New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-14
AUSTRIAN PERFIDY.
I rOvg The T0ndor Ma.


We co lot envy the Emperor Of Austria II he
bear IN his breast single spark Of that mluly aud
sssolnte epirt for which The word has oeen " A ~
to give him creoit, when he read The dispa'cles
which describe the obb and flow of the oo.tutte .ad
ssnguinaS battle Of lnkermaun. State policy is not
TO be Influenced by merely sentimental consii IA
tons else one might well imagine IN Il the dss,eod.
ant OF line founded by a hero, which has ever
kroBn how TO draw tho sword ~hsn danger msn-
s1to could not read without burning shane the tale
Of the struggle ~eged against such fearfal odd. for
Cause ue righteousness OF which be ha. en that
ical. asserted, IN which he above AL mea Is dee lly
srttTos'ec ana which be- above all men IS bound by
every hthug # honor consistency and self res pet
TO support. "Wby lie | here like a bed-nrden
"mtnk said lvsnhOe, while the game ou which
depends my life and death is played oct by the
Austiias political existence is being played out By
England and France before Sevastopo sod Austria
stands st the easement like Rebecca the Jewes be-
hlno Der shield, tenbiir sDo mDoteJt spectatfe-s
Of cfame in which she seems resolved to have 40
pant except the catastrophe. Is it nothing 10 Austria
that the conflict going should be decided in a.
vor Of either Of he oOmbatants 10 each Of whoa she
secretly leIds support and each of whom she has
morally Che DdCd We do not pretend TO oyerlo x
misun tersiand the policy whc Austri 4n sta,e.
neD profess 20 act. They avow the pol CT Of selfish
ness but they forget that selshnes is isolation aud
that Austria cannot afford to he isolated. II il thought
master stroke Of policy 70 have occupied the Dam
bian PriDcpalties with the Of one party and
will out mourning the immediate hostility Of the other
and thus as ii is said to have secured Austria the
prize about which the East aud West coutDnding
IL If thought TO have been master-stroke of policy
10 allow the other three great powers 10 wear .ch
othtr ont by Al exterminaDg conflict and thus "a
the rtsult Of every battle ana every camping to
make Austria relatively If not absolutely s,rGD ger;
aDo fiji ally when the weary beligereots hall make
peace To for Austria great prepOnderauce
IL the COM cils Of Europe TO enable Der 10 take to
herself what portion she plesscs of the spos of
To Enjoy during war all the advantages Of peace and
~ IA he 4 IQ nd tar nf
sucoessful wsr-what policy can be subtle more
far.sit hfeo profound
We have not, think unde rstated the case which
may be made in favor of that double p)icy in par
sus Of which Austria made public proe- son Of her
sympathy with the allied powers after their first vic
tory. and then prevented diversion in their favor
which might have enabled them to reap that victory
fruits Russia will not forget nor forgive the congra
ulatiODs on the Alma nor England and France rhe
policy which has coDct ntrate1 their armies the
forces which but for Austria, would have been
pied in hopeless campaign among the Oestentia
swsops of the Danube or the deadly marshes Of the
DOH Odia One condition of the success OF the
game which Austria is playing is that at the close o
the present contest neither Of the beligerent. should
be in condition 10 give effect 10 theic dspetsure
Let Austria weigh well Der position, compared
with II Il of those great powers whom she has thus
mortally offended. II has been the tradition of Euro
pean policy 10 maintain the Austrian Empire first as
| a bulvnrk against the Turks and next defense
against Russia. Austria has been the spot child Of
EsropeaD diplomacy the fovorite OF conferences and
CODgTe sses -aD empire made up OF dogrleS, apDana
ges and conaiioDs. Hence she is composed Of the
most heterogeneous clements of races held together oy
the merest re 1nertG each kept down 10y the rest
| and performing in it, turn this duty to its neigh
bors-tach more strongly attracted to some foreign
State than to that of which il Is q reluctant
fedsr Hungary leans to Russia Italy to France
and TIE Slovenian provinces own but slight sympathy
ard give but doubtful allegiance to their German
masters Such are the constituent parts of Austria,
while England France. and Russia though differing
widely in everything else agrse at least in hs'hat
they nations possessed of national feeling aud
spIt, with population speaking the same language,
aDzeC under the same iDsttutiOnsthat they form,
in fact each a complete whole which nobody dreams
Of berg able to disntegrate while Aus ria can hardly
keep DOWN the centrifugal force which is driving every
prov il CO 10 fly off from the rest For such country
twm allies are absolutely needed, and firm allies can
only he secured by policy Of honest and energetic
lconssteDcv. Austria greatly deceives herself If she
thinks thar the consideration she has received Is
Tribute to her strength 10 the interests of peace and
Iorde- IN q spirit of forhearance and Cancellation,
tEI GLAND and France have sbstaned from raisiog
Ioue stems 10 the solution of which Austria can hady
Remain Indifferent How long will this state of things
last and when il terminates what resistance can
lAustrs dontod and dsorg anized, offer to serious
IAi.ack or where is she To- seek Tor 40 ally Let the
ltnru O. ne from what quarter II wilt Austria will he
Hound isolated without and divided within W no
woul0 str in defense of Power which has betrayed
yery OF in turn aud which seeGs to have been placed
between the belgerents expressly to compensate
iwitL province two the loser for nus losses Iue
kroptier of Austria toward Russia is a mere geo
bra, bic8l line ana should it be the will OF the
IC,ar 10 celebrate lie Dcum in the Church of ST.
ktephep be will find We stern Europe and northern
Hermann attentive and not unedhed auditors, and
Htsy ard Hungary lending their voices TO the chorus
Nor A. this the only danger. Two previous visits
have made the French eagles perfectly well ac-
huauted with the road 10 Vienna whether 1t be sought
e. Ansterlitz or by Eckmuhl. These things we're
done lille Austria had Russia for an ally Have
fhey become impossible now How many sparks
foa, French corporals pipe would it require to set
I.. lIe1 from q
proepec would there be of conquest of Lo Dbardy
will, France and England instead of the small king
dom of Piedmont 10 conduct the war When aus
fria measures herself against the great powers she
must not forget that wherever her enemies appear
.bey NAV count the support OF her own SUBJECTS
She is in the most imminent danger OF becoming a
eeccrd Poland and affording, by her dsmem 0eIment
ar decentralization for that which che fondly
Thinks is being carried on for her exclusive al
Kanfsge. -
| We have no wish for this contamination we nave
ho other than sentimental Interest IN making Venice
h free port and thus blghtng in the bud the fortune
bf Triesler But have an enormous interest," III 's
kuooess of our present operations GIVE us iinls anG
i've can place any number OF men required Ia 'ace VI
bbe Russians: but for the moment, our armies are
Impressed by superior numbers. while Austria S''s
Eomplacently by with five hundred thousand men az
Eer dispossl and watches our efforts and our suffer
fnes with cold and callous indifference. This 1t IS
Allowed her 10 do now; but let her be assured tnat
khe opportunity is great and eeng, and that II she
kIlovs us TO struggle alone through our present dl-
fIt;es she will have united the vanqushed ana VIC
korious In one thOught-ihe desire OF vengeance on
bower so specious so timid, and so peridous
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