at
Paris there is still dread of communist pots and
projects of the Red Republic" md the Govern
ment considers il necessary not mly TO continue
the state of siege, but also the suspension of the lib
erty of the press.
SPAIN still remains in state Of tranquility under
NARvAEz, although there are rumrs Of outbreaks
in Catalonia, and Of the experimentation acting in
harmony with the Carlists. There have been some
additional arrests in Madrid. Whatever may be
the defects of NARyAEz's administration, it has, at
least, the merit Of being strong me, and this is
what Spain especially requires.
GERMANY is the theatre Of Attraction at the pre-
sent moment. The National Parliament at Frank
fort has, by its rejection of the treay with Denmark
caused the powerful and popular ministry of the
Archduke to resign. This, with he defeat of the
Prussian ministry at Berlin, has THROWN all Germa-
ny into confusion. The central power will not be
hardy enough to go to war with Prussia and North
together with France and England, but their present
course seems unavodably to have that tendency.
If Prussia gives way and allows the Frankfort Par
Lament to reject treaty which she has made, she
loses every attribute Of sovereignty, and acknow-
lodges that she has no power TO make a treaty. If
the Central Government now retracts where is the
power Of" United Germany?''
The majority at Frankfort was produced by the
union OF the extreme revolutloniss with the party
who have always been violent for the dismember-
ment of Denmark, but the majority caused by this
union was only IA in body Of 6s4. The Arch
duke JOHN is said to have formed new ministry,
at the head of which is Baron VoS ARNIM as Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs. II is thought that this will
lead 10 new combinations in the Central Parliament,
and to the final acceptance of the treaty. Thus
this trouble will be got over by sort OF compro-
mise. But the difficulties Of the Convention at
Frankfort are only now beginning to be felt. This
IS the first idea the constitution-mak. = will have
received of tho oonAiot Of State and pieral rights.
Many grievances will have to be redr, sed, and it
will be their business to provide for cir redress
but before they can even attempt l. 10 this they
have to constitute and define the pov by which
such redress is 10 be enforced How that is TO be
done appears to be puzzle as great 10 hose who
have the game to play as it is to those who are only
spectators. Individually, no one deputy seems to
have any opinion the matter either the future
duties of the Regent, the positions Of the respec-
tive Sovereigns as members Of conlederated en-
pire. Collectively however, they affirm that these
difficulties will soon be removed, and that then all
will go along smoothly. This is good deal like
saying, when the work is done there will be no
thing to do.
The citizens of the United States who are con-
versant with the history of their constitution will
fully apprehend the difficulties which stand in the
way Of the Legislators at Frankfort. IL the ques-
lion OF State rights is yet at times vexng subject
at Washington where all the States have equal and
similar rights, and where all have republican form
Of government, what will be the difficulties in Ger
many, where each component part Of the proposed
confederacy has number of vested varying, and,
in some instances, conflicting interests, and where
the individual form of government Of the States is
as varying as human ingenuity can well devise
The Regent (the good old Archduke JoHN) and the
President Of the Parliament (Mr. Won GAeERN) are
two Of the best men possible for the emergency.
We have both hopes and fears for the result. The
King OF Prussia has not yet formed his new Minis
try. II is said that there is to dread rup-
ture in the peace of Northern Europe. A large ma
jority OF the Assembly at Frankfort desires no
other settlement of the Schleswig- Holstein ques-
ton than such as is desired by all impartial third
parties. The difficulty has arisen from the treaty oil
peace with Denmark having been made by " one
Of the Kings Of Germany" without submitting il
IN The confederation Of the central nower although