New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-09
The National OuestIon.

No sooner had the Revolution driven away Meter
mich and forever reversed his system than the National
question started up with power which threatened the
reduction of the Empire to its original elements. LON
hardy and Venice for months on the very verge OF re-
benion waited no longer, but commenced the struggle
for separate existence. Hungary carried the move
men, so far as TO obtain National Ministry Al Pesth
and at Prague congress Of the scavOnc tribes met to
consider the means OF asserting superiority OF which
they were ambitious and for which they thought the
hour had idea which disappeared for the mo
nent before the mortars OF Wndischgfatz laundering
from the Hradschin TO seek more sure and less war
like means OF realization in the bsotboS and the Con
stituiona Assembly.
Ills In this National question that the first motive OF
the instruction is to be found The Germans who had
long governed Austria. and by various means had
brought the other nations tho Empire to acknowledge
their authority themselves IN danger from the nu-
merical predominsuce OF the Sclavonc tribes, who
though less educated kcenly intellectual than
themselves. and are resolved to stand in the second
place no longer. On the other hand the Masysrs VINO
had never So fully submitted to the Cabinet OF Vienna
aud who had ruled in their turn over Scis'onc Popn
l,ton exceeding their own in numbers, found them
selves also threatened by the rising Of their former sub
iects As they exposed to danger from toe same
the Germans, Hnd rs tutit '"h N4ai'' N"'
less into conflict with theirs than with those OF the
sclavcs tacii temporary alliance between these two
parties dhe Germans and Mssysrs, wss the conse
oucncc In this matter the Italians were not concern
ga they had no desire to control the Empire, but sim
py 70 gct out of il the shortest way possible
Three parties were thus IN the field disputns the 81
premscy, namely the Germans, the Hungsrisns aud
the scsves OF these the selsves were most deficient
in Guilty siion though by inferior in natural
sbiites The Germans were prepared for large De
gree OF liberty. aud resolved upon having IL Of the
Hungsrars 50 much be said With regard TO the
Sclaycs is certain that however intelligent the few
may be. the many st profoundly ignorant Of what
pertains the citizen and the freeman and capable OF
being governed for the present at least only by ALSO
lete force With this party the remnants of Absolute
ism by natural attraction formed close compact for
it, sole purpose obtain the superiority in the
i.t;pe system not 70 overthrow radically change a.
va. the design or At least the tendency OF the Ger
mans and MagyArs among whom the progressive ee
r,.n,s were stronger. This combustion gave % the
s,l.vonc side the force OF the Imperial Organization
and of ,he army and for time made It's triumph Ger
tain while il enlisted in behalf OF the Throne the
bols Of the tribes on whose notions of ndePe ndence
The events of Prague had put 50 decided check
In connection with the agitation that now took pos
session of the whole empire the special qaSrre' De-
tween the uungarans and the sclsyes came at last 10
the decision OF arms In Hungary the sciAVon' P'p1
lston much exceeds the Magyar although the ist'er
have always been allowed the position oftne governing
nation. Along the southern aad southesfsrn oofoss