New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-16


What can the King aud MS ministers do IN this emer
gency Tney are going with the preparations for
the meeting Of the Assembly Al Brsndenburg. bat
when the day arrives only the thirty odd members Of
the extreme Right, who withdrew with the Ministers on
the first day Of the difficulty will make their appear
ance end even the FIRST step toward organizing Will be
impossible for want Of quorum. VIII the Ministers
order elections call Ia the substitutes Of the ab
cent fnenbersi In the FIRST the People viii not
I'D the elections for they recognize the validity Of
OLD Assembly In the second the substitutes will not
for a. general thSg. they support the action Of
their principals Ands MS tine the functions OF JUS
ee administration, eyer9-Lg. suspended, and the
public sentiment growsxsiy decided and ardent
against he Government Wll they put all the Cities
Of too Kingdom under the Stage Of sege and attempt
10 carry the whole machine Of State by Military
force with the great majority Of the People against
them The idea ia absurd but after what they have
done already, hardly absurd for this King and his
councillors 20 adopt
The only thing the Ministry can do ia 10 resign and
tie only thing the King can do 10 sbdicaie There s
other escape for them Let the Assembly and Der
lin only hold their present attitude for week longer
and there ia reason TO fear that they will not-and
Frederic William will be King of Prussia. If
he waits longer than week it may be too late for the
formerly on his side go over to the side of the People
and instead Of the passive resistance Of Berlin and the
Assembly, the whole country will rise to summon this
false and foolish Monarch before the bar Of Justice
traitor to his own word and TO Prussia and then his
name will be written beside those of Charles J. and
Louis XVI He stakes not only his crown but his life
the issue though perhaps it is not too much to hope
that the Revolution may refuse to stain its garments
with his blood and may release him as too upoent 10
be crushed.
The Prince Of Prussia the Heirapparelt TO the
Crown, watches these events with eager interest He
hates the King and ancies that he could govern
wisely No doubt he il man of cooler and shrewder
temper than Frederick William, but be is not des
tined the throne which he msgines TO be nearly
ready for him occupy At such times public opinion
natures with astonishing rapdity. The course OF the
Assembly has enlisted the whole country against the
King Can there be another King after that The
m IN who thinks so has observed specifically the pre-
sent condition of Prussia A King might possibly be
proclaimed the Heir favorte with the people
which the Prince Of Prussia is not; but If pro-
claimed his royalty would be OF shorter existence than
Jonahs gourd The present King has through all his
career been an agitstor, and has himself done more
70 produce the Revolution than any other in his
dOminons This ast act OF the character; It's ney
table consequence will be the proclamation OF the Re
public 1t not impossible that this may have already
taken place and the steamer by which write msy
carry the intelligence but hardly think II have
come so soon And this moment the future of Ger.
many depends on the Assembly and Berlin the
position OF the former great that one csnnos re-
press fear that they may In some way fail TO main
tain it, bu, there is reason TO hope the contrary