New-York tribune., 1871-03-27

men than any other party. OF late this party
has lost ground, because 1t scehea 'o uto
popular mind in Northern Germany 10 a''acu
too little Importance to the UNITY question:
while TO the South German Radicals, on 'he
other hand it went TOO far in the support OF
the foreign policy of the Prlssian Govern
ment. Now that the Union question ms Deeii
solved, it may be expected to grow rap'oiy,
and, in particular, to become the doiD'n''V
party in South-WcsteIn Germany.
Tho "social Democracy" the party OF tho
tocalstc portion OF the workingnen when
will not be satisfied with anything short OF a
socioIis,ic republic, has reelected it, four
members ia The Kingdom of Saxony, while 1t
s IA yet doubtful whether either OF the TWO
prnssian mcmbers of the party is reelected.
As the election in several districts was ac-
cording to the latest accounts, undecided, the
party may gain one or two new memDeIs' anu
again reach, rs in the Parliament OF the Norm
German Confederation, tle total number OF SIX
members.
The "Catholics' seem to hage, on toe
whole. eaiDed more districts in Prussia an"
Western Germany than they have lost III
Bavaria. They have a number OF able men,
and NAV be expected TO mako their influence
felt They did not fern a separate paity III
he North German Parliament, the majority Oh
them either siding with tho Free ConserYa-
tive party or with n small party of moderate
Liberals. calling themselves The Free Union"
On the question OF German Union, and the
now German Empire, the Catholics OF Prrs-
sia. WurtembeTg, Baden, and the MINOR ot'te',
are nearly unanimous in cordial support oil
the present state of things, while the BaFarlans
are diyded-one portion of them continuing an
uncompromising resistance to the Protestant
hcadslip of the new Empire. 1t il remark
able sign of the times that all the large Cath-
ole cities in Western Prussia-Coosne, AK
Ia-Ciagelle, Dusseldorf, Munster, and many
otncrs-Laye been carried by this party
Ella, proof that it has not been weakened, as
vas commonly expected, by the new doctrine
OF Papal InfalibiIity.
l. is somewhat surprising that the ex-King
OF Hanover has been able to retain his hoid
OF several districts OF his former Kingdom
But in the other States of the North German
Confederation the party of "Particularls;s" ap-
pears 70 be. nearly extinct. al the opponents
Of TIC Union as it has now been established
under Prussan Emperor-the Northern Par
ticularists. the Bayarian Ultmmontanes, and
the Social Democrats-will probably not num-
Der thirty members in the National parlia-
ment Tho Danes Of Northern Schlcswlg are
AGAIN represented by one member, and the
Poles by about dozen. Both Danes and
Po'cs have no objection to German Empire
comprising all the German tribes, bnt they
persist IN asking the German Government and
the German people 10 release them from
political union with which they, being OF a
different nationality, have no sympathy.
From the relative strength OF the parties
constituting the German Parliament it may
bc expected that il win consolidate Tie
National Union, that it will firmly defend the
lbIlics which the people at present possess
and that it viii favor several rcformatory
nroiocls. We doubt that it will satisfy all the
aspirations Of The liberal portion of the people
and we believe, therefore, that it VIII clear
thc way for more radical party OF progress.