The New York herald., 1869-10-11


IA Bohemia the fullest representation they are enti.
sons sals over US 10 TINS we mover Will con.
Sot Ia rgs me a, are sold tnat our nationality
answer that Y we must disappear from the family
OF nations II should be by the natural OF COM
petition ana not by thrOtting US. not by depryinx
US OF our rights and using violence. 1t may be well
to remind the Vienna people thai. although small
the world. The nation which gave birth to Ihsss
and Jerome OF Prague, and fought the Husslte wars
tue East 90 900 OF the Slavonic race our brohers
WIN Russia ut the head, who sympathize wiCh U.s.
ur wmo speak LANGUAGE which y nearly the same az
light from nations not related 70 us by blood
ile main question OF the Bohemian opposition In
national one. The government wishes to German
l1e them. They wish to preserve their nlstoricai
rights and their individuality, and viii continue the
struggle 80 long as these two things are not assured
them. That the absence Of tho bohemian delegation
may oe very serious We eau understand by tue last
session OF the Hungarian and Vionnese deicsattons
The Hungarlans, In every instance. outyosed the
Germans aud carried measures which raised the .ro
OF OF the whole German press. This may be attributed
absence q the Bohemian delegates. At tue
resth. and will remain there SO long a. the
Germans lgnore The rights Of the Bohemian king
the delegations put themselves IN helpless minor.
iy The elections OF to-day are held for the purpose
81 e ss who the
stration against Vienna and will place. 1t seems to
me, the ministry In an awkward position. But 70
district where the election to take place called
at an early hour at the hotel and conducted me to
the polls. At eleven O'Clock we arrived and found
tue voters already assembled. | was much struck
by many things which saw both In the place ana
nil IS Os ~ GS q ts
man leader III the Husslte wars lie never lost bat
e and on the very place where We stood he defeated
the army OF the Emperor SgismOnd with great
slaughter AT the side or the building where the cleo
ton was to be held stood the church OF Cyril and
century, converted Bohemia and Moravia to Christi
anty and gave oil the SavOnc nations the Bible In
voting arrived we went into large hall and W.T.
messed the process OF saving ones country IL Bone
ma.
at one end OF the hall was q long table. Behind
1t sat the government com missioner and the chle Of
the electoral district. On the table were number
with Its number. clerk or teller, called the names
IN numerical order, and each man advanced as his
number and name were called, deposited ticket
tlfylng who ne was and this declared in loud voice
the name Of the candidate for whom he wished 10
vote. The ballot is not allowed in voting for men,
bers or the Diet, aud many persons with whom
spoke complained OF this limitation Some OF the
names called by the clerk are worthy OF notice.
was not little surprised to bear John Huss tarner.
called upon to give his vote, and shortly afterward
Jonn Zlska grocer, also asked to 40 his duty as
names az small election. 1t was as II one should
hear Martin Luther Oliver Cromwell called upon
on some Of the questions 81 the day AT the close OF
the election, which lasted about tWO hours, the
Whole body OF Tie el0ct0rS repaired 70 large nall In
the vicinity, where the candidate OF their choice
awaited them. The election was unanimous. IL
there was any (rean opposition It was SO small
that the opposing voters stayed away.
must here MENTION rs peculiarly OF the eleo-
tive system IN Austria, that the candidate IL not
allowed to appear near the polls or speak to the
electors before voting lest he might excite them too
much. ! consequently saw nothing OF the candidate
till The election was over. When all was finished
my companion con niucted me to . club at no great
distance from the polls. There the candidate WAS
waiting tho issue Shortly after our arrival came
the cllalrnian OF the election c0mmitte5 ana
nounced the result OF the day. AS most or the elect
had arrived the announcement was received
with burst Of cheers. tue day was carried. tue
uatOn candidate was elected. John 1iuss ana
John Ziska had not cast their votes In vain.
Tne newly elected member made speech thank
ing, first OF ali, ln0ae present Tor their Kindness
choosing him to be their representative, and then
spoke az some length concerning the state OF the
country. lie said that II was critical time, that
tile question OF the day whether they were to
continue to as nation or to disappear In that
Indefinite group OF people known as Cisleithania.
Afterwards he reviewed the present position OF the
Austrian government and renewed statements
already made that Austria could only succeed Oh
cOnlederatiOn-as a truly CONSTITUTIONAL State-aud
not la her present condition.
As write news has been received that all the
opposition national, candidates Of t0.day's eeo
tion have been chosen-f0rty III number On Friday
forty more to be voted for and 1t ts said that
they VIII a.sO be elected against the government