Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-01
WHAT TIE PRoTEsTANTS OF AUSTRIA HAVE
GAINED BY THE ITALIAN WAR

New Years Day. 1880"
WHAT THE PRoTEsTANTS OF .UsrRI, u,vr
GAINED BY THE ITALIAN WAR
From, Tie LOados Times, S,ot. i5ib.
IL Is an i'll wind that blows nobody any good and the
AUSTRIAN Protesians are nov reapng the benefits of the
aan campaign IN the shape OF various important con-
ccssions- Ever since the Revolution of isis the Pro-
testans OF Austria have been under a cloud The los
son which that revolution taught the Goyern
eht was the very contrary OF any lesson of concession
The utter conscrnaton occasoned threw the Austrian
Government with mixed fury and cowardce upon what
seemed the simplest plan for stopping all such oubre,L
Tor the utnre-a thorough eccesEaStical dcposn The
maAlms OF the Emperor Joseph, which had governed the
empire FOR century throNn to th. winds i'm the
terror OF the moment, old jeaousies were a fryot,sn
an aihance with the Church ~as cemented aud selfish
pohueaI contract handed over the Protesiants bound
hand aud foot to the tender mercrs of the Roman O.,
tholic hierarchy. -
The Jealous Romansts have entertained the vision of
great Roman Catholic democracy, the Pope thro
on his temporal sovereignty, which leagues him with tb
despotism OF Europe. and making common cause with
the popular party all over the world. Iamennais sci
the fashion OF crying up this and ,h,n
the present fope ascended the pOucal throne thi. was
all the talk among high Roman relgouists enthusiasts
Anglican converts, and the like Who were all in state
oi ecsacy al the prospect and INDUCED in visions of go
ry and pictures of approaching Papal nilleuiur,- IN
which extreme Radicalism would flourish in combination
with medieval faith when all the members for the me-
tropolan borough- would chaunt ia the choir of ST
Georges or Westminster Abbey then restored to the
true creed; when Mr. Roebuck would believe in transmit
stantiaton. and ultramontane Manchester school
would lead the way among The Chartts were all TO
be got over in 10 time.
evident that those noble spirits were above the
low shaekIes OF Wesley yanu aud would soon bust from
Their chrysas PRISON no longer to associate
Rome with old ogarchies or nonarcLie. or ,onrIs
that time was all past The old instincts are good deal
stronger than fine talk. One year was enough to scatter
all this sentiment the winds When the d,y or t,sI
came, It was found at that there was nothing tx.
common danger TO produce Il common feeling Cont
Hhu 'nurch struck up instantly closer compact than
ever In Austria the Imperial Government threw itself
heailong into the arms OF the Roman hierarchy aud
sacrificed dignity honor old policy and everything To
gain stout ally against the popular party
The Church in it, turn TO u-. ali its influence To
suppress the growth of popular ideas The whole affair
was a. foul and gnominous piece of truckog .s his
tory has ever recorded and deeply degraded Austria in
'he Pnbic opinion OF educated Europe She lost caste
she has ceased TO be an independent country she has for
gotten that there something sacred even than
Court and olgarchy-natiOnAl honor and selEres-
pecI Certainly II poetic justice required signal
VISITATION upon public crime il called for retributou
upon that dsgracefu and selfish bargain made between
two parties which had mortaly hated each other bber
TO- at the cost Of popular rights aud equity to
crush every other Interest in the empire cNcen their
own. And, matter of fact this udiouS coatou has
not prospered quite well the barganers expected
Ii was anticipated that it would act as a perpetual
stopper upon movements in Austria upon any assertion
of rights upon all of grievance civil or rrpious
that nobody could hereafter stir limb under the reign
OF such compact But the Italian campaign has shown
how weak such basis OF security this which ap.als
simply to fear against the force Of events On the 6r,
sign OF weakness the side Of the Imperial Government
ON the very first occasion that Is obliged send its
troops TO meet foreign foe and 80 leave itself sho of
its usual strength al home the Austrian Proestauts find
a voice to demand redress OF their grievances
The reaction after the Revolution Of lSIs had placed
them completely under the thumb OF Government of.
hce. worked virtually by their religious opponents The
very President Of the Protestant CousiStory was Ro
Catholic all free action denied them they could
not take single step even in the internal affairs their
communion without the leave of Goverument; their
schools directed by Government their channels were
shut and opened by Government their ministers Wcr,
Governmental nominees. The marriage Law was accom-
modated exclusively TO Roman Catholic interests and
made the children Of all mixed marriages whichever pa
rent was the Protestant Roman Catholics Communious
as we all know, can prosper aud spread without State
patronage or State money, but it is hard trial for
any communion to be actually governed by It's own NOR
al antagonist.
a Protestant body may fairly complain of having ae
tusly itS internal administration carried on by Roman
Catholics. What be expected but that such ruler
will Use not only all the force but all the arts of Govern
men TO suiiocae the hostile sect, stop up skifuy all
the avenues Of growth undermine the ground every
where and To elements Of weakness in the whole
tenn which is entrusted to his The Protestsuts OF
Austria have accordingly protested against this subuga
ton, and have now-thauhs to the Italian campaign-o.
tanned considerable redress Each Protestant Parish
has "a right freely elect its rector vicar and
schoOlmaster. The "'supreme authority legislative
aud administrative lodged in the General Conference
and the synod "In all matters of discipline the Prot.
esant clergy to be subject only their own eccls
ascal authorities Education is free and .the Prot
esaut schools Tor the future To be under the direction
and inspection Of their eccesiustical organs"
The Austrian anti Protestant Mottniain Act abro.
gated and the right Is gveu the different Protestant
communities To acquire property in aud every legal
way. "a modification Of the marriage laws is conceded
aud las tue Protestant Eccesastical Court. are
established the Imperial authorities will cease to have
right Of jurisdiction in matrimonial matters" right Of
inspection in the Of schools Is reserved on the part
OF the Crown, but only Proiesants be appointed
TO the office. general right of "superntendenre" In
the Conferences aud Synois is also reserved but ti-
right does not to involve actual control over
the proceedings aud of those ecclesiastical conyru
tons.
day Of liberty has thus at last daWned upon the Aus
trian ProteStantS and for that they have 10 thank the
battle OF Soerino acting in conjunction with the inter
nal weakness of a composite empire the different com.
ponent parts Of which stick together artificial cement
aud have natural bond Of union. The Heterogeneous
Austrian Empire always be at the of foreign
for the principles Of its internal
IL the support OF the Roman clergy by the sac
rice of all the Protestant interests in the empire and
the contract will last certain time but the first move
ment OF Austrian for the frontier i the signal
fora rise the suppressed interest stands up and demands
justice, and Government which is only strong by fear
must yield as ever il TO intimdate.
a PARISIENNEs ADVENTURES.
\ correspondent of the y. y. Co,yrisr Dss Etafs
Us gives the following Of character in Paris
Madame Hertz whose career has been a wonderful one
for that rapid city -
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