New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-18

money! the troops are unpaid unfed; the steam
ships uncoaled even. But Turkish army and navy
in the present case are allies OF England, France
and Austria against Kos, nth and GarIbadi)--s
ciaIy protective of the last the gravey exposed
r0nts Of Croatian, Hungarian aud so Venetian In
surrection.
Austria seems now determined not to make fur
ther concessions TO Hungary. The Council, so
called representative, of the Austrian Empire TO
which Hungary, Venetia, the Tyrol, Croatia, Tran
syyauia refused to send deputies met last Monday,
aud listened to Franz Joseph's speech Of naugura-
| ton az Constitutional monarch. Ii 10 a speech
good to fall back upon, FIJI of brave words worth
remembering by the subjects of the thereby abdca-
ting arbitrary monarch, whether he be sincere, and
purpose To keep his promise or not. One thing Is
palmer than the imperial scepter, namely that if
Francis Joseph said what he thought the 18th OF
last month, he must think that all his past domestic
policy has been one long bunglc asurust az unwise.
a. am firmly convinced" he says, that free iBs-
" tutions are salutary :" The closing paragraphs
nre more significant than this cheap rhetoric, IN in
mediate view Of the actual state OF Europe as to
peace Inthese he protests his desire for peace
recognizes the need of peace, and the expressed
want of it in Europe generay presents as the first
object of the laborS OF tie Council the restoration
of balance between the receipts and expenses Of
the Empire, but closes with the declared defer
mination of rcpeng all attacks upon the indiyisble
unity OF the Austrian Monarchy he wishes TO
ave ID war, and to judge from present appearances,
(which your cOrresp0I dent won't undertake to war
rant will wash even under the short trial OF May
showers but which he does think indicate, so far as
they indicate nytbing, u peaceful summer can
avoid for the present war. But he VIII refuse To
redress the wrongs of Hungary or grant the rights
of yenetia, at any cost. Taxes III Hungary are
now to be collected by force; not n knapsaeks
weight is ~ be removed from the crushing weight on
military occupation that now rests on Nenchl.
What now helps TO harden the vain heart OF this
IIapsburg Pharaoh aud strengthen the false pride OF
his purpose not to let the people Co. Is the loud APP
plaGsc with which he was greeted as he drove
through the spontaneously, oi course) Illuminated
streets OF Vienna an evening or two after bis liberal
inaugural. Aud 50 he naturally enough thinks as
his old royal mummy brother in Egyptian darkness
thought that he can ride on, ever triumphant.
Already he mistakes 1861 for the sample end of
eternity; be forgcts the plague years Of lS4S-I9,
the plague year of 1859, when the waters which are
in tho iyers of Italy ran red with the blood of his
Warriors And so he holds up for u moment now,
moucntarily scared into a pretense OF Liberalism,
but resolved all the same, in arrogant confidence,
to drive on with his churiOts AID his horsemeD,
whenever the afflicted children Of Liberty shall
attempt an escape from their bondage. And then
will be aud his house be- swallowed up IN an ayeng-
now already loosen his Inch Plus. Inns partial
granting OF part of the rights of pant of bis subjects
is Justification of the CLAIMS 0 all The rights oi all
the rest On the 29th of April the desp0tc monarch
of all the Austrian Empire abdicated IN favor Of the
constitutional monarch OF part Of that Empire. In
practice, this is palliative measure; IN principle,
il is suicide: IL is taking arsenic to cure c0nsimp-
ton. L. Joseph may have taken the hint from the
practice OF his Trausy ly1nian peasants.
III IN q AaUre
sits at Rome, safely encouraging the desperate
aud dangerous attempts OF HE few SINCERE parshls,
aud of such followers as they can recruit hon
among his dlsbauded troops, common bandits,
csc ped prisoners, and The lowest ruf-scuh oi a
population degraded by generations OF nisrule, To
rnbarass th, political reorganization OF the radical
" corrupted Ncapotan people. II the Black pro-
We of the American Southern States were capable
of governing Themselves, It would be the strOngest
pos bic proof that The foul system o human Slavery,
), far from deserving the reproAches of the phil
anthropsts and political philosophers OF the civil
lied world was an adu,rOble system Of political
elucat on. The great difficulties the excessiyeem-
barraaInents that meet the Italian Government ut
every step in its actual efforts ut organization, are
ON tho contrary the rrciutabe condemnatOTy
proofs of the late Neipoliian :, stem Of msgOyer-
meat The real wonder IL, that the Italian Gov
eminent gets Oh as We'll as 1t does Ii gtts On
braytly.
Cardinal Antonelli, who ia the keeper Of the
Pope has refused TO advise Francis H. to leave
Rome The request IL supposed To have been made
by France AT the suggestion and m accord with the
Italian Cabinet. Very good. The radically false
position of the French garrison at Rome-protect-
iIg Rome aud whatever IS done AT Rome, comes out
all the stronger. The mere force Of things, their
absolutely necessary driit, is rendering this false
position steadily more and more untenable IL is
extremely doubtful, however, whether Cayour HIM
self r,al, would like 10 see the French Rosan gar
pson retire. For this, among other reasons: 60
long us 1t remains IL relieves his Government from
undertaking the responsibility OF protecting the
Pohtin King, and OF setting practically aud dei-
nitiyey the question OF whether the Pout!ff King;
aud at the same time it is present. with its full sup
ply of military munitions, n moral aud material aid
and preventye-if the war must come, an immed-
atry active military auxillary-agalnst an Austrian
attack. Your correspondent ventures To doubt
whether the abl,st patriotic statesman OF Italy
Count Cavour, really desires the Punishment of
King Francis from Rome, or the removal OF the
French garrison, right away. The actual presence
of both in the Eternal City, guess, plays in with his
long game of acquiring Rome rs the capital OF United
Italy. | guess he will win. One reason for King
Francis his unwillingness to leave Rome, is that
lis bad Bhvarlnn wife is IN an interesting sltua-
ton" and insists on being delivered of an Italian
prince on Italian ground. sentiment pleasingly
creditabe to that lady, and not of tho slightest po
tcal importance.
What presents itself as among the most promi.
neDt features of cotcmporary European History is
the singular, excessive and now nearly complete
preparation for war visible in all European States.
The foremost effort OF all European Governments
for the past three or four years las been directed
steadily to that end. To-day Europe is armed as
she never was before. II war should break out