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8 AUSTRIA. Count Beust’s Special Report cf the Condition of the Empire. e Compliments to the Independent Press of America and to Bismarck, By wal! from Europe we have the followime im- portant and highly interesting despatches- from our e@pectal correspondent m the capital of Austria, dated on the 20th and 2184 of December, Frem Berlin to Vienna—A Worald Special Correspondent En Voyage—In Austrian Capital—Strect Scenes and Firat lmprese glome-Conat Buesv’s Nete—An Official Ine terview—National Reezsons for a Candid Statement to Free America—Count Buess Comments in the Herald on Count Bilswarch’s Statements to the Herald. Vienna, Dec, 20, 1869, One great statesman of this Continent having ‘@poken to the world through your columns, T thougiit Shat in oruer to “crown the edifice” the readers of the H#Ratp snould, ifpossible, have the aavautage Of hearing what that other equaily eminent statea- man would bave to say for himself, Thua, wieh the ebject of “inte: viewing” Count Buest, your special correspon leat left Berlin by the night express and travelied 109 German miles—upwarda of 500 Ameri can—reaching Vienna lace in the folowing might, after @ jourucy, of twonty and odd hours, We found the old imperial city, of which its inbabitants = ‘There is but one Vienna, aa gay asever; iis thoroughfares crowded by both sexes, 8 num and busie which almost equals that of Broadway; stores of the most elegant kind, their fmxauriant show windows surrounded by the curious; @ourt and aristocratic carriages and even public vebwies rushing over the excciient pavement at a vehement race; theatres, hotels, coffee houses up tbe tui! staudard of modern luxary anu spieador— 4p short, & wetropolis every tn h of tt . Wu » New York Hexacp correspondent travel 500 miles out of bis way to obtain that which is lisely to mlerest its readers, the grea. body of tne Amerl- ean peopie? No! tmsuch a case he will not care i the Visiance 1s 5,000 miles; wil travel py ship, raul, stage or on foot, and consider wear and tear and expense as nothing if his eifore are crowned with success, © My first step was a visit to the imperial govern- ment Coanciior of State, whuse very poilte and oe letter was couched 1a the following terms:— “ By order of bis Excellegoy Usual Von Benet Chauceivr of the Emr'* ee ago you °° wus, WW WHOM sowie UME Bend. sppned by letter, wad in consequence U2 tle cominuaicatious Kindiy made by you, 1 lave ‘aa nOuor iv inluria you tit whenever your Way “Bhouid jead to tuis city bis eXecilieucy will Bec you with pieasur? aud ve glad ty make your peisoudi acqualitance, Unioward circumstances prevented tna letter reaching me as proluptly as it3 importance war- ranted, and the Count having in the meanume started with the Emperor Francis Joseph vie Rutschuck and Varna to Constactiaople, my first impuise was to follow him, it needs be, to Egypt. Revecting, however, on seber second thought, how fuille had been my efforis on similar occasions to Keep up with the speed maintained by royal travel- Jers, to say nothing of the diiicnlty ofa stera chase, Aourbed my iwpatience and peaned a note to the above-mentioned government councillor requesting to be informed of a convenient time forthe inter- view directly the Count had returned. His repiy, daced Vienna, the 15th inst, to the ‘effect, here is at present a likelihood of your wish being Complied with,” scted upon us as the fuger- touch of the telegrapp operator upon uke Key ot his Imstruuient. Wack the speed of ligatuing 1 made my paraciuns for the journey, aud here I am, and Rovere ready Lad a most pledsaut couversation not ony win ae eye government oficial, but alau with one of ihe highest functiona: ies iu tue Foreizn Depariment anc the riat wand of the Cuancelior, Now, may not the correspondent of the NEW Youk BeKALp be allowed to ask hiwseil the question and @lso answer it whether or not he seems to have come in Wine propitious lo “interview” one of the @reatest statesmen living; whether or not the affairs cp Ausivla ave such hat Count Beust would have iewure time, consider it aprijyos aud feel inclined to speak in type through tne ooiumns of tue New YORK MERALD to the worid, mast sincerely apswor no, aud no again, It is barey necessury to recapituate the grave reasons