New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-10

TO the affairs of the Mediterranean and o.
the Turkish Empire. In case OF q rup-
ture between France and Russia, France would Dc
the power which lie essentially isolated. The t~afy
OF Zurich, il ia true, stpuates an eternal peace and
friendship between the Hapsburg dynasty and that
of Louis Napoleon but, either circumstances would
be more powerful than such stipulation, or that ar
tcle OF The treaty ,ud prove more calculated to link
the two dynosties together in one common disas-
trous fate than TO increase their strength and safety
| Then would he the time for Russia to act openly
and without restraint. The secret instigator of
revolutions all over the globe, why should che an
stain nny longer from setting fire to the materials ct
destruction heaped up on the Danube and IN ur-
| key, when two great purposes at once could be
reached such az the obstruction of the hated rival
in the southeast of Europe, aud Of her revolted
project on the Seine Prussia would seem to have
10 FERROUS cause for fearing the immediate conse.
quences or, if she thought she had, would got the
party now ruling at Berlin hail the opportunity, so
| lorg desired, of ultimately centrahzng Germany
| under the scepter Of the hohenzolern : Aud En-
| gard--would rot Lord Pamerston, or any other
friend Of Louis Napoleon in the British Cabinet who
is his iend because introduced to HIM by go Illus
| triOug parsonage as Russin--would not a British
| Government of such character-and there Is
scarcely another one to be expected-think tine de-
structiOn of the growing maritime power OF France
| more immediate purpose than To oppose the less
immediate danger from Russian progress in the
| Efsti In Germany the smaller States of the Con
| federution would take the side of Austria and
FraDct-that is TO say: the Governments would try
to take such position in order 10 save their exist
ence. The population however, under sach circum-
stances consulting nothing but their haired toward
Louis Napoleon and toward the stupid and illiberal
| system By which Austria has been almost ruined,
unable fully 10 understand the dangers threatening
| from Russian progress on the Danube and as Tar
Az 1oa. 81. tng
Germany united under one Government, would sup
port Prussia in her cOurse Of aDnexations, and in
lees Than fortnight the Prnssian eagle might aght
on the summit Of the Bavarian Alps. This it is
true would not exactly be what Russia would like
TO see; but might not she think it practicable TO pay
Prussia with the expectation Of such result, while
she herself would take realities for her share in the
spOilsi TIE expectation, at least would 60 far in
Influencing that Prussian party by which The news
OF Austrian disasters in Italy were received with
rejoicDgs. In short nothing could suit better the
views Of this party, now governing Mt Berlin, than
10 see Austria and France together on one sde and
the rest of Europe on the other.
Louis Napoleon, knowing all this considerably
better than we do found it advisable 10 recede from
tie threatening attitude he had taken toward En-.
gland, from which fact we may draw the conclusion
that he does not feel safe In reference to Russia
For one Of the O-EDgland or Russia--he must
have or his side. England, of course, found the
renewal of the good understanding very acceptable,
and thus by mutual consent, the fragments of the
"entente eordiaie" were soldered together, albeit
with nothing better than tin. Time and the Con-
gross will show with what kind of metal il hos really
been done, and how long the mendiDg will last.
Whatever may happen the moving power and lead.
ing views viii always be contained in the Oriental
question.
Tie extreme fraction of the party now ruling in
Prussia hope to zee Austria isolated at the Con-
gress. England with Sardinia-such is their expec-
tation-will finn the lett side with the radical
opinions in reference to the Italian question. Prus.
sia aud Russia will occupy the center, representing
the more moderate Liberal views. Austria and
France will be the conservative element, aud as
auch will refuse to satisfy the more eIacung de-
nnnds Of the Italian patriots. But France, 1t is
further expected, win bo pushed forward by cir.
cumstauoes Louis Napoleon will be forced TO take
the side Of the Italian nation in the regulation OF the
affairs of Venice, and Austria will be left behind
alone and without support. In the mean time, tho
national agitation of the Hagyars is entertained in
Hungary, and an outbreak would, at least, have the
eject Of augmenting the difficulties OF Austria TO
such degree that she would be more or less at the
mercy Of such friends as Prussia. Then would be
the time for Prussia TO offer assistance, in exchange
for those concessions n the affairs Of Germany which
Prussia could not even succeed in extorting in the
desperate situation in which Austria was placed
Immediately before the arTnistice of Villafranca.
What The secondary Powers represented at the
Congress will do seems to be thought Of little inn
psrtance, though their influence, after all, might
prove greater than expected, il they should be wise
enough 10 net in concert among each other.
1t is painfully felt by the German nation that
neither the German Confederation, as a whole, nor
the smaller German States, taken toge.her-in
which position they would be more than equal TO
Prussia in population and resources-are to be rep
resented at the Congress. Thus the interests Of q
~ q
discretion Of two rival Powers, each OF them claim
ing the Leadership Of the Confederation which can
not be obtained except by the reduction if not the
humiliation of the other. This simple fact alone
shows the unsatisfactory condition of Germany, and
be absolute necessity of reforming the Federal Con-
situtiOp.
The smaler States, with Bavaria and Saxony at
the head, have taken steps to remedy the
evil. Conferences of Minister'S of State have
been held, not long ago, at Munich, and more
lately at Wurzburg, for the purpose OF acting IN
concert in endeavOrs to amend the Federal Con-
sttution and, in fact, in ali measures tending to
promote the unity and power of Germany and to
inke care, above all, of those national interests
which are apt to suffer under the c0ntending aims
Of Austria and Prussia Austria does not appear to
throw any obstacle in the way of this patriotic en-
terprise, which is entirely constitutional. Though
the States engaged in it are called Secessionsts by
the advocates Of the Prussian scheme, the personal
character of some of the princes and statesmen sup
porting the movement precudes any idea of unpa-
triotic purposes. You will undoubtedly hear more
of the subject, which, if / am not mistaken, will
occupy considerable share of the public attention
Of Europe in the coming year.
Under these circumstances, il may not be amiss
to give your readers succnct account Of the pres
ent state Of party divisions and party platforms in
Germany.
In lsIs those platforms were abstract principles:
Socialism Republicanism, honarchlsin, AbsoIutism,