Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-15

mentioned in the former part Of this letter.
The Paris papers furnish the Of fifty clubs which
have been formed in that city since the 24th ulmo About
,wohirds Of them indicate political purpose but all Of
them so far as their any index their object
decided republican democratic tendency The other
third appears either be associations Of particular trades and
professions else of foreign national character Thus there
is the Club Of the Poles the Association Itaenne !" the
" German Club; = the g Swiss Club" &c.
The state Of France this moment is undoubtedly,
anomalous one perhaps the history OF the civilized world does
present its parallel We cannot argue respecting it from
precedent great succeed each other rapidly
all connexon between and effect although broken,
yet disturbed that argue from the last link
the chain what will be the What every friend to the
peace and happiness OF the world wish u.s. that France
may be allowed to choose her form of government and
that she may choose wisely She will have chance Of doing
the first Think because all The other nations of the earth
have enough business Of their to attend That she
may do the last be hoped and wished for but the future
dark and very doubtful OF two things, however, every
day gives stronger The present Provisional
Government is with exception, at the most two
posed Of men admirably adapted for their important po
soD, and the French people much likely act
with prudence and moderation at the present day than they
were at any previous political juncture. -
LONDON, MARCH %, 1913.
The most astounding event which has occurred
during this most astounding period is popular and
successful revolution accomplished at VIENNA, by
the citizens and Students in the teeth of the form
dable garrison, in the presence of the formidable
Prince METTERNIcH and under the eaden influence
of the lately existing order of things. And this
has been accomplished almost without resistance,
and nearly without bloodshed. The absolute mo-
narchy of AUSTRIA has, let it be repeated been
thrown by band of students and crowd of citi-
zens, with the sacrifice of, at most, fifty lives In
Vienna the intelligent classes up and rebelled
against the despotsm of Metternich, and it melted
away. By the mere fact of the Vienna revolution,
the Austrian empire falls asunder, HUNGARY de-
clares her independence, BOHEMIA is free, POLAND
may become again Poland, and LoMBARDY ceases
to be Austrian. ITALY will be left to herself Aus
TRIA herself or the great provinces of the Austrian
empire, must in self defence, re-nk itself to Ger
many state, or as member OF a close confed-
Grafton.
The most important of the liberal or revolution
airy movements now in progress is, unques,ionably,
that of Germany, forming as that country does the
very nucleus of Europe, and, in its geographical
position in contact and connexion with every race
and every region. The political earthquake which
overwhelmed monarchy in France has commune
Gated its shocks across and far the Rhine; it
has reached the shores of the Danube. The old
monarchc and aristocratic palaces and institutions
must be evacuated, or the mighty workings of the
storm will bury those who adhere TO them beneath
their ruins.
1t seems to have become essential 10 the peace
and independence of Europe that Germany should
become united; should be nation nation capable
of common effort, and animated by common SEN
timent. And whatever concessions of despotic and
aristocratic privileges may be necessary for this,
ought to be made with boldness disinterestedness,
and courage.
The Daily Neios,'' which, through all the ex-
listing political hurricane has not only had priority
of intelligence, but correctness of information and
a soundness Of Judgment and deduction which no
other paper, not even the Times, has possessed,
has the following observations in late leading
article:
"There truths revealed, in the few events
which have yet marked the German revolution, which
not but have great influence the councils and decisions Of
its statesmen. One is that in Of the smaller German
States has the sovereign been able oppose the least resist
popular demands In these small States the military
blended and familiar with the citizen that he will not act
against him. The example Of the Bavaran soldiers in all
the riots shows this and what passing in the other States
cOobOraes it, The only safety therefore, for monarchy,
for governments retaining due degree of power lies in the
absorption Of smaller States and the foundation Of large
empire obedent to a common head"
How these smaller States are to be absorbed, or
what is 10 be the exact nature and shape of the
Institutions by which the new so-called German
confederation is to work, is not very obvious. The
Daily NetoS asks the very pertinent question,
How the commons, the people, to be represent
ed in this German Parliament which many of
the towns in Germany have passed resolutions in
favor of
This is question to be decided by the Germans them
selves, who, without being supposed cear-sghted in
Of political theory may fairly be assumed to know
intimately the pressure and balance Of existing powers
among themselves The popular wish has Of late spoken out
rather vaguely, il is true, yet equvocay De aco the
territorial sovereignty Of every existing German monarch
rank usurpsion One and all Of them originally euda
tories Of the empire and their neither
less than rewards Of successful rebellion.
elf head is TO be again given 10 the German people
whether under the Of president emperoher proper
place would be occupying the bench Of the high nobility
princes in the Diet Of the EMPIRE with the medazed princes,
whom has been reserved the right Of nemarrage with
crowned heads, sitting beside them An arrangement APP
preaching to this has been proposed by than
Der Of the medazed families coupled with suggestion that
in future, the quality Of noble should only be inherited by
Of each family, the English peerage And speculatons
respecting the contingent absorption Of Germany into
State, by the gradual extinction Of existing sovereign families
which have appeared frequently Of late in than
German Journal point in the direction. Such ars