waoich would warrant such 4 relusal, Here are a few Of thegi:— . ‘The ciuyire {4 on the verge of a ministerial crisis, ‘The Cav!net Ministers do not among thein- selves, Three, consisting of the Premier, Count ‘Tuafe, Count Potuckt aud the Hon, Air. Berger, are gaid Lo have deteruiucd to resiga. ‘ble otuer dve— Messrs. Giskra, Herbst, Piencr, Hasner aud Bres- tel—have drawn up a memorial, Waich tacy will lay before the Emperor, and Lake their stay In oMice dependent upon its being accepted by his Majesty. Invernal condict im nearly all the provinces, wito Mixed nationalivies; no regulariy organized opposi- tion, inside or outside the Keichstag, but a wud chorus of the most Leterogeneous dewands; vieieut the Qilucks upon tae those speech; ihe ulira ‘ehecks demanding we reestablishment — of tue bisiorical kingdom of sollemia, wha tue charter oi 1918; tue moderate ‘Tchecks clanniag ypular elechons ty tic imperial Council, tae Poles fi ‘Gailicld Unwilling t Have such elections, as iu &hat case they Would be outvuted by the Kutienes, but demanding aucoug.ny for Gallicia, that they may ere long Muxe War Upon tKussia, Lor such 13 said to De wheir ain; to re-estavush Poiand, the Siovenes in Kraia demanding & Kingoom witch bas never befone @Xusicd In thal provide, the uitra-moniane party 10 Tyrol refusiag MLitaey Guy cut Lie Geter province— Were, then, can a coustivutionwi party or a capinet Mud a prograine to sausiy ai secilons’ It was justly suid to-day by one uf tue Depuues in the Reichsrati that such an atempi, namely, to sauisiy all, Would suely resume in dissatise tyig ail, and che Mulscer, Dr. Giskra, had no otuer reply o give thau that all must Juok lor & pauucea Withia the luits of the constiiu- ton—tiae he Kuew no Way Watch led alongside 16, bewina i: or bY a crook—-oMmly One straight way, and tua was tne Coastilution ‘itself, ‘Phere yet, tuo, Is the Dalinatane aiiicaily to be combated, and wuat seems wost fatal lo your Currespondeavs objert 1s the sudden resutve U1 Lue buiperor to ieave lus pre- gent resideuce al Vien aud his expected arrival uere to-wigit, Whick Must Mavoraly engross much of We Chaiceiior's ume aod atention, keep up courage, and While awaiting what may be In store fur us were 1 wil give some of the views on AUSiTan 20s, SUCK a5 ObFalned trom the aloresaid Migi ouiciais, Who giveved ine Wiuh eXeMeE poitte- mess and alfubiity, aud {ree Of all bureaucratic stuf ness Would openiy Couverse with me on'tue coudiuon gnd policy of Austria. From ‘heir stavements I glean that Count Beust, this wworouguly giucved dipiomatist, does not employ Lis vasi power wad taleais mM Mlaniey con- truiiug the government machinery of (his cuipire of Many kingdoms, staves, uationdiities and most diversitied iteresis, nor, standing a8 au engineer by the Sulely Valve, suifuug its Welgut aceurding vo cir cumstances or fasienug it down now and then alogetier, but that he confines bimsell to keeping {iu motion, Mercy Kupelinteauing the regularity Of 18 Worse wad ever Wakelul aud with munite skill and patience lubricating 118 whecis wherever fe de- fecis Lue least irregularity, At the saiue time ne 1s Consigutly ousy In Keeping ol all culside Iniluences Wich Bught iateriere With Austria's progress, set ting diicuilies between neiguvoring stat vy order (0 avoid Ausiria vecowing invoived tn Sherr dissensions—in tine, if we might hold on to the sulle of an engine—ne is that ongineer giways on duty, doing aiso the work of greaser, oil eau ii band, c make everyting Work suivotu aud s Never Pretenis to know twery of bois great empue may witimately accomplish, nor will be be held respousibie for it, All he wishes to attain fa to keep wy iu motion wad jet it Work our its own destiny. A country of such vase extent Aad resources must devciop iieell by natural process, and with this tdea Cuudaa sulbboleth 13: No butbed cuitue; uo Hoictatag tue coud Austria ig to travel, ana » ita one of tae great merits of Count hat he Wins acknowledges a wil and mind in ode to 00 governed, carefuily observes Lue beatings Of the public pulse, does not ‘stiniulace or ovierwise muterfore With it, takes Coguizauce of aii sympioms, lisieus.40 al CulInpaunis, Weigus baer tuporiunce, prescribes the pest dick waiuuut recourse Lo urasil- ca—in Hue, does evervyitius to Keep the systew active, heaithy @au in Woking tli. Such being a characieristic picture of Count Beusv’s acuvity. tt may oe fuund vo differ cs#enitaiy from what of another euticeul statesman at the nead of Sue Sorih German Cowieucrution, Whose deeds are those of determined purpose aad trop wil, who doves not aisuan sraitciwl yrowtn inreauziug wis programme, ¢ ale gui cvit.