The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-24
Bismarck Would Absorb Austria and Create a
llnngarian-Slays Empire.
Russia to Have Turkey and ALI the
Polish Provinces.
THE RELIGIOUS CONFLICT.
Failure Of the Berlin Chancellor to Found
a New Church.

Italy had greatly disappointed those false prophets
who held that her artistic temperament In
compatible with all good government and
contrary 70 emancipation What folly TO
argue that art should be SO discarded
Art Is tho equation between the and the iaeal.
Policy combines science and art combines principles
and circumstances; cmbodes tho pure idea with stub
born reality; obeys, in both thcoretical and
practical the distractions OF thought with tho necess.
tcs Of history. Policy might be defined with this
formulait is the art Of realizing the ideal gradually
10 society by series Of wise. natural evolutions Ar
tstic temperainents them cmbody precisely the
Of the ideal mixed with tho sense of reality. And
when . people arises which has this feeling,
this temperament this facility for penetrating tho
Two spheres Of the universe this aptitude for under
standing every human Ill and adapting themselves to
all possible situations this provision Of tho future
this progressive prophetic view Of facts even to their
most remote consequences must necessarily influence
The coming policy Of the world and assume lead to-
ward human successes. II will be the country of
hidas not opposed to Greece in order to be the
try Of Pcricles. lmpassioned will only DO
cited to their fellow citizens in tho place
where their wise laws promulgated Tho
books Of Herodotus will not only DO books
Of national history, but also OF practical
policy and they shall DO read at Pythian games and
and poems When Plato banishcd the poets from his
republic he also practically excluded himself. because
his lofty reason was adorned with crown of MINOR
tai possy. These artistic nations, like the Greeks
possess universal adaptation, and by their nclgen
IRE capable OF producing or assmating themselves
70 IDEAS and the necessary exblity for submitting
70 reality. Thus Italy produced Machavclii and
Raphael In the sixteenth century, in the seventeenth
Aaxarno and Carracco the eighteenth an Alberoni
and Leopard in the nineteenth Cavour and Ros-
snL The song Of her lips, agItated by the vibrations
Of one continuous inspiration, has not dmmed the pro-
nund vision Of her eyes tho TRUTH which penerates
70 tho depth Of events; the fingers that the
lyre have received the pulsation Of reality, and the
ehsol that has hewn out elegant statues has also
carved out nationality upon whose brow will be
ever displayed that light Of gcnius that spark OF
heaven, the glorious dea whose resplendence shall
diruse everywhere with the various lights Of poesy
the fecundant warmth OF life.
VICTOR ExxAxuEL
watches faithfully, increasingly over the two works
that will Do everlasting honor to hts e-the
Btitutional system and Italian independence per-
feet model for modern kings hefoows and obeys with
thorough submission the practical
and the vote Of the Chambers 1t true he has not
departed from that old statute which received the
assent OF his ia ther sufficiently for tho body OF
the Italian nation, but 1t is also true that after
having undertaken many marvellous works Italy
has some need OF repose. Moreover, the democratic
kings real men of reason, however unlcarned in
history. "a democratic king" 1t has been said else
where and with another motive .ssecms TO me to DO
an atheist godn There three necessary principles
In every democracy First natural rights recognized
In every personality; second, universal suffrage
corded to every Citizen third, the movabiiity and
responsibility OF power. From the moment that they
organize monarchy In the supreme form OF society
they should give 10 that monarchy the attributes that
are essential to It, and should elevate in turn its
analogous organizations and many OF these attributes
and organizations, indeed, are Incompatible with all
democracy. Victor Emmanuel was born OF kings and
desires to be king good earnest But, conserving
this superior character he has conended against
that part Of the constitutional organism inimical his
authority, ana intericred those which
properly belong to Parliament or q robust and
gune temperament, with fibre Of Steel tenacious will.
q soldier by vocation rather than necessity indc
iatigabe hunter he gives himself up continually to
excursions amid tho marvellous mountains and spa
cous hills Of Italy; OF nature, he honors his
paternity as well as his country when, returning
from an extended chase he shakes OH the dust and
mud OF tho road and assumes all the fexibhty
requisite for the salon. all the courtesy ana distinction
consonant with his elevated rank, though he had
never left the atmosphere Of his palaces
ENTERTAINING GERMAN KuPERoRs COSTLY PALACES
But this King, with such sober and sensible tastes
OF rustic life. who has frequently slept beneath trec
even though house wore near at hand, breakfastcd
piece Of bread and sup OF wine, without pomp,
without ostcntation has nevertheless demanded in
creased funds for the support OF his nnumcrablc
palaces. AS he has withdrawn several crowns through
battles and pebscfe he has also the sane
no other monarchy the world which boast such
l number OF palaces SO marvellous us works OF art and
rue museums Of history There is the palace OF
Genoa which reaches from the centre the gate of
he CITY, which certainly has no equal In that splendid
mercantile city, the palace Of Turin, remarkable alike
br It's aspect and It's tasteful French monuments
rhich assimulale the monarchy Of Savoy TO the old
euds OF France; the palace OF Milan. in front Of the
marble Cathedral and with its apothcoses OF the Napo-
lconlc battles and vctorics the Venetian palace with
Its sansovinian facade which gave to the wonderful
fortress OF Dux the oriental basica Of St. Marks the
palace OF Maniua enameIed rcscocs by tho fayorito
disciple OF Raphael and adorned with the richest
sapcs,ry the palace Pitt the work Of that lusrieus
merchant who competed with the Medcii modelled
after the most perfect rlorcntine architecture,
eycloplan and light, with rough, colossal
hcads,oncs the base and with light and
graceful galleries aud elegant arches In front;
Ihc palace OF the Quirnal whore former times tue
cardinals held their conclavcs eject the nallibo
Pope and where the Council Of Ministers Is now held
representing tho revolutionary KING Then there are
the palaces Of Cascrta OF Naples, Capo d. Monte Cas-
telismare. Porucipalaccs everywhere which require
Tor their sustcnance civil list aud an
rmy Of servants 10 Keep them in order And not
outstanding tins Victor Emmanuel sacrifices portion
Of his civil list In accordance with the exlecnces OF Tho
year called for multiple expenditure In the spring
The Emperor OF Austria
coysgcRArED the INDEPENDENCE OF ITALY
with his visit Venice. That Grand Canal whence arise
10 the blue vault OF heaven the shades OF the verans
wasors from between Two walls OF marbles where the