The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-04

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Count Eesbssy IL IN st. Petersburg and the story
that he has been strongly backed BY some OF the
pfssenAtves Of the smaller States Germany a. veil
Prussia The Austrian army though reduced is yet in
sh csdition that can, at the shortest possible NO
tics Be sgsn Iut the footing provided there u
somcyedy wnling to psy-the drummer The reductou
of the Austrian army wss forced financial nea,u,s
which necessary to pssvent new Stste bank yupey-
nothing ise We shall soon see however what success
Austrian e!saior will hSse Mt fuis monent, snd ts
what extert she nsy be trusted. In the meanwhile
insist on the pesct which exists bstwee.
france and Austria side md Austria ana Russia on
the other THIS understanding las mads the Emperor of
aefreIch desrs and besese in peace, and b known
IN spite of the wsSe tcns Of the ynesh press that
majority Of mniss.s ID With the GOOD Offices
OF AUSTRIA providef shall appear Cat she ia Sincere
An 'nc oppoi'e case Jou fearful exteaeon
OF the theatre Of NEXT spring and political changes
in NaiS-perhaps in Germany. 1t Is safd that Ruasa
was prvy to the proposition ads BY Austria to Prsncs.
but this does not yet w,rrant tie conclusion that abs
VIII be satisfied with tEs Adstrie. progrsums though
that programme fnsssh the hasis or oeooti.to..
II II shall bave any other purpose merely TO furuis
su sdditiensi excuse for thsinsctivity of Austris
What ig certain now ~ that Count Esterhaxv
is not bearer Of aHmuruna to Russia ana
that Whistler Russia acccrs re;ect the profsreA
olive branch Austria will not 20 to with her Aus
tra has certainly agreed in the treaty Of ID Deceber T.
tecare against Russia in certain cases. but thsss
Lave not been Drecised, that there dfsrncee Of
opinion between Austria and the Western Powers ~ to
whether the mentioned in the treaty a. The
cost. belh has actually srisen Is ever likely 70
srtc or not In the treaty recently concluded be wss.
the allied Powers and Sweden the points which coustf
tute the c0ens beS have been distinctly stated az Ills
wise the obligation of the Western Powers that eveaAe
though the precAc Obligations of Swsden toward a.
lies can only be contained In secret article Blu. sup
posing thereis sucb secret arclo that Sweden
merely allows thsed Powers the free Of her por
winter and summer, an immense advantage E,ust atm
result from tito the Western Powers 1t places them
precseey where they wrh to be placed, and where
1t was thought the Austrian treaty of December
would place the as the head Of the conservatives q
Europe By giving Russia by implication et least the
Character and position of the aggessor aud dturber o
the public peace This reoonquerng for France tho
position which she AAd lost the ltioo Of
1882 and assigning to Russia the character of aGto
Neither Austria, nsr Sweden, nor Denmark could q
any time previous to the advent of Napoleon throw s
weight Of her influence the side France now that
weight certainly there, and II 1t does not tell upoa
Russia Ia prompting peace the siruaton such THAI
active 90 operation may be compelled sprDg The
questions Of the Hospodarst in the and Of
revolution In Italy, pressing upon Austria. The
measures preparing for the Baltic the state Of pu,s
opinion In Sweden, viii compel action there and 90 o
may In the end be in Germany Russia should appear
to le determined to turn deaf The
OF the various Poaers now 'erce3iag in favor
Of leace This is what the Emperor Napo-
leon personally counted upon, when he made that re-
marAabe speech at the closing Of the Industrial Exhlbi
ten; his words have had the desired effect commented
upon they by French diplomats every court In
Europe; and the treaty with Sweden as well a. the re-
newed negotiations Of Austria which predicted some
sary TO convince Europe the pacific intention of th
FeIeh in order to justify the steps which
"folced" on tie Emperor Napoleon.
1t said that answer to the Austrian proposition
may he expected the last Of this month, from the
Court OF St. and however incredalou the EDg
lish journals effect to be- and whatever doub NorS
The Russian journal at Brussels may throw upon the
who e after, my faith in peace remains uDshsken. Ts
very capture Of Kars by seemingly bslaneisg the 20.
count OF the beleeien facilitates negotiations BY show
One great ct only will remain II peace ia concluded
now. namely this-that Russa-not Franco Is the pow-
er that all must dread as threatening the balance o<
power In Europe whIe the present Of France
by cruthirg socialism. has done protecting
the present crter Of things than could have been exe
nue TO give great weight to French diplomacy all ov.r
tie world, without preclndng however, the possibility
eaoe s. p in progressive IDEAS. France win thus have
two huipes to her bow, while England will be
,sn to to play ,ss sss0nassy part (sosno sgao xhs
Russia and England will have been banked in their de-
signs, while France alone viii hsve been successfu tn
The city Of Rome ia st deserted by strangers Tho
sence cf the Russian Minister and the withdraw,t
Of those OF Spain and Sa opia hoe lett the city qails
dull but though the people feel the unproduc e<
the season the authorities am sure, are not sorry 10
witness the abtence OF 80 many persons who to them ass
Rore, though the centre Ct Catholic Christianity and
once Il centre Of the world, is nothing else but
vIQ IN IN
ally to Anerican for 1t doubles the distance from
New York letter from America to London, requiring
by the regular mail Here for instance, the y
OF january, and yet we have not got the HERALD or
have however seen ths National selimcer Of the lots
psssmSr ' that paper hayiDg been g.. through viii
vt ead BY The Sphores Of spa nubo and
ethics though s known that they arrived here early
on Sunday IN fact on Saturday night, when 1t NOS
convenient for the holy fathers to inspect them WhAA
they do come expect to them mutilAted form.
Of the oh hnss being cut ont by the sovernmsnk
officials.
would not make inyidious barge against the
ministers Of any religion; but it eppeh to that tha
IN iDs' II
number Is ever received in tn. Pe.' s,is,. 1hs
,h. ,s., sa en-. .usvSi'l.1os s,;a
including Chief Of Police t-Da ri9 s1olj7l 7lgsssE4
hands ofthe clergy, the Dire '7t; ,ns roitbH8sF >.
all public and private acts of the g. TsfaE0sos sasc
tolial appearance which ia even ammo, Ing end h:t
70 sIarg0fs, VINO submit 70 ft only TOR limited
and which cannot le otherwise than Calling to thoss
are doomed to endure 1t for life. II the police cfh-
which Is exceedingly watchul to prevent the intro.
ticn and spreading OF ideas were equally the q res
regards thieves and highway robbers Rome ia
enyions might al least DO an agreeable resort of q
leisure and wealth. But this is not the the protsc
ton Of the police merely extends to the government;
neither strangers nor the people themselves being
dered secure in lite and property II bad enough wea
tho civil government Of country places itself the
head of the church aiso but it s ainly when
the church itself the civil and judicial functions
OF government In the former tho Church suffers;
In the latter the State Ia 70 suffer the Church.
It was thing for Rome to be.ome rich and powerful
through the contributions Of all Catholic Countries
and another to create . revenue from domestic re-
sources. Now thai Portugal furnishes but little
money to the Pope, and Spain and Sardinia not