The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

these Provinces that they should be restored 10 their
normal condition, and rescued from shst must term
Accordipg to the last accounts General Ooron,n nov
comma ndng the Austrian forces 1t Buehsrsst has
actually proclaimed martial law which is, IN other
military authorities, arbitrary AMI supreme
command the country. Tie wsisOhisa people arc
and utterly powerlsss the hands Of their masters
that II Ii impossible to justify such by any
This act Is Crest violation Of The treat, Of the IAN Of
june, 1854. between the Emperor OF Austria and tas
Porte BY the third article OF that treaty the Court Of
Vienna contracted positive engagement to restors In
concert With the Ottoman Porte Ear p,ssib tina
legal state OF thSgs in tbs Principslsiss Can It be
things in country occupied BY the troops Of an ali
lied Power for particular purpose, the General
aw~thst is TO superseds all the sa,so les
Of the State BY his foreign military authority t
is mere abuss OF force, subvsrsivs Of AL Law ana
as this occupation was the result Of q compact
OF alliance between Austria and the Porte Among
the event S the occupation taking place the COM
pander Of the imperial would enforce the srictest
discipline Of the troops and that the property laws
public worship and customs Of the country should De
respected" Have these conditions ooservedf On
the contrary many Of the regiments sent this ser
vice are Croats whose conduct hiss been to the last de-
gree offensive cisorderly, and tyraunisa Men of emil.
ntnee have been drivsn from the country without
has been kept for tho most part in the hands tn,
same Individuals who served the Russians aud would
promised into Sohn sss
from the Mixed Commission which to sit ~ Vienna
on the affairs Of the Prncipalities; and it probable
that the scandalous confusion OF the may
be the alleged by General 1oronini justify the
proclamation Of martial law But state Of things
and discl sditabls to Austria. The remedy is 70
be found in the immediate reconciliation OF the
for foreign occupation Tns Porte and is allies havs
auc n for IA cal WI tha
ment OF existing treaty Russia herself has accepted
the principle Of this arrangement and 1t would be pra
dent for France and England to require from Austris
some categorical statement Of her intentions
jsct Al long ago last session think that papers
ence TO this occupation and 1t would bs desirable to
certain from Mr. Colquhoun's reports what measures
correct the gross abuses Of the former
We are also entitled to ask what grounds and BY
whose authority this declaration Of martial in the
done with the consent Of the Porte 1t Ia act Of
violence, not more justabe than the original Russian
invasion The continuance of this state Of things is
only the proongation Of those evils which the
most direct Of the termin IL il the
is true that Russia has artfuy affected to make hsr
recognition Of this principle depend on the neutrality Of
Germany SSt in Germany ceased 70 Be nsutr
The neutrality Of Germany does not depend any saoh
consideration the result Of the inveter.te divisions
sian influence the minor Courts, and Of want OF
genuine resolution and purpose-Hke energy among the
people; tnsOmuch that, until q material change has
the policy Of those rulers the spirit this
matte n, We have lost all confidence in their support.
Germany had last year magnificent part to play in the
affairs Of Europe, for united with the Western owers,
she might at have checked the ascandaney Of Rus
sa, and terminated the evils of She proved, how
ever unequal to the occasion, and the
Court Of Vienna has been paraly zed far BY the In
gues Of her eonfederates than by the hostile inu
ence of Ruasa. The policy and operations Of the West
Powers have at no time besp made to depend on
these precarious adherents and though
the Importance the German States would immediately
acquire by action their neutrality and their passive
condition virtually obiiterate them from the political
map Of Europe
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE IN BERLIN.
The German papers mention q conference held at Ber-
lin the 18TH between H. Manteufel, President of the
Prussian Cabinet Count Esterhazy, Ambassador of Aus
tria, and M. Bismare who represent PRUSSIA at the
Germanic Diet. private lettAr, says the Conference
was of very important character 4 union bctaeen
Prussia and Austria for armed neutrality Is spoken
Of becoming and probable. and that Prussia,
With view thereto will support the proposition which
Austria in about to make in the Diet for the mobza
ton of the Federal Coutngents There is prospect
Of an interview towards the end Of the month,
between the King Of Prussia and the Emperor Of Aus
tria