The New York herald., 1871-03-23
THE RU3S 3SO-PausSiAN ALI
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The Eastern Btdget publishes the following letter
from IT'S Vienna correspondent, dated ,la-ch {,
1s7l:-
The exchange OF thanks ana assurances OF friend.
ship be5yeen Sc Petersburg and Vers sies, accoui-
panied as 1t was by an insn1ation plainlg direct 1
against Austria has done ,nucl c0Dlrin the be-, i
OF come politicians here that Count bisnarei's irieDd
" overtltes TO the eyter Power were mere bin \,
intended chie1y - diplomatic II nueuyrc for coua-
teractnsy The Greet prolnccd oy The ext. aord,nay
eforts .iaoe By France after Sedan. II tl.s Is
correct the conclusion OF tho lr.lmeranes pc. e
was obviously the right moment or ihroSirs
Oh the mask; q course, tbs .aip,Israa,c
sion on Gli political circles here. both high an
. dlscree. silence, the magnircalt aa,asgsae u
tie Prusscn government having utterly SITUATED
tleir "a 'ocacy q Germans- Austrian aNlioncc. Is
requires no ophet 10 Iore3ee that the consequences
OF all this must be 2 speedy change in The internal
policy u Austria. The need OF peace is 50 univer.
poteAtatea can hardly lead to complications AMI
Austrian diplomacy WI probahlynot md occasion
Il re 10 come Rut the demonstrations OF friend-
snip which have just taken place between the Rus.
Which thcy snow TO advance the interest OF their
resp ective empires is serious warning to the dis
couantel Austrian nat!onallties that their very
islelce VIII be In danger II they DO NOT speedily
take some steps for projecting themselves. TLe
for instance have very sooerng effect the CzecL3
ana the nungarans Tho former reckoned on the
anti-German feeling among the Russian people, all
hoped % md in their savonic brothers a sure sup
port against The German element, While now they
that the policy OF the court and that OF the people
dilec II Russia even IN greater degree than else
where. TheI only refuge Is. under present circum.
stances, tho Austro- hungarian monarchy whose
eaorts must send more than ever protecl tho
s.nan nationaties against thelr big and greedy
neigh5ors. TIC uuog garian5, too have At length be-
come convinced Of the error OF tier calculation,
regarding Prussia oy tie now evident alliance OF
that Power With Their Old enemy. The news came
upon them Ike thunderboit they were so as
founded Jht at first they refused 70 believe IT, and
telcgralhed TO Vienna 10 ASK II Il were rue. What
Austria now wants is q man who would know how
in ocder 10 restore the political equilibrium OF the
empire But 20 do this man must be absolutely
fr53 from ali dectri1s sire opinions, AMI have IL vsw
only the institutions ~ tie state whole and rot
those of this OF tlat party or nationality.
Tire Secret LirL q 1--WE en- Eeussia and p,us.;a.
Iae Lcndon Morning Post confirms the news pub
listed by yieina Laper respecting tue secret ai.i-
ancc coGclld3d ct the beginning OF The war by
Prussia ana Russia. The Post waic1 mas the In
forilat.oH from source upon whcl IL can place
crEces, Whlci RESPECTIVELY picyluad for The armed
Intervention o. Russia IN case France Was success
fG and that her successes endangered the power OF
Eu 3sla IL Poiani for Russia checking The military
action OF Ausria IL case she made move in favor
OF France, and Tor declaration OF " \ by Russia
against France In case any otacr European Power
nt TO the assistance Of the latter IN consequence
OF tie political Significance attached TO the con-
gratuatcns which lately passed between the Rus.
sian and Prussan einper0rs, the Pfussian Minister
at Vienna has, on the part or his Imperial master,
disavowed such an interpretation, and moreover,
asserted that no 'iresh'' arrangements have been
concluded between the two court.