New-York tribune., 1870-12-01
TIE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS.

TUHIR INFLUENCE ON TIE GERMAN CnNFEDER-
ATION--BAVARIA NOT TO BIZ GRANTED HER
OWN TERMs-HER STATES RIGHTS }" DOC
1RlNE NOT TO BE REC0GNIZED-EFFECT OF
TUE RUSSIAN DEMAND IN GERMANY.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
BERLIN, Nov. 14.-The elections for the
Pr,issan Landstag gAssembly took place on Nov O. While
the voting for the improvsed Diet is direct one based
On universal suffrage, the members Of tho Landsag are
chosen by tho electors, under census, comprising three
classes, voted according to property. The elections Of
the representatives, will take place Nov. 16 but the
result 10 already now pretty well asoertained Only
about onetd Of those entitled voted but this indner-
tnee prevailed among all parties and for this reason
then relative strength las not been greatly changed If
had not been for the discussions of the Liberal party
which Il split into the so-caled Progresssts and Ma
tiOnal Liberals, the Liberal elements would
not have lost any ground. Now they have
lost little in the cities hut ,pore
3n the agricultural districts. Instead Of close alliance
among themselves. they hurt each other and the
by most bitter war and in large cities ike Bres
lau and Cologne they fooshy acted like enemies The
tlme II is true not at all favorable for poltical
elections The old animostes had been buried bv tbe
war, and the patriotic feeling paramount 10 any
other Thus under the pressure Of the war Government
could easily influence the voters. Compare this general
state Of feeling with the Union movement IN the first
year Of your against the Rebellion, aud you viii
understand the present condition Of PTussian poity
fflhClRes nave Dteu pusltu and
sentiments and feelings dominating. This aspect Of
things VIII change Of course soon as the viii be
over, and new parties viii step in.
III judge Of the present condition Of Affairs rightly
the Progressiss National Liberals will rcuuite aud
together viii form very strong party while singy they
exercise less influence than by their talent experience
aud political insight they entitled TO- As another
consequence Of this peaceful revolution the dissatisfied
Democrats and Socialists will form Radical party, and
attract notice rather by revolutionary opposition than
by realistic policy. IT is in this respect significant
fact that IN Berlin, tho headquarters OF the Pro
gfeSsive party Dr. Johann Jacoby the Radical leader
Will not he reelected by his former constituents aud
that Lis friends are advocating Il new party organ
tzation. The general Indifference displayed at the
last election can the best be justified the laws which
the LAadsag has 10 enact OF much Importance II
not Of more, than the legislative problems 70 be solved
by re Imperial Diet. The former has TO heal tie
WOUNDS which the has inflicted upon the whole
eise-the towns families, and individual cltizens Tie
oa struggle for the segoytrnmeAt Of q towns church
and scsoo!, ard especially for the free uninfuenced
election OF town officers and mayors by tho citizens and
oi preachers and teachers by the communities in short
Inc mat principles OF segovornment 6lu be taken up
es ana must be decided IN favor OF the people by the
en'Seh Landstag II the maiOrtJ arc scgdal and