Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-05
f uropean Correspondence,
PEsTIr, Jan. l4th.

ports of the results of the elections for
the Central Committee. If you want
really to know all that has been done in
this respect, you must skim over the pa
pcrs of every shade, for, rs with the re
ports of the debates in the Diet, each of
them only paints what suits its politi-
cal opinions. Each side would think it
almost treason to record the victory of
the adverse party, a. nevertheless, facts
remain facts, he eXpedient resOrted to Is
to ignore unpleasant facts.
This mode of proceeding has the adj
vantage that, up TO the time, al any
rate, o. the elections, it will keep up on
each iie the illusion chat it will gain an
II ldaunted victory.
Although the election Of the Central
Committees is by no meansan indubita-
bic criterion, and grea, deal may
change within the next two months,
yet, according TO the present nppearan-
ces, it would seem as if the Death farty
had the chance Of coming out of the
cleo ion stronger than 1t did in the last
Diet. where il II d command some $50
out of 4O0 votes.
Under ordinary circumstances, this
would he too large majority. but as all
shades of the opposision go to the coun-
try with the cry of " Down with the
compromise and the laws Of 1867 we
cannot flattcr oursel yes with being as
yet in normal state, 50 none whose
practical political taste is somewhat de-
veloped can wish much success to an
opposition which ignores the very Gle
ments of Parliamentary Government.
OF course, all shades of the opposition
not excepting the extremes, lay more or
less stress on their intentions Of obs cav
ing the laws of 1867 while they exist,
and of bringing abouta change Of them
by constitutional means - that il by
means of legislative ena tmons and the
overwhelming ajority of those who
say so may be implicitly believed; but
they do not appear to have clear notions
of the nature of Parliamentary Govern
ment-which means Reform, point by
POlut, 'uI ItO W tOstSol1t SMtc Illis- tijt
ges.
The latter are affected by rcvoluti n,
or constituents which suppose tdbu,a
rata. and start always fresh.
7 ae moderate Left has been always
very anxious to make difference which
separates it from the extremes, AMI to
do it justice it must be admitted that it
displayed greater energy against the
agitation of the extremes than the
Death party; still, in spite of this, it
earned little credit for its eXertions, as
most people could see but distinction
without difference.
Many members of the Moderate Left
being men of high character, none for a
moment could doubt their re spectabili-
ty, but any one could see that this res
probability would only come to the good
of the extremes who would take hem
in tow.
This becomes more and more appare mt
now, when the elections approach. Not
long ago, the most prominent leaders OF
the Moderate Left rejected with scorn
the idea of making common cause with
the Ultras to help each other at the
elections and yet SO false and untena-
LIE is the position which they have talk
en-, the electiOneering current drives
them against their better convictions
into the arms of the Ultras.
The Ultras are naturally but too glad
10 get allies who bring with them such
very desirable things as brains and res
pectabi ity, well knowing that they, rs
the Hungarian saying is, are driving
the water under the )" the present
manager Of the Ultras deserved, in this
respect, considerable credit for his clev-
erness.
On Sunday last, he called together the
electors of Perth belonging TO every
shade of the opposition, and was fortu-
nate enough to get one of the most
prominent members of the I.eft-Mr.
Gakar, one of our best novel writers,
and editor of the old party organic
take a prominent part in the proceed
ings. The assembly, almost exclusive
ly composed Of Ultras. voted him into
the chair, and he addressed the audience
urging that the compromise endangered
the independence af Hungary, and that
this could only be prevented by a COM
pact opposition. That not even the
much-vaunted purity and dualism ex-
listed in reality; that out of los 100000
florins which had been voted in the
Austro-Hungarian Monarchy not more
than five millions fell on the countries
belonging to the Hungarian Crown
} that in an army, only 8 per cent. of the