Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-07-28
The Emperor Of Austria Wept.
From the London Times, July Bib. ]

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riana he had tears in bis eyes" Those
tears that started in that young mans eyes
were perhaps drawn forth only by the sting
of baffied hopes Perhaps he felt only al
that moment tie hopelessness which we
have all experienced at times, when the
stream of events has gone against us, and
when not even the excitement Of personal
effort remained. He had gone forth thai
morning confident that the sanguIne pre-
dicsions OF his aged advisers would be full
filed; that the immense army which obeyed
his command like a wel-fnished machine.
was invincible and irresistible; that the plan
VI the days battle would be worked out
with the rigid certainty Of piece OF official
routine; and that The evening would see the
French and Sandman invaders broken by
his troops and flying in disorder LeIore him.
The only fear was, lest they should fly Too
soon, and before his extended lines could
converge and surround them. Hess had
doubtless reminded him how similar III
vasion had been resisted ten years before,
and how Radeizky, shen he ceased 10 re-
treat, and had doubled back upon the Sar-
dinians had given ont Turin" as the watch
word Of the day. 81. ....
He had relied undoubtedly upon the vir
tue Of The presidents Of former years, and
had believed the old Field Marsha! when
he attributed the smaller disasters Of the
present campaign 10 the weakness Of Gyul-
al in not fighting over again the battle Of
Navarro. He had trusted in his numerous
srlillery-so efficient, according 10 The only
standard Of efficiency which he and his Cen
erals knew. He had eonlided in that WELL
trained cavalry, which he had seen so per-
feet in their evolutions upon the plain be-
fore him, where they had wheeled and char
ged in many grand review, chasing be-
fore them imaginary foes. He re!iglou>'y
believed that no enemy could stand the
shock of his columns of sturdy infantry, or
could break the brisiling masses, that TO his
ewes were the incarnation of intangible
power But in one day, illusion alter illu-
sion had broken up and drifled away. He
had been learning for many hours.th inca
pacity of matter TO contend with rind.-
His artillery, outshot By more perfect
arm, had proved little better Than an incrn-
brance in the battle; his impregDa5!e posi-
,ion upon thu, high hill had, after desper-
ate resistance, been taken at rush by
more active. more intelligent, and more
enterprising soldiery; his infantry, although
numerically superior in the field, had al
ways been "too few on the decisive point,
and at the decisive minute" While he
looked from the Tower of Cavriana, this
massive organization was being dissolved
before him, this long prepared system Of
physical force had broken at its first test,
and in vexution or in SORROW, the Emperor
of Austria wept.
The result Of this defeat must be far srsa-
Ter than the lass Of field OF battle and
strategic line, or even Of the vOriously sta
ted killed and wounded who cumber the
hospitals and moulder under The surface Of
the plain. Despotism can exist only under
the condition Of victory. The corpse OF
Louis the Great was hooted on its way to
the supul,ure, and Napoleon the Great look
ed around IN vain for some hopeful friends
10 onrlnsel further resistance before he sign
ed his final abdication. In the army Of
Austria, and among the people OF Austria,
If we are rightly informed, all is now irri-
tation, rising rapidly 10 disaffecticn. The
soldiery are still Us confident as ever In
themselves; but they have no longer any
confidence in their leaders. 1t was under
the fear O; impeding nutiny that Gyulai was
removed from Iris command. For the first
time, the general voice in city and camp
cares 10 accuse the aristocrscy as the cause
Sfthe great national disgrace, and TO inveigh
loudly against The exclusive character OF
The disposition OF military rank. -.,t
The soldiery, whether Ausirians, Hun
earians or Greats, true 10 their military es-
prd de corps, demand TO be led back again
to batile-but by leaders who are able 10
command them. They refuse 10 admit The
supposition that they are inferior 10 the
French as soldiers. They are exasperated
and not cowed, and their evaporation is
even greater against the system by which
they have been sacrificed than against the
enemy by whnm they have been defeated.
They insist upon fighting, and, in The face
of the general excitement, it will be impos-
sible for The Emperor, either for stragetic
or for political purposes, 10 shrink from re-
peaiIng once and again, the experiment so
aisastrously made at Soilerino. But, if we
MAY, trust the reports Of those who have
most recently mixed with all classes Of The
soidiery, II is no longer With the hope or The
care 10 save Italy 10 the Austrian Empire,
or TO give effect to the old Imperial pulley
that other battles ere demanded, but simply
with the desire 10 retrieve the honor OF the
army, 10 recover 10 themselves their own
self-respee,, and to prove 70 the world that
as soldiers they are net inferior to the
French. -4r ....ag .s.. e-a
The country, TO great extent, shares
this sentiment. The hope is now, as il
1914, that after having defeated the foreign
enemy, they may make peace with honor,
and may then turn around and arrange their
own hfairs at home. The Government
which was tolerated in its prosperity, has
become contemplate Immediately after; ii
has proved itseifto be weak; and all its SUBJ
iects have discovered that it has no moral
qualities 10 preserve il from general detes-
tstion. Now, for the first time, the Empe-
ror hears the truth from his people; and
while the Pigment of his military power is