Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-07
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Empress of France on New Years day where
were present all the resident representatives
of foreign nations. when the Austrian Minis
ter approached to offer his fel 'citatons, the
Emperor remark d to him: 81 regret that
our relations with yolr government are not
so friendly AZ formerly, but beg you to tell
The Emperor [of Austrial that my personal
sentiments towards him are not changed"
These words produced a very decided SEN
sation Europe, and were FOLLOWED by panic
on the European Exchanges, which, at the
latest account. had not subsidized. The
English stock-inarket. as well the others,
was affected French. Sandman and Ans
trian Government stocks d clined five per
cent. while railway sh9res in the three last
mentioned countries fell between 10 and 30
per cent. 1t is estimated that, according to
a moderate calculation. public securities have
been depressed some $300000 900.
The germs Of the dissatisfaction of the
French Emperor with the Austrian Govern
msnt were visible, says leading Paris
Journal liz Presse in the Congress of Paris,
and have been extending and developing
themselves ever since. The majority of the
Congress desired the free navigation Of the
ID lnubc, and had dccrecd it, in principle.
Austria made no obJrctioh thereto, but hast
ened to conclude wi the river States pri-
vate treaty, which annulled the effects Of
the principle proclaimed, and which she sets
forth as an Offset to the sovereign resolutions
OF the Congress.
Austria is charged also, by playing upon
the vanity Of the Porte, and by her intrigucs
in Walacha and Moldaviu. with thwarting
the intentions and decisions of the Congress
of Paris in the matter of the union OF those
Priucipalities, which were intended to be
rally an Independent State, but nominally
under the suyerainee of the Porte.
Italy also engaged the attention Of the
Congress of Paris, aud though no action was
taken by that body On Italian affairs. it was
FELT and recogniz that the populations OF
Italy londiy called for refOrmatioas which
their Governments refused TO grant. and that
this dissatisfaction between the rul II and the
ruled was pregnant with menaccs and APP
PREDECESSORS tor the future.
Now. ne realtive positions of Austria and
Franc n regard to Italy are widely different,
aud as widely different, of course, are the
views of Italian policy entertained by them
The following passages from an elaborate
article in the Paris journal above referred to
Ria Preset will suite; to give the reader an
insi sht into the workings of the French mind
on this interesting subject:
he ID, ra1ublip
in taking Oh her own account the principal
part of the work in replacing him upon the
throne in lending him the gratuitonS assls-
lance Of her sOlders--Franee might hav"
honed To make her voice and her counsel
heard But moral atfiniteS are stronger than
services rendered. II is Austria. that d d
nothing for the Pope who only knows how TO
make herself listened t. 10y him. France may
well eratulouSly l. nd her sOdi' r. Austria
that is paid for her occupation, and VIII" draws
evcry wear from an exhausted country eight
millions for this object. alone inspires friend
shin and confidence. Aud this l. justice! !
Whilst in truth. revolutionary Frame" admits
the liberty o all religions, Austria signs with
Rome "A coucOrdlt which places the surveIi-
lance of instruction, and even toth censor OF
bo,ks. in the hands of the clergy. Rome
can also accept the assistance of France, but
her heart is with Austria. Austria supports
her. sustains her in her resistance tn the most
urgent reforms ;and not only does she become
an obstacle 10 the relief that the Roman pop
ulation might hope for, but in f:ring sup
port to blind decisions OF reirOgression, she
Lrgs through the means of the high dgnita-
rieS of the Roman clergy upon the spirit oil
Catholicism entire Can il he believed, that
il the Pope hs,l ceased IN count upon the sup
port that Austria lrnds him, or can lend to
him. as an Italian Power. lie would have male
in his States such a scandal as that OF the
Mortara affair"
The causes of dissatisfaction between France
and Austria are, a. may be easily seen, hume
rous aud profound. They do not spring from
n naasiug accident, but from contrary and
LISTING tendencies. Austria in fact, since the
peicy. of Paris has succeeded Russia in the
role of chief of the retrograde parry in Europe.
Nv the construction of her RAILWAYS, by her
. treaties of commerce. by the emancipation of
her peasants especially, RINia has entered in
tie orbit of European civilization. At the
same time, she extended her opera ions to the
extreme El,st. aud entcr>d more aud mOr. ia
the true role that the nature nf things assign
ed to her, and which is to c,'ive the light OF
Europe b, carry it into Asia. Daring this
time. Austria. by a sort ot unfortunate affinity.
made herself the intimate ally of Turkey aud
the Pope. the two m,.st sickly Powers in the
world. aud counselied them in sense not in
their interests, but in her own. While France
endeavored to make the two chiefs OF Cs.hp-
licism and Islamism listen To the voice Of
moderation and of modern civil zttion. Aus
tria labnred To maintain them in their prclu
dices in their blindness and in their backward
Tendencies. Ii il. therefore. natural and in
eyitable that in laboring tor the emancipation
of the Christians OF the East aud OF the Latin
race of Italy, France continually AID every
where crosses the path of Austria.
In connection with these extracts from n
French journal. may be read with advantage
the folio wing from a London journal, com
monty regarded as the organ Of Lord Palmer
ston:
Iroaa hs LosAoa Tos II Jar- II.
The relations of France anI Austria with
the Intro ,te collateral matters involved In
them. IN k,ag up, together. that curio1- com
plicatinr Of circumstances which l. best d.
scribed rs th" European position. j. now the
principal topic OF journalism aud speculation
all over EurUpc.