The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-22
CUR SPECIAL 20 RESP0sDESCE.
AUSTRIA.
,frcal crnRt spoxuEScs OF THE HERALD

His Personnel aud Ills Policy "a Compa risom
with Count MISUNDERSTANDING Foreign and
Domestic Poiicy-AxricuIturaI and Railway
Improvemen's-The Crisis OF A1nirs-Crea-
!. ton Of Life Pecrs-Free Austria and Free
America.
VIENNA Dec. 2, 1857.
While the uphcavings OF nature In all parts OF the
world the eruptions vesuvus and Mexico and the
sornadocs in tho West Indies attracting general at
tenton surely the mighty changes and transformations
in the Of Europe ought to be overlooked
Natural phenomena interesting But social and poit
cal phenomena not less wonderful and often much
important That tho Austria OF To-Day Il not the
Austria OF . few mon his ago everybody knows; but
everybody does not realize the ynldo Of tho changes
and the effects which they will have. sooner or later,
upon tho destnies Of The world.
Two years ago the Ausrian government was tho
stsrnest OF military dsspoisns The country ruled
by the army; the Emperor never woro anything but
uniform To this government Of soldiers added the
worse despotism OF priests, The imperial household
was entirely In the power OF the cardinals While the
Hungarians groaned cndor the Austrian yoke the Aus
TRANS themselves subjected to most rigid rule.
The secret police haras,ed the people. Private
respondence was no. respected Taxes heavy srd
che conscrption remofseess Tho House Of Hapsburg,
naturally naughty held the mssves aoof from the PEG.
pie, above tho people, Independent o. the people, reign
ing by Fright dvina" In fact N wished select
model dospotism. tempered only by the jovality and
good sense Of the population Austria would have been
chosen even In preference TO Russia whore the SORTS
we're being freed; or 70 Prussia whore system OF
tiona education Is In operation or to France whsrc 1t
least . sham OF personal liberty Is maintained
To appreciate the full extent the revusons which
have occurred We must compare the Austria Of
two years ago with the Austria It is Now tho EN-
psror declares himself be constitutional monarch
reiRnlng by the viii Of people and tho grace God
Nov the secret police 10 abolished Now the corre-
Hpondence entrusted tho Post once Is held sacred
Now the courts opcn Ia all and uniform longer
cloaks every crime Now the concorda with Rome has
ksn out Of the hands Of the priests Now marriage Is
TO be regarded as civil as well as religious contract
and the Church Of Rome 10 dictate its own ma,rimo
NAL terms no longer. Nov the Emperor and his
family the people, consult with the
Of the people and ere proud Of tho appreciation OF
sns people In . WORD An tria, the worst OF des-
potsm has by the roke OF onchanicrs wand been
transformed into constitutional monarchy a. free
Hnsand and Hungary has been cnanged from rebel
Tho with Pruss aud the defeat at Sadowa inau-
suss Pms Mn !, 81 The smps vas he real conn
mencement Of the new policy. Asyou know Baron Bsus
saxon BY brh and education. aud be 70 Austria
IN entire stranger appointed for the apparently
that BIO had sieadfa tly opposed Count Bismarck But
sither the Emperor knew his better than the rest
os the world Or else fovidencs had grown tired OF
hsaping misfortunss uron House Of Hapsburg for
from the very day VI baron Beuss power Aus
srlA has steadily progressed higher ovilza-
sion better governments and . brighter future The
Emperor, for whose personal character had any
respect and for whose spies every body had PROFOUND
contempt has become unLsr baron Benst's guidance
smother and greater ara 10 now one Of the most
popular a. he seems 10 Of the amabe, Of
soversianA The minute corresp ndencs Of the HERALD
has kept you fully Informed OF the various Steps by
arrived ~ Of All airs when such retrospect ~
That which have hastily suggested may not 10 isAp-
proprala
snd 10 ali be proposes Baron Bsust 70 simply the
TOOL Of Napoleon. No mistake gould % more grave.
