The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-31
THE AUSTRIAN ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS
ARTICLE IN THE MONlTEUR.


What the intention of the Moni,eur March 81 in
speskpg the political situationp We do not tnlpk we
are wrong in supposng that was to give to public OPP
mon different direction TO that which ha0 previously
followed It's task was easier, confess, than was u
few weeks aao 1t had reason 70 be satisfied
success ob'aned both in Germany England by the d.
version relative to the special treaties between Austria
and the different States OF Iay, aad IT could
facility With which public opinion would allow itself To be
moved by the matter referred to. " tWhere'
asks the Monueur, 'are the diplomatic notes. where the
acts which show the desire OF the French government
excite 10 warp We might reply TO the official oreau
OF the French government by asking in turn if IL
has lost all conscience oil memory, in pride
believes that the world must accept without reiiec
ton or in silence all that II alrms. Such is not in our
onicn the gtate Of things The spirit of truth and of
right, and the desire TO allow them free COURSE is still
prevalent In the conviction that Il call mind
the oDgaDmity and tho patience with which Austria
bas supported the long and nceesant provocaons
"OlieDces" Of her little neghbor. Where is the
government which could say that under the same cir
cnmstances, IL would have displayed the like Tonga
nnty patiencep The attitude of Austria with regard
10 PIEDMONT has been since the of Novara To the
present moment an uninterrupted abuegation, which is
unique IN political annals II has in fact been carried
lar, Tor that abDegation has become neglect
sacred outics To that point has Austria arrived 10 her
relations with Sardinia. "Where the Words the acts,
showing the desire TO excite war?' is asked "Nowhere,
is our answer to that Jesultical question But who
can have forgotten that Imperial France at the be-
ginning OF the Eastern declared that she would
carry the trcolored flag of the AppeD nes If
Austria refused to Join her the lower DaDubeY Who
bave forgotten the which that deca
aon "the cause Of IJay has obtained from the official
and semo1fcal press OF FranceY Who have forgot.
ten the support which the Sandman Pepipotentises
tain for tha. at the Congress of Paris? VINO can
bave forgotten the words which in the speech from tho
throne last year aitd the hopes Of oppressed naona
nes2 Who can sveforgotten the prosecution OF Orsin
and the publication & his VIM Who does not still
member - rymof4 war for the Italy which
the rnA6ot press raised last autunu9 Who does
not remember the Contradict given 10 that rumor
whilst at the Same time protestatops Of sympathy
for the cause OF Italy were freely made? Who does
not Still speak OF the words addressed the Ambassador
OF Austria on New Years day, at the rueries? Who
does not estimate the injury which the speech
from the throne Of the 7h February hes done public
and private fortunes in all countries? Has not the Mini
tear just confirmed the existence Of alliance be. Gesn
France and Piedmont, Of which were lately
spread2 "The Emperor says that OH ,al organ,
omsed the King Of Sardinia protect him sganst any
aagf ession Of Austria" And every knows what
wide Interpretation it Is intended give Paris
Turin to the word "aggresson" We
recently told from Paris that the of pre-
caution which Austria took in the peace being
broken provocation address ed France and tha
she coud not avoid resenting it. And we read In
German jourpa" Hitherto il has been Fraoce which ex
cited and kept up the apprehersons OF war; but
the obstinacy OF Austria which dreaded" Let us hop
that that journal will before long admit the wrong which
1t does 10 Austria in that supposton.