New-York tribune., 1866-12-25

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federacy This State is under the government OF Tue
Netherlands but its capital and principal fortress is gar
risoned by Prussia, The Minister OF the G.ahd Puc"y
had produced in the session, the 18th OF November
great part of the notes exchanged with Prussla IN
10 an arrangement about this affair." The Prussah OOY
ernment declared in dispatch Of July that tho ffus
sian garrison in IuxemOurg was only Federal gar
rson Of Federal fortress, but would remain there on
ground of international conventions between RUSSIA anu
the Netherlands dating from 1916 and 1880; the German
Diet had only since 1920 taken upon itself tho malnten-
ance of the Federal foeses and at that period inc ffus
sian garrison had been occupying the fortress OF huAS
burg for four years previous, without the quay OF
Federal garrison. Therefore, after solution OF the Con
fderacy the garTison would remain on ground OF the
trpa y of 1916 The Government Of LuXcmbug answered
tba The fortress had been declared Federal fortress by
treaties existing already before 1876 in fact by the
Protocol OF Pans Of 1915 Thus far the question has becn
carried and is remaining in suspense as the luxembnTS
Government has yet received no answer to ts dpaten
of the 10th of October regarding the Prusslan rght OF
garrisonng LuXemburg kor the moment, PRUSSIA Is IN
poSscssOn This position has some likeness WIN that Ol
North Schleswig From both Of these positions the En-
peror Napoleon wishes TO e1pe the Prussns as soon as
possible IN order to please the Dutch and the Danes Dut
still more for his profits for the stronghold OF LuXem-
burg well that OF DeppcAsen, is OF the greatest
trategical importance a. Prussia.
Austria presents in this movement curious spectacle
The reforming experiments Of NJ. Beust have begun
II Is due to his initiative that the Emperor has promised
responsible Ministry for Hungary In his rescpt |neh
vas read the openngof tho Hungarian Diet on the lytn
OF November In reality this promise ~ only an eventual
one Because the Vienna Goycnmcnt claims several con-
rpssious from the Hungarana which they opposed 10
the unity Of the army and taNaonn other words the
Hunrans are pay the debts OF the Empire and TO fight
the wars of The dynasty without tie night Of making the
central Government responsible Should they Tor the mo-
mcnt acqWcsco not the agitation WIZ not cease, ana
even The responsible Ministry will only be regarded as an
insallment For what is State whose army u 40 the
disposal Of sovereign Of foreign nationality to nation
Il 80 proud aud warikc character as TOO Hungarian
And Is 1t not very scducng 10 withdraw from under bur
den enormous the debt of the Empire, II this be
doue1 A Ici0mer as Bcust wants 10 be must have an
ncxhausble stock Of expedienis and field for action
not yet drained to the utmost. An old building which,
despite OF all props gets only more creNces' not 10 DC
repaired, can only be new built.
or all the Austrian statesmen under the reign OF Francis
Joseph there II but one who has really had his WILL and
whose leading bad character 0f his ownthis was Prince
Felix SchvazeHberg But bis successes haYo ultimately
proved ilusory, and even faults, which only hastened
-Austrias decline. Tho bowing Of Prussia, under the
yoke of tie treaty Of Bcgcns, has ultimately lea 70 the
ieaco of NikolbIg aud the cxclus.on'of Austna from
Germany. Amer he transformation OF tho German Con-
icdocy by ITO entry oi all the Austrian Provinces mo
IT, proved failure 40 he Dresden conferences, AustrIas
position became taan before. Then SchWaHenbers
ined an experiment with Napoleon and disoblgel the
Car Nicoaus, 10 which Austria was indebted Tor sub
DUNG the hungarian reyolt, which had TIL then been
victorious e." shall ustonish he world by my ingrauude,
Prince SchwlrI.rbcrg exclaimed his frivolous style,
hut mis- iluattade did not recommend his alliance IA
Paris and at Petersburg t has not yet been PaTdoned
Austria STATE, governed by military alsolutlhn uni-
tary aud rooted IN Germany, allied 10 France, equally
roscrned by miit1y desrodsm, no thought and IN
opposition 20 The former federal system oil Metteuieh-
such Vas the am Of SchaarzcnbcIgi bqt t9e clTeum-
dId not permit such cOLfyl0ltpnJ because Lc
h7d not counted UusNa Oe0ls competing eNgencies nor
on Pussias real power. This immediately became so
evident that t plus in some way the yacaing tend
cucy II the policy OF Buol, RcchbIs, aud Mensdor.
