New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-23
GERMANY.

XIX.
REVOLUTION AND COUNTER REVOLUTION.
While the South and West Of Germany was

KIN
REVOLUTION AND COUNTER REVOLUTION.
While the South and West of Germany was
in open surreciion and while il took the Governments
from the first opening Of hosties at Drcsicn TO the
capiulacn OF Ras,adt rather more than ten weeks, TO
s,ie thin final blazing up Of the first Gcrmsn R,vou
ton, the National Assembly disappeared from the po
cal theatre without any notice being taken Of It's exit
We Left this august body at Frankfort pcrpexed by
the insoent attacks of the Governments upon its dgn
IT, BY the mpotency and treacheous stlcs.ness ofth
Central Power had itsef created by the ri,inss OF the
petty trading class fer lis defense aud OF tho working
class for n more revolutionary ultimate end. Desola-
ton and despair reigned supreme among is members
events had assumed such definite and decisive
shape that in few days the illusions Of thsss learned
legislators their real power and influence, were
entirely broken down. The Conservatives at the signal
given by the Governments had already retired from
body which henceforth could not exist any longer, ex
cert in defiance of the constituted authorities. The Lib
erals gave the matter up in utter dscomi,ure; they
too, threw up their commissions Representatives.
Honorable gentlemen deoamped by hundreds FROM
eight OF nine hundred members the number had OWN
died down rapidly that 49, and few days si.er
100 were declared quorum. And even these were
difficult to muster although the whole of the Demo
The course to be- followed by the remnants Of Par
lament was plain enough They had only to take their
stand openly and decidedly with the insurrccti, to
give H. thereby whatever strength legality could con-
fer upon IT, while they themselves at once acquired an
,rmy for their own defense. They had to summon
the Central Power to stop all hostites at and II.
as could be fore Gen. this power neither could nor would
do co. 10 depose il aud put another cner-
getc Government in It's place. II insnrgent troops
could not be brought to Frankfort (Which IN the Dr.
aiming when the State Governments were little pre-
pared and still hestatng might have been easily done)
then the A. scmbly could have adjourned nj 10 the
very enter of the nsurgont district All this, done Ut
once and rsClutely not later than the middle or end Ut
May mi lit have opened chances both for the nsurrcc
ton snd tor the National Assembly
But ,uch determined course not To BE- expected
from the representatives. of German Shopocrscy
Thcse aspiring statesmen were not nj all freed from
their Illusions. Thosc members who had Lost their fatal
belief Ia the strength aud insioablty Of uis Parlin
nont h,d nrcady taken 10 their hces the Democrat,
who remained, were easily induced 20 give up
dreams CT power and greatness which they lad cher
ished for twelyeInontb Tue 20 tho course they had
hitherto pursued they sfunk bnck from decisive action
until every chance Of success nay, every chance
to succunb with, ut least, the hoDors of war, had
pared away. In order, then 10 develop factifous.
busy-bCdy sort Of activity, the sheer impotence
Of which, couI Id with its high preteDsons, could
not but tie pity and iblicule, they continued in-ins
aing solutions, nddrefse, and requests 10 ON Imperial
Lieutenant who net even noticed them, 70 Ministers,
who were in open league with the enemy. AMI when
at last WILLIAM WOLFF member for Stregau one Of
the edit ~ OF the New Rhcnh Gazette the only really
reyou; CRAZY man In the whole Assembly, told them
that il they what they said, they had better give
over talking and declare the Imperial Lieutenant the
chei untor the country, outlaw at once; then the
entire compres sed yIiuous indignation OF these para-
montary genilemon burst out with IN energy which
they found when the Government heaped Insult
after insult upon then. OF ccurse-or VOLTS propo-
son the fret sensible word spoken wi hin the walls
Of St Paus Church Of cour-e for wasthe very thing
that be done-and such plain language, going 20
direct the purpOe could not but insult sct OF senti
menthss, who resCIute Ina nothing but nresOiu-
ton and who too cowsrdly 10 net, had once for ~
inede up their minds that in doing nothing they were
doing exactly what to be done. Every word which
cleared up, Ike lightning the infatuated but intentional
neuosty their mnds, every hint thst adapted 10
lead them o. the labyrinth where they obstnated
themselves 10 take up lasting abode possible,
every clear conception Of matters AS they actually stood,
wee OF coure crime sganst the majesty Of this Sow
eIegn AS, mbly.
Shorty after the position OF the honorable gentlemen
In Frankfort became untensbls Ia spite Of re.ol uons
appeals interpretations End proclmnstons they retreat
cd but not into the urged districts that would have
been too resoue stp They went TO Stattgard where
the Wltemberg Government kept up sort Of expects-
tive neutrsity There last, they declared the Lieu
tenant OF the Empire have forfeited hi, power and
elected from their own body Regency Of five. This
Regency at proceeded to pass Militia Law,
which actually IN oil due force, sent to all the Gov
erImeEts Of Germany. They, the very enemies Of the
Assembly ordered 10 levy forces Ia ifs dcfensei
Then s ,s sss e c pPe o. nv
iOne brigade, regiment. batteries, everything
regulated and ordsined Nothing wanting but re.
atty for that army of course never called into ex.
ntence.
One iast scheme offered itsef To the National Assembly
The DemocI attic population from all parts of the country
Occupations 70 place Itself al the disposal of the
Parliament aud to to decisive action Tie
people know ing wlst the intentions Of the warenbsrg
Government were, inplored the National Assembly 70
force thar Government into open AMI active partic
patton with their ia urgent neigbors. But No. The
National Assembly, Ia going 10 Stuttgart had delivered
nsei up 10 the tender mercies OF the Wntsmberg Gov
eminent Tie members knew r. and repressed the
sgiistOn Gmong the people They thus lost the last
OF influence which they might yet have retained
They earned the contempt they deserved and the War
temberg Government pressed by Prlsia and the impe
nal Lieutenant put stop 20 the Democratic farce ~
shutting up the 18Th Of June, lei9 the where
the Regency to leave the country.
Eexf theywent to Baden into the camp Of the nsurec
non, but there Trey now useless Nobody nooced
them. The Regency, however In the name OF INC oo,
eigD German People continued tossve the country W
exerthns. Ii made an attempt 10 get recognzeu " ~
eign powers by delivering pdsspoyfs 20 anyoooy ~
would accept Of them II issued prociamsnons, - ~
Ant Commissioners to insurge those very a~tI 1sI
, Ikurtemberg whore sciye s-sisfance ~ :. W.
when IL was yet time OF course wiu,os 80 N a.
have now under cur eye original rePofs IN ~ -
REGENCY by one of thee Commissioners M hoe.ses,
member nor Ocls) the confents Of when are 80
acterieec II IL dated Stuttgart, 3Ofh June issS -
deser,ipg the adventure OF sdoxen Of these Co.
r,issoners in resurere search for cssh, he gves
OF excuses for not havingys gone 70 hs posL - ID
delivers hiznsef OF q mot weigty srgum@ -
ing possib le differences between Pruss.a
ris and wuremberg. with ~ P'ss'oe ''