New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-27
THE STATE OF EUROPE.

ont Prussia, where the sy STEM oi Iohsutu'iohn
Monarchy ia on It's trial. The personal hostility
f the ute Ministry against the Prince Of Prussia,
nov Prince Regent and OF the Queen against the
Princess. baye in 80 far impressed the Regent
with the necessity of leaving the Constitution un-
disturbed in order 10 get hold upoa the affections
sf the public that be resolved not only to dsmiss
the Minister'S but likewise to restrict the open in
Auspce Of the Government upon the elections.
Still, even this resolve has its exceptions in the
Rhenish Provinces which are too little attached 10
the Pruslisn dynasty, and do not feel themselves
Prussians, but Germans, and in Poser, where the
Poles openly d. clare their unwilngness to become
Pruspians, lest they should be taken for Germans
The Government is not willing to abandon the cleo
tiots to their open enemies, and in those parts
bullying and coaxiog are going on just the same
a. in the days of ManteuAel. In Eastern
Prussia, however, in Silesia, Pomerania, Branden-
burg and Prussian Ssxony, no impediments are
thrown in the way of the electioneerng mechanism.
OF coure, this is not to he taken in the American,
or even in the English sense of the word; meetings,
public speeches, stump Oratory, are excluded from
the canvass; but committees OF all parties, not ex-
eepting the Democrats, were allowed to constitute
themselves and to publish their platforms, step
not permitted since the time of the accession Of
Manteufel to the Ministry. 1t is curious to see
Prussia but yesterday politically dead, once more
entering into the lists of political strife. The
party Just ousted from power openly ex-
presses its hatred to any Constitution whatever
the Democrats on the other hand-whe for the last
six years have kept aloof from the ballo-box, partly
from the mistaken notion that they could not
sanction the Illegal and violent overthrow of the
former constitution by accepting the present charter
as tbs foundation of constitutional life, and partly
from fear of political persecutiOn-have now pub
lished a somewhat queer platform. Being mostly
of the Republican persuasion they could not head
IL with the expression Of LOYALTY TO the Crown and
obedience TO the Illegally introduced charter; they
therefore declare only their respect for the Chief of
the State and the existing institutions. Otherwise
their principles are stated in clear and practical
way: they will try to secure liberty of education,
trampled down by the Raumers aud Stehs,and much |
threatened by the present Minister, Bethmann-
HolIweg. a sincere but narrOw-minded Evangelical,
who wishes to shape public education according to |
his own religious tcnets. They insist upon making |
constitutional life and parliamentary government
real fact and not fiction, and on breaking down |
squirearchy, with ITS consequence OF class Legislation
m the interest of the country squires. IL is most
probable that the different elements opposed 10 the
hast Ministry will combine in sending to Berlin
most respectable array of intelligent patriots, put
certainly the usual proportion of government ono.
ials among the members Will be diminished, ana
therefore the present Ministry cannot fall 10 be
from time to time in minority SO much the more |
as even Manteufiel was sometimes beaten III his |
own Chambers. Formerly, however, the Minister'S
did not care whether they had the confidence OF the
Diet or were censured by the majority; they con-
tinued to do and to govern they please the con-
stituiion was dead letter In the southern parts
of Germany the Ministers proceeded even farther,
and dissolved the Chambers on such occasions,
and if the electors proved refractory they some
times abolished or modified the Constitution. Such |
practices, often repeated in Hanover, Hessla, |
Wiirtemburg, Bavaria and even IN Prussia, re-
suited in the general belief that constitutions in
mOnarchical Germany were worse than shams, be- |
ing only screen for absolutism. by putting AL the
indignation of the people on the Chambers instead
of leaving it on the Crown. Everybody asks, now,
IN Germany, what will the Prince Regent do in
such an emergency If he, who is known As
straightforward, should maintain his Ministers,
then the faith of the people in the possibility of
real constitutional monarchy in Germany will be
destroyed forever, and the next revolution Will
be Republican. IL. on the other hand, the Re-
gent should in such case, dismiss or modify his
Ministry, and show some respect Tor the mani
tested will of the people, the future of the const-
tutiOnai monarchy is secured. OF course, all these
speculatons are now idle, but they agtate the mind
Of all Germany.
The King OF Denmark has yielded to the repre-
sentator of the German Princes, and has abolished
the constitution Of Holsten, which accordingly
does not any longer form integral portion of the
Kingdom of Denmark, but must be governed sepa-
rstely. Whether the Duchy will now receive a
new Constitution or none at all is question about
which the German Princes do not trouble them
selves.
The Emperor Nspoleonis alarmed by the troubles
and difficulties in which he had got entsngled by
the revival Of the slayetrsdeior, beside the case
of the Regina CGli and of the Charles ct Georges,
n third ship has practically demonstrated the
impossbility of continuing the Infamous traffic,
the slaves beard having risen and slaughtered all
the crew. He has published letter to his cousin,
enjoiniBg him to study the question OF negro eml-
grafton. which he does not wish to degenerate into
disguised ssve-trade. Ii is understood that this
is a prelude to the complete abandonment of the
scheme, but substitute viii be found in the cOoe
and Chinese emigration.
The Joint expedition of France and Spain against
Cochin China has arrived on the coast, captured
the harbor of Tooron, and is marching against the
capital of the Empire. The French Admiral has
proclaimed the annexation of T0oron, but We do not
bear what the Spanards are to get Tor their loan Of
the regiments Of active soldiers from the Philippine
Islands Napoleon thinks of building up Franco
Indian Empire in the Malay peninsula, from which
he may control China and watch both Australla and
East India. His schemes are gigantic, as II DIS dy-
nasty had lease OF more than century; sun, 10
France be s alarmed by all article of Montalemoert
or Fourcsde. The London Times gives an excel
lent translation Of the ultramontine Counts eio-
auent pamphlet, which deserves 10 be read even IN
America as all admirable and almost impartial sum
mary vi the Indian policy of England. Ii is, OF
courSe tainted by the religious bins of the il!ustr-
ous author, and By hs somew hal too favorable view
of England, as the natural consequence of tie
hatred he bears to the present ruler of France,
whose policy il indirectly but keenly attacked.