New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
A Picture of the Austrian Revolution.


We translate for The Tribune. with scarcely
any .brideement the following account Of the
Revolution in Vienna from the Deutsche lSchneil-
post ofyesterdsy. The account Of the secret prep
srstioDs by which it appears to have been mainly
accomplished. show that the writer has been be
biod the scenes aud made good use Of his opportu
mites There are some things 10 the letter which
will surprise the reader.
VIENNA, March Is, ls4s.
FxIESD: The most unheard-of thing has hsppsnedl-
The heaihenish Viennsse. who long worshiped
hollow pumpkin, are at last baptized with their
bssrts blood in the Of Liberty, Equality and Fra
,ernlty actual, conscious people Friend, what
now write, the O6s.,esr the Y>nna Gazette, nust print.
III desire 1t. carry my left arm in sling from the
wound Of rebouniing ball, before the Hotel KtRsky.
resolved 1t as was helping pile up barricace from the
psvirg stones Of the Herrengasse. wear a red-snd-
white cockscs coat. and could not guess who
fastened II there. No less person than the Princess P
Of ID. Imperial Court who trace her family tree back
through xteen renowned generations wear a sash
seDdidy embroidered with silver from the fair,
ersac hands Of the Countess Al. I carry a sword.
and hear Ill have been chosen by my Company, oficer
Of The Austrian National Guard
But You become inpatient you wish TO know how this
wordprini IL. trumpet OUT TIL the echoes come bach
rom the Pacific Ocean, that the Viennese men and
hss the spies q Meernich. who nestled themselves
snong you, had better put ballet through their heads
,hsn come back here to be torn In pieces.
You know that our secret Lodge which in 1894 num-
bsred hardly twelve persons had at the time Of the out
break in Cracow, Increased TO one thousand strong
when the political arrests commenced In Glcia and
Possn, strengthened materially In those pro-
ynees Bohemians, Corinthians, Ilyrians. Hungarans,
and Italians Joined us, aud knew well how come
The game the thousands OF C0nfdeaa the police
ses called In yienhs that they scented nothing dan
sous behind literary, scientific and religious show.
In addition for some timo past had adopted posi-
tive rule the old caution Of keeping the doors wide open
our meetings. and covering the tssle with musical In
uumens. bottles glasses cards and money, so that at
uy unsolicited VISIT the assembly could instantly take a
reckless burschlke appearance. You must know that
daring the tumslt OF the 18Th, the important Affairs
k into the hands Of our band. secretary In the
unce OF sednitzki torn open aud we found
herein list Of the Coafdsniais. In and out Of Vienna,
ind mark you have four of these Austrian spies
10 New-York,) together with two books, in one Of
kleh the OF those written, who shall never
succeed to any Office in the other are The names of all
VITO have shown signs of dsoyslty. You would laugh
ysarsef weary these regsers they worth their
wight In gold to US They place tbs whole future In our
hands Chsnce has helped bravey, because we never
trusted to It, You will therefore understand, that it was
Aroush our efforts that the petition for the smelioration
the rigid censorship OF the Press obtained near 400
Signatures about two years since. Since then We have
Mixed wherever we could, not to attain any immediate
advantage. but TO strike the iron, till 1t shall become
magnet. and po,n, etornally to Freedom!
We smuggled dozen OF members Into the Reading
society OF the Renngass and those passages which they
could not appropriate 10 themselves written dowI
10 pencil then copied hundreds and thousands Of tmes
ud put IN universal circulation. We nstsated the PEG
PIE for weeks besIege the savings banks we heightened
through exaggerated invented reports the panic OF tn
Bourse oocasoned solemn requiem 70 be performed
m the students who fell in PAWS and Padua, without tn
ylee beng able TO discover the orsinaors we worked
nhe rear Of the Hunssrsns TN they spoke of the grant
of Constitutional Assembly In the Hereditary States;
vs DID hundred other things, which cannot remember
then recey notice from Paris to watch and be ready
any hour for the struggle How well we are disciplined
yeo will understand, when you that the account
Of Louis Phippes fall reached here the last day of Feb
mary that already by the 2Sh we had prevailed on
nearly all the Professors Of the University to present pc
uon for the abolition of the Censorship and had received
,skp,n psdges from about twenty Austrian and Bohe-
nAn Deputies TO ask for Constitution cost what IL
m.ht when now the thuuder-clsp a, Paris was heard
81 Vienna you might have seen wonders The Counsel
lor, were all a, once found worthy Of office the short
sighted began to and ten PAGES of nodded to the RAD
bls whom Yesterday they had not noticed when their
shoulders brushed IN passisg. Duca's were worth nve
rns an bank notes were refused In the theaters even
in the Court TheAier every auson to fa'herand ffee
ssn battle people. &c was iranealy appauded and in
mod aha
sr crowned numbsku People put their heads together
md began 10 exchange looks full OF meaning
When Metsrnich learned that the University was pre-
u.ur petition he gave the Professors to know though
%. through any official declaration that every signature
IA Professor would be considered as virtual resignation
Bis chair and salary and every signature Of student
vxld be followed by bis dismissal 1t VI" decided "
brave him. 1t was taken for granted that the Govern
ma, would not dismiss the entire body Of students ano
nsr the Professors to starvs, on account OF name
Ne Government was more prudent the petition was
x,>ented 10 the Low9 Austrian Counciit was not re
solved by the Presentation Clerk /, was presented TO
ne Court Commissioner Of sludy-ihe same rejeeton'
n vas presented TO the Imperial Censor once, to the
cbneery. 10 the Civil Council to the Cabinet always
as.me rejection, very polite very dry and very deter
uasd the attempt against the order, and cannot oe
sls.cr What 70 be done The Professors OF state
si Public Rsht the expo1nde VI the Laws OF Reasons
80 roships clearly; but all 81 Providence enhsht
ss<f Us through thirteen year old Poytochnie scholar
Ne aid perhaps only 10 JEST Let take the petition
bas Assembly when next 1t convenes, and ask for help
sword passed around, ard before twen,your hours u
vat. watohword Of ell the students aad several thou'
xaburshen. Each one kept silence, however, and liked
Association for the occurrences which COW followed one
sshsr, blow after blow
n Bcbemisms demanded an extraordinary Gaining
sVuAsr Of the Assembly; ali Germany condemned pa
.saysndurips Austria Congress OF tho several Cor
Estates was proposed in Dresden one cry o, a''"e"
s the other sounded In silesia and 0sieis hons"J
~ Lombardy threatened, and the Treasury W" empty
ast, lost land impOvsh'hsd-in foe, some eOnsu'."Vn
49, 10 held But What Is consultation In Ausuis' /"
sshst.n 70 what err Metternich aud his
nss hira Ia ones heart aud yet sscrhee 70 MN one
~ conviction 50 1t this time also. They gave the
kspsror new ilan mated number Of Paris eaiesiures
eHst be might not disturb the suings Franz NATL IA
sssek Of liberalism, or probably anxiety, proposed
uss Hungary separate ministry; koowrat rose even
sas granting Of voice 70 the upper bench Of me 40
OILY, 0rsrd Ogis wig aad others advocated some
- fsforrns but Heternieh slapped his hand over al
A~f mouths Nothing grsnted-nothing yielded-Ma'
Ia. akFN Auuan