The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-10

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hv the ain Of arms, or tina, be was. some
where on the continent, endeaVo''hg 70
rouse the spirit Of his country men. or 'na i
he was a, the headquarters Of ne Asl'es' or
thu. he was an ywhere, in FACT, but Were
=. ,ar,. oat to have been duriag the whole
time. namely in London. Yet though so
far removed ffom the field Of actual strife,
he is by no means inactive. His paramount
idea seems TO be at this time. that il is all
impor,an, TO the. cause Of freedom, Of re-
form, OF good government, and eFea OF cav
iliza,iop Itself that England sbeald remain
neutral in the present war. TEis idea he
enforced, iaa speech delivered by him on
the Goth Of May, At a large gathering at
the London Tavern, assembled expressly to
ssks the subject of English neutrality into
consideration, no less parsonage than
The Lord Mayor himself presiding. 1t was
an effort of surprising power and elo-
soueuce, throwing into the shade every
other that he had previously made, and
rnanifcstiug an acquaintance with CONT
mental affairs and complications, such, as
we are fam to believe, no English states
man. who has yet expressed his opinion,
can Law claim to. He took the ground
that. while the English people were averse
10 war ia defence of Austria, it was impos-
sible not to see that the Ministry were allow
ing the country to drift into such war, if
they were not actually impelling il in that
direction. If was very often asked whether
England intended TO remain neutral in this
war; aud so well was the feeling Of the
Ministry understood, that nobody who
asked the question, and nobody who
heard it, ever seemed to entertain doubt
whether, ii meant does England mean to
Join Austria. As to her taking sides with
France and Sardinia, under her present
Ministry, nobody seemed to think it worth
while to ask the question. lie aliu-
ded in the strongest terms 10 the siS
niticant fact that the Chancellor OF the
EYchequer (D'lsraeli) had more than
limited the determination of the government
TO protect Venice, an Austrian city, which
presented most favorable strategic posi-
lion TO the allies, and at which it was very
possible they would strike. An English
feet had been sent to the Mediterranean
with sealed orders, and it was a significant
fact that the British steam frigate Orion
was moored across the harbor OF Genoa in
such a way as greatly to obstrnct the land
ing of French troops, and tina, the officers
had positively refused to make any change
in her position. Small annOyances like
these, he thought, would be apt at last to
produce collision that might lead to war
lie warned the people that they were in
hourly danger of being forced to take sides
with Austria, by the conduct of the Minis
try, and he inplored them not to be
dragged into the war before the meeting of
Parliament. After that he thought there
would be no danger. He expressed the de-
cided opinion that the present menscing at
titude of Germany is due altogether to the
prevailing belief that the English Govern
ment is strongly enlisted in favor of Aus
tria. He secuted the opinion that the ex-
istence of Austria was necessary to pre-
serve the balance of power, contending, on
the contrary, that it was a source of ever
lasting trouble and endless revolutionary
movements Unfortunately" Kossuth
goes on to say, 'it has been proclaimed in
Parliament, by the official organ of Eng
lands foreign policy, that Austria has
strong claims on your sympathy because
she is kindred in race to the Anglo-Saxon.
Laughter.) Well, | am bound to remark,
in all humility, that this piteous appeal to
your considerations happens to be very
unfortunate display of proficiency in ethno-
graphic studies. The unnatural compound
of Heterogeneous elements formed by long
series of usurpations, which goes by the
name of Austria. is so far from being kin
dred in race to England-is so far from
being German-that though at the last
census of 1851 the government of Austria
employed both artifce and terrorism to es-
tablish for their dominions the character of
German nationality, they found it impos.
sible to raise the number of their German
subjects higher than 1000, 900, out of
population of 100000. Hear, hear
In fact, Austria is the only power 10 Eu-
rope that has no national character it is
of no country, and no race; it is Just
q dynasty and nothing more; it is simply
the House of Hapsburg-no, not even that
every thing in that accursed House is usur-
patton, down to their very name; they are
not Hapsburgs; they are Lorraine Vaude-
monts, rebellious crown officers of France,
as Napoleon l. used to style them; not
they, but the lords Denbigh, of the House
Of Fielding, are the only Hapsburgs on
earth." (Cheers.)
1t is to all, a subject of anxious enquiry,
England will take up the cause of
Austria whether the free people of Eng
land will permit their government to plunge
them into a war, for the purpose of enabling
Austria to tyrannise at will over ~, 900, 600 |
Of people, alien to hes 10 language and race,
aud by whom she is unanimously detested. |
We fear she will; We are sure, that if she
takes any part in the war, il will be on the
,ide OF Austria. Her antecedents but too
we'll establish that conviction. She has, of
ate years, protested the American doctrine
If non-ntervention. In pursuance of this
,olicy, she allowed Austria to crush Naples
n 1920, France to crush Spain in 1923,
Russia to crush Poland in 1881, and Austria
o crush Hungary in l849. Whenever dis
ressed freedom has appealed to her for aid,
he has pleaded the doctrine Of non-inter-
eresce. She has often, it is true, offered
eeble protest in behalf Of humanity. Her
protests are for freedom-her sword has
yer been for despotism. She pretends now
treat regard for the treaty OF Vienna; but
We never heard word, when Austria was
,iolating it for forty-ive years in Italy
We heard no complaint when she absorbed
he free town of Cracotie, made free town
y the treaty of Vienna. We heard not
whisper when Russia extinguished the k.sg- +.
ON of Poland, a kingdom recognized and
by the treaty of Vienna. What ,
Eas this treaty Of Vienna? A compact be- r
ween the crowned despots Of Europe, by ..
irtue Of which whole nations were trans.
'rred from one to the other, without their
onsent being asked, with less ceremony
han Southern planter transfers his lands
I'd negsoes to purchaser. The grand ob. I,
ct OF 1t was to keep down popular govern .
tent everywhere. Its secondary object was .
Keep the Bonapartes off the throne al !,
rance, and to keep the Bourbons on it,
Veil, the BonaparteS are on the throne, !
nd where are the Bourbons? TIE fact is, |