The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-20

into the accusation that the rescrpt OF the minister Ia.
been framed with arrisrs psnsSe OF retiring without
embarrassment ia the event OF failure while should the
estates be inspired by il with bold determination to re-
sumo their privileges, he may adopt other and
IRENE in the execution of his design. The
addresses to him are composed in this sense ! am far
from pretending 10 decide the point, which, besides. time
viii speedily do The Official organs deny any double
sense One OF them, however, (he Prussian Gazetle)
declares the opinion OF the government TO be- hat the
rights OF the estates form the only true basis OF const-
tutonalsm."
Now. what those rightsi
The right OF pnmogeniture not abolished the right of
patrimona jurisdiction exemption from personal taxa.
lion; the rights conferred by the ancient game laws by
which noble could hunt upon the ground OF another
where the owner, little andholder. could not hunt
upon his own ground the right 10 be judged only by
the igher OF justice, and not by the courts which
would judge commoner under the same circumstances
various other rights attached TO privileged real estate
among these is tha, of sitting in the Diet OF the circle
and province not representative OF the nation, but
OF the landed property exclusively
This last right conflicts directly with the rights OF the
nation possessed OF general representation supposed TO
be founded upon the dissolution of the ancient provincial
Diets Precisely upon this point the issue now formed
between the two parties OF Prussia Here is the
battle ground between the constitution and the reaction
between the past and the future Hence the extraordi-
nary sensation created by the reconvocaon OF the pro-
that similar experiment has been successfully tried by
the government OF the adjoining grand duchy Of Meek
enburg Schwern where, upon the protest OF the mobiles
against the demolition of their ancient rights, addressed
10 the Germanc Diet at Frankfort, their constitution has
been abolished.
The paragraph alluded to above with reference to the
Diet is taken from the Gazette of Voss of the 25th June
According 10 report, memorial will be speedily pre-
scented by various members of the former nobility of the
empre TO the Germanic rDiet at Frankfort for the
adjustment of the rights and privileges guaranteed to
them by the ancient Diet There less doubt that the
Diet will comply with this petition from the fact that the
subject, besides having been discussed in Dresden, has
already occupied the attention OF the Diet itself. In
Dresden il was proposed that the legal question OF the
rights guaranteed by the Diet to the former noble fam
lilies under the empire should be decided by SIMPLE
joruy
petition to reinvest the nobility of the old Holy Ro
man Empire dissolved by Napoleon with their ancient
ieudal rights many OF which have been abolished-ths
is the present aspect of German affairs. The march OF
the great German nation in the path OF elideveopment
the influence upon OF the external ideas TO which the
presenr century has given such unusual impulse the
effect of internal Improvements, railroads, teegraphs,
education increased intercourse with foreigners, &c, the
elements which oppose the ownward pogress-a merit
the attention of the American reader, and are calculated
TO interest him in the highest degree.
Mr. Brace, our countryman arrested the 2Sth May at
Grosswardein in Hungary, conspator, has been
least After searching scrutiny, no foundation what
ever could be discovered for that any other charge
Our able minister at this court. Mr.. Barnard learn,
wrote an earnest note TO the Austrian minister at Ber
n Baron Prokesch, furnishing ncontrovertbe proof of
the high character OF Mr. Brace, which was Immediately
forwarded TO Prince Schwarzenberg.
After period of cold and wet weather resembling No
yember or March, we have at last June SOY the
mer But as write dark clouds are again sailing over
the sky. M