The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-24

From the London Times Of Apru 2.
Foreign Refugees.

The answer returned by Prince Schwarzen-
berg TO Lord Granville's despatch has already
reached the knowledge Of the public through the
German papers, and il produced in this country a
painful and offensive impression. We regret ted
to see q government which we had long been ac-
customed to view with respect condescending to
menace harmless English travellers with perse-
cuton OF passports and police agents; and we sug-
gested that the only appropriate notice to be taken
OF such threat was to abstain as much as poss bic
from entering the Austrian dominions. But, al.
though Lord Palmerston had quilted office, il was
evident that the Austrian Cabinet still regarded
Lord John Russell the representative Of the same
hostile principle, for certainly such sinister in
tcntions could be imputed to Lord Granville; and
in addition to the notes previously presented on the
subject Of the refugees, the Austrian minister in
London Instructed to place in the han de- OF the
Foreign Secretary two communications Of SINH
lar tenor-one from the Duke Of Modena, and the
other from the Papal government. The obeerva-
tions Of such prince as he who rules in Modena
might, without ceremony, be consigned TO the
waste paper basket, and accordingly Lord Gran
vile replied that be should not notice that commu-
nicaion. But the claim OF the Austrian minister
TO present remembrance from the Holy See was
impertinence which required some further CEN
sure; for at loss To conceive either what
grounds the Pope's Secretary could think himself
entitled to address the British government on any
subject whatever after the Of last year
or how the Austrian minister could be Instr uctod
10 act In the name Of sovereigps by whom he had
been accredited the Queen Of England.
On these grounds Lord Granville returned these
two lastrnentioned dispatches to the Austrian
minister.
The relations of the governments had thus reach
cd, under the late administration, most unpleas-
ant pon and on both sides offence and retaliation
had been carried to their furthest limits. We
deeply regret the pccyish and unworthy spirit
which may be traced in this correspondence, TO the
great detriment of the public interests; hat
bound TO add that sooner had the intelligence Of
the defeat OF the late ministry reached Vienna tina n
Prince Schwarxenberg FASTENED to express to
Lord MaImesbury his earnest desire TO restore
''that character Of frank and intimate confidence
10 the relations Of the two governments which
events, independent of the Austrian government,
had less disturbed" Lord Derby's re-
marks upon his own foreign policy and the ques-
ton Of the refugees, in his speech on taking Office,
were accepted by the cabinet Of Vienna with un-
required the Austrian frontier that Brtish trav-
elers should be provided with passports iseued by
some Brtish auth prity.
At the present Con juncture In the affair, Of Eu-
rope, 1t s impossible overrate the importance OF
this reconciliation, for the Union and mutual con
hdence Of all the great powers 10 the nainstay OF
the general peace; and If any designs of aggrcs-
zion are have been entertained by the French
government, the arrangement between England
and Austria lie the cleft through which they threat
ened Europe. IL is on this account that we have
steadily adhered, and sometimes through much
obloquy, TO the importance of a good understand
ing with Austria. We heartily wish that the in
ternal government Of the Austrian empire were
favorable than IL Ia TO provincial liber that
her army could be reduced, and her finances im-
Proved but thcee are matters Of no direct concern
20 ourselves. We look solely to our common in
terests, and on that ground VIC maintain that re-
ncval Of our amicablc relations with the Austrian
government ie . fortunate Circumstance for this
country, aud we sincerely hope they will not again
be rashly destroyed.