Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25

oY11 BUfOp0o0 VIZ xu1~330s II
Austria is not German power really. Her /
.ulers are Germans, but her empire IS chiefy
made up of other nationalities, incongruously
together by the pressure OF despo-
tism, Jesuitism, and the most ultra-montane
We cannot understand, there
fore, the evident feeling which seems to per-
wade all Germany-and particularly Northern
Germany, to unite with her in her present
battle for bad cause. Even the German
reyolutionists of lS4S seem to have lost sight |
of their principles, as well as of common sense.
For these they have substituted ridiculous
dread that the third Napoleon is about to IN
flict upon them over again the injuries OF the
first: and thus tradition is about to plunge
peoples into war to perpetuate the yoke of
Austria on Italy, and increase the power OF her
dynasty to crush out every sign Of indepen-
dence of thought or Of action in politics or re-
ligion anywhere within the scope Of her in
tiuence and arms The most important fea-
ture of the late foreign news by the Europa,
besides the movements Of GARIBALDI and the
blttles of Palestro, is the passage Of Austrian
troops through Bararia, heretofore neutral
German power! This is in fact an overt act
Of war by Bavaria against the allies. Its ev-
ident intent is to afford Austria, by quicker
transit for her troops through Bavaria, an op,
portunity to head off Garibaldi, the Italian
patriot who is now menacing even Milan, the
capital of Austrian Lombardy. The Enpe-
Tor Of the French cannot but take notice Of
this, and resent it. He cannot p-r.ait Rava-
ria to give aid and comfort to his enemies, and
escape scot free herself from the damages Of
war. 1t must be the more provoking to him
as he has done nothing to provoke it. Napo
leon Ill has been scrupulously careful not to
give the Germanic Confederation reasonable
grounds of complaint against him. He has
not even established an army Of observation
on the Rhine, as the excited and hostile con-
dition of Southern Germany would have jus
titled him in doing. But the Austrian influ-
ence in Bavaria is SO great that the people
seem to be mad with hatred of the French.
Germans are no longer animated by the liber-
al views which were made so conspicuous in
in ls4s. We see in Bavaria, an intense SYM
pathy with despotism in its meaneSt and
most bloody manifestations-a solution for
which may be possibly found, in the concur
renee of that power in the same ultra-mon
tame and bigoted dynastic views of religion
and government entertained by Austria. We
find in the New York Herald letter, dated
Munich, May %, giving an account of the
passage of Austrian troops through that city.
The writer, after giving some particulars of
the active preparation of Bavaria for war,
says:
More than by all these warlke preparations
@e were Yesterday astonished and alarmed by
great placards proclaiming the interruption Of
the Railways for private service. Instead OF
four trains day running now between Mu-
Mich, kof and Augsburg, only one will be at
the disposition of the travelling public and for
the transport of merchandise, all other trains
being reserved for the transportation of royal
imperial troops.
The arant garde arrived this morning in
the station of the Munich Nuremberg Rail
way, consisting of 100 men of the Bohemian
regiment MazucclelH, about 80 horses and
horsenen, belonging to regiment of dragons
and an immense bag, Twenty saddle
horses of the finest Arabian breed, belonging
to Count Camgallas, the Austrian command
er, arrived already yesterday from Pardubitz
in Bohemia.
At this moment, a very fine band Of regi-
mental music, about 20 men strong, of the
regiment Talambin as am told by an Aus.
trian officer, is crossing the street before my
window, playing the "Radetsky March,"
All the streets, public places, and beer horl-
ses are crowded by Austrian officers in the
most splendid and varied colored uniforms
The people of the town are almost crazy with
enthusiasm. Flags wave from all windows
flowers and boquets are thrown by the hand.
of the ladies to every Austrian officer who
passes; the cries of "Vivat the Emperor, (e.
libe der Kaiser" and "a bas la canditie," 9TH.
special epithet used towards Louis Napoleon
and his court) I'LL the air, and even the bell.
of the numerous churches ring us on day o
great religious or national festival
1t is said, and is this moment announced
under tine beating of the drum, to the amazed
population, that every day ten trains filled
with Austrian troops will arrive in this town.
that the citizens will not be molested by the
quartering of soldiers, but the wealthy 4" bur
gers shall be favored by the quartering o.
Austrian officers, if they send in their name:
and the number OF rooms they will put graft.
at the disposition Of the lmperials (Kaiserli
chem
All these troops belong to the first Austrian
army stationed in Bohemia, comino from
Prag, via Letmeritz, Dresden and Hof, an,
leaving via Augsburg to Tyrol.
On the Nolkswie>e, " Peoples Meadow"
sort of public pleasure ground, in the midS
of which the immense statue of the Bavari
stands-a statue of bronze, $50 feet high, an,
the greatest work of statuary art after the CO
losSus of Rhodes-tents are erected for tn
Austrian battalions, besides two thousan
beds are placed in the Palace of Infantry
The number of the troops who will pas
Munich is said to be As 900, eight full reg
ments of infantry, six regiments of cavalry
and II batteries of artillery
How Louis Napoleon will look on and sui
fer this open violation of the neutral territor,
of Saxony and Bavaria by Austrian troops
difficult to say.
/ of course, all this means that Bavaria a
{ one of the German States, is preparing to TAX
! part in the war. If its final result wipes he
out from the map of Europe as separate pow
B er, good will have been educed from evil. Blu
tits possible, nay is probable, Bavaria has no
ventured upon this defiance and insult to tn,
Allies, without having the assurance of backins
from other German States 1t looks, indeed
as If tile ear nor Italian is speedily destined
TO become European. The dynasties of mid
! die Europe are all alarmed They see Napole
on gathering around him the revolutionary el
ements of the land, and strange as it may
seem, allying to the colossal power of Franc.
the still more colossal power of liberal ideas
1t is not wonderful that the little scrofulous
sovereignties and princes of Germany who