The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-07-14

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Tkoss who twenty years henes are ca
pahle Of sp0reefatiDg the present state o.
European politics. viii probably be dispO-
sed TO think that their noSt remarkable
feature hSs been the conversion of the
House Of Austria to the belief in free in
s,Itesio1s. II may be that when the &c
eErsnesS which - u are most eO1Sple-
1ous have FADED Into comparative obSeagt-
". the quiet revelation which is trSnSfor-
ming the Austrian Empire. and making il
aS il were q newer and stronger keystone
10 the European fabric. will stand oUt IS
an event 0f the very first Importance,
Then wiil be appreciated the moral courage
ii the AcssrtaR Emperor. which has en-
Abled him 10 AVON that the principles OF
his early reign have been mistake; nor
viii the craftsmanship Of the few able
nen who advise him. and the good sense
aud real moderation Of his subjects. be
forgotten This Is = 0me Of eo0gratrlS-
tiea for the Liberals Of those countries
which have lived almost without hope
through the gloomy years which succeeded
ISIS. The seed which was soWn broadcast
throughout Earope IS everywhere spriog-
ing up; the popular movement Is now
Stroog and steady, bot Invested of ali its
ylole1es; it Is deep. full stream. and not
foaIaing torrent destined s0oa to run dry.
aS in the evil days that are passed. The
iB6GsnesS which make even the hot-6lOod-
sd Spaniard tolerant and eonslderSts.
have acted upon all the elements OF the
Austrian Empire, and caused them 10 eom-
bine for the welLbeing Of the State and
permanent political union Of its various
provinces. Reconciliation and mutual tor
besranee mark the progress OF the few
last years, ami the 6rsG sincere concessions
Of Vienna have been responded TO with
generous loyalty. and an abandonment OF
extreme theories by the people Of every
proytaee- Thus 1t happens, that in less
than three years after the b4ttle-Of Sad0-
VA. the state Of the Austrian Empire may
fairly be described as prosperous. The
State has righIed Itself after that tremen-
deGs blow, and stands before the world ap
parently stronger and healthier for the eOl-
lapse, which showed what was uusound in
lis constitution The speech with which
the Emperor closed the BeiehSrsth on the
18th inst, Is filed with congratulations.
which could not be uttered unless there
vas real basis for them; and the applause
Of his audience showed bis language to be
justified by events The Legislature
which represents the uOn-HungarIan prov
inceS Of the Empire has separated after Its
Session with the Consciousness Of having
done more good work than has ever been
effected in ViennS since 1t vas city, and
leaves the administration Of sfiairs in the
hands Of Sovereign and Ministers who
no longer excite the suspicious Of the Lib
eral party. The foundation Of political
eOatentment must always be material
prosperity. and the Deputies, no doubt,
feel that the Government which has man
aged so well, has claim to their confidence.
Consider what vas the state Of the En-
pire three sh0r, years sgO-sn army roGt-
ed capital threatened, and only saved
BY the melAeed interference Of foreign
Power; the last Italian province lost
Hungary giving her aid with sullen listless-
ness IN cause which she abhOrred the
Treasury empty; men in high places
known TO be Incapable, or suspected to be
traitors everywhere confusion. rserimiuA-
ton. diSeouragemeut-eyerythiug bat des-
pair, for Austria never despdirS- Now
oar Correspondent Is able 10 inform Is
that, instead Of $ chronic deficit Of 5000,
0OOL, the revenues and expenses viii bal
ance each other within 3OO,OO0l. and in
pee1Hiary matters e Austria has more than
recovered from the blow which it received
three years ago 1t Is evident that there
has been no common care bestowed upon
that important department Of Government
which in former times was as invariably
neglected We may hOPe that Austria
vii cease TO be the frightful example Of
European impecunlOsity, and that the traE-
elIeF will some day no longer contrast her
innumerable bStrali0us with her slagnant
trade, her struggling industry, and her
mean paper issues, which sink below the
dignity which more prosperous States
think ft to connect with q bank-note.
Bat the greatest genius and the most rigid
discipline would not have restored order to
Austrian finance without change in her
political system Austria was one Of
those unhappy States whose most formi-
dlbIe foes are within their own borders,
and from Ie4s to 1850 she vas never Tree
from the necessity Of watching the disaf-
feetiOu Of more than third Of her people.
Not even the eessiOn Of Yenetis could
have removed the evil without the great
resolation to which the Emperor came, IN
der the pressure Of overwhelming misf0T-
tune The compromise with Hungary has
been the new point Of departure for the
Empire Until this was conceded there
was no real peace We believe the En-
peror really desired to eoncili2ts his Hun
gzrian subjects by the Constitution Of
Is5O- and. assuming the principle Of legis-
lztiye and administrative unity, il was not
IIiberzI- But the HungariaHs would have
none il /; Of they had set their minds on be
ing governed. both theoretically and pTse-
ticaIly, as an independent kingdom, and
enncilistioa on any principle bat this. was
lzboar lost. One can understand that the
Vieunese Court was slow in discovering
thu II may have thought that the ten
deney II al States i from provincial $50
IatiOa to Imperial unity. and that if It per-
sesered, It would be able to fuse Magyar
aud German, es the British policy has
fused the populations Of the Three King
dOus Events have shown that the En-
pesor understood the stubborn indepen-
deues Of the Hungzrians- At last they
have gained what they wanted, and. as far
a. can be judged from recent events. they
are likely 70 content themselves With their
new position. IL vas only IN February,
1867, that the Reseript vas issued for tie
establishment Of a separate Hungarian
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