The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-07
FRANKgoRT, MAY Is, ls49


Be impossible War, both foreign and civ
il, military despotism, revolutions, the strife
Of all the passions that exist in human socie-
ty, reign in its different parts Scarcely
mail comes in without bringing intelligence
OF fresh risiugs, and fresh shedding Of blood.
In Dresden, after seven days struggling, in
which several buildings were DESTROYED BY
fire, and no less than 500 persons killed or
wounded, the Prussian troops have at
length overcome the people, and all the
rigoss Of martial law have succeeded Some
10000 Frussians are now said to be quarter
ed in different partsof Saxony The three
members Of the Provisional Government
nave, It appears, escaped, but many other
persons who took part in the movement have
been arrested, Thus, the universal wish of
the Saxon people has been compelled to yield
to the brutal force Of hireGng soldiery.
In Rhenish Bavaria, the popular move
ment is thus far successful The Provision
al Government has still complete suprema-
cy, and the country is prepared for stout
resistance in case Of attack, either from the
side OF Prussia or Bavaria So great has
been the rush Of armed volunteers there from
the whole Rhine country, that the Provision
al Government has been obliged to decline
receiving any more, declaring the country
amply prepared for defence
Various parts Of Rhensh Prussia and
Westphalia are now in state Of nsurrec-
ton, Dusseldorf, on the Rhine, has had its
barricades and bloodshed, but is now van
pushed, and in state Of siege AT Elber-
field, considerable manufacturing town not
far from the Rhine, the issue is, up 10 the
present time, quite different The troops
have been driven completely out Of the place,
which Is now prepared to make the most en-
ergetc resistance. Several other towns
are also in Instruction The immediate
cause Of these movements, in this part Of
Prussia, is the order of the Prussian gov
eminent, calling on the first division Of the
LdndWehy. The landwehr is a sort Of mill
tary reserve, composed Of all those who
have served out their regular time in the ar
my.
II consists Of several divisions. The
first is composed Of those between the age Of
"a (the time when they leave the army
and 80 the second between 80 and SO, and
so on up to about 80, when they enter what
is called the ldndstWDi, which can only be
called out IN cases Of the greatest public
danger The iqndwehr may be called out,
according 10 the new Prussian constitution,
IN time of war. The first division has Just
been called upon. but the iandwehr men Of
thlns-land and Westphaiia refuse to 90 out
In Eiberfeld, it IS the iandwshr that defend
the town, and in many other places they
have assembled and refused to obey. They
declare the measure unconstitutional, as ii is
not on account Of foreign war they are
called out, but to be led against their Ger
man brothers, which they declare they will
not submit to. The inhabitants Of Prussia
are, as stated in my last-~ietter, strong
ly in favor Of tas German constitution, and
this is the real ground Of the matter, A
meeting OF the deputies from every district
took place at Cologne the sth inst, which
passed resolutions, declaring the constitution
valid, and calling upon the people 70 carry
it out in reality,
In Breslau, the chief town OF Prusslan
Silesia, there have also been troubles, and
the state Of siege has been there declared
Hanover is 10 movement. An assembly
Of deputies from all its districts has met, and
passed unanimous resolutions, calling upon
the government to acknowledge and swear
allegiance to the constitution, to put itself
wholly under the National Assembly in
choosing the future head Of Germany, to call
Immediately the legislative chambers, and
form more popular ministry,
a similar assembly is at present sitting IN
Hesse-Cassel II goes much farther in its
resolutions than that Of Hanover, demanding
the armng Of the people at the expense Of
the government, and the adoption Of active
measures for carrying out the constitution in
all Germany. 1t has communicated its re-
solutions to the government, and now awaits
in permanence an answer
An immense popular meeting has Just
been held at Ofenburg IN Baden, in which
all parts Of the country were represented,
the army also as well as the people. A great
number Of resolutions were passed in refer
ence to carrying out the constitution, and
local reform The freedom Of all political
criminals and the dropping cf all existing
TRIALS for political offences were also de-
handed
A committee was appointed to communi.
cate with the government and use all posi-
bic means for carrying ont he decisions o.
the meeting. The government only con.
sented to part Of the demands made, in con.
sequence Of which, Provisional Govern.
ment has already been constituted, and the
Grand Duke been obliged to fly from Carries.
rune, the capital The whole army Of Ba.
den, except, il is said, single battalion 0
infantry, Is on the side Of the people VIVA
said week or two since about the dlspo
sition Of the German soldiers, IS now begin
ming to Be verified, at least in the smalle
States, 10 the important fortress Of Rastad
in Baden, NE ,oaiers themselves hare rise,
an tdror n The constitution, dec ariny hem
'eitec ready % carry i ota against epeyj
enemy IN Carlesuhe, since the fight o
the Grand Duke, he infantry hace decided
TO return 10 emil IN tnI;Uf, ,p;Jb Than, yb o.,