The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-19
Oh AR L ES TON.
THURSDAY MORNING, Auau IT 10, 1e
Austria and aerm..y.

| Austria and Germany.
There are, two powers in Europe not at all
satisfied with the present arrangement Of
the map, or with the relations in which the
several powers stand to each other. The
campaign Of 1865, eliminating In the fatal
day Of Sadowa, humiliated both Austria
and France.
Italy WAS then the ally of Prussia; and it
is now the. aim OF Napoleon and Of Bsus.
to gain her good will and ALLEVIATE her from
Prussia. TIE diplomaoy Of both the Cabi-
nets Of Vienna and Paris has pointed in
this direction for some time.
Marshal Neil, to the very day Of his death,
strained every nerve to have the French
army on war footing; but still, We are
told, the peace Of Europe Is not threatened.
Austria recently published her annual
Red Book-a collection Of Official dispatches
having reference to her foreign relations
To this publication the Cabinet Of Prussia
makes ohirctions-and not 90 much 90 the
history Of this diplomacy as to the policy
itself, Of which the Red Book is the chron
| Icle.
The Prussians now openly say that not
withstanding all the ssseverations Of poace,
they cannot be on really friendly or cordial
relations with Austria so long as Baron
Won Beust is at the head Of tho Cabinet Of
Vienna.
They heldsthat Austria has her hands,
full, if she will but be content to mind her
own business; instead Of which they allee.
her great Premier writes notes and dis
patches on VIVA, cannot possibly concern
him or his monarchy, as for instance, his
recent letter on the Franco Belgian quar-
rel, and then publishes them in his Red
Book, all to vex Prussia and to fistter
| France. ni su.s
Herr Won Beust assured the Austrian aud
Hungarian deputies that the interests of
Austria and France are identical; but even
this may be doubled. Kings aud Emperors,
or their Cabinets, may now have interests
and policies different from those Of the peo-
pie they purport TO represent; and such may
be the case hero. -1g
Beust never loses ON opportunity to de-
olaro that paaoe IL absolutely necessary for
the reouperation OF Austria; but how is
peace to be secured by an alliance with q
great power hostile to Germany; and this
alliance entered into to prevent and oppose
the national unity after which her people
nave been striving 80 long?
Prussia will not permit such oonsumma-
tion; and already rumors reach US from
that quarter that Austria must be oom
pletely disintegralsd. that France may no
| longer have reasonable pretext for inter-
veHtion 10 the affairs Of Germany.
The peace OF Europe is prsosrious. In
faot 1t is only general armIs,ice.. There
are too many elements Of strife and diseord
In the present atri,ule Of nations and peo-
pise, dynastics and parliaments; too many
unsettled qusrrels, too many open questions,
to have issting peace. Two or three Of
tho great powers must change tneir, policy,
or tho peace Of Europe will certainly soms
to an un.imely end.
Il is, Of course, natural that Austria
should want to recover the losses she in
ourred by the unfortunate campaign Of
1855; and while she osnlot, OF course, ex.
psot TO undo much Of what has been done
as for instance, restore the old Diet-she
certainly looks forward to being nj tho head
Of south German Confederation suslo
gous to the posi- ion occupied by Prussi.
among the North Germau States But this
Ptussis will never permits; and the result,
sooner or later. must be, that the German
provinces OF Austria will unite with their
'mPnrio's OF s"u,h and North, when the
n"uae Of Hapsnurg will have to fall back
on Hungary and her Slavonio dependencies
The policy Of B~us., however, IL: should
be remarked, ,s not without oonsid erabls
opposition nvea in bis Own proper domain
Bpth In ths Hungarian and tho Austrian
delegations, membsrs-men Of ability and
ndasncs-hnvs protested sgsinst bis course.
fn-y contend that Auslria must ossse 10
oppose tho consolidation Of Germany. and
stri.sto secure q psrmsnsnt peace; aud to
! aaeampiiuh tnls oil idea Of . French ALI
anoe NUT be. abandoned Hungary bas
sivays looked With jealousy tpon Austria,s
'"adnnes in q I'm .ny; for they look upon
a. the souses Of tbeirfopprsssion Il r.
only sincs tho expulsion Of Austria from
Germany that the voice Of Hungary has
been able to m Ike itself effsotuaily heard,
and tho Msgyars1 1nsturslly. will oppose any
policy that Will iesssn thsir oouseq uencs.
isyOh the 9th efr hand. ;tHe,S ~ s1Zls.I11