Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-22
prom the London Herald. June o.

prom the London Herald, June o.
Tmg CONDITION or AUSTRIA.
The remarkable address, delivered ut the orcn-
ing Of tho new Council ot tho Austrian empire,
aud winch wo published yesterday, deserve an
attentive prrusal. There has always beon aparty
in this country animated by such spirit Vt in
yrtctnte horti'iy 70 Austria as to mako them slow
to believe any good Of the government Of Vienna.
Austria hns been locked upon a. house of re-
tuge for MI tho uhSo.ote ideas and antiquated
notions abou the divine right Of kugst which Ind
ne before tho OF tho first French revolution.
1t is unfortunately true that tho reforms and CON
cessions promised by the Empcror of Austria have
not been carried out ta tho extent that could be
desired. But it is maniicslly nbsnrcI 10 measure
Austria by nn In slish standard IL ia possible
that tho goverumN IT OF Vienna may not have
used NIL its rifl1i rs ,uemotc thu cnuse OF lib
cralisa, but II "a ,hr he taken into conaidcra
tion lh the dileultjts encounter d by cay min-
lister WHO has yentufcd 10 brake through the estab
lishcd rou,iur are almost" hryanl conception.
Witlln thc last few months, huNoSei, cytat- have
occurred in Hungary aud elsewhere nature to
convince the Ausiinry government that II !. now
desirable ~ ch1oSn hnwecn concession to rn
asonaldc demands aud the nccossarv f kacping
up larry" arnol lofcc II Han Atrv The reports
made IL ttr ytunt Empct1F hY htn like
Bcncdrk could not flil 70 ,n'3tnrr n strong
impression on hiS mind, and the rnsult is
that strong hopes arc now heIi that Hungary
may receive back nnny of the privileges of which
she hns IF lnte years, BEEN deprived.
1t was the first Of the present month that
the members of the new Council of the Empire
were assembled to henr the nddrpss hnm the
throne No nation IN Europe should symrnthisr
50 heartily as England With the desire expires scd
hy the Emperor ns 10 th' maintainanco of Austria
within her present boundaries. II would be difh
cult to conceive any change IN the present bal
nncr of power moro inmcnl to the Interests Of
En- lnnd and Of civilization than such ns would
arise from dismei, l,ermcnt OF TINT great cmpire
which may DO called the hcnrt Of Europe. The
anxiety for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of Austrin has
been much mora visible among nertan class of
politicians in this counry than among those whose
interests we're the first 10 br consulted We be.
Iicvo that ~ greater mistake can be committed
tLnn +, represent tho iluDgaraus ns dosirous of
being separatad from Austria anl we shall 500
presently that Count Appony sgnally qou.
hrin1 the ppinnnS we have invariably expressed
on this point. One Of the first difficulties with
which the Council will be called upon 10 denl il
thntor fnnner mud the yonng Emperor does well
To urge h,4 upblcs with strenuous cBurts with u
view 10 the attainment Of wha. be Describes as
the "fnnncil balance" Tr Austria has beeN more
,hnn ',ncr on the very verge " bankruptcy Ii is
not because her res,nroea def lent but bc-
cause thsv havu boon lndmnsiratod. Thcre
il scarcely u nn'rvin Europe which produces 10
by her saplhiiio,.a There IN M i1rcnson
why tho .gov'l nnent. which was lately asking for
lunn ut usurasns 1t t,lesf. shall MT almost
mani ia own prite in. the lnUnry market, and we
sincerely trasb that hs nnt iIat,ons uf the Eni-
peror ~ To tho results Of tho reforms lac has or
dore1 NAV e realised. But in tins department
the refor.nt .houId be swsepidg ani coinplete.--
Some light must have been thrown tho direc.
lion ia wi, o tor necessary changes must he made
by the revelations Of the persons Implicated in
the recent Frauds in the cin!iissaral a,l all 9th.
or pr oefs ni fei,tm will he comparatively useless
if the whnle sytteu vi Austrian inance aud taxa
tion is not placed 90 an entirely new footing No
minister aan Sruggls, against it. With whatever
resolution he NAV ontar upon his task be finds
that he cannot do who, ho would and 10 com
PEELED to give another shock 10 the crumbling edi.
fec. ID. s#.t..spt
If this new council perfnrms with zeal and
en,rgy the tax allotted to it. there is great hope
for u brighter inture Cor Austria. On the pro.
vinclal diets will devulye tho task of Informing
the central government OF the interests and wishes
of the whole population Of the empire, and to
the council wall be entuste the duty Of giving its
independent advice on NH the questions that may
be proposed for its delibcration. Ii is easy to
believe that Il eouncl, which may be said, In q
modified form, to represe / the various nations OF
which Austria is composed, will be iailhless and
inefficient, and it is ut least moro likely that truth
VIII De Known At Hnhu Og Heuus vi u ltr&s oouh-
Gill than Of small one. ltls gratifying to hd that
the scheme received the appreciation Of Count Ap,
ponyi. the, Hungarian councillor. He did not
take any pains to co0csal that he spoke from q
Hungarian point of,vtw,aad that tho great oil, ect
Of his desires was TO see the conntry reinstntet in
its ancient privileges. LAnisyet the admission'of
iungarians to n council'wh was described by
the President ''the supreme one of the Presi-
dent and the Crown" is n recognition oftl,er po-
ltica existence and of their right to express their
opinions in an assembly which represents the
united empire. But that which Count Ap.
ponyi laid tho greatest stress was that the extern
sion of the Council will tend ".o conquer prcdu-
,lices and to allay tho misu sundorstandlngs which
have contributed b much to widen Tho breach
between people united under the same crown"
Though possession no right to speak in the name
of all his compatriots the Count; for his part.
believes that an excellentp plan has been devised
for settling "All great burning questions.
and consequently that of Hungary" lie will
not renounce ono of his principles but
he tells the Emperor of Austria that neither by
word or deed while be attempt observe the or-
ganct les" Of the emnre. This ia pohlY snid and