New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-23
MATTERS IN VIENNA.
From Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
VIENNA, Nov. ], 1859.
In my last letter / dwet upon the peculiar sig-
nifeance of the Sehetest at this place and in this
country, where, before and after the revolution Of
1S4e, Schslers dramas were not permitted to appear
on the stage until after their careful emendation
by the censor in usrm dolphin; where most of the
public schools reckoDed schillers works among the
forbidden fruits of literature, more than one auto
da-fe taking place if the contraband we're hunted
out; where Schiller is denounced by the Catholic
clergy as a "damnable infdel," and by the old
official gentry as revolutionary frebrand; aud
where, in general any demonstration of popular
enthusiasm not got up by order Of the authorities,
was always looked upon as a monstrous thing
falling hardly short Of actual instruction.
The coincidence Of one of the festival days with
the anniversary of Robert Blums execution ID this
town. tends to bighten the revolutionary character
of the demonstration, Robert Blum having been
the first promoter of the Schiller Unions IN lo4I
Schiller aud Blum thus cOaesce in the popular I'M
aginatiOn, and the homage done to the one appears
as an act of expiation TO the memory of the other.
The terrible "reminiscences of November 1915,
when Vienna smaTted under the iron heel OF the
Croat and the Serb, and the Hapsburg seorniully
flung Robert Blums's head at the face OF Germany,
season with their peculiar flavor the impending
festivals of November, 1859. That Francis Joseph
himself should have felt obliged to tender his good
Offices TO the Vienna Schiller Committee that he,
the man of the Roman concordat, should have
thought it necessary to share in the apotheosls OF
the man once honOred with letter of citizenship
BY the French ConyentiOn-these are strange symp-
toms indeed, much talked over by the good folks Of
this town. There are some highfown men here re-
minding you of the chronological fact that the CEN
tennary anniversary of Huss ushered in the first
day of Luther's Reformation; but with all that L
think the schillerest ia not likely 10 have any seri-
GUS consequences either here or in the rest OF Ger
many. ~ this place, il is important as symptom
of popular revival AT Berlin, IL marks the Turn
ing point Of the Regents Fictitious popularity.
Here nobody doubts that general European
Congress is about TO assemble, despite the angry
deDias of the English press; but OF all subjects
foreign policy not one is so anxiousy debated as the
meeting at Breslan between the Emperor OF Russia
and the Russian Prince Regent The following
translation from td-days Presse viii slow you IN
what light the Austrian Government wishes that
meeting TO be considered
"While the sO-called liberal press Of Northern Ger
many are exerting all their powers to prove that the
Bresau meeting could have had other aim than the
insulation of Austria the French papers recognize IN that
Rendezvous the first germs OF coalition OF Europe
the audaoy Of her diplomacy and the honOrs Of We
tory France, in the regards of the other European
powers holds less favorable position than before the
last war. France is feared but not esteemed people
try TO live on tolerable terms with her. but, az the
same time, make ready for everything, and neglect
nothing for their security. For many months the
relations between Petersburg and Paris have grown
cooler, Prussia arms continuously and certainly looks
not with confidence TO the other side of the Rhine;
England takes not the trorble to hide her dsirust Of
France of whom she appears 10 aprehend the worst,
landing without declaration of war. Austria,
Ike ali the other powers of Europe, u naturally
anxious to give ofknse to such troublesome ana
irritable guest who watches the occasion for picking
qua rel but at the time Austria has entered upon
neither a defensive an offensive alliance with
France The dstrRst Of all powers which, so TO say,
beleaguers France rendered every solution pretending
to be the result of common agreement between all
| the Cabinets extremely difficult. Again, we have
seen this in regard TO the impending Congress- which,
| il was Justly feared would serve France as means
only for raising new claims and advancing steps
| on the road opened by the conquest of Lombardy.
Those who TIL refused TO believe that Napoleon
policy constantly aims at the overthrow Of the present
| territorial arrangements Of Europe, may read the
meaning Of the coming Congress in the last numbers OF
the PARIS CoKs,ItHtiORHe Does that paper not say
that the Italian and in fact all European Revolutions
have been provoked by those articles of the treaties OF
1915 that hostile TO francel Does not II say, that
N France the national sentiment asks imperousy or
satisfaction which the Emperor cannot dare TO refuse
despite bis magnannous dsnterestednsss and the en-
tire absence on hl- part OF egoureic hiOoh Nooouv
will fancy that the C0RstnHt1oaReI does Use such
language ON its own account. Ii only expresses on
command what has long ceased to be secret for the
| other European Cabinets. France openly demands a
revision Of the treaties which the present European
order Is based. Ii shall be revision the Bonapart-
lat standpoint with the natural frohers in the back
ground Louis Napoleon pretends that his policy is to
conclude the Of revolutions but that for that pur-
pose he must he allowed make free with other peo-
pe's appurtenances The revision of the treaties of
ISIS sha take place the general understanding thai
the very existence of those treaties is Insult upon
the honor of France. This claim canot possibly
with favorable acceptance the part OF the great
1 European powers Ii cannot be allowed that a Con-
gress ostensbly intended for the regulation of the
Affairs of Central Italy, should without much ado be
converted into Congress putting IN question the terri
toria arrangements OF all States, azd all this for III
single satisfaction Of France The main purpose of III
Rresan meeting was to put stopto the eneroachment
OF the TuileTies."