Wilmington journal., 1860-03-22
Austrian Empire Totterlng.

~, t7ne that Jupiter is in the habit of making
y i l,.hor Of their own ruin-driving those mad
| isbps to destroy-it is to be feared that Jupi-
D s,ra evil intentions respecting Francis Joseph
6t All the historical symptoms OF a doomed
'..sr, now maniestng themselves IN Vienna
' ,,r can afford to be at once obstinate and
s.an+a and SOerino have inflicted an indelIl-
... ,r-on the arms of Austria. These defeats
manifest to the world that when compared
l,~.r.. Austria, ruled by her present Emperor Is
..a,r1-rate power. The proStrauOn OF AUS
&..r,iaI credit las made public the TACT that Aus
@~or Wesk in arms, and poor III pocket as he
..i,,. looks arXiousy to discover how thlS young
L..r ,.h, ha, 50 difficult a part 10 play, demeanS
's ~, ,Ia crisis. History has her great men, VINO
3a t1n;r tame out Of a conjecture Sucn as IhiS'
" i. q moment when the general sense oI uauSeI
IA have allowed a Single mind to break Gown anu ~
Irr Francis joseph for a while promised 10 rise
VI the occasion. When be turned his horse rom
,.,src tower upon the SOlierino height greaI Su-
fL,, must have been swept out OF his head. ilal
rnon which he had been taught to rely WIN III
rom fdanre was broken, and be could never again
~. it In be iuyjnciblc. Unhappy, the conNcIloh
,,IaIv messed uDOn him could not be kept secret
, ,Ls1ri5 b, fine whole world. Italy knows It, ana
ry, knows il, It is known to his Interiors, ana II
...r celebrated bv them it is known to his equaS'
.a..Ic poHtcv ignored, is steadily acted upon, Ell
france and Russia cannot but look upon Eallcl'
,.. .sa struogling man whose kingdom Is III dan
passing away from him.
IN Ter these circumstances, the young Emperor seems
.ubinp in himself all the weaknesses OF our Charles
NJ ALI the STUPID bigotry OF James ii. If there pe
ir which could ride over this crisis IN the fortunes
Austria. il would be the loyal and energeuc asSlS-
.a hungary This was once not very dlLnculI ~
~ Thn Hnrcarians boast themselves to be the
+ uarikc nation in Europe; they are addicted 10
. thcv were moreover, additionally loyal 10 the
~-a Iapsburg. and quite ready to eXpend all lhtlf
....-u in the service OF that eXactmg mouse III In
-r.r.p Francis Joseph had great source OF NIL
rrruygr and the materials Tor many alliieS' p"'
u5urtuuty yrcstcd upon tW . conditions:
nm gary is warlke but she is attached TO Tree lnst
.r-. sIe is loyal but she is 10 great extent FRO
-.t Francis Joseph is q despOt and a OISot. } 1t
a..tv is precisely that which DtSet oar James IL
n. ..'. Francis Joseph had to govern ProteslanI
...,rl. rguDle whose institutions iad oeeh asSaHeu
raUu-. religious fears had been aroused ana he end
by being sneertd at by shreWd priests as Slnpietoh
.0 0s. three kingdoms tCr mass Here II our G"y
an imperial pilgrim travelling IN the same PAIN. hulI
w il as uurh attached 10 her tree institutions as Oul
rs were Yet she has seen them all swept away
now lies witlerng under d tyranny so heavy thaI l
even an Oiiense to ask to speak her own language Il
own universities.
Iaroarv is also to degree Protestant, and her pro
~.nlIsm is OF the most turbulent and unc0mpromSlh9
rletrr That CAyauIsm with WHch tolerance IS q
n is rite among the IIuugariaus, and now fndS ltseI
-sphtct Of persecution. How has this young Lmpe
dealt with TINS valuable but difficult portion OF nS
re? lie has in effect SAID to II, as was once before
d with d fatal issue 1ly father cha8lSeu you VIII
los but will chastse you with scorpions lnSteaC
.tor,r IN. institutions which had been taken away
nr- Joseph has made even petitions tor such crime
l.r,,t .I,Iv nuuIslpd all agitation for such an OBJ