The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
The Peace Address OF the Emperor of
Austria.
from the London News, July 2ol


The Emperor Of Austria s reported TO be uncommonly
Ike other young men OF bis age. Neither in character
temperament or faculty, Is there anything ark BILE
about HIM. little headatrOng, perhaps and obstinate
yet neither passionate In feeling Judgment nor
decided in purp'se capable Of deplayug emotion and of
yet not unknd In disposition, he is much
like other ordinary mortas and thirty who
haze been born 70 great and few responsible
be expected Of arbitrary ruler OF millions
human beings who are specifically addressed as Ny
Peoplesn When we ccnsijer for a nome Mt the way in
which the the Archduches Sophia must have been
brought up and the mould Thought and feeling 10 which
his mind must have been cast onc begins to wonder
at such product OF priests and Camarillas-nureed
with the milk OF the purest despotsm weaned on diet
Of edcts tempered by the tonic virtue OF bsyonets-moy
ing among hia fellow creatures like Adversty IL
is true 10 an acmrsb'e school for "the humanes, aud
gives touch OF philosophy tee sa5 ings and do.
tgs Of an auocrat Francis Joseph the lure age Of
twenty Dpe, ~ BUNDLE recipient Of Heavens blessings
10 oitgnse, as misfcrtuns sometimes described By
den,eressed observers lie addresses his "peopesr in
most exemplary strain OF patience AMI submission, as the
CONNER der OF an army which has fought for God their
Emperor and their country with q ohequered ard In
complete success His account OF the which has ust
closed really instructive and verson OF the rage Of
Kings for whom nations bleed Nothing be more safac
tory than the reason he gves the pvason Of Piedmont
" was duty that placed Linn under the stern Necessity of de
mandpg from his people and painful s.cr;aces in or
DER to place in state Of deienca their sacred ter
es's IL was Dot &c was ignorantly saplosed royal and
imperial afs'r but grand act Of popular usce on bs-
baf OF loyal and faithful holders OF matAles 10 send an
army across the Tcno 10 the Of Pied
moDtese fsmeIs slaughter few peasants and run awav
With Their carts Surely, this deni1saoa On the p., OF
81 Ingenious Kaiser of biz peoples sacred interests VITA
nso"p, 10 deserving Of all recognition positive cou.
ceton 10 the constitutional theory OF the rights Of tha
governed. Toe language in which TIE unanimous en-
tEussFm and tha eager sefsacce OF The Austrian PEG
pee, as well 8s the brewery Of the army 10 acsno ejg.
ed IN 'hss Imperial manifesto, is unstnted and We
can well believe, perfectly sincere for ia spite
Of reversee, which ere as brsvely confessed as
saered ali Europe doeg justice the constant and heroic
fenacity OF the Austrian solce-s an IL The psoples
are credited With degree Of ssyen. loyalty which they
have hardly had time to contYHdct az ali events fhcv
endured Of hich
PROBABLY be repaid in promssory notes. and We reuem
per the Imperial ordinances Of August ISL and January
looZ tney nave like true cubic ;s OF Apostolic empre
gwen the other cheek to the siler, and pensed
eyn WIN good. We cauro pretend to know 20 what
PRIDE which Francis joseph confegses in being i,s
coei IL ls something 70 have for a chief a youpp man
81 enough TO lock on with tears bis eyes, and
~ uIe unoer .oe oioers Of chief who has no orders
10 eve must be blessed boon to posr Bohemian con
scrip; but lhese are beattudss which vulgar minded
tecpie IN free countries cannot grasp Let us turn
70 that portion Of the msnfesso which ia nesrer IN orr
comprehension Where, 1t occurs TO US 70 ask do Emna
rors draw the line when they talk Of bloodshed ncn,
their hearts9 Fifty a hundred thousand men ara
mere scratch; but some where above tnat amount of
slaughter the imperial heart beeds too The enemies
we are assured "had been able TO obtain only advan
ages, not decisive victory" and the Austrian armv
was :. animated by the game aroor," but il was The
thought Of new sacrifices Of blood money! that con
strained Austria 10 listen proposals. OF peace Not no
ever, the new sacrifices only but what was Far more
serous the obstn refusal Of our natural allies oar
meet ancient aes to make the of Austria In italy
ther own The neutrality Of England the tardness Of
Prussia were the blows which laid the Caesar of Austria
low, In spite OF the ardent sympathy OF the ournals
apo peoples OF Germany" Strange bedfelo Va for an
Austrian Kaiser-" the journals and the peopesp'
s 70 political considerations" then, rather than
70 reVeftes IN the heli that the acceptance OF
peace oy Austria and these political considerations re
Eoive inen.seves into the conviction which the Young
haer pad acquired ha. be should get better terms from
LOUIE napoleon than from the neutral Powers his ma
turai aies--most ancient ales." We leave to pablo
opinion IN France and 10 Inly TO weigh these words
me Aontear, no doubt will vouchssfe in day or yo 10
interpret them in Napoeonc sonse. We do not profess
70 pc provided with o. concordance for harm 5njzing
frepch and Austrian texts In 1rrespg Revolutionary
war; and IN treating on The basis Of the line OF the Mn
CO. Is easy 10 perceive hai France acted as Lhe as
sleDes OF Austria but 1t Is not easy to reconcile the
elaine OF that poor defrauded creditor Italy with the
Fret cass certificate 20 freely accorded 10 the bankrupt.
We await the explanations Of the Monitsur.
The concluding passages OF the Austrian Emperor's
manifesto derive all their Interest from the authorshp
The maa wbo in the summer OF this present year. re.
oices Ia the return OF peace becaure will give him he
pe,essaiy leisure for beetowiDg herceorb without dis
acton all bis attention and solctude the fruitful
ask Of "aneloratoDs comfortable the spirit OF the
ac IN legislation and admin straton y Is the same who
gbt ago declared that bis ministers RESPONSE
bic TO hmfef only-di,soved the National Guard-abo
soed the liberty OF the press Who seven Year, suce
oRAc toe co1siutinn uboh three years before be had
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