The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-04
POSTSCRIPT.


Germany peculiarly fitted for tho adoption Of sys-
we haVe State, S e
containing population five times large as our largest
Now, Il they were under an executive head-each re-
serving its sovccRnty-with Senate and House OF Rep
our Congress. and exercising them similarly. The forty
million inhabitants embraced within their limits would,
from the day the measure consumma,ed, commence
Joyous and prosperous career They are qualified
BY education and BY temper for selfgoyenment and
the American famiy-politca ireedom-be less liable to
abuse than in theirs Occupying large space in the cen.
which they would exercise, would command the adn,ira
son Of sutopndas power; and states, and eventually be
phaanx and with rcsoue purpose towards The attainment,
Of ,he goal Of Liberty The star Of monarchy in the od World
ereiyns order rigid surveillance be observed towards the
press lhinkng thus to exclude all liberal
sened be symbolic Of the body Of God It's march cannot
%ove ieh follows as s.eady a. though ers il.
shadow. No human nrttes prevent for heightened
a Of e oss Of s pnoy " %
america LEIsrget Of letter from NJ. Mann e M
Der 8, 1916.
Thus thought thus wrote, our friend from the centre
of the Old World, eighteen months ago. when its politi-
cal horizon 10 Americans exhibited comparatively
from Trieste to AK Ia Chapele, and from Danzic the
lake OF Constanceand behold redeemed, regeneraied
Germany! prepared TO take stand, consistent with her
character for science literature generous sentiment and
general intelligence among the nations Of the earth All
hail All ha!-honest patient long distracted, long
divided, long oppressed Germany United and Free you
high destiny.
We sn that q n S Sns Sss almost the sn
met at Frankfort on the ast ul,imo, closely resem-
bling that OF the United States of America. com.
mittee OF fifty engaged in revising it when the last
post tor the steamer let's and we expect soon TO be fur
nished with copy for publication; Its provisions it is
believed, will be acceptable 10 all the States, and will
commence their operation some time during the next
tumn Every true American will be delighted to learn
that previous to the meeting of the delegates, the decara-
ton of American Independence and the constitution
Of the United States were translated and published
for general circulation; and his pride will be in
creased when he is informed that during the de-
bates in the convention mentioned scarcely speech was
made including those Of all the renowned professors of
the universities, which our institutions not spoken
OF in terms of the highest commentator, while the Brit
sh constitution seldom alluded to, though it
had not existed 1t is admitted in every intelligent
European circle that our system OF government the
only stable earth; and consequently there is
limited confidence in its durability. Should Austria
(not including Venice and Lombardyl and Prussia be-
parties TO the constitution, the Unionembracing
the Duchies of Schlezwg and Holsten, which have been
severed from Denmark-would contain about IS 100000
people But i is probable in order to make the new
ton entirely German that only German Austria and Ger
man Prussia will be admitted an which will
Der population OF 45000,000.
The reigning kings and dukes will be permitted, for
the present. to continue at the head of their respective
realms; but the revolutionary has been so
complete that they are rendered utterly poweress for
purposes Of tyranny and other mischief and are rea
ty, nothing than soveregns by courtesy Indeed
they have been so humbed by the terrific outbreak OF
popular Indignation at their misrule that of their
accord they desire hereafter TO avoid all government
tai responsibility In forming his last ministry, the King
Of Prussia made it sine qua that they should assume
The responsibility OF all the measures of the admnsra-
ton. There is perhaps, under the circumstances more
wisdom in this procedure than any public of the
life OF Frederick William w. Without adopting such
policy, his nominal crown not secure The late King
of Bavaria forced by his subjects grant all the
concessions demanded but after having done he i'm
deprived of his power his title was deprived OF it's
honor he thus virtually substituting democratic for
monarchca government bequeath to his son and sue
cessor.
The press has been made as free in Germany as il has
ever been in country and kings il they attempt
the commission of political crimes, are not likely TO live
IN harmony with II for heightened period Two lions