The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-19
CHI s'TON.
THURSDAY MORNING., AUaUsT 10. 1st
Austria and Germany.

| 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 1866, eliminating in the fatal
day Of Sadowa, Inundated both Austria
| and France. u.
Italy was then the ally Of Prussis; and it
is now the aim Of Napoleon and Of Bsast
to gam her good will, and ALLEVIATE her from
Prussist Tue diplomsoy Of both the Cabi-
nets Of Visnns and Paris has pointed in
this direction for some time. u" -. -.
Msrahal Neil. to the very5day Of his death,
strained every nerve to have tho French
army on q war footing; but itill, We are
told, the peace Of Europe is not threatened.
Austria recently published her annual
Red Baok-a oollso.ion of Official dispatches
having reference to her foreign relations
Toithis publication the Cabinet Of Prussia
makes objections s-aud not so much to the
history Of this diplomacy as to the policy
itself, Of which the Red Book is the ehron
lcle. -! q: ,-'i-- 30 ~ -.
The Prussians now openly say that not
withstanding all the ssseverations Of peace,
they cannot be on really friendly or cordial
relations with Austria so long as Baron
von Beust is at the head Of the Cabinet Of
Vienna.
ETusy hold that Austria has her hands
full, if she will but be content to mind her
own business; instead Of which they slleg.
her great Premier writes notes and dis
patches on wbs. cannot possibly concern
him or his monarooy, 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 fstter
France. s'E ia .''--'- ~ ''''''
Herr Yon Beust assured the Austrian and
Hungarian Deputies that the interests of
Austria and France are Identical; but even
this may be doubted. Kings and 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 here.
Beust never loses an opportunity to de-
clare that pssee is absolutely necessary for
the rscuperstion Of Austria; but how is
peace to be secured by an alliance with
great power hostile to Germany; and this
alliance entered into to prevent and oppose
the national unity after which her people
have been striving 30 long?
Prussia will not permit such consumma-
ton; and already rumors reach US from
that quarter that Austria must be com
pletely dlsintegrsted, that France may no
longer have reasonable pretext FIR inter
veation in the affairs Of Germany.
The peace OF Europe is preearious. In
fact it is only general srmistioe. There
are too many elements of strife and discord
in the present attitude Of nations and peo.
Piles, dynasties and psrlisments; too many
unsettled qusrrels, too many open questions,
to have q lasting peace. Two or three of
the great powers must change tueir policy,
or the peace Of Europe will certainly com"
to an untimely end.
II is, Of course, natural that Austria
should want to recover the losses she in
Cured by the unfortunate campaign Of
1866; and while she cannot, Of course, ex
pect to undo much Of what has been done
as for instance, restore the old Diet-she
certainly looks forward to being al the head
Of South German Confederation analo
gous to the posi- ion occupied by Prussia
among the North Germ In States But this
Prussia will never permit; aud the result,
sooner or LATER, must be, that the German
provinces of Austria will unite VITA their
c,mpatr,ors OF South aud North, when the
house Of Hapseurg will have 10 fall hack
on Hungary and oer Slavonc dependencies
The policy of B ust, however, it should |
be rem srked, is not withou: considerable
opposition even in his own proper domain
B ,tn in the Hungarian and the Austrian |
delegations, m7mbsrs-men Of ability and
protested sgainst his course
They contend that Austria must cease to
oppose the consolidation Of Germany. and
strive to secure permanent peace; and to
this all idea Of French ALI
ance must be abandoned. Hungary has
always looked with Jealousy upon Austria's
irdueDcs in Gsrm .uy; for they 10 k upon
Il as the source Of their oppression It 10
only since the expulsion Of Austria from
Germany that the voice Of Hungary has
been able to m Ike itself effeotuslly heard,
md the M.yysrs naturally will oppose any
,ol'cy that will lesser heir consequence
On the other hand, there are Germ n
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