Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-29
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.
LONDON, JUNE Is, 1850.

is the entirely new aspect given to German affairs
by the conference at Warsaw, between Austria,
Prussia, and Russia ending, as there is every rea-
son to believe il has ended in the complete concur
renee of Russia in the policy of Prussia, and the
consequent disarrangement of all the plans of Aus
tria. The whole Of this business has not yet been
made public, nor have our politicians had sufficient
time to calmly think over, and deduce the conse-
quences Of that which is known. Probably, the
state Of the casejs as follows:
Previous to this conference at Warsaw, Austria
and Prussia, in their conflicting attempts 10 unite
Germany, the former by recurrence to the old
state of things, the latter by league on consti-
tutional basis, had met each other in the extreme
language Of menace and defiance. Austria had
openly threatened war. and Prussia had significant
ly replied by placing her army on war footing.
Austria had endeavored re-estabish the old Diet
a. sa:ol, hn she va; % scilea hy the determine
ton of the Princes of the Prussian buad, who re-
solved to send delegates to Frankfort to represent
them in the proposed assembly. Austria would
have been outvoted in the Diet had she convoked
it. She therefore allowed that scheme 10 linger
and finally to die out. Austria and Bavaria, thus
defeated in their resistance to the projects of Prus
STA, submitted their difficulties to the consideration
of the Emperor of Russia. Previous, however, to
their doing so, Austria had made use of almost
formation of such league as Prussia was attempt
ing was an nfraction OF the Vienna treaty of 1915;
and, such, ought to be opposed by all the parties
to that treaty. The arguments adduced by Austria
have, no doubt, been repeated and enforced in the
articles upon the subject which have for these last
two months or more, appeared in the Times. The
English Ministry, however, were not convinced
either by the representations of the Austrian diplo
maists, or the special pleadngs of their advocate
in the "leading Journal Of Europe. The Govern
ment declared that what was passing in Germany
was the business of Germans only that it was an
internal dispute with which England would have
nothing to do. Hence the dislike of Lord PAL
MERsToN at the Court of Vienna, and the vitupera-
ton with which he is assailed in the Times. Aus
tria and Bavaria next turned their attention to |
Russia, beseeching the Gear to restore the ancient
Diet and Constitution of Germany, and urging that
such a restoration was the only defence which
could be raised against the progress of revolution
The Emperor of Russia could not fail to be iater-
ed with such reference. He accepted the office
of arbiter in the affairs of Germany, and proceeded
to Warsaw to exercise the high functions of that
position. The Prince Of Prussia, and Prince
Schwarzenberg, as the representative Of Austria,
met the Emperor Nicholas at Warsaw, where each
told his tale, and declared his views and fears and
determinations. The Prince Of PRUSSIA appears
to have had the best of the argument. He is said
to have represented to the Gar that the conces.
sion Of certain constitutional rights was the surest
way to rally the people of Germany around their
Soyereigns, and to put all classes in harmony with
the age, and unite them in contentment and peace.
AUsTRIAs plan for recognizing military and des-
potic governments in country ripe for more adj |
vanced institutions, could not have appeared to the
enlightened mind of NICHOLAS in any other light
than as the certain means of causing anarchy and
~, 10
credit for any particular leaning towards constitu-
tlonal modes of government. But the policy of sid
ing with Prussia rather than Austria was strength
ened by other portions of Prince Schwarzenberg's
proposals. Austria wished to enter the German con-
federation, not merely with her German provinces
but also with her Scavonc and Italian territories.
Hungary was to be part and parcel of remodelled
Germany, and defended if necessary, by German
force. This arrangement did not agree with the
policy Of Russia. Austria, with the whole of her
40000,000 of subjects considered as Germans, |
and supported by the other 10000, 900 of Germans
inhabiting the various parts of the German Empire
as projeced.by Prince Schwarzenberg, would pre-
sent powerful opponent to the future aggrandize-
ment of Russia, which the Cars penetration
would show him could not be his interest to assist
in creating. The Emperor Nicholas has, therefore,
decided against Austria, and refused to abet or
sanction the war which Austria had contemplated
against Prussia in order to retain her old supre
macy in Germany This is a new and an unlock
ed for move on the political chess-board; it is al
most check-mate to Austria, for she has no money
to go to with, and she perceives too late that,
if Russia assisted her against Hungary, it was
to promote the interest of Russia that she did
so, and that Russia now refuses to support her
against Prussia, because it is equally the interest
Of Russia to withhold that support. Russia is said
IN sanction the order of thinUs which Prussia
wishes to introduce into Germany; and with such
an ally we may fairly regard the King of Prussia
as the future head Of the German League, which
will be formed to the exclusion of Austria, should
she refuse to come into il upon the prescribed
terms. .s rs.
There is only one feature of this probable ar
rangement which gives us dissatisfaction. We fear
that the friendship Of Russia towards Prussia may
be accompanied with desire the part of the latter
to show its gratitude 10 the former by notifications
and arrangements upon her own constitutions as
well as upon that intended for federal Germany, so
as TO render them more palatabe to her powerful
ally, and more unpopular in Germany. We read
the projected severe laws in reference to the Prus-
sian press as a manifestation of this desire. We
should, however, not be consistent ourselves, did
not regard this decision of the Emperor Nicholas
as promising well for the peace of continental
Europe, and we will anticipate its proving So The
King of Prussia will, we trust, govern in consti-
tutiona and liberal sense, and recognise it as his
true policy to conciiate the confidence of the mo-