Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09

such bitter practical satire upon II as 10 elect to the
Chief Msgsiracy man whose name only carries
weight with it. that name being associated with the
actual downfall Of repub) cansm and the rc-estabsh
ment of an absolute monarchy, in The person OF his
uncle. We have never supposed that the French
republic would have a very enduring existence
but, if Louis Napoleon be elected 10 the Presidency,
we think that its duration will be shoa indeed; and
so think mo doubt M. THlERs and hundreds OF
his political party, who support the Prince for that
reason, and for no other, in preference TO Lamarne
or Cavagnac.
We have no ,idings from SPAIN, except of the
Carlst bands which traverse it, and fill it with
bloodshed and strife, the people locking on in utter
indifference as TO whether ISABELLA or MoNTEMo-
LIN be their sovereign, or NARyAEz or CABRERA
their execuioner. The rumor that Spain is about
TO sell Cuba TO the United States has obtained be-
lief here, because It's very well known that MARIA
CHRISTINA and NARvAEz would sell or pawn any
thing and poke, the money. However, some peo-
pie here, who remember the cry Of !" Polk and Ore
gon y in 1914, have an impression tina. Cass and
Cuba is blast from the same party political trum-
pet in 1915. The financial affairs Of Spain are in
a deplorahe condition, and there are great divisions
| in the Cabinet upon the subject, MN. Mon and
PIrAL continuing systematic opposition to Gen.
| NAEyAEz, and it is supposed that the former can
command majority in the Spanish Congress.
Representative government appears to be at
very low ebb in both AUSTRIA and PRUSSIA. Al
VIENNA the National Assembly has been suppress
! ed, and freedom of every kind trodden under the
/ iron heel of the Croas. And IL BEKLI, the King
/ has issued proclamation removing the Constituent
Assembly to Brandenburgh, and persi-ting in his
determination to keep the Ministerial power in the
hands of his ncle, the Duke of Branlenburgh.
| Part of the Assembly, howeveg, viii not remove
from Berlin at the Kings bidding, and have renew
ed their sjtings in another place, after having been
driven out under protest, of their usual place OF
meeting by General WRANGEL, at the head of an
armed force. The civic or burgher guard has taken
this portion of the Assembly under its protection,
and the Hing has in consequence ordered the dis
arming and dissolving of The guard. The portion
of the Assembly which continues its session al
/ Berlin has passed some very strong resounons i'm
peachng tie new Ministers traitors to their conn
| try, and appointing committee o. eight TO consider
and report upon the expediency of refusing sup
plies, in lie Crown should persist in its reso
luton Both these motions were passed unanl-
mously. The burgler civic guard have also been
forbidden to surrender their arms, and directed TO
defend themselves 70 the last drop against all At
iempts to disarm them--a defence 10 be sanctioned
| by vote and decree of The Assembly. The city
was or,inously quiet Ii will be well il it continue
so undl the close of this letter.
VIENNA remains much in the same state as it has
I been since the entrance Of WNDIscHCRATz. The
capture of Vienna by this General and his Croatan
allies is compared by the Germans to the sack of
Magdeburg by lilly. The latter city held out for
! the freedom Of religion the former for political
rights. The armies and generals of Austria acted
in both cases The part OF the executioner and the
oppressor. The sack Of Magdeburg, however, in
sead Of being the ruin of Professionalism, was the
chief cause Of its rescue, by the indignation which
il excited. The sack Of Vienna, say the Germans,
| will have the same effect upon German freedom.
| We scarcely know what TO make OF the doinss
at FRANKFORT. For the first time that we have OBJ
served il, there seems something tortuous in the
policy OF the Constituent Central Assembly. 1t is
making toerably rapid progress with the new con-
sttuion, having completed those parts which relate
10 military matters and maritime affairs. The whole
German army will in future be almost exclusively
in the hands of the central Power, which will re-
guate lis movements with view TO the general in
teresls of Germany lot as subservient TO tie par
ticuiar views Of any individual German court What
is strange in the proceedings OF the Frankfort Par
Lament is, that the arbitrary proceedings Of the
King at Berlin against the Prussisn Constituent
Assembly appeared TO be approved Of by large
majority Of its members j: even NJ. Won Gagcrn
appears disposed TO take part with the King Of
Prussia against his Parliament. Nor are the
proceedings at Vienna protested against strong
~ as was hoped and expected. However, very
acute politiclns affect to see correct policy
in this course. They say the Pussian and
Austrian and other local legislatures must be
subdued or at least kept within the exercise Of
their proper functions before the central power can
be strong enough to legislate fcf United Germany
and that the more Prussia aud Austria are accus-
toned to see themselves represented in German
Parliament the more will they become familiar with
the idea Of German unity. This unity must have
struck deep root if even the bdnders Of ts friends
are made thus the means Of Strengthening il. The
difficulties between State and general rights which
occasionally arise with you, nothing in COMPARE
son to those which will arise in Germany. The
existing ones, TO which we have alluded, are sam
pie Of them.
The Anglo-French mediation in the affairs Of
ITALY have been resumed. 1t is supposed that
Brussels will be- the place Of meeting. One Diff
Guilty sill remains. Austria has proposed Con-
gress of all he'European Powers; France and En-
gland desire conference between England, France,
Austria, Sardinia, and the other Italian Powers
which are interested. There is nothing new what
ever from cny part Of l-ALy.
From Russia we have a rumor that the Emperor
has made peace with CIRcAssIA; nothngs mentioned
about the terms. Il is said that the Russian troops
will be Withdrawn from Circassia, and that army
Of from two to three hundred thousand men will be
sent into the prncipaltes Ct the Danube. There