Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-27
Further Extracts per the Europa.


THE NEW EMPEROR OF GERMANY.
Tine vaccllatins gentlemen who Constitute The
Parliament Of Inc central power al Frankfort
nave al last elected the King OF Prussia Emperor
Of Germany. A depu,alion was Immediately
semi Ia Berlin 10 offer h.m ha, high station. Tnf
reputation arrived a. The Prussian capiIal on ne
81 March, where they were received with great
ceremonies auu hUnur>, and were Told IN comb
Ience that the King would accepi, that they
nigh, caclaim, "tlaH, frederick William, Em
zero. d Gefmany'
RESPONSE OF FREDERICK WILLIAM.
On the Sd March The F'rankios depu, alton hac
heir audience with The KING al noon. His Ma
Irsty came as usual from Charlouenbcrg 10 The
Palace 10 receive Them. Aier The President o!
the National Assembly (Simson) had delivered a
.hau and PLAIN version Il The mss on ihey wefr
charged with The King answered pretty much Ill
these terms:
The message he had heard had moved him
Ieeclv. and lifted his lock toward tn King o.
Kings. l. had brought Leio.c his soul his holy
duties as King OF his people, and one Of tie most
powerful German Princes. In such moments
the eye should be clear and the heart II IN. IL
he resolution OF the Naliuna! Assembly which
called him To The head Of Germany. the voice Of
he representatives Of thu people was contained
This call gave him claim which he knew how
Ia appreciate. II laid upon him Al The same time
Unreasonable sacrifices, If he answered IN The
affirmative. The German National Assembly
had, through their resolution testified conf.
dsnce toward him which h. deeply acsnnwrds-
ed and enrealed The Deputies 10 express his
hanks for He was also ready 10 prove by his
acIs that The men had not mistaken him VINO had
counted upon his exerting himself 10 The utmost
10 procure The unity, il, with the violation OF sa'
c:ed rights and Of his earlier given express pro.
misses, he should adopt resolution which would
necessarily BE- followed by decisive consequences
Tor Germany. II was now for the governments
of the single German States and her Princes, in
common dcliberalion, 10 examine whether the
Constitution was satisfactory 10 Them "a whole,
and in its separate paris; aud whether il gave
him the means in conformity with his position,
10 manage The concerns OF Germany with a
strong hand. II, however, The shield and shelter
OF Prussia were needed, he would, even without
call true 10 The mission OF his house and peo-
pie, plant himself b. the side OF Germany.
THE CONSTITUTION AT FRANK
FORT.-On The 25th uh The German Paria-
ment was occupied with The discussion OF the
craft OF the Constitution. The paragraph con-
ferring upon he imperial power the right Of &c.
claring war and concluding peace was adopted,
as also The Two paragraphs pacing The military
and naval powers u, Germany uEcer is oftrts.
On Inc &c h the Parliament voted sections So 20
IS of The Constitution for Germany. Those Sec
tions determine farther the duties oi the central
powers with reference 10 the maintenance OF the
internal and external peace OF The German en-
pire and The framing and carrying out OF mea-
sures for promoting and securing the unity oil Ger
many. The discussion Of the section relating to
The Council OF the Empire was postponed until
after The debate on the question whether The su-
preme authority be conferred on ono person or a
Directory.
Several sections referring 10 the TWO Houses of
The Diet were passed, among others, one conierr-
ing on The smaller States a greater number OF
votes in the Upper House so long as the German
portions of Austria took no part in the German
Confederate SAFE. This section was voted By a
majority of 290 10 23l. The number of men,
bers Of The Upper House blouse Of Stales) is 61-
ed al 1872. Prussia is 10 have 40; Austria 80
Bavaria IS; Saxony, Hanover and Wertembers
10 each; Baden 8, and The other hiry-!wo SIarcs
and free cities from six members 10 one each -