The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-22

I Ills now, we believe, beyond all doubt
that'the imperial governments Of Austria and
Russia have entered into close defensive
alliance, by virtue Of which the cabinet Of
Vienna has solicited and obtained from that
Of ST. Petersburgh immediate and efficient
military support. An army Of 100000 Rus
sian is destined to perform this important
service; 100, 900 men will at once enter the
Polish and Hungarian territories Of the AUS
trian empire, and the remaining division will
act as reserve, to he employed as circum-
stances may require II is with the strong
est repugnance and regret that the young
Emperor and the majority Of the Austrian
cabinet have found themselves compelled to
embrace this humiliating and dangerous al
tentative Far from entertaining any desire
to adopt, in concert with the forces of the
Emperor Nicholas, active measures Of hos
tlty against those modern institutions which
the spirit Of the age requires, the Austrian
government manifsstly deplores the hard ne
cessity Of these times which render the forces
Of a despotic power, the only available bar
rier against anarchy and the total subversion
Of the empire. The full weight Of this mis-
fortune is nowhere more keenly felt than at
| Vienna. But after the late successes Of the
| Hungarian Instruction, with its numerous
Polish auxiliaries, il is hard to say what
other course remained to the imperial cabi-
net. Its resources have unhappily been di-
vided by the aggression Of Charles Albert,
the prolonged resistance Of Venice, and the
menacing attitude Of the French in Italy
whilst those Of the Hunga.ians have been
augmented by hosts of the volunteers Of an
archy from every part Of Europe, and espe-
cially by a corIs Of from 10000 to 10000
Poles, who have transplanted their cause to
the Hungarian frontier.
| Within certain bounds it is impossible to
contest the Justice Of the Hungarian cause !;
and nation in arms for constitutional indie
pendence, which dates fom the 18th centu-
ry, is not to be COMPOUNDED with mob Of
rebels. But unhappily the leaders Of the
i Magyars in this contest have not taken their
stand on that ground They have allowed
the barriers Of law and property to be over
turned-they have allied themselves with
the widest political sect in Europe-they
openly abetted the sanguinary outbreak Of
the German democrats in Vienna, and their
own cause is stained with the atrQcous as
sassnations Of Lamberg and Latolr. Their
present object is not so much to vindicate
their own freedom and independence, as TO
| lay the entire Austrian empire PROSTATE un-
der the ascendancy Of the M: gyars; and for
this purpose the martial aristocracy Of that
nation has not scrupled to ally itself with
all that is most exaggerated in the democratic
party Of the day. Whether il be at Pesth,
Frankfort, or Rome, the principle is the
same, namely, the destruction Of existing
law and government, in order to establish
popular power sprung from a revolutionary
origin upon its ruins. The French govern
ment, by its conduct at home, and its inter-
vention in Italy--the Prussan government,
by its rupture with Franlsiort--ihe Austrian
government, by its resistance TO Hungary
are endeavoring to maintain the same prin-
ciple Of resistance; and f any proof were
wanting Of the comparative advancement Of
England and France in political experience,
it is that, in these countries, enlightened
public opinion itself disavows all connection
with the excuses Of the liberal party in less
civilized States But il is most earnestly to
be hoped, that, in the event Of order being
restored by these necessary exertions, the
respective governments will acknowledge
that the permanent security Of their domin-
ions, and Of Europe, can only be secured by
institutions adapted to the real wants Of the
people. This principle has been formally
adopted by the Prussan government, and
Count Brandenbnrg ,has announced, in a.
second note, as powerful and ineligible as
the last, his intention Of calling upon all the
governments Of Germany to meet at Berlin,
for the purpose Of arresting the progress Of
the revolution, and Of agreeing upon new
and efficient federal constitution for Ger
many.
In Hungary the question is still purely
military, for when the last advices left Pesth,
the position Of the two armies was such that
no condition could reasonably be offered TO
the enemy, or accepted By the Imperial
government. Upon taking the supreme
command Of the Imperial army, the first
care Of Weldon was to withdraw It from 4
position Of considerable danger. His right
wing, Under the Ban, continued TO operate
to the south, so as to prevent Dembinski or
Benz (who was expected TO arrive at head
lquarters) from crossing the Danube in force
below Pesth. His left wing, consisting Of
$4,000 men and "a guns, under General
Wohlg.muth, still covers the Gran, and OPP
poses the progress Of the division under
Georgey, with which it fought the other day
a severe action OF IL hours. But the main
body OF the Imperial army has retired to
Babolna, place lying about 10 miles south
Of the Danube, between Raab and Komorn,
IN an nndu.ating country. Here the COM
mander-in-chiei is secure from attack, un-
less the enemy should find means to cross
the Danube, and if Dembinski does cross
the Danube, he will in his turn, be placed
in critical situation. For at the very time
when matters were in this position Kossuth
would receive positive intelligence Of the
advance Of the: Russian army on the North
and East whilst Weldon expected to have
received Teiniorcements and recruited his
army sufficiently to resume offensive opera