Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-26

Enishe BY The Jealous policy Of AustriaSsha
!yefy policy which has lefs with the Polan-
der faint image of bis Diet. Thus the
empire Of Austria is, strictly speaking a fr'-
ldrrative monarchy. Jaseph the 2dfeltve.
~ sensiblv the inc ,aveniences arising from
such dispersion Of force 81 interest; bat
This smpstuosity hurried him into MEASURES
at one. vielen. 81 ill-condusted he struck
atthe very root of all old prejudices hs
CALLED the consciences Of his subjects 49,
From the old and venerable forms OF di-
vine worship dowa TO the pal,ry dialect OF
province, every thing was 10 one day TO
bear the character OF the most rigorous u
niformity. This prlnceiy reformer thought
q decree was all that was accessory, to
transform the Hungarian and the belg'aa
into philosophic Germans, and to give 10 an
immense majority the language, manners,
and ideas Of the minority. The conse-
quences of SO violenta SYSTEM threatened
the empire with ~ ] dissolution. the Trio.
lese murdered Bslgia was in arms, Poland
stood collected and indignant--and the fate
of Austria was committed to che hungari-
ana and those same Hungarians whose
generous fidelity had oace saved Maria
) Theresa, now boldly told Joseph that as he
had not deigned to be crowned IN Hungary
ne was not their king bat a foreign usur-
per. The unhappy monarch heard on his
death bed the shrieks OF rebellion and the
/ alarm of civil war, which On every side
nenaced his throne. The 6rs, step OF his
successor Leopold III. was TO replace eye-
ything on it's ancient footing 20 yield even
/ to prsiudiees, s. to restore to each portion
1-of the empire what its various inhabitants
looked upon as the baais Of their happiness
and the palladium of ihsir liberty.
! The slow aud imPercepable action Of
ages can slene wear away chose prominent
traits of character which at present dis
tinguish the spirited Hungarian from the
/ cautious, and phlsgmatic German, or the
superstiticus aud savage Wallachian from
the Industrious and ingenious inhabi'snt OF
| Bohemia time alone can accussem the
brave Polander aud the naughty Veni,ian
to foreign domination, however mild and
politic,is maybe.
| Venice, the seat of elegance and refine.
| ment, as well as Prague, the protectress
of literature aud the ar,s, beholds with re.
greet the lustre which the presence OF the
governments shews over Vienya--over that
Vienna which the people of Berio and
even of Hamburg, nave loaded with so
| many epigrams. The inhs5i;ants OF Wen
| IA enjoy the same reputation throughout
| Germany, which the Boe,isns formerly did
| in Greece, and the people of Champagne
IN France. prsjadices like these, which
stigmatze whole nation, are certainly W
Just: but such is the fact, nevertheless, that
| Vienna has never acquired that empire OF
opinion, temper aud habits. which Paris
and London exercise over the provinces;
circumstance, which 10 an enlightened
mind. cannot appear of trivial importance
20 the state.
For some years past, the Poles and Hun
garians have redoubled their efforts and
zeal TO enrich aud preserve, and bring their
languages to the nesres, Posslbie degree of
perfection. 1t is only in Bohemia aud
Moravia that the German language has hi
therto spread. But we have dwell long e.
nough upon the imbeeilily of The Austri-
ans; let us now turn our eyes to The bFllil-
ant tablet Of her territorial wealth.
Bohemia is encompassed by mountains
Astounding in precious stones, copper, iron
and particularly tin. The pine aud the fur,
crown the loftv SUBMITS of these moun
tains; while the sturdy oak and The i,ndrn
overhang their baid activities. The sur.
face of the wide spread hills, wave with
vegetable gold'' and purple; and their
grape distils rich and pali,nble liquor,
though not admitting Of transportation, -
| Their wheat, corn, fax, hemp, are all ex-
csHsnt; and their hops are superior TO any
in Europe. Great pains are taken to per.
fec, their breed of sheep and to reader the
texture of their Aeeces more delicate. Tbs
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