Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

BERLIS.-On the 2ls March the city quiet. On the
goth the King issued the following proclamation Of general
amnesty:
yesterday declared that from my heart have forgotten
and forgiven But in order that doubt may remain Of
my whole people being embraced in this forgiveness and be-
cause will not have the great future OF our Faheand now
dawnng upon dimmed by painful "reminiscences of the past
hereby proclaim pardon 10 all ho hare been accused Of
condemned for political offences enccs pepefrated By the
fundamentally Of the press. My Minister of Justice,
Uhden, charged to give immediate effect @ this amnesty
"FREDERICK WILLIAM.
"B1En, 2oth. Of March, lsis.'
In the official journal circular Of the Minister Of Justice,
giving directions for the ufment Of the royal amnesy i'm
mediately follows
"An tribunals and the procura,ogencra in the Royal
Court Of Appeals at Cologne the immediate
ecuton Of the preceding royal decree and in consequence
provide the immediate liberation Of all persons whom
the amnesty extends provided they cumulatyey de-
tanned on account Of other crimes
"UHDEN, Minister Of Justice.
"Berin, March 20.'
This appears have been the last act of M Uhden in his
ministerial capacity for this notification Immediately follows
"The resignation Of the Ministers Of Justice, Won Savgny
and Uhden and Of the Minister Count Stoberg, pre-
sented before the proclamation of the 18th instant have to-
day been accepted. have nominated NJ. BomemanD, Doc
tor Of Laws, Minister Of JUSTICE and have summoned NJ.
Camphausen President Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
stand by my side in the capacity Of Minister The directors
OF the vacant ministerial posts Will continue 10 discharge their
duties till they definitely filled up"
There is fine kngy spirit eyinced in this arrangement by
which the act Of the retiring Minister to be made one
Of clemency and oblivion for former grudges
The King of Prussia and the National Movement.
The Cologne Gazette Of the goth instant contains, in its
second edition, the following ordinance Of the King OF Pus
sia convoking the United Diet
"we, Frederick William, by the grace Of God, &c.
When ION the l4th instan convoked fatfu States
for the 27th Of April determine with them on the
for the regeneration Germany which we wished
propose allies Of the Germanc Confederation and
which necessary for Prussia could not suppose
at the moment great which have occurred at
Vienna would facilitate essentially the hand the
cuton Of projects and the other render Fastening
their execution indispensable Now in consequence Of that
important event. feel bound TO declare before all things
not only in the presence Of Prussia but In the presence Of
Germany, f such be the will Of God and before the whole
united nation, what propositions we have resolved make
our German confederates
Above all, we demand that Germany be transformed from
Confederation Of States into Federal State We
knowledge that this plan presupposes reorganization Of the
federal constitution, which cannot he carried
except by union Of princes with the people, and that
sequen,y temporary federal representation must be formed
out OF the Chambers Of all German States and convoked i'm
mediaey We admit that such federal representation i'm
peravey demands constitutional institutions in all German
States IN order That the members Of that representation may
SIT beside each other Of equality We demand
eral military system OF defence for Germany, and we VIII en-
deavor to form after that model under which Prussan
armies reaPed such unadng aures in the Of liberty We
demand that the German Federal army be assembled under
one single fedea banner and hope TO see federal com
mender-in-chic at It's head We demand German federal
iag and we expect that at period not far remote German
fleet VIII cause The German be respected both neigh
boring and far distant We demand German federal
tribunal Tor the settlement of all political differences between
Princes and their States well those arising between the
different German Governments. We demand common law
70 change their abode every part Of our German Faherand
We demand that in future barriers Of cusom-hpuses
shall impede traffic upon German soil and cripple the industry
Of its inhabitants We demand, therefore, general German
union Of customs (Zo verein in which the same weights
and measures the coinage and the same German laws
OF commerce will draw closer and closer the bond Of ma
era union We propose the liberty Of the press throughout
Germany with the general guarantees against It's abuse
" Such are propositions and our wishes OF which we
will strive by all efforts to obtain the accomplishment
We rely with proud confidence the readest corporation
Of our German conerates and Of The entire German Daon
which we will joyfuy strengthen by the incorporation into
the Confederation Of provinces Of our donnons which
do not at present part il (as suppose they willy
the representatives Of those provinces shall participate In our