The New York herald., 1869-08-25


But must reserve for subsequent letters more
really many things worthy Of notice and perhaps OF
value to the people Of the United States.
AUSTRIA.
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Austrian Relations with Pruss,a-iseust and
Bismarck.
from the London Herald August 1871
Count Beust affords striklng illustration OF the
fact that the grev0us fault OF excess OF zeal may be
fallen into by others besides subordnates and those
whose diplomatic experience Is only BRIEF The Oblt-
cations OF the Austro Hungarian empire to its Saxon
Chancellor are neither few nor trivial. He accepted
that he would damage his own reputation than
benefit the country he sought to serve, yet 1t is
both in raising himself Considerably IN MP political estt
nation and In giving to the Kaiser frmer hold
upon his throne and the affections OF his
nestle anars unexpected skill and triumph,
with the SHOW II not with the substance OF victory,
he has displayed bickerng restessness In the man.
agement Of the latter which, his provoking att
tude had been followed by ITS natural consequences,
would perhaps already have rather marred than
made his fortune. We need not be surprised If he
misfOrtunes inflicted by that aspiring Power on the
empire with whose interests he is now 80 intimately
ass0eiaed and though In this case 1t Is not that for
gveness the injured does belong sull IL is certain
that Austria has not been pardoned by the statesman
who at sadowa dld her such tremendous wrong:
in his animosities. They may be cherished
most when least revealed; but IT is some
thing that he does not seize every available op-
portunlty Of publishing them to the whole world.
lie gives his enemy rope enough, and trusting to his
adversary's folly does not scandalze people by tug
glng at 1t with his own hands. There may be malice,
there may be even moral guilt, IN this astute pro-
ceeding but over and above Its sparihg us shock
ing spectacle 1t leaves 1t open to the intended Victim
to abstain from despatching himself II he peases. In
plain words, If Count Bismarck bears Austria any
the other hand loudly complains thar Prussia MAIN
tains unfrlendly attitude. How does he prove itP
He entirely abstains from attempting any demon.
informed that during the last eight months the Aus
interview '1. with ." Count Bismarck. @ M THIS ''s is
proof sufficient OF an uniriendy condition OF things.
Bus on whose side Is the unfriendlinesSr An impair
tia umpire would probably say the side OF both.
The difference, however, between the two Is that the
SIs e wS a ee
perhaps Influenced by far deeper malevoence, wisely
holds his tongue.
and believe in Lord Melbourne's recipe OF 'leaving
It aione'' for the Of what seems the incurabe
would rapidly experience ameliolation. When we
are told In Queens speech that England and
practical grounds for them, have improved ,seir
relations BY 2 suspension of negotiations it
tlnst view, and Inat people may smile at what
they may think an instance or extreme political SIM
pebWCeu
Is quite different. They have nothing to quarrei
about; their difference Of opinion has been settled.
Nothing but the remembrance Of an old feud and of
them, and that Is peculiarly case for the cessation
OF gratuitous verbal communications. Sores must
have time to heal, and they heal most quickly
when they are most seldom touched. Count
Beust would appear to think that he is In
and whether at his desk or In the Reichs-
rath, he cannot persuade himself Of the wisdom Of
the aphOrism, The least SAID the soonest mended.
v N rds
and arguments: No wonder II concord be no nearer.
I'm Francen he bluntly declares, to the Reichsrath
delegation, eve have good friend 1t is q question
whether Germany could help us II we required it.
The French government up to the present has al.
cerely entertains kindly sympathes for all the people
Of Austria. Most OF the disagreements with Prussia
arse arse from rom she puoiacaoa OF tne hcd BOOK was
statements made In the full light Of day and forth
with dashed by the teegraphc wires to every capital
IN EuropeS Count Beust seems to have gratutous
preference for keeping everybody and everything
IN hot water, at moment, too, when cold appca-
tton France at alf The world has surely been made
uncomfortable enough by certain imperial visits paid
and returned: Still 1t would willingly forget or at
least cease to Law any stress such tncdents II 1t
only were allowed; but Count Beust must needs
give us an ungente reminder that France and Aus
triaor this Is what 1t amounts to. II 1t amounts to
anything-are Just as united in their feelings and
aims as they were when their union was believed to
the contents OF that red.book whose pubIicetion,
Count Beust acknowledges has caused most OF his
engagements with Prussia tend to show that IL
france and Austria are Dot still practically one in
general policy 1t Is not the fault OF the Austrian Chan
ceor HIS complaint that the Prussian Cabinet had
Austrian intercesslon in the Franco-Beigian affair
having at last hawed the reticence hitherto so dog
gedly maintained at Berlin, has not only brought
upon him terrible rebuke but has let us fully into
the secret Of what the nature OF that interces-
sion ana & also INTO the peculiar mode by which II was
beng frank he is frank with vengeance and II we
are to beheve the information vouchsafed by him,
InI fpN IntV
published documents support it, the interference
Of Count Beust In the France Belgian al.
regard for the original pretensions Of France-pre-
tensions with that Power afterwards wisely and
moGerstey Mnarew o1t % Was directed to special
an act OF positive aggression. Basing his excuse on
the ground that an attempt seemed to have been
the Saxon government respecting his behaviour In
the Belgian affair, Count Beust addressed a de.
benefit OF that Court, couched In tone that might
nave been proper enough II Saxony were still
,noI.n1 perfectly independent Power. This shockingy
and Prussia to retOrt with considerable spirit.
Herr herr Won Frlesen, the saxon Minister for
that he was Influenced by anybody In the opinion
he formed OF Count Beusts attitude IN the Franco
ledge Of the conduct Of the latter whe Count Bis.
marck, writing through nis Under Secretary, Herr
Won Thie, taxes occasion to "deny, on rational and
political grounds, the right the Austrian Chancellor
to offer any criticisms OF the kind preerred"-t e.,
on the communications addressed by Prussia to
SaxOny. '0ur communications to German govern
ments" continues this severe despatch, ''are
necessarily exempt from the control OF foreign
Cabinets This remark refers to our inter.
course with all German governments, and
more especially with the Dresden and the
other North German governments. there existing
periect solidarity between the North German federal
diplomacy" We need not stop to critcise the some.
what dsputable statement as to the relations OF
Prussia with "all German governments" the
southern States obviously included. 1t Is enough
TO note that at each fresh indiscreet assault Count
whilst, more justified here than In the foregoing
instance, he avalls himself OF his adversary's
dipomatlo mistakes to tighten the cord which
binds the North German governments TO the side
OF Prussia. Count Beust may rest assured that vol.
umes OF red books and O world OF dispatches Will
not undo the work Of Sadowa n IL ever s to be un-
done 1t VIII be by other means.
Converts and Convent Schools Throughout