The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-08-09
fmsign 4fairs.


Though the Western Powers have failed in
obtaining the active cooperation of Austria in
their struggle against Russia, there can never
theless scarcely be any doubt but they will ul-
timately succeed in obtaining signal triumph
over their formidable enemy. They have the
great advantage of being able to inflict the
most sensibl~blows upon Russia, while she can
do them no essential injury.
The vacillating conduct of the Austrian Cab
met has awakened so much contempt among
the liberal portion of the German people, and
throughout all Europe, except among some of
the aristocratic cliques, as to leave that Govern
ment almost to the mercy of the Western Pow
ers. The Emperor of France, in his admirable
address to the French Legislature ON the I'd
instant, did not fail from taking advantage of
the public opinion relative to this question;
and his sarcastic expression, that France and
England are expecting to see Austria redeem
her promises, must necessarily be keenly felt
by the Austrian statesmen, while increasing the
general odium against them.
1t is rumored and not without good reason,
that there are negotiations going on between
Russia, Prussia, and Austria, for the revival of
the Holy Alliance" but such an attempt
would, under the present circumstances, afford
the Western Powers the most favorable oppor
tunity of overthrowing the House of Hapsburg
and Hohenzollern, of restoring Poland, and of
rendering Italy, and perhaps Hungary too,
free.
cannot here forbear to observe that the
DBL. Al
exhibited far more wisdom and prudence than
have the most of the Italian and Hungarian ex-
lies done, who, not satisfied with using certain
journals, especially in the United States, for
the means of exciting rejudices and hatred to-
ward England and France, have also entered
into conspiracies against the English and French
Governments, in order to awaken strong oppo-
sition against them within their own respect
i've countries, and of depriving them of the
sympathy of the European people generally.
This blamabe conduct, ON the part of a great
portion of the Hungarian and Italian refugees,
has arisen from no sympathy with Russia, but
from their undying and just hatred against
treacherous and cruel Austria. But this plea
cannot be accepted as full excuse for their en-
deavoring to injure the French and English
Governments, which are struggling for the
great cause of European independency, and
which certainly cannot be blamed for having
paralyzed at least the resistance which it was
to be expected that they would meet with from
the side of Austria and Prussia, on the aid of
which Russia seems to have counted in the
case of an alliance between England and
France against herself-an event which, how
ever, the late Gar at the outset of the war with
Turkey, deemed very improbable.
The unsuccessful attempt against the Mala-
koff Tower and the Redan, on the 18th of
June, has not in the least diminished the opin-
ion generally entertained of the great superb
GRITTY of the French and English troops over
the Russian soldiers, in warlike qualities. Still
it cannot be denied that the garrison of Sebas-
topol has made itself well deserving of the
gratitude of its country, and behaved with ad-
mirable patience and courage.
An impartial eyewitness, and a man of great
military experience, writes, from the allied
camps before Sebastopol, that the chief causes
of the failure of the attempt against the NAL
akoff Tower and the Redan, were the fosse
which the Russians had dug the night before
in front of the former, and the immense num-
Der of heavy guns which the Russians were
enabled to direct against the assaiing columns.
He blames General Pelssier for not having, on
the morning of the l8th employed his artillery
before the assault took place; but adds, that
perhaps the French would have nevertheless
succeeded in maintaining possession of the
Malakof tower, into which they really pene-
trated, had not the Russians, after the repulse
of the English, been enabled to direct from the
Redan most murderous fire on the French.
The same writer, while highly eulogizing the
English soldiers for their calm courage, adds,
that they are, however, much behind the French
IN their lmpetuosity, and are consequently more
adapted for resistance than attack But this
Is nothing new, being the acknowledged char
acteristics of these two heroic nations.
The great Partially evinced by the majority
of the American journals towards Russia, and
their misrepresentation of the motives of
France and England, and of public opinion in
Europe, have of late provoked many vehement
articles, in several Liberal papers in Germany
and In the Scandinavian Kingdoms against
the conduct of the American press. Hence,
and still more on account of the arrogant and
unj ust limitations which the Know Nothings
are DESTROYS to impose upon the liberties of the
European emigration, there prevails throughout
a great deal of Europe much bitterness of feel
ing towards the people of the United States,
whom both the Aristocratical and Liberal par
ties now are inclined to represent as beginning
to become hostile to genuine freedom.
The Augs6urger AUgemeine Zeitung seems
quite rejoiced in being able to give detailed
accounts of the proceedings of the Know Moth
ings, in order to deter the Germans from emf
grating to the United States; and even the
Koetnische Zeitung, and many other liberal
German and Scandinavian papers, have lately
contained articles which cannot fail from hav-
ing the effect of diminishing the emigration.
New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore,
which have in great part to thank the Euro
pean emigrants for their present greatness,
might soon have cause to regret the folly and
wickedness of the Know Nothings and land,
within no very distant day, may, in the West
ern States, be had for nothing, should the prin-
ciples of the Know Nothings be adopted by
the majority of the people of the United States
But the division which has taken place
among this dangerous party will, very likely,
have the effect of rendering it powerless for
farther mischief; but the genuine Democrats
among the Native American population must
be careful not TO enter into any uaion euen 10Th
the Rno'o Nothings, opposed to the extension Of
Slavery, and to the increase of the political
pOioer Of the South, because the adopted citi-
zeDs can neUer so much forget their o,cn dignity
and just claims, as to unite with party that
has declared them sinacoythy Of holding any
public office.
Equality of rights is the fundamental princi-
pie of Democracy; and as soon as it is not the
foundation of the creed of political party, that
party has no farther claim to the name of
Democrats.
The Know Nothings," by wishing to exclude
Catholics and foreign-born citizens from hold
ing offices, are attempting the introduction of
religious and civil oppression in the United
States, and are, consequently, apostate to the
glorious political faith advocated by the immor-
tai architects of the great Republic.
The noble course pursued by the National
Era has not been unobserved in Europe, and /
can assure you that have heard many of the