Alsta ucs always Aucua'ia5 between federalism ana
ccnirsm In her interior policy, end IN her outward poll
icy between the Wosto powers and the
Europe according 10 NaPoleoAIc iaeIs and Europe ac'
C0plIug % the traditions of the Holy Alliance VI. Won
I.us has experienced SchTaizeubeTgs PERIOD AS MIN
stor OF Sixony, aud 1t may be presumed that he VII
not repeat u c.Walzcnbcrgs misiakts ana not repeat
them in turn. II not deceived be vii create
Bureaucratic Capitalization inFcad OF sehwarZenbcfgs
military d,spu'ic uuhcttion be viii ind an accomIno-
danl with u1glry m this sense he will cGCouIagc tlc
smaller natiOraiues, as Nctteruch did TO use them
araiuF ffuu,t Odd ho vii Try 90 regain Austras In
auepce An Germany end Europe by inolinilg 10 Nap0
leon. Will thcso dHiellt EXPERIMENT. succeed To get
ont of iho hi bud state 20 vii De necessary 10 ctute al
undivided army system Of finance accorIms TO modem
principles 70 thorough reform oi TIC coumsailat stoA'
and truly enlightened Ioi uiar cduclon Cah this be
donc7 Is there ANY lEehue,s i"r ~ Inc c'.uuct oi
the French armies on Italy and thc fussiah welcomes III
bohemia have proved that on army must above u. iues
represent omitted body. and that modern tacttS demand
thorough instruction even of lho common soldier ms
h , iu Austria. but 90 realize 10 j. .upJssi
hc. Military AustIi, composed Of slN different groups
the COMMITTEES of hr EDhcuiIu CuNn, with seven nhd
half millions o ui'ants, OF which about oue-lAi are
Germans and ,aO-turds t@'clsi Gahcla ana lhe fu-
koyiun aifh fgc millions, bali Poles, half Rutlcniarsi
German Austria, with four and bali mliions Hungary!
with nine Dol ilnons Of which half rs Magyar and two
ard half millions Scayolc. Vcrin.a aud lsira, with
three end half millions Of different nationality chiefly
Sclayonc AID us'ly lIausy with two Millions The
form these six groups into SIX armies Win special geue
raj commands.
In France there n indeed similar system, but then the
French arc al Of thc nationality; even the AIsaca'
are proud 0f the name of French. IN Austria on tie
contury there is % centrifugal diversity. The language,
itself deyds TIE Austrian people 10 such degree tl1t
Czech or Mazrar viii gith difficulty learn German COM
maud and tins alone is serious mpedlment ethc de-
sibc unity Of thc army; but s thought that nc orna-
ton II the SIX armies VII 10 least MAKE eacl oi the
homogeneous corps. Ino Intellectual education for The
service hy good elem uiHry schooling oi the common Peo
pc becomes nearly impossible as just now The Jesuits arc
IN greater favor than ever before Iho populations oi
bohemia Momy'G, lstIa, and even IyfoL are opposing
them and even the municipality Of vienna Il
actively occupied with The Jesuit question. Memoir on
the spreading of ihe Jeuits gaze ire 10 very stormy
session OF the Vienna Ci Council on the I'm OF NoY'm
bcr. The Council resolved 10 present Tho Memoir win
decided appreciation u its contents lLe Memoir "i'er
having planned that Catholicism Gul Jceu'h are hot
Identical saws that the enemies Of Austria make e0i the
mainananco Of tho Concotaie 10 Tie dcimeut Of the
Empire representing It's uctual policy IN regard to re-
lig0us affairs especially utamontano ana mmich 70
freedom, and that such reports nave a1eeu Immensely 20
! the isolation of Austria the CITY Council has most
yaianty decllrd agans. the jesuit colleges OF vienna
But will this protest be Of any use
The new Minister is Protestant and That must place
him IN passive position in regard 10 this quarrel between
the Vienna municipality end the reverend hhers-noie
so a. the CLERGY Il almighty 40 Court in regard 20 CON-
mercal aiail oycltures have been made ior new
commercial treaty, based upon reduction OF the I!h We
must wait for the result Baron Mulendori, ihe hiI-
ister OF Commerce, ~ man Of enhghchea nlng tao
lad issued memoir the commercial roltts ol AIS
ta, but met With so much opposition on inc part oi C3u'
Becredi that his memoir has not yet been published,
There two poius which there was no uudei ,ahl-
ing WuilerdOr proposed reduction ol the hupeI oi
ritual holidays and the abolition Of the usury laws lhls
Belcredi would consent TO- as by tine INST no Woaa
have dissatisfied the cegy aud by the second no hsh
arstocracy which is greatly indebted On the same 9c-
casion Count Becrcdi violently opposed 10 lhe sct
maintaining of the laws the Protestant oontsso ana
likewise the introduction OF the civil marriage Jaw IL
is supposed without ground that the violent sentence
against civil marriage in the last alocutiou Of the Pope
has It's origin The ieam Of the Austrian preatuTe that
the Emperor might be utnidgted bJ the ahtJesl,su'd
pronOuncemons and De persuaded 70 introduce cfh aI
Iiage by such men as Baron Mucrsdoh