The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-06
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Count Walewsl and the attentions lavished on her
ambassador at Paris, Prince Metternich, had COM
pletely misled her; she was firmly convinced tna'
Louis Napoleon was az jealous in the cause VI 'no
restoration as devotedy attached to the rope ano
as bitterly opposed to the hereucai Ehgnsn
"a she ia herself, and her DISAPPOINTMENT ana
mortfication are now equal to her former
confidence. Francis Joseph is reported to
he unite beside himself with rage, and there
,~o,h he reason TO fear repetition of the coup
de lite he was guilty of last April If the deplorable
condition of his empire did not preclude all posi-
biity of recommending a struggle in which he has
already been 80 disastrously worsted. As usual,
when reduced to great straits, the Cabinet OF
Vienna turn their eyes towards Prussia, whom
thew treat with contumely ~ soon as they are not
in want of her assistance. Count karoby has ar
rived here in hot haste to appeal to the generosity
of the Prince Regent, requesting him to let by
cones be bygones, and to JOIN Austria In MAINTAIN
inc The cause of legitimate monarchy against the
;nroads of the revolution. / have frequently had
occasion to mention that theoretically the Prince
was well inclined to sympathise with the ideas of
which Austria is the chief representative, but un-
der the present circumstances, he is assuredly not
Quixotc enough to attempt give practical effect to
those theories. Even if the Congress had met, and
Louis Napoleon had appeared there bound by the
stipulatons of Villafranca, the Prussian gov
eminent, while advocating the acknowledgment
of tie Pope's authority in the Legations and the
return of the exiled Dukes to their respective do
miDons would have discountenanced any proposal
to attain that object by armed force; and now, when
France has taken her place on the same platform
with England, it would be the height of madness
to pursue policy which raust inevitably lead to
,;th tho INST
the only safe ally of this country. No concessions
that Austria might offer in Germany would be an
equivalent for the dangers which Prussia would in
cur by such a course, and, in all probability, there
FORE the embassy of Count karoby Is fated to be
as unsuccessful as were the missions Of Archduke
Albert and Prince Wndischgratz during the Italian
war | should not be surprised, indeed, II Austria,
who now rejects Congress, should be the first to
invoke at no distant date, less preudcial to her
interests than the eI pdrte settlement Of Italy
by France and England, and it is far
from unlikely that this is what is expect
who can hardly have any objection to the Con.
gress itself, which, by meeting nhis capital, would
afford papable illustration of his influence in
Europe, though he may very naturally wish to
enter unfettered by engagements that experience
has proved to be embarrassing.
Tie back-down of the Congress, or its postpone
meDt dd minimum, is most to be regretted by its
putting stop to the movement in favor OF reform
of maritime law, which had acquired quite respect
able dimensions and seemed to promise the hap
piest results There can be no doubt that Prussia
would have undertaken to bring forward the reso.
buttons passed by the mercantile community OF
Bremen, which were adhered TO by the leading en-
pires of Germany and zealously supported by the
pres. She would have been seconded by Russia,
Austria and all the smaller States represented at
the Congress, and, as stated in previous commu-
nication, it was hoped that the assistance OF the
British Cabinet would not he found to be insupera
BILE Now, to be sure when France and England are
again good terms neither of them has any motive
to desist from the exercise OF rights which afford
them such advantages over those Powers whose
naval ornaments are on a less enormous SCALE and
for the present therefore, there is little prospect Of
the introduction of more elevated and humane
privilege of robbing on the high seas may be still
kept up for q WHILE along with other other obso-
lete and wsrmeaten abuses, 1t is doomed by public
opinion, and must eventually yield to the voice of
reprobation raised against it from all parts OF the
civilized world.
The wurtzburg Conferences have turned out a
complete abortion and now that the exact tenor oil
the proposals submitted by them to the Diet has
dicule. OF their five motions, the only bona tide
one is that for giving publicity to the discussions Of
the Diet which had long since been anticipated by
Prussia. Those for equalizng the civil and criminal
legislation of the Union, and for preventing the
rights of federal citizenship to the inhabitants of all
the thirty odd sovereign States composing it, are
merely offered in the shape Of ola desidertOr,
which, to Judge from the way in which the Diet is
accustomed to transact business, are not likely to
be realized in the course of the present century.
The pretended reform of the military system is
nothing but an attempt to place the whole army OF
the Germanic Confederation, including the Prussian
contingent, at the disposal OF Austria but the de-
sign is so transparent that it has not the least
chance of attaining its end As for the fifth resolu-
tion-the fertilization of the coasts OF the German
Ocean and the Baltic--it will very likely be carried
into effect but not through the medium of the
Bund, but by the Independents action of Prussia
1t will be recolected that during the Italian cam
paign many Of the petty German States were NOV
ing heaven and earth for Prussia to take the lead In
declaring against Louis Napoleon and attacking
France on the Rhine, by which they hoped to re.
eve Austria from the pressure exercised upon her in
Italy. The South German kingdoms were particular
ly eager for the fray but some of the small Princi
palities Of Northern Germany though equally eager
to march against the enemy, found their military
aIdor somewhat cooled by the reflection that in
case Of q war their seab0ard would be open to the
attack of powerful French feet, against which
they had no means of defending themselves Prus-
sia herself has the longest r. = of coast on the
Baltic, including the seaport towns of Stettin, Dant
zic, konigsberg, Mernel, &c, besides which, she
has lately acquired a port and territory at the
mouth of the river Jahde, a tributary of the Ger
man Ocean, where she is building naval arsenal for
her incipent fleet: the next in extent of the mari
tine States being Hanover, Oldenburg, Mecklen-
burg, Bremen, Hamburg, and Lubbock. The neces-
sity of putting the coasts in state of defence hav
ing been recognized, Prussia requested those gov
ernments to attend conference at Berlin. to
consult on the measures requisite for that
purpose, at the same time giving notice to the
Diet that it had better not NEEDLE in an
affair which she Is perfectly able to settle without
the interference Of that body. OF the States Just
mentioned, Hanover has declined attending the
conferences, ont of spite against Prussia, whom she
hates for her liberal tendencies and her antsgonism
to Austria; but kecklenburg, Oldenburg, Lubbock
and Hamburg have acceeded to the proposal, and
their commissioners have already arrived at Berlin
Bremen Will probably send one likewise, 30 that
the conferences will be opened forthwith, and the
measures they conclude upon will no doubt be con.
Quoted with more energy and despatch than if left
to the discretion OF the Bund. The Prusexn COM
rissioners are Baron Moltk Quartermaster Gene
raj of the Army; General Voigts.Reedtz, OF the
STAFF. and General Volker, of the Engineers; and
as royalty must not be left out two Princes,
Frederick William and Frederick Charles will A.
sist at the meetings. Hanover means to set about
it in her own way; her obsequous Legislature is
xor ;po al