The New York herald., 1866-02-24

away upon the Upper House where the absolutists
IN Tue ascendant one OF the noble lords brought In
upon tho tribunals Of Justice and requesting govern
nent To consider whether the existing laws did nsl Offer
remedy Tor sucn abuses. Tho motion was
promised To look into tho matter and the
session being closed after nothing further was
mentioned on the subject. Ia public the manifestat
ebuon Of spite, the question had been already de-
eded by tho previous judgment OF the Supreme Tribunal
which II could not in d0cency retract; but thus conf
dence was not shared by persons who hd watched tho
activity OF that court, and who intimately
qualned With the elements % which IL is composed
IA TACT some Two Or three months aso complaint was
lodg by the Public Prosecutor VI Twesten and
another Depnty-M Funtzel-for caumnious words ut
teed against the hshest judicial authority In the king
dom In such and such things OF the Senate
Chamber Tho conrt in tho nrst Instance refused 20
entertain the charge, alleging the article of
tue Constitution providing for the irrespoEs biltv OF
members OF tho Legislature; tho Public Prosecutor ap-
peaed TO higher court by which the suit was again dig
missed. whereupon he appealed the Supreme Iribuna
and on wednesday last tho good people of Bcru we're
electrified by the intel gcnce that thee Prnssan pares
had ruledthoueh 10 five the devil his due only by The
majority OF single voe--that tho exceptions taken
against the prosecution by the courts below were un
founded aud that the afar hal ~ revert to the first
court TO be r ed according 10 the usual legal
in cases OF defamation.
IigLrSG THE COUNTRY.
The excitement and indignation occasioned by these
astounding proceedings universal Since the days OF
Frederick the Great the Prussnn courts OF law had
)oyed reputation for fairness AID ndcpeni nee which
they have long ased 70 deserve but which sill main
ained It's prestige in the eyes OF the vulgar This repu
tation has now received shing blow and tho Ugh
est tribunal In the realm, which Prussian patriots
wont to look upon as the incarnation Of eyenhanded jus
cc, exposed to the world tho ser, lie and unhes
taupg tool Of arbitrary power The House of Deputies
whose constitutional rights are thus threatened with
utter extinction have not been slow in taking measures
TO defend themselves. On Saturday motion was
brought IN by NJ. Hovcnbcck, ancd by hundred and
bNty'two members, in which the following rosoIuons
wero proposed-l That tho Public Prosecutor, In
demanding tho prosecution Of Deputies Tweston
and the criminal deuartment Of the Supreme Court Of
Justice IN sanconng this demand had exceeded the legal
functions Of the public prosecution aud the courts OF
Just Q, and committed violation or the rights o. the
Legislature contained in section eighty four Of the
suton That the House OF Deputies protest IN their
own mans and IN That o the p'oe repres nted by them
aga nst such Infringement Of the constitution, and
against the validity OF any proceeding or any Jddg-
mont passed upon members OF tho House IN consc-
queEce Of tho above or similar propositions with
the exception of the sn brood Of miuisterAiss and
fcN Ahos .Aesc resolutions werr approved Of by tho
whole HOusc; Count Schwcrin Minister 81 the Iue
r0r IN tho Ageswad Cabinet, remarked that there could
be no Two oPu.Ous on tho quosion itso, although he
preno Tr6-ual Was officially published, seeing thai as
yet was Ouy known BY reports Ia the ne~spaperd Tho
majority however, were of 3puon that lnsIch ener
gency no TINE was to be lost and It was arranfed &C
ootdiugy that the general debate tho rcsou ous pro-
posed should ccme oil On Friday the oh inst, when
lAcy wl no dJujt b0 carried almost unanimously
RoNG ~ BuRSRd.
strange coatst u those eyentu scenes and 20 the
popular c1apuraOus aroused by them presented by
tho continual round Of festivities that s taking place at
Court balls dinners, amateur thoatricais aud ai,aus
uiuptts elbow each other ,n unDT0ken succession, and
You are icrci1y reminded OF the saying Of French
state the eve )f tho July revolution that they
were dancing v1,cauv Fortunately for the Prls-
governments. the Germans are anything but voc01ic
ia their Cuarac4r ana acts that woud BE- sure to pro
woke ctDlaliou In France pass Ol among tins patient
aud long sincrug without exciting more than half
audible muun.rs which instantly suppressed at the
sight Of policeman. II tho people had only half Tho
spirt Of their Iemcsen ntatycr, NJ de Bismark would
have 10 go tie way Of his predecessor IOlgnaf
but II Is long lane that hds 10 turning,
aud as Il Is the last hair that breaks the ctmel
back IL h not unlikely that this last outrage wall prpvea
turniug point ~ rrucssn history and produce an elect
which its authors have hardly contemplated.
IuE ATTACK GJNEkNUR WRIGHT
perceive that the attack made upon Governor Wright,
The niicd Minister or encourag ng the building
OF Methodist church In this city, 20 which alluded IA
former communication, ~ mentioned ia tho Berlin cor
respoudcucc Of the London T,mg The uespOptent
remarks very justly that "the Prussans, Who are toler
Itself loss ~ conceive what bhme can pO
sbly be attached 10 promoting the erection 81 Christian
church. especially atlt is merely intended ~ replace
hall "a vhch not on'v the Naihoiists but froteAtant
Clergy o all donOu naOns constantly invited to
preach aud which is nrdsd the National American
church Berlin Since the demonstration of the Anne.
rcan rcstionts Ia favor Of Governor Wright however,
the paper which contained the attack has obs ryed dis.
Greet silence ana the Governor Is iet In uu -pusd pos
session VI the ned.