New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-05
THE STATE OF EUROPE
Fre., Our Own Correspondent


Of late 80 uidenly disturbed BY that gus. o' go
which rose from the Swiss slopes OF the AiP' u %
ycy. Napoleon wished evidently 10 koo" W" ''
be might dare TO advance without raising s'o'ni
against hi, Nspoleouic ideas. lie therefore eau.
60, Co.. On, With the annexation OF Nice and
60 -. aba question of the neutrahzed
-. e. ,hs common decision of Europe, and
calming the apprehensiops OF Switzerland by an
..--o., -, muse of annexng Chablais and Eau
-. - Switzerland He soon saw taat Euglsnd,
go, ,ou6,y protesting sgainst the annexation of
hi, northern portion Of Savoy, declares that sac
mid rot fight for it, that Prassias protest is still
.s.ker. that Austria cannot be even induced
70 protest-unless Central Italy and the
principle Of universal suffrage are com
prised IN the same protest; while Russl'
complacently looks upon any annexation rs upon
precedent for her traditional plans against Turkey.
Thus seeing weakness and division everywhere, tn
Emperor OF the French has Suddenly changed HI
style; ThOuvenel's dispatches become more imperi
Gus; Savoy is Incorporated by universal suffrage be
fore the Powers Of Europe give their verdict; IN
Conference, much desired by Switzerland, is not t
meet at all: and the Swiss, abandoned by tn
Great Powers and unable on account OF hnancla
difficulties, TO cut the knot by the sword have re-
signed themselves TO their fate, and are trying to
obtain terms, not from the Powers that signed the
treaties Of 1915, but from the good Will OF that Ma
poleOn ON whom, in times OF old, they had be-
slowed citizenship and the rank of n captain
of artillery. II is now evident that the
epoch of Russian supremacy In Europe, which
lasted from 1915 TO 1854, has been succeeded by
the epoch of French supremacy, under the auspices
of the Emperor who prOclains that the Empire is
peace. and makes war every third year. And
nd NJ ID
the throne of France, bent upon the destruction OF
the treaties of 1915, Germany is nulllfed and Eu
rope divided. Spain has, indeed, put an end to a
foolish by a reasonable peace, and contented
herself with valueless strip OF land IN barbarOus
country, with indemnifcation for the expenses
of war; but any more ambitious plan was
njpped in the bud by the unexpected difficulties
of the campaign and the sudden though unsuc-
cessful revival Of Carlist instruction. So far
as We can Judge, the Queen feels herself strong
enough TO spare the lives Of the chiefs Of
the Instruction, and since Gen. Ello has al
ready been pardoned Ortega will scarcely be shot.
Gov. Wise and the State OF Virginia ought to learn
= lesson of humanity from these Spanlards whom
they despise so much. The capture of the Pretend
er would only cOmplcate the affair; he IS there
fore st present in safety. England is very uneasy
about the continental crisis; but while Lord John
Russell would like to renew the alliances with the
central States of the Continent, Miner Gibson and
OlaQkIOut 6OUtTt ~ luOt
abhor entaDghng alliances, and threaten TO break
up the Cabinet. Lord Palmerston, on the other
hand instinctively likes and supports Napoleon and
his policy of bullying surprising and cOniOunding
the old statesmen of Europe, who have had their
own way for full forty years, and were unable to
prepare the future or to secure the thrones OF their
masters.
In Germany, we see an impOtent National party,
snubbed by all the Governments, feeby raising ITS
voice fer q liberal Government at home. and bold
policy toward foreign countries. The Princes VIII
not listen 10 the Of GOtha, because they DO not
fear them. The Prince Regent of Prussia lacks the
energy and unscrupuOusness required to achieve
the Union of Northern Germany. He is not Victor
Emanuel nor is Baron SchleinltZ CayOur. They
hate Austria for her bad government at home and
for her intrigues in Germany, and still they have not
the courage 10 form an overwhelming party against
her pretensiOns. They declare themselves IN favor
of right and the Constitution IN Hessa, but the vote
of Prussia Is neutraZed by Austria, and annihiated
by the kiDgliDgs OF Southern Germany. just as IN
IcO6 the German Empire went 10 pieces exactly
al the moment when the union of Germany was most
required threatened as the country was by the
conauests of Napoleon J., 70 the German COniedera-
ton is losing every trace OF cohesion Just now
when the Rhine is in danger. Sun, Austria
obstnately refuses to change her stupid and unbear
able system of government and rather risks her
existence than give up the divine right of waoping
her own nggers. Her financial failures the pas
ave resistance of Hungary, the GOODNESS OF the
educated classes, the warnings OF England all lead
10 no result. Like the Jesuits Of old, Austria is
resolved either 10 be as she is, or not to be at all
The death of Baron J0zika, late Chancellor OF
Transylvania and the suicide of the septuagenarlan
Count Stephen Szechenyi, the father of material
reform in Hungary, for whom the country is
voluntarily going into mourning for Blk weeks
have again diminished the small number OF those
men, who might have tried to cOncilate the OppOsl
ton of Hungary if the Austrian Government should
ever resolve TO change its system and 10 govern de-
Gently But Francis Joseph is not the man 10
WELD His will is unalterable, aud though his Minis
tiers every now and then trumpet forth some great
measure of administrative reform, all their schemes
are stil-born 1t was but lately that the reform OF
the Council of State upon a new plan was an
nounced by the official Austrian papers as the
keystone of the Constitution Of Austria but such is
the aversion to the Government, that neither ID
Hungary nor in Croatia, Pennsylvania or Venetla,
Is there any respectable man to be found. VINO mas
a name 10 lose, willing to accept seat In that
Councl of State Not to avOw the complete
failure of the scheme, the Cabinet will OF course
try TO catch some stray Hungarian or venetian al
Vienna and place him IN the well'pald counchor s
chair. but how this will make that institution re-
suected. / am unable to discover. 1t Will soon be
buried in oblivion, Just as the plan for municlPai
organization has been forgotten and buried before
it was introduced.
While Austria is the real sick man IN Europe,
Russia is becoming somewhat impatient that she
cannot vet get through the crisis of the emanGpa-
ton. The fact is, that the arstocracy, ready LOT
any pecupiary sacrifice insist upon the grant Oh
political rights, and the Gar is unwilling to have
his authority diminished and limited. Thus the
opestion ofemancpation is still unripe the agitation
il increasing among the serfs while the voice OF the
.r;s.ocracv becomes holder. and the power OF