The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-20

and Bayarians and Prussians will be employed
10 keen down the Huns and Transylvanians. Yet
il cannot be that in 1851 the freedom OF the cen
tire and east of Europe is to be crushed forever.
The peoples will surely see through this himsy
pretext, that this natursizing Of all Germany, as
it is termed will strengthen the whole barrier
of Eastern Europe against the danger Of Russian
INVASION No thinking Liberalist is in these
days to be cheated with the idea put forth by the
Absolutist writer's that, calmly folding her arms,
Russia is stolidly witnessing the progress OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of neighboring and lately rival
Power, without jealousy or opposition. The
world must understand that this strengthening
of the Confederation is but making Austria pow
erful at the expense of and against her neigh
bors and that, without Russian backing this in
crease of power is but ephemeral Nay, il makes
her the very slave Of Russia, dependent on her
rom day to day You will recollect that the late
Hungarian revolution was caused by Austriss
attempt partially to Germanize Hungary, and
that the latter is vowed to state Of eternal rebel
lion against that policy of the Central Govern
mept Does not this condition Of the Hungarian
popular mind render Austria so completely
tributary to Russia TO prevent her from taking
A single step in European policy without Russian
consent and authorization?
The excheauer Of Austria is VIGOROUSLY bank
rupt third of her army is composed Of rebels,
while she knows full well that half her provinces,
half her empire are ready for an outbreak at
moments warning. Then, were she not the mere
catspaw of Russia relying wholly upon Russian
bayonets if the hour of need should come, would
she dare presume to interfere in the internal af-
fairs of Germany Prussia, Piedmont, and Swift
zerland Russia is playing her part of the mon
KEY getting at the chestnuts, with consummate
skill She holds Austria's paw as well as the paws
of all the secondary Governments she is now
using, from behind a screen, where she will be
content to remain ensconced, until satisfied that
she has all Europe literally at her mercy. She
plays too, upon the base passions Of men. In
| pushing on Austria to take into the Confedera-
tion by show of force Of arms, her Sclavonic and
Adriatic provinces, Hungary, the Venitian-Lom-
bardo Kingdom, and Switzerland, she tenders
bats to each German royal stock, to induce it to
bring its resources to aid her purpose. Thus the
Prussan King is to regain his place in the Diet
with nominally increased influence, for which he
has exchanged the confidence, support and affec-
ton of his people, now no longer his. He has lit
orally given away that which might have raised
him to be the leading man in continental Europe,
for a fallacious promotion amongst the "legiti-
mate princes"
To Bavaria and SaxOny he tenders support
| lin this scheme) against Prussia, their ancient
rival, and TO their Kings an enormous guarantee
against their own subjects, with the prospect of
the absorption of smaller surrounding States, in
case they behave as faithful lieutenants of Aus
tria.
AS for Austria, her monarch's gains are to be
immense, from becoming the liege slave of Mich
olas. He gets If the scheme thrives) the abso-
Lutte right to use the troops Of the Confederation
against any portion Of the people of his vast do
minions. AS he loaned Austians to the scoundrel
Elector of Hesse Cassel, so he can by this ar
rangement lend Italian and Hungarian troops to
Saxony and Bavaria, and he can turn German
troops on Hungary and Italy at moments warn
ing. This is power as vast as manageable.
Would that England's acts in such a crisis
were of the complexion of her words But, as
remarked above, there is no hope for Freedom in
that quarter True, Lord Palmerston protests /;
but the history Of his many protests proves that,
in the language of the bhoys his protests are
but "gaso
Did he not protest on behalf of Hungary, and
was not Hungary reconquered? Did he not lee
| ture Austria relative to her treatment Of her
Italian provinces, while the latter taking offence,
under his very nose and in defiance of his indi-
rect threats, frightened her stronger grasp on the
throat of Italy2 He sympathized with Sicily,
drawing her out, thus, to rebel, only to be easily
subdued. lie encouraged Italy, only to induce
her to commit herself far enough in behalf of
liberal principles to offer an excuse to the des-
pots of Austria and Naples practically to divide
her between them lie sent Lord Mimic to effect
a good understanding between Rome and Britain,
and that mission has resulted in the present
miserable and contemplate pspal aggression fra
cas- now raging. He took high-handed, if not
high -minded, measures, to strengthen "British
influence in Greece and British influence"
was speedily driven forth from that quarter. And
commencing his interference in the Schleswig-
Holstein affair, with appearance of standing
by the cause Of the Dutchies, he came out Of it
at Denmarks back Thus it is with him always
the same. While eternally lecturing and pro-
testing in behalf Of Liberalism, his results are,
one and all, without a single exception, Absolu-
fist. England !" cracks him upp for the greatest
living diplomatist, and he will most probably re-
tain his present position in the change in the
ministry in the course of progress at the date Of
our last London advices ! therefore see nc
earthly reason to hope that anything England
may do in the crisis can possibly tend to the de.
feat of this stupendous Russio-A Austrian scheme
of rascality.
Yet the greatest and most deeply interested
Power has not yet spoken. refer to continental
popular opinion. The peoples have the strength
to scatter all the schemes in the plot and to de-
feat their Vaccinations at will and am pious
believer that they will shortly move everywhere
against this forging Of far more massive chains
for their necks than were ever before worn on
the Continent, out of Russia LIRERALIsT.