The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-09-17

Yrom lhs Bossou Trsvsiss,


Some Of the papers mention that Prince
Mettrrnich completed his eighty-fourth year
On the 18th Of May. lie was born in l773,
when Maria Theresa ws Empress Queen OF
Germany and Hungary, Louis XIV. King of
France. George III ln the thirtieth year
Of his kingship Of England, AMI Catbarine
II was Czarina Of Russia. The United
States were then British Colonies, Holland
was Republic, Venice rigned over and
from her hundred isles, and Poland was still
AL extensive kingdom, THE partition treaty
was signed in l772.) The old French mon
archy was apparently as Honrishing m it
had iscn at any time since the days Of Hugh
Capct, and the guiIlotiac was an unknown
name 10 the nations. OF those eminent Rus.
sian sOvereigns, whom VIC have seen make
the world tremb!c. neither Alexander nor
Nicholas was born and both are now in
their graves--the former dying more than
thirty ycsn since. Napoleon was little
boy of four or five years "tOldling" abou
ON Corsican ground, and was as fond Of con
fecti0nery ~ II b. wsre not destined 10 iDvent
beet sugar. The American Declaration was
not dreamed Of. spain was Spain with the
Indies, and vicerOys ruled in both the c0un-
tries Of Mexico and Lima. Statesmen who
have been dead for hafa century were boys
or young mcn--for example, the younger
Pitt and Charles jams Fox. "Evclina'
had not been written. scott wM only
twenty.one months obi, Byron was not born
until some fifteen years later, and even Sam.
Rogers WA but child. Yet "Evclina" IA
now Oh old book, Scott and Byron long
since vanished, and even Rogers IL dead,
while Mctternich IN alive and in good physi
cal condition, though hc has his fall share Of
trisls aad pesplexitisa, and xss asyrr, u sair.
aclc OF confluence. Practically he is u Nor
monte.
Az Radetzky connects military prof's-
sion sof the age Of Frederick and Daun with
that Of Pcle@icr and Tollcbcn. NO does
Mctternich connect modern diplomacy and
craftsmanship with those Of the agc Of
kauntz and Vergcnnes. They are both
Aus,riaus, and each one held the worlds
fate in his hands -Mcttcrnich. in 1919.
when he induced his master 10 shle with the
Allies agains, Napoleon and Radetzky; in
1872, when he turned the tide in favor Of
Austria In Italy. II In noteworthy, howev-
or, that Mettcrnich failed ut the very time
when ita.lctxky succeeded. the soldier prov
Ing himself TO be- IN good man Mt eighty
M the statesman ut forty.
Mettcrnichs life synchronizs with the
new aye that commenced in lITG. lie IN
the sole survivor Of the actors in the great
events Of that age or oil those who sign
ri the Infamous net Of 0utlawry against
Napoleon. adopted by the Congress
Of Vienna. March l3, lsl5---an act
that gave the Emperor up to the dagger Of
the assassin he and Nc~sclrodc. w fur IN
We know. alone live; md Nc~clrodc WINS
not one Of the first men Of those days. II
any Of the other signers ARE living their
modes Of life arr such as to keep them free
from pubic observation. Metternich has
outl ,ed. with the exception already namel,
oil those reactionary statesmen who triumph
ed in lsl2~ 10 Wellington Castlcrcagh,
llardenbcrg. Liverpool, Cathcart, Chateau.
bransl, Stalion, md the rest All the men
of ih" othcr sislc. too. are gone liasn,no.
Caulaincourt, Carnot Thibeaudcau, and all
the others of those Frcnchmcn who were
identified with the fortunes Of their country.
and its illustrious chief Lord Castlcreash's
brother, tls late Marquis Of Londonderry,
old p,ince- be wns m N .--c,murJ
him .,Ir to c.,r.l G,.j :, !, II 'h.,h
ru,, ,,ove ,,yo,hcr Eorc;hl. 6.urc to
AL a.. cven,s If IL ~ oavc I,civ in
depreciation.
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