New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-06
PRUSSIA.

The Prussian Chambers were reopened by q
speech from the throne on the l4th Of January.
Though apparently more conciliatory in its tone
than was expected from the insolence of MIR.
Bismark, the royal speech defends and main.
tains the threatening attitude which the Govern
Iient in former years had assumed with regard
to the representatives of the people. While ex-
pressing hope that "the differences which have
arisen within the last few weeks between the
Government and the Chamber Of Deputies
should be brought to reconciliation" tho
King again distinctly announces That "a good
stance) what propositions they would submit or
consider. If they would only (as is asserted)
make Dsunion Peace, why did the President
go downf
As VIC have already remarked with especial
reference to Mr.. Blair's visits to Richmond. we
do not expect Peace TO be made by any such
oifhand process as the throwing Of q handker-
chief, while We feel confident that Peace con-
ferences, once begun, will lead ultimately TO
Peace. And we should be just as sanguine Of
this If we heard, officially, that the Confederate
chiefs had utterly refused to make Peace except
on the basis of Disunion; for those chiefs are
not the South, nor any considerable portion of
its people: their power depends, TO great
extent, on their acting with some measure
of regard to Public Opinion. They may pre-
fer interminable War TO Union Peacei but We
know that majority Of the Southern People
have different choice. Thus far, they have
maintained their ascendency by vociferating in
cessantly, 1--WE have 10 choice but to fight on
Lincoln will not receive our envOys-he
bids US choose between continued fighting and
the unqualified surrender of our States, our
principles, our property, to confiscation and
devastation" Thus misled, multitudes per-
sist in rebellion who would gladly welcome any
peace but one of unmitgated surrender and SUBJ
ljugation.
| But, now that the President has gone down to
understanding with the Chamber" can only be
secured by "the maintenance Of the organiza.
ton of the army, which guarantees its military
efficiency and consequently the security of the
country" The Government therefore persists
in demanding military organization, which
would place the army entirely at the disposal
of the crown, and make it equally ready to
meet q foreign foe or to crush the liberties Of
the people.
The Government expected, by the war against
Denmark, to divert public opinion from queS-
tons of internal policy, and to monopolze it for
the military renown Of the Prussian army and
this expectation has been to some extent real
lied. But if it further expected that it would
break the devotion of the Prussan deputies to
the cause of liberal progress, it has been greatly
mistaken. The Chamber Of Deputies, by q
larger majority than last year. reelected
its President and its two Vice-Presi-
dents, all of whom are strongly disliked
by the Government. The President, Mr..
Grabow, IN returning thanks for the honor con.
ferred upon him, made telling reply to the
speech from the throne, and the applause with
which the emphatic passages of his address
were received by the Chamber, Is guarantee,
that the representatives Of tho people will not
abandon the defense Of the rights which the
Constitution has conferred upon them, and
which the Government has 80 persstently en-
desvored to set aside. Mr.. Grabow, who re.
oeived 222 out of 25S votes, thus reviewed the
conflict of the Chamber with the Government.
Gentlemen at our last dismissal The hope Of an IN.
dsrstanding with this House was temporarily aban.
doned Since that period prosecutions OF tho Liberal
press reprimands OF Liberal officials. non confrms
tons Of Liberal communal elections delamations sua.