The New York herald., 1868-05-04
GERMANY.
Southern Elections tO the Zollvereln Parlin-
ment - Anti.Prussian Majorities - " Moral
Unity' and Political Independence.

Southern Elections to the Zollverein Parln-
ment - Anti.prussian NIajorifies - s. Moral
Unity" and Political Independence.
STUTTdARr, April Q, 1858.
Hesse has followed the example Of Bavaria and
Baden and sent to the Zol Parliament an antiPrus-
sian majority but Wurtemburg has ecllpsed oil three
in this direction. Wurtemburg had seventeen deputies
to elect and I'm one Of these seventeen electoral
districts has national liberal candidate been able to
obtain seat; In not one has the principle that Wur
temburg should enter the North German Confedera-
ton prevailed. Three parties were opposed to the
Prussianzing party-namely (l), the mnlsterlalists
who for faithful execution of theexsting treaties
but who viii not go step further; (0 the particular
lists and ultramontanes, who would Nike to undo the
work Of 1865, and (3) the democrats or peoples
party, with federalistc procivties The first party
has secured six seats the second SIX and the last
four There Is one seat for which there will be now
election for want Of an absolute majority. In this
seventeenth district the peoples candidate leads with
BARS votes while the national liberal candidate had
4s9S votes and the partcularis candidate $50
There is no doubt that on the second election the
peoples candidate will como out victorious, the
par%t!cuarsts % prefer democrat to Prussan.
lZing liberal. AT this general election In Wur-
temberg 1872 500 votes were poed In round numbers,
and OF this number 46653, or 80 per cent,
were cast for the national liberal candidates.
Thus moro than three-fourths OF the manhood OF
Wurtemburg have declared against closer union
is an important event and the attention paid to ii N
Paris and vienna Is proof that French and Austrian
pubic opinion Is alive to its significance.
Prussia cannot annex us by force of arms, because
France and Austria will have word to say IN the
event Of any hostile crossing OF the Main. on the
other hand, the people Of the South German States
have declared their aversion to further surrender
OF their autonomy into Prnsslan hands so that there
Is no Immediate prospect OF an extension OF tho
North German Confederation by fair means. This
manifestation Of opinion has taken place
not only in the three German States where
the governments are avowedly particuarist, but
also in Baden, where the Grand Duke is eager to
gain admittance into the North German Coufedera-
tlon and where the ministry and the majority OF
Legislature second his wishes IN this respect.
The Chamber OF Deputies, however, In Baden Is
elected by limited suffrage, whereas manhood SUI
frage In the elections for the Zolr Parliament.
The national liberals in South Germany fare better
under limited suffrage than with an unlimited one,
where the popular feeling against prussan compul-
sion and in favor OF local seifgoyernment finds full
scope.
The North German Confederation ordered the pur.
chase OF considerable quantity OF ground for the
erection Of marine barracks n The village OF Bruins
wick which is to be united 10 kiel.