Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-19

bled in different parts ifthe town, and pa
raded the Streets crying, " Vive la Re-
publique." The people Idsmanded the
same terms as were granted by the Duke
of Nassau, but, after receiving assurances
from one Of the authorities that a free press
should be granted, they retired without
committing any excess. i The papers
throughout Germany TEEN with sympathies
for the sufferers in the French Revolu-
tion, An express was sent off with The
approval 1,v Of the Republic. Considerable
fermentation was manifested in the minds
of manv. and since the announcement, the
s:reets and wharves have been thronged.
A late letter from Amsterdam states that
there has been in that city sixteen failures
during the week ending 18th inst. t.'' .
Antwerp advices state that business was
entirely disregard. The general attention
being directed to the progress of the
French Revolution. III, =; n. =
In some Of the German States of the
Rhine public opinion has been yielded to
without even all attempt at resistance. -
M Beck, the Minister Of the Grand Du-
civ Of Baden, has published the following
proclamation: e,..5 $50 'a.a ss7t
/. The censorship Of the press is abol-
ished. I s.S - 49, ~ q.
2. The national guard will be immedi-
stely organized. s2e.t
8. The Government will submit to the
Chamber law establishing trial by jury.
BY this proclamation the Ministry has
granted ali that the people demanded. In
dependently Of these concessions, the
Grand Duke has called to his councils M
Welker, the leader of the constitutional
opposition, who has demanded the crea-
ton Of German Parliament instead Of the
Diet. "
A telegraphic despatch from Metz has
been received, which says that the Duke
of Cassel has been banished and his palace
burned; that the Duke of Nassau has fed
from his State. A movement took place
at Mayennce, protestations were sent to
the Grand Duke Of Hesse Darmstadt.
The population had assumed hostile at
titude toward the Austro-Prussian garri-
son Of the place; at Sarebruck lively
sympathy with the French Revolution
had been manifested.
As might have been expected, the great
est excitement prevails in the Grand Du-
chy Of Posen. The Poles look anxiously
forward to the course Of events, and their
hearts throb with new hopes, though they
dare not give loud utterance to them.
The &ubian Mercury, Of the Sd instant,
contains the following royal ordinance,
published by the King of Wirtemburg at
Stuttgart, on the I'd instant:
William, by the Grace of God King of
Wirtemburg, &c.,, have resolved as fol-
lowing:
: Article l. The censorship established
the 9Th of October, 1929, is abolished.
2. All the dispositions of the law of the
30th of January, l847, relating to the lib
erty Of the press are restored.
3. A law relative to the provisional in
PRODUCTION Of public trial in matters con-
nected with the press shall be presented
to the states. Our Ministers Of Justice,
Of Foreign Affairs, and Of the Interior, are
instructed to carry into execution the pres
ent ordinance. WILLIAM.
The Carlsrhue Gazette of the I'd says
that petitions had been laid before the
Chamber demanding the general arming
of the people for the following objects =
The free election of officers; a German
Parliament, freely elected by the people;
every German who has attained his twen-
ty-frst year to be an elector; one elector
for every thousand souls, and one deputy
for every 100000; every German who
has attained his twenty fifth year, Of what
ever rank, fortune, or religion, can be-
come member of Parliament; the Ger
man Parliament to be held at Frankfort-on-
the-Maine; the Parliament to make its
own regulations; absolute liberty of the
Press; complete liberty in all affairs rela-
tive to religion, conscience, and instruc-
ton; trial by jury; the general rights of a
German citizen; income-tax; welfare and
education of all; protection and guarantee
OF labor; equitable and economical popu-
lar administration responsibility of min
listers and public officers; abolition of priv
ileges. In the afternoon, after the sitting
OF the Chamber, an immense crowd re-
paired to the Castle, which was guarded as
measure Of precaution. Some voices
were heard to demand political amnesty,
and to request that the persons taken in
to custody on the eve should be set at lib
erty. Five of these persons were set
free. Several deputies of the opposition
requested the crowd to withdraw, re-
quest which they complied with.
The Ambassador of Prussia at London,