You have only to meet Baron Bcus lace 10 face In oder
20 learn that he not key 10 be the tool OF anybody
He 10 TALL we'll built gentleman, With The fair saxon
ssnce as rauk and smisg a. boy and Is pleasant q
womans. II sougut Tor single word TO express bis
eppsarance should ca. him cusery. He dsiikss oil
how fuss aud parade bu submits 10 II when he knows
MAT It Thus at the Hungarian coronation
he lou0yinx about all Inc morning in black dress
coat and pair OF white trowseIs looking for all the
world like comfortable pol tcisn at Washington IN the
summer. Wien hour for the ceremony approached
his ans cIo.nsa and alter few m,aues absence hs re-
appeared gs Ing wi.h gold lacs and decorations and
- much .. home IN me splendid eavaicaas a. ne
vau chatting with Us IN tue sus. some time Afterwards
Jaw him carrying candle and walk ne with the En-
psror In religious procersiJn nere for although Pro-
festsnt By education baron negocs OF the
dates OF his ofhce. HIS motto V, .An for Austria,
and he has personal iams thai stand In The way
Of bis schemes tor the good Of the country His chief
ehanessrs0cs ars hopsfulness ana common sense and
W 90 irss IL 10 inevitable that eompasssas should b.
1nan bstwesn Baron Beist and Bismarck. TO ne he
seems The grssasr q the iva though not the more
aashIng and SNOWY with ali hls splendid qaaiitiss
Bismarck 70 thorough arlsecra be cares nothing for
shs people; be make Prussia illussnous aad
like the ARA Nspoou has s regard for The lives
she intsrssts which hs scross 70 carry cut bis plans
Daroa Bsust on the cooiray, y q man OF the people,
and every hing doss bss 20. the people q once and
indspaisoly be learned bsss Of all Lessons
that government slropgess when 10 70 most popular
u. y; . s. sS' oass
which b undertook when ssdoss placed him 10 power
A. k~~A h. haa aalw
succesded Prussia Is greater country 10 is fcrega
relations and s national srsas,h since Bismarck hiss
governed IL: but u ~ not more civilized country; Ia
hot psassn,sr country % live 10; Is no. frser
country and the brutal stupidity and gross ignorance Of
igSncs OF IN people but Austria really the better
for Baron Bsust st home ~ well ~ abroad, and " It's
xsss iss mssufscsssss ~. nssi mos. Of EnsanS and
whom, from al paris OF tho world immigrants will
arrive here 70 cultivate Ia fsrls FIELDS and the sti
The main pons-f the present ADMINISTRATION OF Aus
sra 10 the acceptance Of accomplished facts The gov
eminent has scc-psd the dsisat ey Prussia struggles
for the leadership Of Germany and Processes
Atertan no anmosiy o~art It's recent antagonist. IL
Joseph 10 Paris and the inerchanges OF friendly Offices
between the Empress 81 Austria and the Empress
Eugenis at Salzburg mean more than appears tn
surface they the public recozpuon Of the social
position OF the Bronaparies aud their dynasty by tho
and are precisely equivalent 70 the social
vscosniton OF fanny BY the leaders OF the fcn
New York Tho Austrian administration aso accepts
the unity OF ialv cordially AMI heartily and snersains
dreams copquerng LonoArdy " venetia II accepts
sne altered pcs .ba " no Pope Of Rome. and while y
agrees 70 take part IN ths conference proposed BY
France will not appear there The champ Of Papa
rights or the rcdreser OF WRONGS accepts the alliance
with Hungary, rsinqsisnirg all idea OF trampl M cut
thai aneiea: monarry Aboya all accepts ths ncces-
sites OF tte domesAc Mtaalicn, 10 ANXIOUS 10 make
friends with the ele care more 1, insrns reforms
ahsu for strengthening ,hs and, whl pressrvHg
s rafss ~ EUROPEAN Power n careful. 10 avoid all
Soresn complications ~h'ca n1 rslsrd home improve
n MS
Two or these improvements. although very drsrsnt
Gessrve notice. TIE government aims 10 Be pster.
Dsl In its cha 'sct-r ard endssvorng develop the
resources of she empire For this purposo
d purchases tns bssl Agricultural implements
bh ues-mosty Of Amer eau invsnroo-srd sends IA sm
put he farmers sving Inslruct.ons their
opsr aud airing hem o.. ~ The lowest postibs
rascs 20 thos who DIES Think Of that IN Austria
here pcasans recently considered less worhv VI
cousfds Anon u err own pgsl The other improve
ton Of . railroad he Lrunrey