The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-28
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movements
taken place or will shortly Public meetings are held
In every part ofthe country In which IL resolved
adhere to the German constitution and to support the
National Assembly. For the purpose of carrying the
constitution into effect and defending the Assembly
In case Of attempts made to dispense by main force
armed corps of volunteers being organized in Yves
tern Germany. great convention has been held al
Kaiserslsntern, the Rhine, in the most western
province Of Bavaria in which the separation Of the
province from that kingdom and its incorporation
with the German Empire rs an independent State ha:
been resolved upon provisory government for that
purpose has been appointed Movements to the same
effect going in the Prussian provinces Of the
Rhine. have lately letters from the Rhine
addressed to persons in this city, on which every
reliance can be placed, and which all concur in
stating the feeling in favor of separating from
Prussia and Bavaria to be unanimous in that part
of the country. The town council at Cologne has is
sued summons to the whole province to send dele
gates that city, for the purpose Of consulting upon
the by which the German constitution is to be
put into operation throughout the country Accord
ing to the latest accounts this convention though it
has been prohibited by the government, is about to
take place From Darmstadt, Brunswick, and other
cities have accounts that the civic guard has al
ready taken he oath upon the constitution But the
Saxony In consequence Of the refusal of the king to
recognise the constitution the population of Dresden
the same. desperate struggle between the citizens
who are supported by the civic guard and the mill.
ary Is at the present moment going in tho CAPT.
tall II is impossible yet to state what the issue of the
sanguinary conflict will be- By the last train from
Dresden we have been informed that the troops had
advanced into the part of the city called the Aadt
which had been exclusively occupied by tho citizens
for the last three days, and that several barrcades
had been taken by the military. The king has fled to
the castle of Kpngstcin, and provisory goyernm mt
which conducts the operations of the
forces, has been appointed; Two thousand troops
ootty huv haar To In
Saxon troops, and several more Prussiau regiments
have already received orders to proceed to DRESDEN
The military forces in that city will soon amount to
a number against which it is believed the citizens
will not be able TO hold out, If renforcements from
other cities will not be sent From LEIPZIG "a corps of
volunteers has already proceeded to the capital At
the commencement of the fight attacks were made by
the people against the royal palace and the arsenal
stormed and plundered, but the latter has since
again been taken possession of by the military shall
give you the very latest intelligence of the state of
things at Dresden, which hope to receive this
ing, before close this despatch.
The negotiations between the central power and this
government, which had been resumed since the arrival
suspended, In consequence OF resolutions recently
passed by the National Assembly. These resolutions
to the effect that the Assembly summon the diff
ferent governments legislative assemblies, and all
authorities In Germany, to unite their efforts in
pntng into operation the constitution of the
empire that the Assembly fixes the 22d of August as
the day on which the first German Reichstag is to
meet and that the elections for this Reichstag
take place on the 1st of August The Prussau govern
ment which has already declared that it refuses to
recognise the constitution, has entered formal
protest ag inst these and all similar resolutions which
the Assembly may form, in a note to the Central
Power issued yesterday A compromise between the
Assembly and the government here after these resolu
tions, has become mpossible and the Imperial Abas-
sador who sent here from Frankfort is about to
leave. According to diplomatic usage, the departure
Of fien,poentIary generally is equal to decara.
regard it rs such The Prussan government has long
ago commenced hostities against the Frankfort As.
sembly and the Central Power believe ara perfectly
well-informed in stating that long the present
rupture with Frankfort had taken place an under
standing between the Prussian and Austrian cabinet
the German question had existed. learn, from
very reliable source that agreement between these
two cabinets to the best manner fdsposng Of the
National Assembly, has already been to- and that
the project of constitution for Germany, which Is to
solve all difficulties the union question will long
be published 1t has been stated here, day that in
tegence of serious disturbances Frankfort had been
received by the government Private letters from that
city state that the excitement there increasing
every hour From LEIPZIG We have received accounts
that tho evening OF the 9Th several public buildings
stormed for the purpose of obtaining money and
provisions to supply the population at Dresden. A
movement was made at the same time, to proceed en-
masse to the capital. The civic guard, however had
resisted this attempt
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have just been informed that the united forces of
the Prusan and Saxon troops have succeeded in carry
ng the principal barricades in the Astadt at Dresden
and that it was believed yesterday evening" that the
military would be in possession of the whole city until
the next morning 1t is stated that great part of the
nsurrectonary forces about to leave the city,
take refuge in the mountains in its vicinity The
visory government had issued another proclamation
cxhortng the citizens to hold out to the last rein
forcement of body Of thousand men from Alien
burg, the way 20 the assistance Of the popua-
ton Of Dresden.
English View OF the Crisis on the Com
tlhcnt.
From the London Times May 1Ol
In the present crisis of the affairs Of Europe the
rapid transmission Of persons aud of intelligence the
unrestricted activity Of the press aud the common
interests which have sprung in thirty years of
peace have rendered the reverberation Of each sue
cessive explosion all but insan taneous. and concen-
tated in the action and reaction of few DAYS those
impulses and results which in former times sus-
pended in their operation by distance secrecy, and
the snuosity Of political art In consequence of this
decided change in the mode Of conducting all human
affairs, every incident is added with instant rapdity
to the total of political motives has its visible
effect on the next result so that to form correct
estimate OF the general causes which bear closely
on the peace and freedom Of the world 1t Is
to embrace the whole plicated subject from Jut-
land to Palermo and from Paris the ardan elles In
all this vast and intricate il is scarcely possible
to affirm that any one point is of paramount mpor-
lance over the rest; we have not to deal with any
single evil like that Of the military genius Of Bona
parte when 1t scared to universal monarchy and en-.
braced the continent Of Europe the phenomena we
witness are infinitely various, and yet they are so
closely connected together that it is scarcely possible
to consider them apart from each other
Three great erents horerer claim at the present moment
on chi0 dtenfot-the ddrGce Of The Russian oops into
HingaIn, he opprodth Of French army 10 Rome aud
lastly the prospect Of serious contest beipeen all tie er:
ing governments Of Germany and large masses of be Deoo
aireedy pledged 10 risk ereyhng in defence of national
unity and democratic institutions. We believe that in
this country these events unanimously regarded by
of all parties with serious apprehension and sincere
regret They bodc no good to Europe to the Tines
we live in. They menace the world with "A conflict of
extreme parties But as the tempest backens day by
day II Is impossible to deny that the chances of any
rational compromise adjustment of these
diminish, and they are left and to the ar.
btration OF the sword Yet. even when this conflict
has been fought and won the victorious party which
ever 1t nay be- will be alike emba restore the
tranquility Of society and the authority Of
either by the force Of military despotism by the
license Of unlimited democracy.
Our intention Il not to vecriminate upon the errors
which may have been committed by ministers of this
country under circumstances of such novelty and
difficulty rs to embarrass the most candid and en-
lightened judgment. But we at least com petely
innocent Of them We do not ascribe to ANY British
Minister absolute control over such events for the
prudent neutrality to which England is resolved
to adhere leaves herl representatives abroad with
very diminished influence, and we blame no
man for mischanccs which fell out beyond his reach