New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-25
AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.

For some weeks the tone OF the Austrian pa
pcrs has been extremely belligerent. To be-
licyc them, war with Prussia was imminent, be-
cause il had become impossible for Austria to
submit any longer to the insults offered to her
by Herr Won Bismark, and even the organs OF
the Liberal Opposition lad in them enough of
Austrian patriotism to undertake to show that
Austria was in a condition to repcl Prussian in
suits. The negotiations which preceded this
crisis are partly still diplomatic secret; still,
we know enough Of them TO form a correct idea
about the relations existing between the two
great German Powers.
Ever since the close OF the Danish war, Aus
tria and Prussia have disagreed As TO what
ought to be done with the Duchies of Schleswig
and Hostcin. Prussia pursued from the start o
very determined representation OF the
Duchics 10 Prussia. The opposition to this
scheme of the entire population OF the DuchleS,
Of the minor German Governments, and the
immense majority of the German nation, was
treated by Bismark with supreme contempt.
Austria evidently was not very eager 10 favor
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of her great rival in the
German question, and she sometimes even
seemed disposed to make capital out OF the un-
popularity of Bsmark, and, by intimating
readiness to patronizc the claims Of the Duke Of
Augustenburg, to conciliate the good will OF
the minor States and of the National party.
But the internal affairs Of the empire have
for many years so entirely absorbed the atten-
ton of all her statesmen as TO prevent the adop-
ton of any settled foreign policy. All her
statesmen well know that another revolution
like that of lsis would, at once. bring Austria
TO the brink of ruin. They have, therefore,
courtcd the friendship of Prussia, and one by
one the demands made by this Power have been
conceded. They have put up with every
anront offered to them by Bsmark, even with
the official boast Of the latter that he had sue
ceedcd in cheating" the AustrianS.
| Now. BiSmark has played ont his chief card.
The crown iursts of Berlin, at his bchest, have
expressed the opinion that tho Duke Of Au-
gustenburg never had any claim to the success
sion in the Duchics; that King Christian of
Denmark was the lawful ruler, and that by the
treaty of Vienna cedcd his rights to the Gov
ernmcnts of Austria and Prussia. who, there
fore. are now the lawful rulers Of the Duchies.
| IL is understood that in accordance with this
decision overtures have been made to the Cabi-
net of Vienna to cede their share Of sovereignty
to Prussia for territorial indemniiication on
| the Sesian frontier.
But Prussia has urged her plan not only thco-
rctcally and automatically but her Commits
soner in the Duchies has endcavored to monop-
Ollie the administration to such tn extent as IL
call forth an energetic protest from the Commits
sioner Of Austria. The negotiations arising out
of this difficulty at one time assumed char
actcr of so great irritation as to cause general
belief in the imminence of an open rupture and
perhaps OF war.
But, at length, pacific councils have again
prevailed. What agreement has been arrived
| at is rot yel officially known, The Knu' ze''""g