The republic., 1851-01-02

| suddenly upon the people bound up in ancient
usages and prejudice Thus the world beheld
the extraordinary spectacle OF nation reject
ing and resisting even the salutary and benevo
lent plans of a despot The Emperor was in
fact baffled in his schemes, and on his death
bed he requested it might be inscribed on his
tomb:
"Here lies prince whose intentions were
good, but who had the misfortune to fail in all
his projects"
Leopold III. came to the throne in 1870, and,
making mistake in the opposite direction, by
consplrlng to restrain and chasiise the French
revolutionlsts lost, in the short space of five
years, Italy, Flanders, Belgium, Holland, and
the Rhenish provinces. Vienna, his capital,
was threatened by Napoleon in 1877. In Sc
cond and third war, Austria was stripped ofother
territories, and the imperial crown, which had
rested on the brows of her kings for thou
sand years, was finally torn from her Soon
after, she signed humiating peace, dictated
by the enemy in her capital.
After few years, the tide turned Napoleon
was overwhelmed, and the European States
were organized in one slupendous Confederation
under the guaranty Of the Five Great Powers.
In this balance of Europe, Austria was regarded
the keystone of the arch of European despo-
tism. She was deemed at once protective bull
wark between the southern kingdoms Of Europe
and the power of Russia; and barrier, both ply
scal and moral, against the spread of liberal ideas
and Institutions, either from Prussia, on the
North, the Italian States on the South, or
France on the West.
Austria was thus designed as the drag to
the wheels of progress, and though the reforms
of Joseph III. We're not wholly obliterated.
the empire was not i'll suited to this purpose
Leaving Prussia to pursue its scheme of edu
eating the people in schools and barracks, TO
monarchy, Austria attempted to shut the gates
of knowledge on the nations subject to her
sway. Hungary. wish twelve millions of peo
pie, belonging largely to a race teeming with the
fire of genius. and the lofty inspirations of ma
tonal pride, sought to be kept in subjec
ton, partly by diplomacy, partly by acts of ty
ranny, and partly also by stimulating the ma
ional and hereditary jealousy of the Croats
against them. This policy resulted in the in
surrection of lS49. Its history we shall not
here delineate. The only point we shall no
tce is, that it was national movement, abund
anty justified by the provocation. and the
hopes of success that were offered. The mad
ness of the French Socialists and Radicals. Of
various kinds and degrees, disgraced the
French revolution, and caused a general retro
gradation of public opinion in France, Ger
nd I,al, .hu only
security This led LOUIS NAPOLEON, at the
very moment of fate, TO march into Italy on the
one side. and Russia into Hungary on the
other. Thus Austria was saved .-d H"n@srv
crushed. The former, in the
showed its true disposition by 'e
nf kossUrH after he had escaped sUrags
acts OF atrocity, ~ which the e et
man revots in horror The ..aA.ss .. ...a
world is pronounced in the glory attached to
the name of KossUrH and the epithet OF Aus
tran Butcher" which is assigned to HNNAu.
Such is Austria. now brought to notice by
this extraordinary diplomatic correspondence.
All things considered we do not regret that it
has taken place 1t has given the world, and
especially the people of the United States, an
opportunity TO Judge of the temper. capacity.
and views Of one of the FIVE great European
Powers; and that which. more than any other,
enshrines the spirit of monarchical conservatism.
We have here the portrait of the Imperial Cab
met. drawn by itself--and not by the ''menda>
cious rumors' of the American press.
This is something, but not all. The occasion
has drawn reply from the present Admin
which will do more than victory by sea
or land to establish that self respect and
consciousness OF power and rectitude in the
country, which is of more meaning and might
in the race of national honor and renown
than armies and navies Mr.. WEBsTER's re-
ply has the calmness of W.sHINGToN and the
national spirit OF ANDREW JACKSON. The b. le
wrinked lightning may be seen curling in the
path Of his pen. but its flashes are well kept
down. and not word escapes which is not com
patible with dignity and courtesy. The docu-
ment will be placed high in the annals of our
country, and for landmark in the pages of
history. Its merit lies in ths--that it secures
national honor and elevates the national spirit
by peaceful means-by the might of right, and
without danger of provoking the harsh srbitra-
ment of war.
GROWING CELERy.--The Ansrican Agricuiturrst
contains an engraving illustrative of new, and,
we think, valuable method of blanching celery, "a
adopted by Mr.. John Roberts, of London, England
The improvement consists in encasing each plant
with cylinder, composed of two pieces, before
earthing up. These cylinders. or, as they are
termed, socket ties, made much like drain
tiles. and can be obtained at any of the
manufactures, and will last an age. They should
be of the length s expected TO grow the stalks of
celery. Between each two similar tiles
laid horizontally for the purpose of watering the
plants. and in earhDg they are covered, filling
the entire spacc between the rows tn near the top
OF the upright tiles We have doubt that by
thus surrounding the plants with thcse tiles and
preventing their immediate contact with the earth
the flavor well as the size and appearance of the
celery will be much improved. The horizontal
tilcs might be dispensed with Mr. Roberts has
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