The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-17

themselves as secure OF the active assistance Of England
and IN the second place when they have been disap
pointed In this expectation have overwhelmed as with re-
proach We have neither deserved their expressions OF
confidence nor Of disgust But for all this the real nature
Of the Austrian government IS perfectly understood Ia
England. There nothing bad IN the worst period
Of history centuries ago not 10 have been equaled
by the Austrian government within the last few years
Hungary has been laid waste with fire and sword contrary
70 the faith Of treaties and the natural humans OF modern
civilization. Lombardy is prison. The whole OF Italy
subjected TO the pressure OF the Austrian bayonet Tus
cany the legations Napethere Is not province except
Sardinia in which the weight of that impure power is not
felt Who shall describe the horrors and niqutes OF the
Austrian dungeons at Verona and esewhere II is per
cty understood in Europe that torn away from
their homes in Italy upon suspicion and executed in
cold blood with scarcely the form OF trial. by the hands
of the Austrian agents These things are endured, we
scarcely know Why until France and England united re-
solve that they shall be VIII II be believed then
that the agents Of such government venture TO compare
the denominations of their condition with the state OF
any portion of the British empre2 Ia bygone years
when 0Connel in his palmy days bowling in behalf
OF his ragged clients idea got abroad upon the cont-
Of Europe that he really in earnest and that the
poverty OF Ireland fairly reerabe to causes over which
any government could exercise control II is idle TO say
that person above the condition of baaaud in any Of
the European capitals believed in any such absurdiy
but now the Austrian journalists directed TO compare
the Ireland OF 1856 with the Hungary Of 1906 the Lom
hardy of 1856 with the India of 1856:
TO speak of Ireland and India, and the manner in
which British liberalism is administered in these regions,
TO hrow in the face of the English government all the
opprobrium OF barbarsm which luckily has example
elsewhere II Is well that more the deformed con-
tradicton between the zeal OF England for the welfare of
Italy, of Poland and of GREECE and its conduct towards
Ireland should be laid bare The possession of that island
morbid cancer continually eating the foundations of
public tranquility in the United Kingdom, and highly
compromisino its dignity in the face OF Europe With
any participation in the advantages enjoyed by the sister
sandonerously bearing the weight of this unionbound
in letters for all that people holds most DEAR in religion
habits northumberland is continually the watch
for proptous moment to rise and emancipate itself from
its powerful bonds with England The spirit of insured
ton is the order OF the day there more than In Italy or
Poland, and if its manifestations more rare, and do
not attain such threatening proportions it 10 due exclusive
y to the much greater pressure exercised by the English
government than that which England laments bitterly
presuming it to weigh other countries"
Would that any Austrian agent directed to travel
that district of India of Ireland in which the great
est discomfort could be discovered and to compare with
that section of the possessions of the house of Hapsburg
which the greatest contenment prevails and per-
ctly willing to be judged upon the result of the COMPARE
Half dozen of our Irish members feespoken in
Austria they in Ireland would in something less
than hours render the position of the Emperor
truly uncomfortable that he would have resource
but to shoot them to abdcate himself What would
the police agents who are charged with the government Of
Hungary think OF province in which every body has full
power say what he lkesto print what he likes against
the call meetings and denounce the acts
the leave the province when he likes and
to return to 1t when he likes with questions askedn
which the Inhabitants represented in the imperial
Parliament in larger proportion than any other district of
the empire and take that their representation shall
not be considered dead letter. True is that in Ireland
the Roman Catholic religion is largely assisted by the
government; but have not the other hand heard
of conc0rdat with Rome2 We are, however perfectly
sensible that this outrageous tissue OF absurdty is not
concocted for the benefit of educated Europe but of the
gaoers gladiators Of the Austrian empire The scrbes
of the Verona Gazette do write for London Paris
but for Verona, Milan, Mantua Spelberg Pesth. How
far their lucubraons may receive credit in towns where
public opinion has such free play it not for say
but il is perfectly certain they deceive person who
has the slightest acquaintance with the present condition
of Europe On point certainly wonder that the
Austrian government willing to hazard discussion
among picket of Croats 1.-THE policy Of non-in
tervenon incumbent upon Great Britain y buff upon
Great Britain why not upon Austrian How is it then
that find Austria in the legations in Tuscany in Par
ma, powerful by intrigue and community OF interest at
Rome and omnpotent Mt Naples If the influence Of
Great Britain the popular side is not to be exercised
let Austria at least stop within her provinces for she
has surely little direct at the foot Of Italy we
can have Every nation, however, in these days has
right to exercise influence the internal of
anothernot by direct Intervention for that doctrine has
been long since exploded but by the far efficient
agency OF opinion The Italians of the present day may
be perfectly that whenever they strong enough
cast the Austrians out of the peninsula far as this
country is concerned they have nothing but support and
hearty good wishes to expect
The Austrian army of occupation have been lately APP
plying the law OF the state OF siege very vigorously in
Romagna and fourteen persons have been shot by them in
Bologna and the immediate environs.
The rumor Of the mobilization of the Austrian army is
true IL appears only relates TO the portion of II in Italy,
each regiment OF which 10 receive poo of the
The augmentation will 10 5000 men, sufficient
says the Augsburg Gazette for every eventuaiy
Of armed peace exists In northern Italy but there is evil
IDENTIFY much exaggeraon In what is said OF the popular
enthusiasm against Austria in the Sandman kingdom.