Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08
TO THE EDITORS.

WAsnISeroS, MARcH 20, ls4s.
Messrs. Cabs & SKAToS The question is mooted
from extreme Eastern Europe the far Western States of the
United States, VIII there be formed coalition against the
new French republic This is unquesonably the most i'm
poant Of all unsoved problems In no part Of the Christian
world this question be of less momentous conse
quence.
1t may be said, with all confidence when France rises the
other surrounding nations if they do also se ought to
lie wide awake Large provinces Of three Of those nations
formed from what Poland Reservng at pre-
what may be said Of Russia, turn to Austria and
Prussia
Nations and their Governments Of southern and western
Europe in the Of the last four centuries or since the
art of printing has been in operation, have gradually become
less and less synonymous convertible terms The
people have gained eespect they have lost yeneraon for
mere power Therefore, may now ask, nations have
individual existence separate from government in the great
struggle which side will the Germanic and those
south Of the Alps and Pyrenees range themselves That
truly great OrrIcIsA GESrUM Germany only the mo-
Their of nations but of revolutions the of nations and
their revouons-snce her tribes and rampled the Ro-
ensgns in the DUST what great beneficial and permanent
change has been effected Europe independent Germany
country sometimes by foreign armies but
quered country which, in the long of ages has
placed her children every throne Christian Europe and
given gunpowder and printing to the world country which
has given many other naons but has itself obeyed
foreign dynasty will not this great Germanic continue
to do what has hitherto done decide the contest when
brought to issue
Austria, that aggregated empire, deriving title from that
of minor fraction, and embodying in its composition Sclavo-
mic, Teutonic, and Italian elements this moment in Eu-
rope, next France the most directly important object po
lcal science The prolific of our esti-
mate Of the affairs Of not only France and Austria but Of all
If
past When such outbreak the recent one in
France regard it sudden and isolated Great effects
must be produced by adequate predisposng The
French republic cannot be exception. 1t effect and
not primitive 1t is the combustblc material and
the spark which produces the coniagration.
In all anticipation of what may be expected from what has
constituted the facts of all history, Austria avoid be-
coming theatre ofmost important human action. Let there
fore take review OF its relative position extent and national
components ought however, to be Observed advance,
that history mpaialy consulted, gives evidence sup
port too slang in when speaking of Austria.
This EMPIRE in relative position, particularly if population is
brought into the comparison, occupies the central region of
Southern Europe Extending from north latitude 42o to 5lo
and in longitude from 80 27o of London from the
extreme western border of the Duchy of Milan the
part of either Pennsylvania Austrian Poland the length
falls but little short of nine hundred miles, The extreme
BREADTH from the Cataro the northwestern angle Of Bohe-
mia, hundred miles; outline exceeding three thousand
miles Having European Turkey southeast Russia north
east Prussia and the kingdom of Saxony the NORTH Bava
ria northwest Swiss Cantons west the Italian part of Sard
MIA southwest and the minor States of Italy Gulf
Of Venice south Thus bounded, and within lis pemeter
comprising about 270 900 square English miles, the suoned
tabular views will exhibit its provincial subdivisions and popu-
lation given in the Geography of Laenaudee Bab and
Huo, Paris, 1891.