The New York herald., 1870-01-10

one OF Tho best abused men IN the world. It's said
over ana over again. that you have taken the helm
or STATE IN Austria Tor the sole purpose OF getting
gone day evea with Prussia. Now, the American
people would fam know what 10 think OF this.
Couns BEusr--When lett my former country, after
the de.eat of 1885, aud accepted ONCE Ia tas, pub
iisned circular IN whicn stated explicitly that
mad CUT loose from the past, and coming mere
new man, perfectly free, would devote my cxpe-
rcnce aud services TO this realm. As honestly anu
fairy as this was meant II was understood by the
people here and they have proved II ever since bv
tlelr willingness anil desire to coaade the regns or
government to my hands. As to thoughts OF retaa-
tion they would be Us unwise IN statesman AZ they
are fore gn TO INV natural disposition and character
am q man OF the most even temper, ana as Tor
jury Injustice done me, they are sunk IN oblivion
III the very next nour. Why should nave any feel
dvnit harpOr such. Were it SO l might
Complain OF the lndelatteaOle attempts from that
siee " manufacture IN TINS place public opinion
me tnaL alter kislurtune men generally tumoieL
down stars Into p0ttoncss Pill. but that formed
an exception, having tunbiea up stairs into high
POSITION lld power. Now, with my gQod-num0red
way, Dracad up by such owe. whening inca sure Of
prosperity, cOuid any one suppose me sCiLeiuir
say Overwhelming prosperity 1Or never, not even IN
tne time Oi MeL.erDlcl has SUCH unlimited Giust
Oeen connLed 10 Austrian statesman. II were
INV 6lttiIx ia y FutWdJ ChTItiB0 W Gu6 bkue Vi
Count Bisnark would lranK say to man, ..Yoa are
mistaken IN thus Juu9ing OF me, ana IN surprising
tnat you must pay me back m that klno OF coin.
We are bat TOO apt to Judge Of Others by
our own seatinents You, COunt Bismarck, may
ainl at douoie object The nrst might be really
To show Inc up in the worst light possible. IL you
succeed In TINS Count bismarck, ali right. should
then have w huccunb, but tnus fUr am sustained
Dy the Confidence " the peope' who. nlay say,
without selt-xiOllucatiun. have ever repOsed uli-
limited faiLl IN me fhe secOnd lnignt possibly DO
t0 persist " long Ia reiterating these aersl0ns aaL
DicAerilys that portion ~ least VI LAe wcH minded
here nlu nualiy believe the existence vi wide
spread OppO ,itlON. AT ali events. Count bismarck |
can sLild ~ uil ana, remaining perfectly uIruied,
nave no drudge against yOu or anybody"
ConHEsroNDENr-fnerc Is an0tner very important
question. Count, on winch you would probably Oe
Aina enough " en!ixnten tne AMERICAN people.
mean Aus.lia's relation TO the Church 0i k0.le.
U0uat BlUSr-On yes, a welghty question;
but winch demands the greatest care ahd sKlli
In nanJing. Consider wnat has Deen done already,
now ,huca VI tae Uoncordat has been abro2aIed,
1sod collision wltn KOme. Are not many Oi our
aC least al tAe lower classes Of .nem,
adne.ents of tnat aith? Must We NOT educate THEM
lrst III order To let gnC break III upon them, anu
not the task or educating notions ons Of the utmost
difficulty Let me vel you That We have made con-
siderable advance III this duecilol, anu cannol
anord 10 take any step tending TO enolnger rnat
whicn IL Already gained. We nave. as you are
aware, vast dilieultes wlt tnc uliranon'anc ln1u-
ence Ia many portions Of the empire, aud 1t ls the
itrfcuS rerun III most OF our trouble with the
slaYOntan, Ronane3 and Other races.
UoRRasPoNDASI-Ths touches directly upon the
nationality question which has assumed suln huge
"""ortions lnlt cannoI take uD any Austrian
newspaper without nnuns
lhd con discussions on tsiat tooie.
Count Be 5,I-- The Condition OF press is by no
means as satisfactory as ~ might be. Instead OF
seriously ventatiHg Important p0iiticai questions
Lid arriving at tue best means Ol Lleir sOiullOn as
Is done by Journalism IN your aud other countries,
they adopt tue Inlerior tactics dealng In vitupe
raLl0n5 and personalities, anu thus forget the real
Cause az Issue. so violently ln5 tnlS national au.
