Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-02
NUMBER 27.
RICHMOND wHIG.
The Po.itIou af iustria

Prom the LondOn Times. Of JuiylI
The position Of tho Cabinet OF Vienna In the pre.sn,
complicated state Of Eastern affairs one Of an. uo., en-
rous elements OF this question and t bereors d.n.n
our separate and attentive consideration No evepts in
deed could more fully have demonstrated than ,ha..
which have recently occurred the essent nj ~
the Austrian Empire to the political b.I,,r. "a ..X
tranquility Of Europe, and we venture 10 ,airn n.\
these occurrences could have taken place Au.yi.
nal retained her high position and adhered her ra-
uonal policy The convulsion OF lS4s and the strus.
gleof lsfs placed her in a position Of deoeo
dence on her powerful northern ally, Of ~hieh
the foil weight never felt tin nov = A, Nm.
same time her amicable relations with the C,,o. r.
pure we're disturbed by the question Of the Huru,ri.n
refugees who found an asylum under guns Of Widdn
Ihe iLadvised expedition Of Omar Pasha apainst N,n
enegro followed by the mission and the d.yn., -
Count Leningen, whose was an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, -
the sun more unconsconabe exactions of Prince Men
scuH.ou- Ana at this very moment when De Bruck
has just arrived at Constantinopie in the ehar,cr ~
peaeenaker, another brawl has unhappily occurr =,
smyrna In which one Of the officers of an Austrian bry
oWar has lost his life in consequences of an un
bic attempt TO carry oG from the Trkish terio,v H.
garan fugitive, who had returned to Europe ftom "A.
United states with an American passport. These minor
incidents have increased the GOODNESS which had sn,n No
between the Turkish and Austrian Goyernmeo,s paY
mas taken advantage Of it. and the question Il nou a. T.
vowed ihat should matters extrem,es \, Ia hx
no means clear what course the Cabinet OF Vienna iii
pursue. Yet there is State in Europ. 40 n..,,. an
recy affected as Austria by the Advance os Rnss;a 40
ne danube Already the lower parts of that river and
S mouths are, a. al the world fuds TO its cost 4, r..,
extent IN the keeping of Russia The 'religon
age which Count Nesserode Claims for the kns;
church just a. applicable the subjects OF Aus,, %
the Ireek iaih as il is 70 the subjects Of the C,o
man Empire. Nor Austria be iguornn, ,b,, 'a.
tne campaign of lsIe the Russian army and ia lssds
dd all that was possible ingratiac themselves With b
tney came to subdue, and to hold up con,emp,
he Enpire they were sent TO assist was not mere
flourish OF language when Prince Paskicwits proclaimed
a. e terunauon oi hosllties that Hungary lay at the
% lne Gar; anc, as the Countries and races of men
Nhch witnessed those recent disturbances have by no
means recovered their normal state of TRANQUILITY and
c government the effect OF fresh contest in their i'm.
ae neighoorhood is naturally viewed by Austria with
intense apprehension She has hitherto cndeayored To
preserve neutral and independent poston and she an
pears TO have relied to the last on the assurances ~
ceiyed from St. Petersburg which Count Gyuays mission
to that Court was to have converted into de6pie and
pacc arrangement. But Austria will find il impossible
20 adhere 10 tins middle course if the Emperor Of Russia
refuses TO accede to the terms suggested by herself and
the other Powers of Europe and unless she is prepared
TO renquish all Independence of action and 10 abandon
the fundamental principles of sefpreservation she will
resist ~ common with the rest of Europe aggression
Nhich already presses so severely her immediate
frontiers Whatever be the fate of the Ottoman Empire,
Austria of all the Powers Of the Continent can least en-
nure tha should be determined without her concur
renee yet she Is IN this extreme difficulty whether
she 80 with Russia against er either course xoud
expose some portion Of her domnions already bnt
too disaected and disunited the immediate action of
an enemy
lis not impossible that in spite of the traditional po
cy oi Austria aud the interest in the
he existing state OF things in the East she nigh. be
q
OF an accession OF territory in Bosnia and Seryia 10 ay
herself to the Emperor Nicholas should il prove tb, he
is bent on proceeding to hOsie should the present
crisis prove fatal to the Ottoman Enpre ut the on.a
quenees OF such determination would he fatal 20 ali ,ba,
Austria most values in the West and would degrade her
I"to mere satellite n the great Northern Empire She
could not command the support OF Germany in crusade
Tor the propagation of the 'orthodox Greek f,thn and
Tor the extension of Russian power for Prussia would then
put iorth just and ghu claims represent the national
interests o tue uerman people, TO uphold the public Law
n Europe, and TO maintain peace AZ least with the W.,
ern Powers But she would have still greater erils 10
encounter u Italy and from the side OF France m ,he
curt oi vienna takes step which could have the effect
converting ts dispute into general war; and if il al
o"s e 10 De seduced into apcity with the exac-
tons OF Russia, either by fear by narrow view of fer
itoral advantage Is easy oresee that On the 6rss
ymptom OF serious changes Italy, overcharged with dis
saciioB, would explode and the fate of that eountrv
"ould be the disposal France and England We do
ot deny that the extraordinary abuse of authority which
SA mas been guilty OF since her restoration undspu-
epo"er IN is49, and the petty hostility she has cor ,n
1ed 70 efce towards this country and all British
oGid induce the people Of England to regard die s,nsn
pAuon OF Italy With feelings different from, tbos bih
we're excited during the struggle OF lsla IL i evident
'nat no support could be afforded u Austria by Ru.si,
Nhch would enable her to hold her nosi,ion In I,.i-
against the policy Of England and France and aoast ths
Nhoe Italian people, and any exte sion of the Inpel
eiories IN the East would therefore be follow ed by dis
l"ues OF lar greater magnitude the West We infer
therefore, that Tor her safety as well As on pubIie
pIncpte, Austria has but one sure course IN nursne
which to join firmly with the Western Powers in their
resolution TO uphold their collective action in the affair Of
the East aud resist necessary the attemnr ~ ,nv
que Power to dictate conditions the Ottoman Emoire
oer IN the name OF his church by the advance Of his
army Austria has 1t IN her power decide this question
ana 70 decide in favor Of legality and peace The ad
vance OF the Russians beyond the Danube and even their
prolonged occupation OF the Prncpates Il impossihla
Austria, supported by England and France viii hold
the language which her position and her inter
rsts enlitle her adopt.