New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-02
THE AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE.

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THE AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE.
Once more we are told that Austria on the eve OF
declaring openly and effectively against the Car
The propbets of The London Times assure us that
in about six weeks Francis Joseph will make war
against Russia: while Napoleon ILL., who seemsto have
forgotten how his uncle, Napoleon |. and his cousin
NAPOLEON ii were treated by the Emperor Francis
is delighted at the prospect of renewing that alliance
of France and Austria which has always proved Ia
tai to France We cannot deny that there is some
probability of such turn in the policy of Austria
since the house of Hspsburg has always been notor-
Gus for its ncratitule; and it would be therefore en-
trey consistent with the character of Francis Joseph
"a take up arms ainst the Gar the very day OF
tie fifth anniversary of the entry of the Russians into
Hungary, which saved the throne though not the
honor of the boyish Emperor. His ancestors have
often done the same. Poland, under Sobieski, saved
Vienna when it was beseged by the Turks and NAL
content Hungarians; she was rewarded, after cen
u,v by the famous partition which set at naught all
the principles of international faith and private
honesty Maria Theresa when all Europe had COM
biped against her in l74o fed with her infant child
to Hungary, and her tears moved the Hungarans
10 rise in her cause aud defeat her emies; but as
and paved the way for her son, who abolished their
Constitution Again, during the French wars the
Emperor Francis trumphed mainly by the armies
voted without opposition by the Hungarian Diet,
which was dissolved shortly before the close OF the
war rot to meet again for more than ten years.
Francis Joseph may have studied the traditions OF his
house 20 as to feel scrupes of conscience when he
commits an net of huge ngratitude. What chvalrous
Ia ed from
hung the Hungarian generals that surrendered at dis
cretionl Still the House of Hapsburg was always AS
tue enough to indulge in treachey only when il could
90 so without danger. The question is, can it do so
new
There cannot be any doubt that the Czai begins to
distrust the Emperor late his intimate friend aud
.ally' A camp of seventy thousand men is to be
formed at Kamenetz on the very frontiers of Gacia
and the BukOyna, just in the rear of the Transyva-
nian army, while 10000 men are marching from
Warsaw to Cracow This is the first sign that Rus
STA feels uneasy about Austria, and it is the sword OF
Damoces suspended the head of Francis Joseph
II shows that Nicholas is prepared to invade Hungary
once more by the very same passes and dehles by
which his armies were led in l5i9; it may remind
Francis Joseph that the army of Russian Poland can
in ten days arrive at Vienna from Warsaw, with the
certainty that the march itself will set Hungary and
Italy on fire. But should Francis Joseph even pre-
vent such catastrophe Ky timely concessions to his
oppressed subjects, be cannot but remember that
war between Russia and Austria must be to the
knife which, unless crppes the forces of the Musco
ye must destroy the German. He cannot forget that
if the Gar when forced BY the western alliance
to sign humiliatng peace, should still maintain he
integrity of bis empire, he will surely soon take ven
geance for Austrian ngratitude, and occupy the es
tates of the dying man at Vienna who feels more
dangerously i'll than the dying man on the BosphorW
But has Francis Joseph any guarantee that the west
ern powers really earnest in therpurpose Can he
put faith in their declarations without incurring the
risk of seeing peace concluded between the belliger
ent powers upon the basis of the status quo leaving
sting in the bosom of the Car and spite against his
late protege who had stabbed his benefactor in the
back The bombardment Of Odessa and the fortif.
cations at Galpoli are no security for the good be-
hayior Of the allies They must proceed in differ
ent way, if they indeed expect Austria to join them
since Austria is accustomed always to 90 with the
tronger party.
But again should the western powers succeed in
securing the alliance of Sweden, in occupying Fin
and, in destroying Cronsadt, in bombarding ST. Pc
tersburg, in expeng Pasbkiewitch from the Prcipa-
tiles. in Wrestling Trsnscauca asia, the Crimea aud
portion OF southern Russia from the grasp of the
Gar and in constituting them into a new kingdom
should they with the assistance of Austria, effectively
cripple the power of Russia. will Francis Joseph
then have any cause to congratulate himself on the
glorious part be has performed He will have only
manned his right hand with his left, and will have
contributed to overthrow his only possible ally in case
of an insurrection among his subjects, whose hopes
must revive rs the Russian prestige is broken
and the possibility of Intervention is removed. In
deed, nobody but the wiseacres of Ppinting House
Square and their profound patrons in Downingsroet
can believe fegn TO believe that Austria make
wsr against Russia without collision with the Car.
The policy Of Austria must be either Russian or neu-
raty at any prize, even at the price of honor. We
may therefore expect course Of shutting and dodg
ing and doubledeang and equivocatng and tergiver
sang unparaleled.in history; less blunt but more
dangerous to the West than that Of Prussia. The al
lance Of Austria with the western power. is broken
reed, and woe to those who lean upon it
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