The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-24
A U S T B IA.
Our vienna Correspondents.

VIENNA June 7, 1885.
The German Policy of the Cabinet Preparing for Var
Hon. the D1chies "Spoits' Quarrel Orignated-Russa
In Force on the Austrian Frontier Aly-Ho,o the
Nap Of Europe may be Altered, but no. 10 SUIT Napo-
Ieo,-Venetia 70 be Held to the Last.
An article which appears in the Gazette semiofhcial
journal, is interesting and valuable This article
by stating that the journey Of Count Mensdor
the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs TO Paris, de-
pended upon the character OF the reply received his
accepting the principle OF the late Congress The
article goes to say that II is tho wish of Austria that
combination should be considered by which any Pow
should Increase Its territory BY this Austria
that Venice shall not be given to Italy the Duchies to
Prussia For herself she nothing at all but to
tain what she has, and that IL another combination shall
be arrived at her territory shall not be diminished In
tent She Is not willing however, to be despoled Of her
territory Of her influence Germany to crafty the
ambition Of certain who, under the guise aud pre-
tence OF patriotism seek only their personal aggrandize
ment.
After Austria and Prussia had stolen tho Duches Of
Schleswg. Holsten and Luxembourg from Denmark by
the treaty Of Vienna they declared them tho joint pro-
perry Of Prussia and Austria and they governed by
Prussan and Austrian commissaries This system Of gov
eminent being found not to work well by the subsequent
Convention OF Gasten Austria and Prussia made division
Of tho spois Luxembourg was given to Prussia and
Schieswg placed under her exclusive government and
CONTROL Holstein under that of Austria, certain
reservations being mado In that attcr territory however,
In favor Of Prussia Now, 1T the last meeting Of the
Diet Austria abandons Hosein the Germanlo concder.
ation-paces 1t undor the control of the Federal Diet
and calls together the local Diet OF tho Duchy This Is
master stroke or policy On the part OF Austria and will
doubtless her tho aid Of the secondary States which
will be still further estranged from Prussia by the bold
defiant, conemptuous manner In which she rep lies TO
the proposition TO dsarm Prussia, however does
look upon the abandonment by Austria of Hostein in
so favorable light the Diet does She treats 1t as
violation OF the Gaston convention, and may look upon
the assembling OF the Holsten Diet as cass be W,
er 70 be wP %aua O
fer TO have brought In this way for then 1t will DO
war not between Austria and Prussia but between the
latter Power and the Gcrmanic Confederation, led by
Austria But 1t Is generally now believed that Austria
has stronger and reliable friend in the pros
emit emergency, and IN Wow OF future contingencies
than the petty uncertain States OF Germany, and that
she would not have taken the decided steps which she
has within the past few days but that the aid Of Russia
Russia already has hundred thousand troops upon
the Austrian frontier which, in case OF war there would
prove valuable aid to Austria II there ia, as is
confidently believed in Vienna treaty OF alliance be-
tween RI ssa and Austria the map OF Europe yet be
changed not az Napoleon and Bismark and La Marmora
would haven't but under tho pencils OF Gorschako and
Mcnsdorf. Such an alliance would the Danuban
march tho Bosphorus and perhaps convert the min.
arctod mosques Of Consiantinopo many years into
tcmplcs m Bnt convince Napoleon tnat no
was not the rulor or Europe. make England de-
cent and respectable quench the ambition OF Bsrnark
dash the hopes Of the Italians and Austria
possessions and tho way her future power and
prosperity All this is " in the cards and may lie de-
veloped before the coming war; the first boomngs OF
which we are now daily, almost hourly expecting to
hear, is over
Austria Is continuing her war preparations on an i'm.
mense scale, and thousands OF troops hurried OF
daily TO tho North. The second CONSUMPTION, which, IL
was said would not BIO carried into operation
commence. Business Is suffering terribly; many large
manufacturing establishments have been closed, the
rency Is daily deprecating In value and all articles Of
cessiIy increasing This state Of things cannot long
tnue and the actual commencement OF hosttcs would
he real relief from this state OF uncertainty An impe
rial ordinance suspendng the habeos corpus and the
rty Of the domce IN Vcnota tho coast OF Istra in
Southern Tyrol and Dalmatia has been published and
General Benedek has boon given penay power TO do tho
samc In the North and 10 declare martial law whenever
he considers II necessary Nobody believes that the
peace can be maintained week longer.
Nothing Ia the actions OF Austria indicate at present
any intention OF renqushng relaxing her hold upon
Venetia decree has just been issued authorizing the
collection OF forced loan OF twelve millions OF forms In
silver in venota and the government gives tho people
there the privilege OF paying this In instaments between
now and next December. It's indeed intimated that
this length OF time given ia intended By tho Austrian
government political sign as evidence that ex
poets to be able collect It's loan Venice In December
next In fact the result Of the Italy
ates very little II any anxiety In Austria, and unless
France should Interfere Austria confidently expects that
with her veteran troops and thorough discipline, and her
strong well supplied Notifications, she will make very
short work with tho Italians II she does, her "iron
rule In Venice will be stronger and nrmer than