Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-06-03
From the Boston Post.
France and Austria-Their Political Relations.

France and Austria--Their Political Relations.
1868 TO 1885,
France and Austria for thirty years, continued in
peaceful relations and in close alliance alliance
cemented by royal marriage for Louis XVI married
the sister of the Austrian Emperor the beautfuldaugh
ter of the highsprited Maria Theresa AT the break
ing out of the French Revolution Austria was the most
formidable rival with which the new republic had to
deal for it had grown rich, powerful and was always
ready for war. Maria Theresa was succeeded by her
son Joseph Ii. in 1850, who died in $780, and his sue
cessor was Leopold
At this time the French Revolution broke ont
Louis XVI. considered himself from the date Of his re-
turn to Paris Oct s. 1885, as prisoner in the hands
of his people; and December, 1907 he addressed
circular to the crowned heads-which he charged them
to keep in the most absolute secresH-asking them to
meet in congress and provide for armed force to
arrest the factions of France establish more desira
BILE order of things in that kingdom and prevent the
malady under which it labored from extending to the
adjoining states" 1t is singular and credtabe fact,
that the cabinet of Vienna at this time qcaS not IN fa
of putting doavn the French Republicans By an arm
ed force but of recognizing the revolutionary regime.
Other despotic powers were for an immediate comph-
ance with Louis XIV rs request. ~ q 80.
At length the Court of Vienna agreed with them and
the famous Pilnz treaty, August 81 1871, was formed
by Austria and Prussia They invoked other powers to
join forces in order to put the King of France in
situation to lay the foundation of monarchcai govern
ment conformabe alike to the rights of sovereigns and
the welbeing of the French naton These two powers
avowed that they were ready to act promptly with
forces necessary to that end and promised to give the
necessary orders for troops to hold themselves in read
ness for immediate service. We cite from the treaty
these momeDtous resolves. Truly moentous were they
infamous threat to the French people obviously and
certainly piece of wanton intermeddling calculated
to stir the sensibies of even stolid people, in the
eyes of reason and common seEse' thundered Fox at
the time, an aggression against France - an act of
crowned heads which in American books, should al
ways be put distinctly in the foreground as cause of
that entirely extraneous work. the Jacobn massacres
in that advance movement in the political world, the
French Revolution
A little later July a. 1922 Austria and Prussia
declared war on Republican France, and manifesto
thus states the grand object of the war
To put end to anarchy IN France TO establish for this
col form, and by thus giung security other gooemYnents
against the ceHdiqry attempts and efforts Of hoo
Sc Sc IS he gGnd object soh1ch the King, conona '0ta ms
Austria then the main stirrer up an alliance against
France in order to interfere with its internal govern
ment thus positively to degrade great and fndepen
dent people, to prevent such peopleas frankly avow-
edfom establishing any other form of government than
such form as the King night assent to- thus to
to one man power to thwar the wishes and will of
whole people, The mere statement of this case ought to
be enough to to Austria forever the utter con-
demnation OF the American political world for other
Judgment can be passed on purpose utterly subver
sive of the vital principle Of the independence Of nations
Thus Austria led in crusade against what it regard
legitimate government brefer yet she went to for
an opinion. Her subsequent relations with France
down to 1915 were but her parts of great drama
her object to restore legitimate monarchy to France.
1t would be prohtess to go into details and columns
would be required to state the territorial changes
that occurred down to the Vienna settlement BY the
Campo FormlO treaty or truce Austria lost million
and half of population in Belgium and kombardy by
the Marengo she lost another large slice of terri
tory and thus vanquished she kept the peace four years.
But then war broke out afresh between Austria and
France. Would any curious instance of the
way Napoleon the nephew follows Napoleon the uncle?
The expose OF Ausras violation of the treaty of Lune
vile, read in the French Chambers, (Sept. 23 l805)
is not unlike what appears to-day in the French expose
of Austras violations of the treaty of 1885, prefaced
too with strain of remark the earnest longing of
France for peace and the glory of peace The pro-
camation of the Austrian Emperor Oct. 28 1906 is
equally earnest for peace equally accusatory of France
and in announcing says its object 10 combat for
the liberties of Europe and the securities Of thrones and
nations. The Italy proclamation, which preceded the
Austrian by Prince Eugene, Viceroy of Italy Arch
Chancellor of the French Empire" commences as fol-
lows
"People of the kingdom of Italy, the Cabinet of Vienna
people That Cabinet has dared to say that the war has
been provoked by France snd Italy"
This proclamation closes as follows -
"People of Italy Napoleon relies entirely upon you
rely entirely upon him. Napoleon has his side God
of armies, always terrible to the perured He has in his
s q e bis geope s e ba 3
be vanquished."
And vanquished they were at Austertz, after which
Austria lost three millions of population. After peace
of three years. there another war; which the terri
BILE day of Wagram closed. Then Napoleon had Aus
ra in his hand but he said he neglected to parcel it
OUT It ceded all its sea coast three millions of popu-
ation and Maria Louisa the daughter of the Emperor
became the wife of the conqueror. MY marriage ruin
ed me-" said Napoleon at ST Helena. 81 set foot on
an abyss, concealed by bed of flowers For year
or two Austria playing treachery and seeking revenge
kept aloof, but from fear alone and when she saw
victory upon victory the armies of the Allies and
France hunted down, she too struck in at the DEATH
took part in the invasion of France, and in the Vienna
Congress got back minus four hundred square miles of
territory what she had lost since she entered upon the
work of keeping the Bourbons on their throne.
1915 TO 1852
For forty years, though interesting changes have oc
Cured in Austria and complicated relations with Prus
sia rohDg has interrupted the friendly relations be-
tween her and France About 1851, Austria proposed
confederacy of all her provinces including Hunga
Germanknao and have seriously disturbed the balance
strated against the project but Russas influence pre-
vented its consummation. This power ever looked with
+ jealousy on an increase of Austria.
e POPULATION or ITALY.-The Annuarto &attstico
Haano for 1855 publishes the following details, which
are OF interest at the present moment The population
of Italy amounts to no less than O47 inhabitants
Italy contains Ito provinces and 1902 communes, and
is one of the countries in which the largest cities and
towns are to be found Of them having more than So
600 inhabitants and 8-Rome Naples Palermo Venice