Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . amongthe great families ? The party of Gagern stood firm to their originalprogramme, the appointment of a single hereditary emperor, and theycarried the day. This pointed to the election of the Prussian king, andexclusion of Austria. The Great German party was so indignant atthis that they allied thems
Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . amongthe great families ? The party of Gagern stood firm to their originalprogramme, the appointment of a single hereditary emperor, and theycarried the day. This pointed to the election of the Prussian king, andexclusion of Austria. The Great German party was so indignant atthis that they allied themselves with the left to introduce democratic pro-visions into the constitution, hoping to ensure its failure. In conse-quence of this alliance, manhood suffrage was fixed for the popularchamber, and the veto of the emperor was made suspensive instead ofabsolute. The constitutional party realized that these articles threatenedtheir scheme with shipwreck, but they could obtain no other terms. Theconstitution was carried as a whole. On April 3d, 1849, a deputationappeared in Berlin to offer the hereditary empire to the king of Prussia. A KING DECLINES TO BE EMPEROR. The offer was siifficiently tempting, but Frederick William up his mind at the last moment to refuse it, and it must be. I86I—DEFENDING FORT SUMTER
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