The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-29
however as united Diet bat separated in their print.

Up 10 the period OF the revolution Oh lo4o RUSSIA was
pure military despotism But The exercise OF The royal
prerogalve was modified by the rising intelligence ana
education of the people and OF the bureaucratic by The
force of public opinion, and the popular organization oil
the army as well by the privileges oil the different
ranks and by the States which existed in the different
provinces, although merely consultative bodies
These States had power to originate measures or TO
oppose new laws except by the expression OF their opn
ion They had no common action. In fact all commu-
ncation between the handbags OF the different provinces
was forbidden. Their proceedings were not public
They represented the privileged classes and large land
and house holders, but not industry nor CONNIE recon
sequentiy not the nation al large And by their ogan
they represented the privileged classes in greater
degree than they did properly The point in discussion
between government and nation up to March is, 1885,
just this: the nation took its stand upon royal
promise OF real representation, and would not regard
the provincial Diets in this light.
| The late King, Frederick William iii, in 1915, had
promised extension of popular rights and privileges
al will grant," his words, ga general represent
alton of the country"
But when the year 1920 arrived without the fulhlment
of this promise, his Majesty issued an ordinance with
these words:
81 close forever the book OF Prussan debt No debt
shall be hereafter contracted without the consent of the
general representation OF the country"
On the accession to The throne of the present monarch
the question naturally among his ad vsers in what
way to meet the public expectation upon this point and
what institution might be created "a general repre-
senation of the counry not irreconcilable with the
necessities and security OF the throne. 1t determined
to unite the eight separate provincial assemblies into
Diet, which was accordingly convoked, and met the
l1ih April. ls47, in the white hall Of the Royal Palace
at Berlin with the grandes display of royal pomp and
| ceremony. A loan OF twenty millions was declared to
be necessary for railroad from the metropolis to Koe
ngsberg, the northeastern Russian frontier The people
looked on with interest Should the Vertinigte Landqg
(he United DeD grant the loan. would by that act
declare itself "a general representation of the country
and then farewell 10 further hopes of popular consli
tuition. The Diet took higher ground than was expected
1t refused the loan, and thus settled the questonanom
aously proving that represented the country by the very
act which declared the contrary 1t was prorogued in
4 dspleasure.
Mr.. Camphausen (afterwardsin the united commees)
said soemnly to the ministers:
| "You have prOrogued US in anger. We have done
everything in power to meet your views. We could
not pass the line OF duty; but have come to it,
and bent it. in order to offer you our hand which
YOU have rejected cannot for the consequences
of this measure. "
This Diet consisted of two houses-a House of Lords
and House of Commons. The House of Lords COM
pretended mediazed princes and other superior nobes
such as counts and barons Among them, also, the
royal princes of the house of Brandenburg All the
mobiles not belonging to the higher arstocracy
in the Commons which represented three classes
knights burgesses, and peasants These three classes,
in the Vreingte Landtag sat in separate parts OF their
hail. diu,ded from each other by cords
II was supposed that this hall feuda institution estab
lisb9d by an ordinance of Frederick William Ill in 1923,
had been abolished by the constitution of 3lst January,
1880 and the creation of the two existing Chambers
seems however that, in order to regulate the details OF
an ncome.iax according law of the st of last May,
the Minister of the Interior has deemed it expedient
call together these assemblies once more in their sepa
rate provinces.
The chief opponents of this the peasants
They number about eleven millions Of the population OF
sixteen mllions, and large part OF the land and
property OF the country. AS the provincial Diets gave
predomin asin influence the privileged classes over
propertyand they now revived for the regulation Of
a financial measure-ihe peasants fear their interests
will suffer from their unequal representation. Hence
| new opposition.
/ Ii would be unfair TO ascribe to the Minister any
arriere pensee without proof than the
lion of his opponents But the development OF the ques-
| ton is carefully watched
/ member OF the Parliament at Frankfort (Dr Nau-
werk has just been condemned by Berlin court to lose
his he ad for high treason. He OF those who
left the St Paus Church for Stuttgart and signed
revolutionary address TO the army More fortunate than
his celebrated colleague Robert Blum, he had the adj
vantage during his trial OF being within the reach of
the government, having escaped into Switzerland
i A few days ago my afternoon walk varied by an
interesting incident, About 5000 feet high, apparently
lust over the city, perceived the large balloon Of Mr.
Coxwell, floating majesically in the sunshine. had
watched but few minutes its calm and graceful move
ment envyng the and the companions who had
ascended with him their magnificent view, when sud-
denly the balloon descended with great rapdty per-
pindicuar line, collapsed perceptibly and disappeared
We subsequently, learned that in consequence OF
accident il had been found impossible TO close valve
by which the gas escaped without control With perfect
GOODNESS, Mr.. Coxwell threw out all the ballast. The
balloon itself assumed in degree the form OF
parachute, and the adventures alghted in safety.
Arrangements made to rebuild the celebrated esab
shmen of Knoll, destroyed last winter by FIRE, and the
summer opera in the garden has already commenced lis
delightful performances The people of Berlin
tainly favored with many valuable
and blessings In their beautiful and extensive public
walks and gardens they far excel the cities Of America
and in the numerous and easy facilities for hearing good
music Before The destruction OF Kros edihce his com
pany in cool bad weather, performed in OF the
largest and finest halls to be anywhere For five
silver groschens about ten American CENTS the best Ger
man operas were given admirably Some OF the singers
would have been distinguished upon any stage
i have mentioned Knoll for the purpose OF recording
two incidents. In the Christmas week-a hoyday given
M entirely to chdren-the immense hall Of this build
ing had been decorated into kind OF fairy scene,
u allegoricay representing the seasons with very
njudcious abundance Of gauze, pasteboard, and other
inf ammabe materials. Upon the subsequent introduce
ton of Mr. Cassdys panorama OF the Mississippi, these
decorations had been most mprudenty permitted to re-
main At the period OF the conAagIabon, the plan had
- "A to hav tov eyhihops az The