The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-23
THREATENED WAR.
AUSTRIAN VIEW OF TEE ITALIAN QUESTION.
Our Vienna Correspontlence.


Our Vienna Correspondence.
VIENNA March 2, 1863
TAe Haian Acknowledgment and ITnsst0 ftdy"9 D'e
Game OF the Tico Grea. Continental Dcspa'--Ge'nt1H
Sympathie, Ranging Themselves on me Stasg A~ers@-
Lord Couleys Mission cotain 10 Prore a f'"t"e-No
DE Declaration OF The Emperor FfascS Joisl1-i'SM
ina Mcssaqs fyom Louis Napoleon TO The Pops-Ptans
Of Austria ia the Er, Of War-Ltoerdt IDEAS 70 6s
mad 10 a. p5at the Flle Pre,ences p,u Jorpard for
T6rston Intervention in hy-Russiaa Hoittlity % b.
Csunteychecked by Us CRY Of Polish Laspcnie,cs, &C.
Four principal toIi;s Of conversation have engaged all
sices of so;ey capital during TIE pas, ew days.
vis-l The debate OF the 25ih ultmo the Italian
ton In the British Parliament; q The diplomatic circular
e Prussia declining her position and that Of RUSSIA
5 Lord Cowley's mission and 4. The changed aspect
which has been given TO the pesent crisis by Cardinal
Aotonels nthna,ion OF the Po7es wisa tba the troops
Of both France and Austria should DO Withdraw from hi
territories To these may be added the speculatons OF
the press people upoa the probable coaseuences TO
Europe Of the war into which it is believed Napoleon
H. has irrevocaby determined 10 plange the Continent
before the expiration Of many weeks
A fair illustration OF the diplomatic maxim, that
" words were given to man for the purpose
Of tho better concealing his thoughts s afford
ed by the perfect uniformity Of expression to
be found in the various speeches made week ago in
the two houses OF Parliament conrasted wtn the
ents upon them by the London papers OF tho following
day II ia occasionally well for Europe that key Is given
- parliamentary dissmulation by an uufetered press
Lord Palmcrfton opened the subject Of the Continental
crisis by declaring his firm conviction that the obvious
and ready method by which the general uneasness Of
Europe can be Gained down. and any CONTEXT between
France and Auaria avoided, would be their oin,ua aui
simultaneous of the States OF the Church, ami
Nhe retirement with in their respective frontiers" Nc
Dsrae followed belArdng the leader OF the opposition
with compliments upon the justice and par,o.ls which
bis remarks manifested and added "Ienrcly agree with
she view which the noble lord has taken of the position
of the great Powers interested in the settlement Of 1875"
Lord John Russell then congratulated everybody upon
having said and done everything in precisely the a
wopriate and becoming possible; and af,r gene
sa mutual admiration, and Fluctuations that The ap
preaching evacuation Of the Roman territory precluded
the possibility OF hostites the House adj'urned. Avery
e,lar farce simultaneously enacted With the Earl Of
Naesbury Lord Broughsm and others FOR actors in ths
House Of Lords.
What pity, after such tuning of the "voicc Of the
paticnn to key, that "sorrow should come, in til,
shape Of newspapers, Tin the morning" SO, however,
II was destined 10 be- The London Necs Of the 26h
February laughs scon the parisst possible speci
Of soap bubble jugglery, the whole endeavor TO
whitewash into deceDcy very muddy coacecn. Several
the papers too lazy thing conten. themselves With
q loud Uh OH The Times, seldom taken by surprise,
praises the "fusrced bearing, WISE fents AMI polite
make be.icves'' % Of tho honse; considers the "ws,
sience Of the three principal speakers worthy OF the
.sena'e OF Rome logically proves thas italy, supssli-
war; ami nDaly itself, riS-d cis Pamerston,
DsIael Co., TO the following outbu!st of cltecnecal
fsnkns"What is this but tho planes Hypocrisy II ia
10 make Rome an idle pretence ana pubic Duisance.
The question: speak the plain truth, which brings
the Gaul tho CAPITAL ani makes the halls Of
she Casars echo hIs mcessant dram and ring with hs
shrl trDmpet, is not tha. toe pilgrim may continue TO
bow before the holy Father, but that France may
have n boundary 10 her tasie and may nave
q, least, al west Of the Rhine and Alps. Louis
Napoleon mus: keep himself up 70 the expecta
tiers Of his people, and seem, a. least, 10 be
The pon. Of doing great things yet we do say with
reserve, tits vulgar question OF domoion ana powe-
really copqn which they aeak, by arms Here
toned trauDnay as the Court 49, 70 count upon English
sarpcft scarcely peeded these sossares 10 eacdAc
thu. the drft of English diplomacy a the present. juno
tGe, ia equally cowardiy, hypocritical and impolrc.
