The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-19
TIE AUSTRIAN CAPITAL.

We find the following picture Of Vienna and
It's people, in the yforthern .4d0ocats, written,
we believe. by Presbyterian clergyman, OF
Western New York, now on a tour through
Europe, and who has spent some time at Austria
and Prussia:
''ltis always inie resting to study into the
amusements Of the people, for they give true
idea of their trne character. The stump was
the first product OF American industry, aud to
tins day nothing attracts greater crowd than
The popular. lecture aud the poll ical speech :,
That 10 as it should be. TIE great Dr. Chan
ming said that the study of political questions
wa- pre- emin. ntiy fitted to develop he charac.
ter II people, and among tn AIhenians the
man VIII" d. d not meddI- in politics v as consid-
cred not only blame less hut a Useless per. on
! mean p"litcs in the true sense of the word,
which have to do with the relations Of man and
man
Blu in Vienna the pursuit of pleasure, which
in fact appears To be- the principle OCCUPATION OF
all cllssts, Les in diff. rent direc ion The
A'h~nian idea Of politics has been go com pl-,ely
ds'nrt d by the Aus,rians, that any one VIII,
ventures to trouble himself seriously " tn the III,
Is soon placed h0rs DIN combat by the police
The people are t,ugt To leave al IN cares o
government I" the E,op.r"r Hence W. are
not troubled with Congress onaI drba'es and
mass meet ms: here are no popular lectures
| IA in America V,ennese pre- etninentlv rrjoy
III, good things Of this world. They ca, like
Aasr'ans smoke with the T. st of Duichmen
AMI drink K aiser beer with the capacity OF
Bavirans Their chief s"Iacr, how ever, hes.
in music and danoing Opheus must have
lived ~ Vienna. or at least paid the Vl-aHesn an
early visi'. They welcome great nus. ian os
| they would he Emperor f lh- Russians The
| Fl ST draw IF The fiddle bow of Strauss and Ian
| ner sets all vienna in a whrrl.
| During the ca nival. which las six weeks and
ended Yesterday, prtla'r, AID pe.r-sses, pro-
G'ssor. and students officers AID walters, Jews
| Turks aid Christians, have been C pc ing and
wa!,zins as Il danc,hg could di-pel The horrors
o war, and drive away the fears Of revolution
Last Sunday Their were no So HIM ninety six
public balls in Vienna Thu private balls on
| the s,me day W uld N rease h- nunb-r To two
| hurdr. d Jenny /. nd Gold>chm DIT is To- give
| a grand c"ncsrr on Suud.y week Cir. a pr. pa
rat ms brin, made grand tea and din
| limitations I" BE- held in honor o the E.puer"r's
| marriage, which is to take place next moath--
He marries the Princess of Ba ara
| A few evenings since, was in The Elpspum
a class c land, whe e thousands Of the Vnnueise
| bourget Use repair for entertainment, and where
amoig he crowds ,archdukes may moi unirequent
| ly BIZ seen. The Elyseun consists Of number
ut subtrrranean APARTMENTS exca waited beneath
several str cts, and ft. up as to represent
the several quarters Of the globe. The differ
ent apartments are C INJECTED by long passsy-s,
and are mark. d Europe NC A
short railway leads to the Ell Dorado. and on il
] pissed zine natural reprr>-n alton ut Niagara
Falls. The groves If palm trees, the f"unia ms
and water ia Is. and the thousand lights darling
from the mouths Of serprn,s almos, make the
Elyseum f,irs land, The wit # the ln,pro-
visat"rs, the SONS of the Tyroese, and the
music Of the Troubadors contribute 10 make the
place favnre resort During he carnival i,
is always crowded No one should visi. Vienna
with, vt going to see the E'yseum.