The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-24

tnc Union, put, pouucaliy, AZ otato, 6no was
four years out, fighting all that time to place
her son in the possession Of hostile expert
mental government, which she had assisted in
setting up. Her surrender with her oon-
federates to the United States after four
years war involves the power on the part Of
Congress TO- reconstruct her from the beginning,
just as the right to pull down involves the
right to rebuild on new foundation.
These facts, We say, have been made clear
by the late elections, and Congress may now
begin with new broom and sweep away oil
the constitutional quibbling and pettifogging
and executive proceedings and limitations BY
which this business Of Southern reconstruction
has been befogged and confused and delayed.
We shall expect, therefore, with the reas-
sembling Of Congress the exercise Of Its war
powers as far as necessary in some general
act or acts Of legislation covering all the OK
cluded States and bringing them to the simple
solution Of submission to the laws.
AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.-The Hungarian Diet
met on Wednesday, and the Atlantic telegraph
informs Us that the imperial resoript declares
that aif tho Diet win remove the difficulties Ia
the way Of unity . Hungarian ministry win
be appointed, and the autonomy Of Hungary
will be re-established." This IL rather con-
Trajectory declaration, inasmuch ~ the auto
Monty promised would be itself grand mega
ton Of the unity demanded. Hungary self.
governing, enthusiastically independent OF
the central power, thsre could be no real
political unity Of the Austrian empire; for
however much may be argued as to the
. plvri6us unum in government, we have found
the plan sufficiently diflcult on this side Of the
Atlantic; and il it does not work perfectly in
communities Of the same race, civilization,
language and history-if in such commu mites
1t is made the means Of inducing such war
o. We have just fought out-certainly no one
can dream that its application Is practicable
IS to communities so widely dissimilar in all
respects o. those that make up the Austrian
empire. This difficulty, taken with the whole
course Of Austrian rulers toward Hungary,
touches the inherent weakness Of the Austrian
empire and seems to point to new disasters as
the inevitable sequel Of those that have so
recently fallen upon the haughtiest OF the Euro
pean Powers. The present is Hungary's oppor-
tunity. Her graoe, her good will, her loyal
adherence is the prime necessity of the ruler
whom so many facts Of her history should
teach her to regard - her tyrannical master
It Is easy enough to see why the Emperor
should just now make apparently liberal offers
for the unity Of his dominions and II is diiacult
to 500 why Hungary should not demand and
get everything, politically speaking, that can
sstisfy the aspiratioas Of the people. Austfia
ceasing TO b . German Power, the German
afth Of her population cannot remain more
influential tAaa al the rest, a. II has been in
the past. She must, as recommended by the
Emperor Napoleon, endeavor to develop her-
selfin the East, and in tho very question of
such development Hungary rises into vast
Importance. Recent rumors Of the disposition
Of Russia and Prussia cannot belittie that i'm
portance, and the present leaders Of the Hun
garian people viii be rscreant TO their nation
ality il they do not now bring the Hapsburg 10
. full settlement for his three centuries cf
tyranny and misrule.