New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-15
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4 -. the homes of what is called on the Euro
IAN Continent PanslariSm." Neither Bohe-
r.. mar Croatia was strong enough TO exist as
nation BY herself. Their respective nationa'ity
1-,duaIy undermined by the action of historical
s.r,es that inevitably absorbs il into a more ener
..,;c stock, could only hope to be restored to
s,uething like independence by an alliance with
osher Slavonic nations There were twenty-five
,,;,lous of Poles forty-hye millions of Russians,
.;oht millions of Serbians and Dugarians-why
nat form mighty Confederation of the whole
siehty millions Of slavonians, and drive back or
ertermnate the intruder upon the holy Slavonic
sol the Turk, the Hungarian, and above all
tbe hated, bu. indispensable Nienetz, the Ger
mau, Thus, in the studies OF few Slavonlan
ALsstast Of historical science was this ludicrous
this anti.historical movement got up, move
ment which intended nothing less than to sub
ueste the civilized West under the barbarian
East the town under the country, trade, manu-
fsctures, intelligence, under the primitive agri-
culture of Slavonian serls BIT behind this lu-
dicrous theory stood the terrible reality of the
Russian Empire, that empire which by every
movement prociaims the pretension of consider
ing all Europe as the domain of the Slavon race
and especially of the only energetic part OF this
race. of the Russians that empire which, with
two capitals such as ST. Petersburg and Moscow,
has not vet found its center of gravity as long as
the " City Of the Czar,' (Constantinople, called
IN Russian Tzangrad, the Cars city, considered
by every Russian peasant as the true metropolis
Of his religion and his nation. is not actually the
residence of its Emperor; that empire, which
for the last $50 years as never lost, but always
gsineS territory by every war it has commenced
And well.known in Central Europe are the In
tnpues by which Russian policy supported the
uswfspgled system of Pansavism, system than
which. none better could be invented to suit Its
purposes. Thus, the Bohemian and Croatian
Papslavist some intentially, some without know
ing il, worked in the direct interest OF Russia
they betrayed the revolutionary cause for the
shadow of nationality which, In the best OF
cases, would have shared the fate of the Polish
nationality under Russian sway. 1t must, how
ever be said for the honor of the Poles, that they
never got to be seriously entangled in these Pam
slavistic traps and if a few of the aristocracy
turned furious Panslavists, they knew that by
NuSSlan SuDlugdtiOH tucy udu icoS w iVSO shoh
BY revolt OF their own peasant serfs.
The Bohemians and Croatans called, then, a
general Slavonic Congress at Prague, for the
preparation of the universal Slavonian alliance.
This Congress would have proved decided
failure even without the interference of the
Austrian military. The several Slavonic Ian.
guages differ quite as much as the English, the
German and the Swedish, and when the pro-
seedlings opened, there was no common Sla.
vonic tongue by which the speakers could
make themselves understood. French was
tried, but was equally uninteligible to the ma
jority and the poor Slavonic enthusiasts whose
only common feeling YVES e. common hatred
against the Germans, were at last obliged to
express themselves in the hated German Ian
yuage, as the only one that generally un-
derstood But Just then, another Slavonic
Congress was assembling IN Prague, in the
shape Of Gallican lancers, Croatian and Slovak
srenadiers, and Bohemian eunners and cuiras-
siers; and this real, armed Slavonic Congress
under the command of Windischgratz, in less
than twenty-four hours drove the founders
an imaginary Slavonian supremacy out Of the
town and dispersed them TO the winds.
The Bohemian, Moravian, Dalmatian, and
part of the Polish Deputies (the aristocracy.) to
the Austrian Constituent Diet, made in that AS.
sembly systematic war upon the German ele
ment. The Germans aud part OF the Poles (the
impoverished aobility) were in this assembly the
chief supporters of revolutionary progress the
mass Of the Savonic Deputies, in opposing them,
we're not satisfied with thus showing clearly the
reactionary tendencies OF their entire movement,
but they were degraded enough to tamper and
eonspire with the very same Austrian Govern
mont which had dispersed their meeting at
Prague They, too, were paid for this Infamous
conduct; after supporting the Government dur
ing the insurrection of October 1913, an event
which finally secured to them the majority in the
Diet this now almost exclusively Savonic Diet
was dispersed by Austrian soldiers, the same as
she Prague Congress, and the Panslavists threat
sAed with Imprisonment if they should stir again
And they have only obtained this, that Slavonlc
nationality is now being everywhere undetermined
by Austrian Capitalization, result fer which
they may thank their own fanaiicism and bliad-
ness.
II the frontiers Of Hungary and Germany had
admitted of any doubt, there would certainly
have been another quarrel there. But, fortu'
Aately, there was no pretext, and the interests
Of both nations being intimately related they
struggled against the same enemies, viz, the
Austrian Government and the Panslavistic ia
naticism. The good understanding was not for
moment disturbed, But the Italian revolution
snsangled part at least of Germany in an in
tsmecine war; and it must be stated here, as a
proof how far the Metternchian system had sue
essded in keeping back the development of the
public mind, that during the frst six months Of
lsis the same men that had in Vienna mounted