The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-03-20
comIyt, .Ht.S OF THE EMPIRE.


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coMSc 'Htls OF THE EMPIRE.
II il be true that Jupiter is in the habit
Of making men the author Of their own
run-driving those mad whom he wishes
to dcstroy-it it is to he feared that Jupiter
has some evil intentions respecting l7'an.
els joseph Of Austrin. All the historical
symptoms of doomed dynasty are now
manifcs,ing Themselves in Vi'nna. No
sovereign can ail,id to be at ono" obstinate
and weak. Magenta and Soie'no
have inflicted an iudcliblc disgrace npor
the arms of Austria. These defeats have
M de manifest TO the world, that, when
compared with rance, Austria, ralcd hy
her ,prcse-t Emp ror. is ahorta second
rate Power. The prosration OF Atstgian
flha. cial credit has made public the fact
t!iat Austria is poor. Weak in arms and
;p65r in pocket a' he is, Europe looks anx
lousy to discover how Ibis young Empcr-
or, Who has so difficult to pay, dcmcans
himself in the crisis. History has her
great men, who have mad" their fame out
'df co,';uncttrc s:ch M This.
I, is Il moincm. whca The general s5';aa
of dairrcr would have allowed single
rriud to break dow, and to build Up -
Francis Go>cph hr II ~hiIe promised to
Ire cqual to lie oGca.i6n. When he
turned Iii, hogaa from that square tower
upon ihe Sdlfr,ino height a gre" supeIsti.
tion mus. have been swept out Of his
head That force upon which he had
been taught to rely with Implicit conf
dcnce was broken, and lie could never
again believe il 10 be irvinciblc. thh;m.
ply, the couvclioM thus rrde'g pressed
upon him could not be kept Il secret. 1t
was shacd by the whole worIt. Italy
kno%a i, and HtNgary knows it. 1t Is
known &c his interiors, and Il Is loudly
celebrated by them; it is known to his
equals, and, while politely ignolod, is
steadily acted upon. Eigland, France
FnI Russia cannot but look upon Francis
Joseph as struggling man whose king
dom is III Ganger of passing away from
him,
Under these circumstances, the Young
Emperor seems to combine IN himself all
the weakness Of o"r Char Is =, and nj!
the stupid bi-dtry Of our James IL. 1t
thclo be anltL'nH winch could tlle over
Iu:a crisis il the fortunes of Austria, 1t
would be the loyal AMI energetic assistance"
&f ilunHm", THIS vac on2e not ve'y diff
fcg,t to obtai". the Hunnallans boast
tn mSaiYcS 20 be tie most r.sri'':2 nation
T., Enope; th"y are addicted to arms;
tie" %"'2 m"'eo'cr t""'lionaI'y loyal 10
the house O. ljN%hn'g' ma quite ready
10 cEnona all l!rir enthusiasm IN t"e '"r-
vice o. that G'He''uE ho'sc' "a mat IA.
uoH FiancD Joseph had " great source oi
m.''Uy power and tie material '"r many
mnI's. BU' A'S "pPoI'uaity reSir" upon
two conditions hungary Is waIIk', bui
she Is attached % .rco institutions. she Is
loyal 3ut ~"e !a 70 u great extent H:o',1t'
ant. FlaHc's Joseph Is " desp,L an,
b'g't. III" G'mco'y ,l' fr'c!<'Iy that
winch bosct onr james l. -" IKE sran,
clN Joseph, H"d t. Govern l'otcst"ot 'nd
II free l'c"pit, whose institution, ha4 been
as>ai,ed, AMI whose .i 'S'ot' icih' IA"
been "r"oN."' ""' -a ,hd'd ~ "e'n9
an"e'e' ~ ~ ah'@wi p''"N'N as simple.
TN $40 .'s' ~ N'"S@9!.' 'or " H,a'5'.--
Here IN oar oay' : IN i"pe,'h lhigi"h
ra'"I'h' ~ the same p'u' hungary j.