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Show DANISH ELECTION. ' j We ars Jti receipt of th! (kfters "dtreet from Copenhagen up t ) Spteml)er 23rd and from '..lese we m tie the lollowuig summary (;l news: September 9th was the general election elect-ion dav lor Candidates at the Danish deit, (Rigdsay) and the peoole of botli the great p .lit 10 il parlies, the Riglu (Royalists) and the left (Democrats and jocialisij were lully alive to their own party-interests and led to the polls by competent and live leaders. The left consisting to a great extent of the working work-ing people weie clamoring for more liberty, better wages, shorter working days, reduction in g iveriiment-expeudi-turc-s ofall kinds, and particularly in the army and navy-exper.ces, and also re form in many other directions, while the Right. Th' office-holders, stand up lor the preservation of the present stated socety the dsi c ion between classis with all us consequences. According to the election returns. The Lelt will be well represented from the Copenhagen districts and consider able rtjoicingis indulged in by the people peo-ple of that wing. Though the liberties enjoyed by people peo-ple under a monarchia! government are much inferior than those granted Americans Ameri-cans under the Constitution, yet they are dear and precious to the people, who thus show their appreciation by constant cons-tant agitation lor their preservation and extention, realizing, that "Eternal Vigilance Vigi-lance is the Price of Liberty." The Left is, by no means, exclusively made up of poor people' Quite a number num-ber of wealthy men, who give employment employ-ment to the laborers and mechanics are among the most active leaders of the Domocratic party. (Lefij The Right had put every obsticle in the way for their oponents, by relusiug them the use of the public halls aird open public grounds, but the Liberal properly owners own-ers opened their grounds and halls and even, on Christians lawn, a prtvatestreet was made use of, and a finely decorated stand erected by a gentleman, so that the people might have the desired opportunity op-portunity ol hearing their leaders speak upon the important political questions of the day . How is it with the people's party? Are thev awake t ths importance of the Flection to take place here in Novem-bei? |