May 12 1849 Tavistock note on national duties
A brief remark from Tavistock argues that offences and the burden on the nation should not excuse neglect of a subject of vast importance. The writer signs as J. PF.
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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 06, 1849
Page
4
A brief remark from Tavistock argues that offences and the burden on the nation should not excuse neglect of a subject of vast importance. The writer signs as J. PF.
Correspondent reports a volatile French Assembly with debates over Haute Marche elections and Barrot Dufaure ministry. Rome situation intensifies as French troops push near the city, Lesseps’ arbitration fails, and Garibaldi forces threaten Neapolitan positions amid renewed armistice strains.
Reports from Florence describe Austrians advancing to Ancona and 12,000 troops entering Florence. Venice notes the fall of Marghera after a twenty one day siege and French efforts to block entry. Piedmont rumors surface alongside new tariff proposals in the Cortes.
In the Frankfort Assembly on May 25 a committee proposed a proclamation to the German people drafted by Uhland. It argues for sovereignty of the nation, calls for vigilance against those opposing the Imperial constitution, and urges nationwide elections under the Assembly’s law. The motion to publish the proclamation passed by a large majority. The New Imperial Constitution draft, by Plenipotentiaries of Prussia, Hanover, and Saxony, was published in Berlin on May 30 with Bavaria's participation noted but its decisive declaration reserved.
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