The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-03-07
NO. 166.

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and Austria, and to perfect the league OF the
princes and mobiles Of Germany. He was quite
ready to declare rupture with his simple
hearted allies
The declaration of the royal hostility to The
bourgeoise was solemnly proclaimed in the mes
sage of the 9th inst dated the 18th. The Ming
demands in this document
The destruction of the liberty of the press
The abolition of the Burgher Guard;
The perpetuation of the old entailed estates
and the privilege to the mobiles of creating new
ones;
TO refuse the taxes;
The creation of n Chamber of Peers, with the
mower of vetoing all the proceedings of the Sec
ond Chamber;
Peers, at pleasure;
The striking out of the constitution all that
= R,ay prevent the formation, by law, of electoral
districts for the Second Chamber;
The right OF the King TO enact laws at pleas
ure subject to be repealed by the united Cham.
bers but not to be called in question, before such
repeal by the tribunal and above the reach OF
the Second Chamber alone
The erection Of a Star Chamber Court for the
trial of traitors and persons prosecuted by the
Government for political offences;
The exemption Of all officials from the juris-
ulctl0n OF the courts, anu prosecution,
by the previous consent of the Government !!
Can you conceive anything more astounding in
the shape Of arrogance? The bourgeosie is
aghast with horror, and speechless in its conster-
nation il can scarcely realize in conception the
depth of the treacbery. He is faithess even to
his friends The members of the majority, in the
Chambers, are in the ssddest perplexity. They
have been enticed Into labyrinth from which
they see no way Of escape. IL they obey the
tho, To- fa;t Z ba IF fbair
stituents bnt how 10 refuse obedience There
lies the rub Can they stand upright after
having bowed so-tong? Can they now be indie
uen3eht after A@.- Sbeen so servie? Their
predicament is perplexing one
called op . mep2ter few evenings since, to
learn the state Of the question. When entered,
he was lying on sofa, wrapped in dressing
gown, and with Handkerchief bound about his
head lie sprapg up and shook me by the hand
"Glad to see you. You have heard of our situa-
ton. Oh! would give half my fortune to be
in America at this moment. And if ever | get
safe out of this cursed Berlin, you won't see me
here again in hurry Shortly after, he broke
out again with " Now tell me, frankly, do you
think we can vote this Chamber of Peers with
honor safe?n ] mention this, to show the state Of
feeling among the members Whether they will
vote for the amendments cannot be foretold The
debltes commence tomorrow. The committees Of
ance of the more important amendments
Whether the Chambers vote them not, the
separation between the King and bourgeoisie is
sealed. lie has taken an irretrievable step. As
in France the thrones of Charles X and Of Louis
Philippe fell before the allied forces of the bour-
geoise and the people, so will it be in Prussia
The King will probably write his name, before he
dies, simply Frederick w. Hohenzollern that is
if he does not lose his head. He seems to strive
to win the fate Of Charles !, and may succeed
Some years ago he had the love and confidence of
the people Now he is hated and the phrase
"he lies like the King" has passed into popular
apothegm. When the waves Of the people swell
once more over the palace, the King would do
well to run, as his brother did in March. His
bowling, smiling jocoseness, and promises, will not
save him, as they did before. He has all the plia-
bility Of willow. and the character of Hindoo.
rs Macaulay describes it, in his essay on Warren
Hastings supple, willy, treacherous perseveripg,
and plausible.
The democracy here abdes its time quietly,
prudently refuses to exhaust its strength by use
less efforts, but prepares for the great struggle
which will come as soon as things are ripe for it.
The chief difficulty of the leaders is to restrain
the impetuosity of the mass of the party.
What the fate of the Erfurt Parliament will
be is still in darkness The elections for the
lower House are held this month ; and the proba-
bllity is, that the Gagern party will have large
majority. This party is in favor Of accepting,
without revision the Constitution offered some
months ago by the King of Prussia. This is be-
cause they fear that any revision would give
pretext to the King for some new treachery. The
democrats hold themselves aloof from the elec-
lions. They will not vote although the Gagern
party is moving every spring to make them take
part, and thus compromise themselves.
Mr. Radowitz has returned from Frankfort, TO
be present at the discussion of the message II is
supposed he will be the spokesman for the King
in the second chamber.
The Prussian ministry has at last taken
ground publicly against the Duke Of Mechlen-
bourg Scbwerin, and the liberal constitution of
that Duchy, and in favor Of the mobiles. The
Duchy is now occupied by Prussian troops, under
color of treaty stipulation, and Is to be forced
to submit to the decision Of the Commission Of
the Confederation at Frankfort. The Duke and
his ministry appear TO resist but there is great
reason to suspect their sincerity. Why should
they have agreed to admit Prussian troops into ali
their forts and towns, If they had not intended
to betray the people, They knew the views Of
Prussia have heretofore praised the Duke Of
Mecklenbourg Schwerin, as the only prince in
Europe whose word could be depended on. II is
painful to be obliged to retract all this but the
evidence is too strong, and he too has been an &C
complete in foul play This might have been ex-
pected, from the fact that he is a nephew Of the
You will remember that the King of Prussia
erected some months ago, the different trades into
corporations This is producing its effects The
bookbnders have Just sent in petition, asking
the King and Chambers to prohibit booksellers
from binding books for themselves, from selling
books not bound. The granting Of the petition
is n corolary from the ordinance of the King
There is little news in the rest Of Germany
The tribunal Of Federal Arbitrators at Erfurt
is TO consist Of twelve judges and a president
This last is to be named by the King of Prussia
six are to be elected by the College of Princes
and three by each of the Chambers
The King of Hanover has withdrawn bis rep
resentative from Erfurt, and refuses 10 acknowl-
edge the authority of the Erfurt tribunal He is
supported in this course by both Chambers whose
members are democratic, but unwilling to con-
tribute to the increase Of the power Of Prussia
A report has been circulated Of an intention on
the part of the King Of Saxony to abdicate in
favor Of his nephew. The Dresden papers say
there is not one word Of truth in this.
At the recent election in Odenburg the dem
ocratic party carried everything befre it Out
of "a members elected, 80 belong TO the advanced
party. This is one out Of many proofs that
the democrats are not in a state Of lethargy.
They have never done so well before
The Schleswig Iiolstein difficulty will probably
be soon settled in favor Of Denmark The Frank
fort Commission (alias Austria and Prussis) has
already recognised Count Bulow, as the ambassador
OF the King Of Denmark in his capacity Of Duke
Q, Holstein and Lauenburg Every step of the
Governments seems to point to the fact Of secret
good understanding between the different Coorts
Of Europe.
The Austrian minister Of war has ordered the
staff Of the army in Hungary to prepare a history
Of the campaigns against the Magyars I, will No
written, Of course, with a view OF rescu;no tbs
Austrian arms from the disgrace Of their reneateS
defeats. The book will scarcely have the conf.
dence Of the public.
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