The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-15

means of dire tnegotaton with the ,Ioly See. He
intends to tne three measures, sent up to him
by the chs Lothian Leg stature as many screws TO
he put upon the Pore. lie viii say, ''What
will you do TO re.ieve my people Of The
western, ,p portion OF the empire from the
they need only my sanction to become law. II You
reply by q nan poss,tmus, you force my hand and
sanction them" This resolution OF the monarch ell
tails the delay OF several months, and makes men
fear that the delay will eventuate in some miserable
Of tRs question IL the and the present
state of the public mind is dangerous to the monarchy
as well as prejudicial to every kind OF business.
The pessmists whisper that the sovereign Is again
under pettcOat influence. 1t Is pointed out an
omnous sign that the Empress-Q Queens sister, the
eX-Queen OF Naples is now guest at the Ofenburg,
and her zeal against liberalism Is too well known.
The Debate on the Concordat-Scenes mt the
CIosc-Final struggle Between Religious In
tolerance and Free Opinion-The IlIuminn.
lions.
From the Manchester Guardian, March 2s.l
The great debate on the COncordat In the Austrian
Reicshrath which ended in the victory Of the govern
ment, closed amid scenes OF great excitement.
element as Vienna presented on the 2lst OF March
1t has rarely been my fortune to Witness The events
are to be forgotten BY those who saw and
contest between civilization and barbarian, enght-
eminent and superstition. After Schmerng had sat
what we inevitably must grant |" almost drowned in
the applause OF his audience Count BlOme got up
again TO explain his attack on Kaiser Joseph, OF
sizing his former insults but in drawing down upon
himself storm OF disapprobation from the House
and severe reproof from the Speaker.
AS soon as the tempest had subsidized, the Minister
Of Justice Herbst, rose and spoke for nearly two
,s nneson Of om rs
cal standpoint. The speech was undeniably the most
exhaustive, as well as the most eloquent uttered
throughout the debate and left indeed very little to
be said by his followers on the government side,
Prince Carlos .Auersperg, Minister President and
that reported upon the Civil Marriage bill as sent up
from the lower House. In Prince Auerspergs speech,
however, two episodes demand notice; the one in
which he sternly repealed the calumnes against gov
eminent contained In the report OF the minority COM
mittee upon the bill, and the other in which he
warned the House against the sinister consequences
likely to accrue from their rejection Of the measure
'gThe ministry" he said 'coud only deeply deplore
such an eyentuaity, and protests solemnly against
being held responsible for the mOmentOus results to
be expected should the House vote in favor OF Count
Mensdorfrs amendment for adjournment Of debate
until the negotiations with the Papacy should be
brought to close), or Of the minority Cardinal
Rauscher and Co.'s mOton)."
Baron Lchtenfels speech was the summing up OF
the debate pronounced with impressive sOlemnity by
the venerable peer and listened to with reveren at
tenton by the House. Then the eternal Arndts,
writing under the castigatiOn administered to him
by Herbst lifted up his voice in loud protestation,
but was speedily silenced by the Speaker Five min
ues more were devoted to fornalit.es, and then the
event. awaited by GREATNESS thousands, cr0wdng
the streets round the Landhaus (the division on the
two adverse amendments) came OIL, each peer pro-
nouncng his vote aloud in answer to his name.
Against Count Mensdorff-s amendments government
majority OF 20 65 to 45 was announced, and greeted
M apr rern p the e o e
division ton Rauscher's amendmenD.
When the Speaker proclaimed that the House
IS (69 to 3i, the galleries broke out into such
cheers as one would have fancied none but Eng
eceed in e np ON e
staircase, down which they rolled like file firing, into
the court Of the Landhaus, and thence into the
thrOnged Herren and Strach-gasSen, where they
were taken up by at least five thousand glad voices,
and reiterated again and again. with intense passion
and power. Vienna went clean mad for the rest OF
the evening As Giskra stepped into the court a
Of welcome rose TO the skies. He turned deadly
pale and ere ne had time to beg for was
triumph along the Strauchgasse, and through part
OF the Freyung into the Hof, where he prevailed
friendly dlker. quite unnamed. As soon as the
crowd saw him safe in the carriage, they rushed at
but desisted at his earnest entreaty Beust the ven
cradle Gilprazer, leaning on his STAFF both Auers
pergs liasner, Herbst. Berger, Gahenz and Schmer-
ling were all received with frantic cheering. Down
many manly cheek the tears were pouring fast.
Vtdt tdntuna! At length the dense masses broke
later
At seven the town was brilliantly Illuminated save
where the Jewish colleges, monasteries and the Car
dina's palace in the Rothenthrumstrasse left dark
spots ON the otherwise unbroken lines Of light. In
another hour the suburbs had followed the citys
tinguished themselves and the whole population Of
the Kaiserstadt-bar the priests, who kept close
enough-turned out into the streets to celebrate the
triumph Of the honest government. Later In the
evening-frOm nine to ten-bOdies OF citizens several
thousands strong marched, cheering and singing the
National Hymn, from one minister's residence to
another, giving each member of the Cabinet an
ovation and obtaining q few words from Giskra
Auersperg and Herbst In to their laundering
''Vfpdts." Not the slightest demonstration was
made opposite the Cardinals palace, nor was single
member OF the priesthood insulted or molested.
When the procession got to the Josefspatz, where
the OF the great patriot and sovereign stands,
under the shadow OF the Burg, the Vennese citizens
surrounded the image of their beloved monarch. and
greeted 1t with nine as hearty and ringing cheers as
ever were heard within the confines OF this empire.