New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-30


provinces q tQstria. The pacify;ns ssnJ az sjpst
schleswig- Iolstein is in motor, and even old
Prussian soldiers shake their heads in doubt.
But this doubt ia needless. The matter will
not be pushed beyond the restoration of the Holy
Alliance and the state Of things before the Revo-
luton; but so far Prussia viii, without doubt be
compelled to go parity in the Confederation
and equality OF prerogative for the Hohenzollerns
and the Hapsburgs, which the Prussian Govern
ment now please themselves with talking about,
win some degree be granted. At Vienna and
] Warsaw it is well understood that Prussia must
be the drafthorse for the trumphal chariot Of the
/ Hapsburgs, unless she can gain courage enough
/ to become the var horse Of the Revolution. New.
i er since the battle of Jena has Prussia been
smaller shan now. The motto under which the
Prussian Eagle began its flight, according to the
Deutscbe Reform, is Non cantu sed 4ctu, Not
with words, but with deeds But that Eagle
long since gaiued bis highest elevation and now.
for want OF virile power, and from the excess of
disgusting gabble-non actu sed caRtQ-be is sink
ing to the ground.
But if on the other hand certain Austrian states.
men hatter themselves with the hope that they
can now realize their favorite notion namely the
complete commercial and political Incorporation
OF the Austrian Empire, with Germany. with al
increase Of the tariff much above that Of the pres.
ent Zollverein, they will do well to remember
that apart from the opposition of England to
measure so hostile to her interests, the will Of
Austria is powerless against the negative Of the
Car. do not believe that the Northern Bear
will ever suffer the Slavonic provinces of Austria
| yxb be ON tod t6a bo
bounced upon at the first occasion, to come under
preponderating German influence. Therefore
the upshot will be Restoration and nothing else
Above all there will be no war between the dy
nasties, for whichever may conquer the monarch
cal cause must suffer, and Democracy alone be
gamer.
But there is one advantage, of which we
not possibly be deprived The open and brutal
manner in which they have utterly disresarded
and set aside the will Of all parties Of the people
except small number of mobiles, and now the
vast expense and endless burdens imposed on
this very people by calling them to in
question OF purely dynastic interest and all with
out arriving at any decision or ensuring the so
much desired tranquility and order-all this is
bringing the members of the so,caed Consttu-
tional party in crowds into the Democratic camp
Still more dangerous for the reaction is the party
spirit which has been aroused in the army, and
the thirst for war which has already risen to
menacng ardor. These impulses will be still
further inlamed and heated by the transactions
Of the Free Conferences. The l.1ost painful care is
employed in keeping the army from all contact
with the Democracy. The reaction also we'll un.
derstand the danger in this quarter, and carefully
inquire how the War Demon they have coniured
up can be disposedof. Would itnot be possible at.
ter the reconciliation OF Austria and Prussia at
Dresden to direct these immense armies, with
Russian reserve behind them against France and
Switzerland in order utterly to root out repabli-
canism in Europe2 Many Will have it, that from
the beginning this has been the only real purpose
and all the rest mere comedy. do not so think
the whole development, and the bearing of the
actors has been too real to admit it. But it is
/ perfectly clear that after the reconciliation, the
earliest occasion will be seized TO give exter,
nal object to the thirst for action, and throttle
freedom in the last corner OF Europe Already
both the Neue Presscbe Zeitpne, the organ Of
the Prussian nobility which for the past two
years has regularly Indicated the acts of the
counter-revolution some months before they were
performed, and the OJerpostomtSeeitlns, the Of
fetal organ Of the galvanized Frankfort Diet, are
publishing articles, skiltully prepared, to this pur
mort In them the Neufchatel Question is put
forward as of the first Importance For the rest,
the counterrevolution has nothing like excess of
holiness and confidence 1t knows well that at
the next round its last trump must be played,
and seeks accordingly with cunning eyes to dis
cover the favorable pretense and the best position
The worst position for the counter-reyolution
would be the necessity Of taking the bto0dy an
itiQtite Let us then hope that in the Neutchatel
Question the acquisitions of the revolution may
be adhered to with all the more 6rmness because
it is n question Of life and death for the entire
Swiss Confederation. And let us hope that Eng
land and France will sustain Switzerland IN this
business The latter stood godmother at the birth
of the Swiss Federal Constitution in spite Of all
absolutist Europe And let us hope that NJ
Louis Napoleon may understand that victory of
tbe Powers by-ihe Grace-ofGod in France would
not profit the Empire but pure Legitimacy
If thereis frmness in this Neufchate Question
we shall see whether the counterreyolution viii
venture to open the bloody dance much more
welcome opportunity for it would be new reyo
lutionarv effort Of the French Social Republicans
which would fill with terror the whole propertied
class Of France and Europe from the English
Channel to Warsaw and st. Petersburg, and de.
prve the revolution of its friends. But no such
thing will occur in France. The counter-revolu-
ton must undertake III the clear sunlight, and in
view Of the whole world, the bloody inltiatlpe in
the pursuit of its own selfish interests. This will
double and treble its enemies, both in front
and rear. To this it car be compelled by pra
dent course Of conduct on our part. And even il
II does not take the initiative, it still cannot lay
III It's anna spd must finally perish by falling