The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20
pespotism vet Rocking.


' the cruel hoof OF the tyrant seemed to nave
rampled, with crushing weight and annlhilatir q
orce. We have always insisted that the rec .cton
would come, and that the day would not De long
DELAYED. BY the last steamer we lave stirring
and significant news from the cehtre of Europe, |
which leads us to believe ttat Austria, so far from
having consolidated he. th1one, has not only been
compelled to humilate herself into degrading
serfdom to Russia, but that, with the allied power
of both these 2espotisms, she will not be abee
for any great length of time, 10 maintain the tran
guilty of her provinces. Servia, very popu-
lous and warlike portion of her dominlons, has re-
Gently displayed a rebelous spirit; and there
seems TO be as great dsailection existing in Ser
via, as there was, one short year ago. in Hungary
itself 1t is said that the Servlans and the Croats,
having discovered how they have been deceived
by the Austrian government, are trying TO enter
INTO some Arrangement with the Magyars, whom
they had assisted Austria and Russia TO crush
have risen against the House Of Hapsburg, and are
willing now to unite with the Hungarians, In
final struggle TO throw off the incubus of Austrian
despetism It is said, moreover, that they number
over an hundred thousand armed men, fortified by
a rugged and inaccessible territory, muntioned
with all the forces of war, among which are In
cluded one hundred and ten cannon: and that
Austria, alarmed at the state of affairs, has dis
patched large relnforcements TO the field of Insur
rection.
There is another item In the foreign news which
seems 10 us TO be peculiarly significant at this
crisis Marshal Radetzkyis said to be dissatisfied
with the GOODNESS and neglect with which he has
been treated; for, while honors have been shower
ed in profuson on the army of Hungary, which
never could have saved itself from annlhilation had
it not been for Russian intervention this man, this
veteran solder, this grey-headet marshal of the
empire, who has been more than sixty years fig ht
ing under the standard of Rudolph de Hapsburg,
and saved the empire, while the army of Hun
gary and its Russian allies had only saved the En-.
peror, has been passed by without any addition to
his titles estates
Now, we happen to know, and all the world has
had the privilege of finding it out, that had it
not been for the brave, the heroic, and the almost
lnconceivable efforts of Marshal Radetzky TO sub
due Italy, particularly the Lombard province, at
the time of Its successful lnsurrection, Austria
would have lost all hold upon the Italian peninsula,
and the cause of independence would have been
successfully achieved. 1t will be remembered
that, although the Italian revolution broke out be-
fore the war in Hungary began, the most strenuous
efforts of Radetzky were being put forth, at the
very moment, in the south OF the empire, that Gen
Haynau and his Russian coadju were strainng
the last muscle 10 subdue the heroic Magyars.
Marshal Radetzky, at that crisis, rendered a much
greater service TO Austria.than any man has done
since the time that the Arch-Duke Charles success
fully resisted the onset Of Napoeon's army, and
preserved the integrity OF the empire. Besides, he
Is the Oldest and most victorious general Of Aus
tra. He has displayed the greatest military genius;
he has put forth the most heroic efforts and, in
single word, has done more to prevent the dsso.
luton Of the Austrian empire during the last twenty
four months than any, we might, perhaps, say all,
her other military chleitalns. We can easily I'M
derstand how he has been overlooked and neglect.
ed. He has had no particular connection with
Russia and Russia, be IL understood, now die
tates TO Austria every step OF her policy. Russia
demands that her own generals shall be prodigally
rewarded with honors and estates, TO pay for their
services in the cause Of ally and it is matter
Of very litte importance TO Nicholas, that Marshal
Rad, tzky, who struggling for the empire in
the south, should be treated with any distinguished
honors.
1t clear, as a summing up of the whole affair."
that The great agitation which was shaking the
Austrian empire 10 pieces, was only quoted for
the time. She recovered from the first step of the
advancing earthquake, but she can have no secu-
rty against subsequent shocks. That despotsm is
eiete Ii is dIssovisg, and il n gong TO decay.
The life Of the government Is extinct 1t is nothing
but form, the substance has long ago departed.
There are more elements, too, Of trouble in her
future history, than she has ever had before. The
detection OF such men as Marshal Rade,zky, or
successful rebellion in Servia, would probably be
fatal because Hungary would hear the tocsn,
and lift her heroic arm once more and this would
be but signal for general instruction in the
Italian States, which could be queed only by ano-
ther Intervention ofRussia. which would be sure
to bring On a general war in Europe, and compel
England TO Put her shoulder, with the republic of
France, with the kingdom Of Turkey, and all the
other minor States, TO the great wheel of revolu-
ton, and crowd it on. bearing with it the indepen-
dence of nations and the liberties Of people, in order
TO ave themselves from the fate Of Rome. when
the Goihs and Nandals descended fom the Nerth,
ard desolated her feirest provinces Such seems
10 us 10 be the tendencies Of the present state Of
things, in the central and Southern portions of
Europe and we believe that the news which
viii be brought by the next steamer. will show
that we are not false prophets.
SHTwEKoKs oFF THE CoAsr or FLoRpA-The
annexed statement exhibits the number Of vessel.
and the value Of properly lost of the coast OF Flo