New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-11
THE STATE OF EUROPE.
TURIN. July q, 1861.
v,sm Our Own Correspondent

~x - ,,haro no,y the degtinies OF the Ausliidh
-? ,r0,obla in the balance. The Austrian
Cabinet was up to the last days strange COM
,~v,nd of men of different opinions Count hech'
hrrS the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, continued 'ie
.r.Stiopal policy of Absoutsmin the Hessian qaes-
s;on and sought to uppease the antpathies OF Prince
fortchakoff by reminding the Cabinet oi e'.
Petersburg Of the common danger which migh'
spestualy arise from the Polish question; 'i0
Cbeyalier Schmerling represented IN lne e'."1
(xubinet, Kind of Liberal ConstitutiOnalisn, "N'
In reality amounts only TO centralzing Dr,'
crscy desrous of Germanizing the Empires -
Szecsen spoke of the rights OF Hungary as u III
country independent of the Austrian sys''n, v
ministration, and the Baron Way poi"' :. IL
the laws of I94S and responsible niiNs"! -
gary. e ,omocoDcitv in
al. c,h;net which could not Lead but TO a olSruP
a.. The German Ministers insisted upon a iusio"
-s Hungary into the unitarian Austrian Empire,
Ii ,hs Hungarian Ministers continually explained
s..t Hungary will never submit TO be governed Dy
a.. Austrian Bureaucracy, and viii never conde-
acepd to take part in the Imperial Council The
Fm,eror could not decide himself, and for while
the representatives of two opposed principles
wranpled with one another in the Cabinet Council.
At last the decision became inevitable; the Hun
parian Diet sent an address to Francis Joseph,
which, in the form, gaze an excellent opportunity
to reject it and 10 dissolve an assembly when had
unanimously sanctioned State paper calling the
hereditary rights of the Emperor to the crown OF
Hungary in question.
AT this iuncture the Hungarian Ministers tri-
umphed The Emperor refused to accept the Ad-
dress but he suggested the form which would make
ii acceptable. The Hungarian Diet, mindful OF the
responsibility attached TO them in case OF rupture,
unanimously accepted the suggestion, and the Al
dress according to the original proposition OF Deak,
was, for the second time sent back to Vienna. An
answer was 10 be given, and the hungarian Min
listers proposed - Rescrpt, which, they thought,
granted TO the exigencies Of the Empire everything
that Hungary might reasonably be expected to con-
eede They knew that 1t would De dilncui' 70 Iil-
duce the majority of the Diet to go even so far.
Still, they hoped to succeed fDot otherwise, even
by new appeal to the people after the dissolution
nj the Diet Schmerlipg, however, aud the GERMAN
Ministers admire their own stillbOrn Constitution OF
February 26, so much that they stick to the idea
of seeing the Hungarians, Croatians, and lransyi-
yanians represented at the Council 0i the Empire
They drew up a cOunterprcect which refuses 10
acknowledge the rights Of Hungary, and Is founded
upon the right of conquest, not upon the Old Diiat
eral treaties between the regnIng Dynasty and
Hungary. The Emperor, III moment hi-iated LOT
him and his house, accepted the proposition OF the
Cheyalier Schmeyhng aud rejected the answer Drawn
np by his Hungarian Councillors On the 10th INST
BaronVay the Hung anan Chancellor, Sz02yenyi, the
Vice Chaneelles, Count Szecsen the Minister, Count
Apponyi the CHEF Justice Majatt the Chef OF
Che Hungarian Home Office, at once resigned Their
official position, the German Ministers triumphed,
they thought the unity of the Empire was estab-
hshed and all the centralist press OF Vienna ex-
uted though not without great apprehensions about
some movement at Pesth. But, against expecta-
zion. Pcsth and the Diet renamed quiet as poss-
ble Nobody seemed to be surprised The Hunga-
rians calmly wait for the development OF the bew
policy; they see that a reconciliation between W.
enna and Pesth is impossible and leave their adver-
saries in the difficulties they themselves had pre-
pared Schmering had indeed little thought OF this
position. After the retirement of the hungarian
statesmen, he thought that in the same way as he
himself had in various epochs Of his hie served
Prince MetterDich and the German Parliament OF
Frankfort and Baron Bach without any reluctance,
that the HungaHan officials would likewise do the
same, and make an easy compromise between Their
official position ard the wants OF their country.
But suddenly be found himself mistaken for though
In the person Of Count Forgach, he got Hungarian
of q great family but of little character for the
Office OF a Hungarian Chancellor, he could not as
yet find Vice-Chanceller or Chief Justice.
The semi-offical papers of Vienna changed upon
this their bullying tone, and try now TO coax the
Hungarians into Office, and they may succeed, in
20 far as among the twelve millions of inhabitants
of Hungary, they may certainly meet with hund-
rcd persons of some education, empty purse and
damaged reputation, who viii cOndescend to take
tho high offices of the State even from the hands of
\ German Minister at the risk of being proclaimed
traitors to their country but no man Of honor and
social standing will stoOp to become the tool for
destroying the Constitution. Even Count FOrgach,
who prompted by poverty and ambition, had served
the oppressor Of his country, Baron Bach, first as
his Under Secretary of State then as Stakeholder of
Bohemia, only reluctantly accepted the place of
Hungarian Chancellor, and refused to sign Chevaher
Schmerling's answer to the Hungarian Address.
Even he requires stil some notifications Of the Ger
man document before he takes the responsibility of
signing il. The Diet at Pesth is now in expectation
of the document, which will undoubtedly be reject
cd, and lead to a dissolution of the Diet and to q
deadly conflict with Hungary.
1t is surInised that the King of Prussia has sue
eoeded iD bringing about q reconciliation between
Russia and Austria and that such revival of the holy
alliance has materially Influenced Francis Joseph
In his resolution TO repudate any arrangement with
Hungary. This information is, however, very doubt
fal The recent attempt at the life of the King of
Prussia by fanatical student Of Leipzig may serve
the reactionary party in Germany, which tries
already TO mpIcate the so-called National Society
IN the crime, throwing the moral authorship on
the agitation for German unity. More sanguinary
people believe on the contrary that Becker may as
Orsini did, give q liberal turn to the policy Of
Europe.