.onomy" question been Brought FORWARD that it has
TN mad rntf.
nenC. ana Individual dlssealsons nave been mixed
10 wt II in such ,nanner as to UNDERMINE the ns.
venom OF the press. and or all rsiT,ns t,is ~ me
most necessary. W TO ass lie dlrrefent pxtionYt
Lles lived psaceaeY enough together, Alter tns
revolution aua ,sn the setting In VI ca feasiouarY
peroo. bb.~Aer,ngs coulmencea whicn nave siowiv
M ed. fhe c,anlors oi the Magyars OF Hungary
nstc much engrosscl the attention OF AIS the
Counus predecessors, though none OF them mad
hscn able TO fnu u remedy. One thing they con-
sldered unavoidable, namely, the protection ol the
German m.nority, anlC0aat Scnnerlng's inssiious
system OF apporLonlnent VI franchise and quaiincl-
tOna Ol voters mad answered lis purpose mos Won
dcrmlly. me increasing cla.uors of the noa-ier-
maa cement were not hushed by the catastrophe vi
lo65; Indeed. they became so loud III hungaria
winch ~ ancient privileges ana the compact mass
OF the SayQars was the most eutltiea 70 % heard
that when entering once ii Austria after the war
leI the necessity oi grapp Ing with the subject and
determined. as the ONT means OF quoting The
cOautry, upon instllutlng thc present duailsLic
form OF governments. Tne ultra Magyar party,
gong stl lurtler It's preCenslOn5 was successfully
Uoaten, Tue uOucrauOS, OF AuurSsS party Wiling W
obtain reforms Dy peLtiou, gained tne upper haad;
Tie emperor was then crowned at Pesth and great
was the JOY and general Satisfaction. In doing THIS
| mad to revive the FORMER con stltutOn, which aad
Deen rather illegally SUSPENDED ~ one OF my p. ,ue
Tut men wAen the KeiciiSraLn WAS Cal ed
IN the TchecKia.s OF Bohemia ana MOravia slayed
away aad would have no share IN IL. Now tileir
AFFAIR mas BECOME the paramount question, and it is
useless to deny tnat Something must be done for
them AMI their grievances. Luz here AGAIN you may
see the want vi judgment OF our pubic press aau,
may add, Ol many VI our pub &c men anu representa-
tlves, VINO waste time In endless rii0dOinOntades
wltnout ever arriving at any tangible or pracIlcal
result.
UOnREsroNDENr-The prevailing idea Ia that there
Will De q ministerial Crisis followed by a coup
Catu.
Count BEusr-lt Ia all fudge and without the
least foundation. Three 0f the lui5terS willing
To approach reorns IN the best possible manner
which, as l have Salu, nave become q necessity,
while the other five adhere rglly To the letter OF
the constitution ana Wiling the least to
reach q nand TO those VINO, O t.ieir own account
have excluded themselves from the cOancils vi the
empire. But thus WILL not 10. Inc ',naGi0laltyn
question Is there; IL has grown INTO sucn import
ance tnat we cannot shut eyes to 1T, but must
ina settlement Tor H.
CORRESPONDENT there probability OF arriving
at au equitable ar unyemenJ win the TchecAs,
Kutnencs poes, ROnanes ana OLher nationaiue5Y
Count bEUSr-An arrangement would seem lulp0s-
sibie where DOtn sides are obstinate, or etner oI
them determined to take advantage OF the OLLer.
but Jnis Is matter In whicn good sense will ultl-
Llatciy prevail. The Old LletS must Ue dissolved,
DleIs called, tue elective ffancuise m0aiiied; III
short, concilatory policy wiil nave the desired
CoRREsPoNDENT-Much obliged to you, Count for
these explanations; though would like 70 ASK IL
these not internal uiinculte5 with wLlcI you,
al the head OF the Foreign De lartinent ana with
many oJner cares, have. strictly speaking notni1g
To dor
Count BEUsr-You are correct, sir; but here you
have another instance Of what my friends pseudo
friends, expect Of me. Inc latter say t1ese questions
do not concern yOa. You snould not occupy yourself
AT all with them; tney don't belong to your depart
meat; wne III the same time ra.ing me sOundy,
they hold responsible Ior the situation. If
l happen to De at testn, am besieged by Magyar,
SlOyack Cruat, Roinana, Greek or Iyrc petltioners
II here, by the North or south Sciavonans Poles,
&c. Moreover 1t Is evident that Chancellor OF
the Empire, with the responsibility Of securing
Austria ITS appropriate position and iniuence
abroad, Eiust necessarily have strong interest IN
internai harmony and union. THIS trust, WIN
be luly established though it must be the work or
time. There are many means yet IN store to satisfy
all. After we nave taken the recacltrant by the
nand und shown them our good VIII we may give
them tae power they demand by cOncedlng 10 them
the alternate majority IN Jnc keicnstag aud all may
work well.
CoRaEsroNDENr-'wI!l you give the Tchecks .
direct lranchlse"
Count BEUsr-It cannot be done constitutonally.
Our lirst must be TO foster the German eenlenL