The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-16

Instruction, which France undertakes only In the fun
exercise Of her sovereignty. During the extended
crisis preceding the last Germany complained with
bat poor that the policy pursued by France was
calculated prevent the development OF her
BY what right did she interfere in the internal affairs
ofFrancef What preext could she offer for this
jostinabe aggressioni was at variance with the
lofty political intelligence Of Bismarck and tended to
confound him with vulgar statesmen whom In reality
he b entitled TO DO considered q statesman Of tho
t order and led TO the belief that no had decided to
nunch into European conflicts with all tho precpte
ton and blindness OF Olivier His high intelligence.
however, than any other guarantee, and
assures more than any other orcs for the peace Of
Europe At this supreme moment
sxoULDERrxG EASTERN QUESTION
There 10 but for war, considerable cause
the Eastern question. But the Eastern question may
interested and compromised in that AFFAIR have and do
still unless they have recently changed their oNnoB,
wisely abstained from any Wow having an extreme or
exaggerated character England does not maintain, AZ
In other tmcs to the point Of the sword the in
vioable Integrity Of the Turkish Empire; neither does
Russia act with such promptness as she was wont
70 do in the holy city OF Constantine Each has had
her ardor moderated through the cooling influence Of
experience. England knows that in order TO oppose
Russia she requires regain tho Western support she
lost completely through her neglect to protest. in any
way, against the consummation OF the unhappy dis
memberment of Franco Russia on her part, knows
that order the Eastern question account
she must complete great system of railroads and
the armament OF the numerous contingent Of her
serves At this moment by tacit consent tho nations
Of the north we'll those of the interior Of Europe
have accepted the principal Initiative and the impor
tant note OF that Austrian Empire which much
denounced when she cast the shade Of
death over Germany and Italy. But at this
time Also her mediation may deadon tho tremendous
shook OF Eastern Europe with Europe OF the West,
shock that might occasion many awful disasters
Geography has an immense influence In politics; and
geography imposes upon Austria and the Turks various
limited intersections between the peoples and their
multiple populations Again. the Austro- H hungarian
Empire exercises its authority ovor an immense multi
tudc Of Says just Turkey does-Slavs Of Bohemia,
Galicia Croatia and the whole OF ancient Ilyria.
There is, moreover, another reason which clearly
GIVES AUSTRIA A LEADrxG VOICE
In the question Of the East German influence Is
interested in dcpriving Austria Of her Gcrmanc char
accr with the sav nations and the slav territories
by annex1ng her German regions, and Russia has
nscrest beyond other Christian Powers In diminishing
the strength OF the Turks In order forever
decisive prcponderance and authority over her own
race, whose diverse tribes believe the oft
promised Russian Messianism, which Is sufficient
with all its gttcrng vagneness and uncertainty TO
inname the fastdious imagination OF tho East
Therefore, all the Powers, with one accord dele
gated to the Austrian Empire tho conduct OF tho
negotiations with Turkey and the composition Of the
note TO be presented Constantinop!c demanding tho
necessary reforms. The note was presented, and
though Turkey protested she had TO submit under
pressure. Austria thinking that tho general applica-
ton Of the complex projects wond be extremely difh
cult Of realization proposed to restrict their operation
TO the solution Of the Herzegovina question. State
such MS Austria, which comprises such diversity OF
character speaks such multitude Of languages pro-
fesses religions opposite In nature-such Magyar and
Crost, German and sav, Greek and Cathoic-an i'm
mcnse mosaic by which public enmites may be I'D.
justed, an enormous organization which includes
three governments and various assemblies formed by
the individual Germapic and the socialisc
or the Sav uniting in tho extrome east with barbar-
regions like Turkey and In the extreme west with
regions Of the highest state Of culture like Switz-
eriand and Italy, may well maintain the inesti-
ma bic equilibrium between contendlng forces and
artificial peace between contesting nationatos with
out resor,ng expsdients bargains; may we'll nnd
some happy formula which, whilo il may prclong the
agony OF the Turkish Empire and bring comparative
calm be only passing truce even 70 enable US to tide
over present prostraton and thereby greatly IA
citate the creative labor Of industry and science, will
enable to establish later, the true level
between the condition OF those unfortunate nations
sunk deep in ignorance and the bright understanding
of tho great thinkers with the future open to them
remembering that the universal sentiment Of human
ity condemns and rcpcs with horror desperate and
hopeless appeals to butchery and war; resolving that
human affairs soluble IN justice by the conscience,
by means OF international arbitration aud with strict
regard to the eternal principles Of right
THE CONDITION ITALY.
In Thus passing In review the nations OF Europe We
are detained for fow moments In the presence of
Italy, which continues by degrees to her for
mcr influence in Europe How Italy has discounted
those false prophets who hold her artistic tempera.
mcut to be incompatible with all government tho
one hand and contrary to emancipation the othcrl
Artistic Compartments should DO discarded completely
according to those VINO augur so badly for this nation
OF Italy in eomprenending the contradictions
created by her history, which have been handed down
for centuries which have been made conqonitas TO
her complexion, and once acquainted with them sho
set 10 work to harmonic or make them cocxistent,
without producing those violent conclusions which
lead TO death, or when not 70 this TO tho weakening
and exhaustng OF nations Her talent has the virac
OF seeing far and seeing much at the time Thus
she that her autonomy and independence would be-
above ALL by the nature OF things and the letter of
treaties, international questions, and she herself
elevated her interior independence to international
question with all tho supreme intelligence Of Cavour
and the dexterous intervention Of the othc Crimea
She that the natonaliics Of Europe governed by
monarches would attend to their kings than 10
their trbuncs and In order TO be attended she has
placed the Phrygan cap Of her Republic beneath the
golden crown OF Savoy. She that the old engine
of tho monarchy required the steam Of ideas to
move It forward and has placed in 1t, with tho thought
OF Mazzini the genus Of GaribaldL
CONTEMPLATING ROME AND CATHOLICISM.
She saw she could not renounce Rome as = capital,
because there the sensorlum and unique ccrcbrum
where the nerves OF the should be united and
concentrated and. while in time she might renouncc
the Pontacatc because the Pontlncate guarded tho
titles TO its former supremacy over nations sho in