Napoleon Ill would appear TO have succeeded, nomsna
into sluggish uneasy subserviency, that OF them
dare, et 10 raise their voices In trumpet toned disap
ta busterpg which he abou! TO inaugurate. Atcsr
less British ministry might still give law, with voice Of
thunder to the crafty successor OF the mammoth of
Wise geDins who died in exile at st. Helena Duke of
Wellington, Castlereagh, would to France-
"War, 10 osmepber AUSTRIA and thus TO destroy the
baapce oepower Europe, with England Case your
srmamepts or we call upon Allies 1911 regard
even these beilt" Unfortunately giants
round the throne OF Queen Victoria The people, true,
are slowly awakening the ncompeency OF their rulers
but representation Of the popular will s - be hoped
for Parliament in time TO swcrvc the French Emperor
from his schemes of ncendiary aggraudsement.
Tic text of the Prussan circular DESPATCH dated Feb
ruary r. has trnnspired but recently. IL is 1imsy
qualified Russo French manifesto instigated as almost
by representations from St. Petersburg. The clause We
have secured the operation of Russia. is about sig
Dicant an item as it contains It's proper meaning,
course Is, Russia has secured operation" No i'm
porancc would be attached TO this circular Vienna
for the consequences may flow from the osenatoi
ixaln Vuith Vhf farl
declares its willingness that Austria should be dismember
ed although the loss Of fomerana and Posen In the East.
and wal of the Confederation Of the Rhne the
Wee would be the prob able consequence Of tho triumph
Of the Russian and French alliance. Fortunately the in
teress Bavaria Wurtemberg, Sax0ny and Hanover Will
compel them 70 consider matter conscrvavey
and In Prussia Itself the sympathes with Austria Of West
that might be the consequence
attitude Of neutrality In favor OF France and
Russia or abundant data to support this last surmse
the Prussan press Of the last three weeks, pdssm
Austria reckon in its behalf upon nearly half Of
the votes In the Diet ut Frankfort in case war is
forced upon her by France; and Count Buo
Baden is TO be considered certain, either Of those
states with Of the smaller Duchess proves faithful
10 the traditions Of the beginning Of the century, the Court
Of Berlin will be obliged 10 pocket its preferences and 10
give way 10 the popular sentiment against France The
real trouble in the Prussan kingdom is the irreconcea
able heerogeneousness Of the elements which compose
il. II II is ntcrrogated OF Austria: "What bond hold
together so many diverse natonalitiesS the reply is
"taith." TO the same question concerning Prussia tho
response be; sNono.v No legislative or admins
traIive alka unite the ex millions half of ultra
conservative Catholics in the Kingdom with the mil
lions Of ProtesvaD,s, nearly two thirds Of whom at
estimate, violent republican panibeiss, ready
10 scize upon the first opportunity renew the expert
self government which failed SO sgnaly in 1913.
fear that scarcely three millions Of Prussan subjects
attached either from principle or tradition, to the
rule Of the Iobenzollcrn House. II Is not altogether
eordnary under such circumstances, that very mbc
Gle government should leon upon Russia IL would be
mistakes however, TO supposc that circular Ike that OF
February II to be regarded as sgni1csve Of the na
future action Of the Kingdom, or still less OF the sen
monts OF the people Of Northern Germany.
Lord Cowley has been here Dot quito two days. No
thing reliable has transprcd with regard propo
sitsons which the French Emperor or his lordshp
considered 10 be 30 much envoy Of England w Of
France) has instructed him 10 mako but the general sen.
timent IL that they not Of character winch can bo
honoraby acccccd 70. II is mlginod-ndlcvely, from
the past pos tive present data be muei .tcy
obtanedthat an entire abandonment, not only or tn
Papa States and Naples but also Of Motona Tuscany AMI
Parma 70 whatever eventuacs the intrgues OF Napo
leon Ill may have paved the why, Is 10 be sine qua
non Of peace, and that England hfs lent its support hs
Infamous pretension that Austria shall rove fihe /,
the solemn cngapcmcu.s which. of thu