The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-18

always been looked upon as the proper bulyqark Of
Europe against Russia. But this Intervention is
the death of Austria. 10 would be absurd 10
imagine that Russia marches her armies and peEils
her finances with the sole object of setting up
barrier against herself Her Intervention, there
fore, will be nothing but a means Of subjugating
Austria. Besides, we know very well what are
the real intentions Of Russia with regard to the
Scavic population of the Austrian empire The
Russian Autocrat already looks upon himselfin the
light OF their legitimate Sovereign. Hence, when
she has succeeded in reconstituting Austria after
her own fashion, Russia will have pushed herself,
in fact as far as Germany this Is what must be
expected il we are crushed. Under such elrcum-
stances viii Turkey, already wounded by the oc-
cupalion of Moldayia and Wallachia, have power
to bear the shock of the Northern Colossus!
8" No! all is destined to be subdued in its turn.
A er having invaded Austria, Russia will have the
Bosphorus. Europe will no longer possess any
bulWark against her. Thus in combating the Rus
SLAMS, are serving the interests Of the whole Of
Europe"
And this view of Russian policyis fully corrobo-
rated blythe following extract from a memoir de-
yered to the Emperor of Russia by a superior off
Ger in The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs at ST. Peters
burg. Speaking Of the revolutions in Germany,
the memoir says;
During the last thirty-thFee years, perhaps the
happieet Of IFS whole history, Germany has had
herarchical constitution, composed Of different
bodies acting in accordance with fixed principles.
And TO what circumstance we would ask. must we
ascribe sncl happy result What condition is it
to which it owes lis security? Manilestly to the
solemn agreement between the two great powers
which for three centuries claim the supremacy Of
Germany. But is it conceivable thai an agree
ment so hard TO obtain, and difficult TO procure
could have lasted so long if Austria and Prussia
after their great wars with France had not firmly
combined with Russia and rested themselves upon
it! This is the political combination to which
Germany owes the most intimate union which is
possible for it, and 10 which it returns thanks for the
peace Of 80 years, which it has now broken
Neither hatred nor lies able to gainsaY this fact
Ii is true Germany was able TO break, in a fit Of
madness, an alliance which, without requir-
ing any sacrifice, secured and protected its ma
tiOnal Independence, but it has forever deprived
itself by this act Of solid and durable basis; but
for this act revolutionary Germany will receive in
a very short time lesson which will be more sem
sibIy felt, as il will proceed from its immediate
neghbnrhOOd. Those who weakened or annh-
lated all authorities certainly did not think that by
this they would provoke the most dangerous COM
binations and struggle for life and death for the
tuturity OF Germany mean the struggle Of ma
liOnaIities. That in the bosom Of this Germany,
OF whose unity they dream, that in the mountains
of Bohemia and in the Sclavic frontiers, there
exist six or seven millions of people, which from
generation to generation have, for centuries con-
sidered Germany worse than a country Of enc
mics, they never thought Of This is not ques-
lion about the literary patriotism Of savans Of
Prague. Though these men may have rendered
great services 70 their country the life Of Bohemia
e not limited thereby. The life Of no people
moves in books, except, perhaps, that Of the Ger
man people.
" No. the life of people exists in its natural dis
positions and in its faith and books to confess the
truth, are more proper TO unnerye and degrade a
people than TO inspire it with life. Hence what
remains Of its ancient popular life in Bohemia lies
IN the Hustle doctrines, IN It's for ever vigiant
prolestation against lis Slavish nationality, and
e,ffl
the German supremacy. This is the bond which
connects il with its past life, full Of combat and
glory, and this is the wanting link which will one
day reunite the breach between the Czechs, the
Bohemians and their brethren in the east.
= To this point we cannot return often enough,
for it is especially the remembrance Of these sym
pathies with the church in the east, the longing
after the old faith of which Mysticism was but an
imperfect and dsfgured expression, in which the
difference between Poles and Bohemians appears
Bohemia bears the yoke Of the Roman Church
against its will, and apOsiate Poland, the fanatic
schismatic of the occident, was always ready to
beiray its own children.
"What will Bohemia do, what Morayia and Scla-
yonia and SlOwackia-i. e., seven or eight millions
Of the same language and the same DESCENT Will
these strive for independence and selfgovernment,
or will they enter into the ridiculous combination
OF future Germanic unity, which after all will be
nothing else but the unity of chaos. We may here
repeat the saying OF the most popular Bohemian
patriot; Bohenia,' says Hanka in the year lS41,
will never be itself again, till Russia shall have
entered again in the possession of Galcia.'
The enemies of Russia were always bent on
laboring for the development of its greatness In
accordance with this decree of Providence new
enemy has risen up against Russia who in the reali-
cation OF its iuurity, will certainly act prominent
part This enemy is Hungary, the Hungary Of the
Magyars. Among all our enemies Hungary hates
us with the most furious hatred. This people,
which-Oh wondrous coneatenatiOn !-combines
revolutionary rage with the brutality of an Asatic
horde, and Of which it may be said with the same
truth as of the Turks, that it is but eneamped in
Europe, and lives surrounded by Slavish nations
which il hates all alike. A personal enemy to all
these people, it finds itself after centuries of excite.
menis and cOnfusons, shut up as it were in prison
All these neighDofing races, Servans, CrOats Car
| inthians, even the inhabitants Of Russia Minor
are rings in one chain which it thought broken
/ for ever, But now il pereeives n hand lifted uE
over its head which can cement these links again
/ at pleasure. Hence the instructive hatred of the
| Aagyars against the Russians.
The party leaders, in their faith in for.
eign publications, have earnestly believed that the
MagYaTean people, IN opposition to the east, had to
fulfill a great mission that it was ordained foI
| them 10 oppose wall 10 the progress of Russia
" On the whole military frontier, three-fourths
| of the population Of which are Orthodox Slaves
! there does not exist the cabin hut of settler in
which, according to the reports of Austrian trav.
oilers, the portrait of the Emperor Of Russia does
1 not hang at the side of the Austrian Emperor
and II Is the first which all the people consider
/ as the only legitimate one. And why should this
be longer concealed Is it likely that the earth
quake which shakes the West should stand still al
the gates Of the East Is it to be expected that in
this struggle for life and death, in this crusade Of
Wlckedness, which the revolution leads against
/ kussla-is it possible that under such conditions
the Slavish orthodox East, whose life thus nmostly
is entwined with our own, could be found on AMI
other but our side 1t is indeed quite probable
| that the struggle will begin on that side. Il may
be toreseen thai the propaganda which has labored
/ IN the East, the Catholic propaganda the revolu.
| tiOnaTy propaganda, how much sOever they NAV
be opposed to each other in essence, are inmostIy
united by this hatred against Russia will begif
their work of wickedness with redoubIed zeal
We may be assured, they will stop short at nothipe
to obtain their end. But, just Heaven, what
would be the lot Of all these people, which, Chris
tian, like ourselves, are now objects of The mos
abominable intrigues, if, under present dangers
thsv should be abandoned by the only authority
which they invoke in their prayers. In short
what fearful confusion must arise if, in its com
bat with the Revolution, the East, the Legitimate
| monarch the orthodox Emperor of the Orient