Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-04-14

The extent aud rapidity OF the changes
which have lately been made in the constilu.
lions OF the SMALLER German states. are such
that our space IS Hot sufficient 10 enable as 10
de,su thcm al length.
The accounts relate so rapid a change Of
events, 50 muitItsrinus. and 20 much alike in
general character, that II Is not easy TO present
a synopsis.
] TIs E,rctor ct Hrssa Cissel has been forced
20 g1nt The iemamls of his subjects. who on
y allowed him three DAYS Ia deliberate. and
he Dukes OF SAKE Gotha and Weinsr have
ilso the liberty Of the press and extensive
conventional reiorns'--fhe liberty of Inc
press ami q reiurmo the. Constitution have
been granted by the Ssnates of Hsnbar,h AMI
! Brem8u, aud more OF less extensive changes
have been made IN the Governments OF nearly
all The petty states OF Germany. In the grand
duchy ui Baden. Hesse, Dirnstat IT,. ani in
some OF the neigIbori0g territories, great
alarm has been caused by the rising OF he
PEASANTS, who are said TO have determined on
aaulishi1g the houses OF many mobiles.
There has been a constitut ional revolution
in Bavaria. The Prince Leiningen wrote a
strong appeal to the kng. urging him To ac-
cede 10 The popular demands. and warming
] that otherwise he might lose his crown. On
the 6la,the hlng yielded, and Published a
! proclamation going the whole length of the
Germanic movement; constitutional response
bility OF censorship. trial by jury, and the
promise To tprwarl an amended Ceramic
representation and Diet. The people are in
transports oil delight at their victory; aud the
troops and students OF the University have
sworn allegiance to the new constitution.
A remarkable assembly took place at IL ,ilel-
berg on the 9th Instant. Fitty-one Germius,
nearly all members OF the states OF Prussia,
Bavarla. nuremberg, Baden, Hesse, Nassau,
OF frankfort, metz TO deliberate on the mea.
sures proper to the present crisis. They adop.
ted a manifesto setting forth a scheme of poll
cy, oil which the heads are ih.s.: No war Of
intervention against the"new order Of things;'
no attempts 10 deprive other nations OF ''the
liberty aud indep .ndence which they have
earned as a right d representative assemble
Tor all Gcrinan states, 10 avert dangers inter.
nal and external, aud develope the energy and
prosperity OF the country; organizali, u OF d
body OF volunteer representatives, TO off theil
assistance to the Govtrmentin this natter; 4
common defence against foreign aggression
The issue oil his protocol is understood Il
have quickened the proceedings oil thu Fede
raj Diet. The Ffankiori Journal announces
as certain that tae Germanic Diet, convinced
OF the necessity OF reforming the Federal
constitution, and wishing that its proposition
lor That porpose may be freely accepted BY
the people, a sinvited the several Government
OF Germany TO send Immediately to Frsiikfor
men enjoying the public confidence, to TAX
part with the members Of the Diet in tn
deliberations which will be held Tor the pur
pose.
The remainder of this month is pregnan
with events OF moineatous importance to al
Germany. On The Goth the Congress of he
Sovereign Powers will be held at Dresden.-
They will there determine how German
shall best prepare herself against attack fron
without. They will also decide upon sue.
measures of constitutional reform as they ar
willing to giant, and upon what wider bas
they will found the Germanic Confederation
On the Both tfe Heidelberg delegates meet q
Frankfort. whsre they will be Joined BY man
other Liberal deputies. The decision of til
Congress will then be known, and will /
compared with the plan ofa constitutio
prepared by the Heidelberg committee, whic
is now nearly ready.
INsUaREcTioS IN LoMBARDy-Fighting i
Nian-Fiight o. the Tcerov--Abdiidn o
he hing Of Bauarid The electric t legrapt
announces that the people oil Lombardy, h.
wing no Ialth in the promises of the Empero
hava revolted at Milan, The fighting "
going on between the people aud the miiiti
ry when the accounts lett. The ~citizens ha
raised numerous bafricades. The Vicero
had led Byhanno aud Brescia had also r,
volted.
Supplement- to the .'Resorgamen,o;'
the lotn. states that the people, not Statistic
with the pro niles OF the Emperor TO grant
constitution. have broken out into insnrectic