New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-20


sistance, fed the country. The Representative
Assembly declared that not only he, but his
family, had forfeited the crown, and in order to
regulate the future form of government, it was
deemed best to take the peoples vote. The
vote showed that King Ohio was almost without
any adherents in Greece. as the people, with
remarkable nnanmity, elected Prince Alfred of
England their King. Although they did not
succeed in obtaining the Prince they had asked
for, the application of the general suffrage in
this case struck the popular mind of Europe as
eminently proper, and the peoples will was
sufficiently respected to prevent any hoShiities
on the part of the expelled king.
More recently, the "Hospodar," or Prince OF
the united Danubian PrincipalitieS, has ap-
pealed to universal vote of the people for
ratifying the overthrow of the old aristocratic
constitution, and the introduction Of new and
more democratic one. The result of this vote
has made sensation in all Europe. More than
700, 600 votes, in al aggregate population OF
only 1900, 900, were cast in favor of the reforms
of the Prince, although they were introduced in
an unconstitutional manner. About 10000 did
not vote; and only 81 voted against the proposed
measure. The meaning of this vote is unmis-
taxable. 1t is an emphatic denial of aristocratic
prerogatives and an assertion of popular rights.
Most of the great Powers had been for some
time dissatisfied with the refomatory measures
of the Prince, and Austria and Russia were
urging, at the conference held in CONSTANT
nope, the adoption of stringent measures against
him; but the manifestation of the people il sup
posed to have greatly strengthened his position,
and at all events secured the future Of Liberal
institutions In South Eastern Europe.
The proposition Of Louis Napoleon to settle
the Schleswig- Holstein difficulty by taking the
vote of the people Of the two Duchies, has been
assented to by all the neutral Powers. Though
few if any of them, like the principle in general,
they agree in believing that any other solution in
this particular case would lead to new disturb
ances on the part of the dissatisfied population,
while compliance with the will of tho people
bids fair to remove this question from the list Of
the grave European complications forever.
The frequency with which even the princes Of
Europe have Of late appealed to o general
vote of the people either for the purpose OF streng
thening their own power, or for solving nterna-
tional questions, is an undeniablc proof OF the
great strength which the popular will, even in the
eyes of monarchs, has already acquired. 1t indi-
Gates that the nations Of Europe will more and
more demand form Of government in accordance
with the popular wish, and that in solving
the great European problem of readjusting
the frontiers Of the States, tho wishes OF the
people directly concerned must bo first OF all
consulted As concerns the relations Of Europe
to America, the progress Of universal suffrage
in Europe means non-interference in American
questions, sympathy with the efforts to abolish
slavery, cessation Of all aggressive policy to-
ward Amortization all these points are among
the principles which the sincere supporters o
universal suffrage in Europe, the Progressive
party, have warmly and steadily advocated