¢, aud Dever BiacKeus the Feius of power, As to tue “bationality question” to Austria, t! 1s oue of tie most ivinicale Havure. The non-Gorman posuation, as the Sciayouians, Poe uhenes, Miyzyars, &e, Previous to the introduction ot rail way, steam power add modern improveueats were Cousens (0 Live woimled and Indolent, leaving what ever work to the tariity Germans, who up to ihis day constitute almost exclusively the class of ciit- weds, Wuils the avovenaimed races Kuow ho otuer NEW YORK ‘HER A 4s must not be overlooked Mw | one of tho dest abused men in the world. It is said, section “Capen nace me, euros Ait over and over again, that you have taken tho helm se I ed Of siate in Austria ior. the sole purpose of yetting, citizens any experiment, au ae Seas ome Gf queecameet oak sole to | £0.ue duy, evea with Prassia, Now, the Americun them—indeed, graut them watouomy and & wosk dir | Leopie would fain kaow what 10 think Of this. hnuved Lberty—bat woar cau it do where there are Bo citizeas? It being an wadeniadie 1ae% taat the only clemont of civiilzucion 13 aud bas oben :he er~ man; that, meoiogicaly speaking. they Dave been gud are the fructiiylag stratain og humus torough- Ul Eke eimpire, 13 1t not naturai ChBt tae governineat saoutd have looxed upon tt ax mioue able to work Out @ regeneraivn, snould Lave Ga&ied Gecunaa var Pacitios io fil oMjces aud protected tuew m Wwose provinces Where Wey are numerically luferior? The \agyars of iungaria are a poole race, bat beyond Pesin one fiuds Wuem aud the country cou taluing only meuiais aod pobidly, almost in ine game coadiion a4 300 years aye aducriag to their oid berourous huvits, Mose of lite aad lungauge. dhe same appues more OF 1638 to tie other races, al. ai Of indo.eice and igourance, and far outstripped by German Industry avd culture. With Out literature, WL ROgL the Lrst conditious of civilized people, we Ichocka, Sciavonians, Ruthenes, &e., acs, demand to govern She minority o: Germaos, in Gailacia the Kuthenes, more nuwerous than thy Pare ar hyper the aanh fea Touecks of Baits 3 Jovan, are split iio the u'tra ‘and i thane m th “i sof ung Toheck party professes liberal seu tiuents, bth willlag to live vogesber with bie Gor- mans, but deinands equal rights, a goueral fraacuise Aud 8 popuiar vote forrep! tatives WW the teicle Fath, As satd belore, sim! dimouities exist in Moravia, aud it would ovcupy many columns Wo siate Uke grievances and ws OF Bil Cue seven (eeu proviuces 0: Cis-Leithauis. indgsu our govera- nent friend developed theories whic u proved itm to ve # disciple of the Winian thea y, aud which were giouiy as ty the Uclmate ime ui Luese races, Now, says tue governueat pariy—aal 1 give SUICLIY M8 VieWS—Now cad ONY sudily all these, cumord? We gave schools ana udiversities to tie icnecks in Boaewia; bub baviag wove vat Veruaa Weacaers tuey de.uaaded Wilat Was iupossible—iuas they sould teach in tue ichecd diow—wita Wuch tuey ure mus famiiar, We estabilsicd sclous Where both idioms are tauxht; then the icuecas domandett Wat tue Geruiaa culldren shoud be taugiti iu Laer moguage, AS liediy any obder bub Geran teacu- ula be found, None but Geruan svavois Would there @re no capacities among tie maigenous racea. For this reason tiers are at ut Do leas 6.00, studeus av tue University of Vienna It must oe added that te noblemen of all Butlonaltues, uot exciuding even the Gerwan arisiveracy, Gud one common interest 1m peo-erviug teu Dreroguiives, ana keeptig tho ober ciass, iNe we aiaid, lo darkoess and suvjvotivu, th which they were zeaio! aided, Of course by the clergy. ence thes variety of conthotiug iateres:a, this cow Stume AgitalOn againss Bl goverment measures, gu4, at Lois very day, ue Winisteria. Cr1sis, WioUght ou by Wwe jdecision of parties, cousisting Of Bil dudes of sirict Centrality, avsviuie Ieucrailsts, Uitte COnstitubonalists, diveral raucuers, d&e. Tite best proot of bue dificuly of aryulug these vitat questions 18 the Wore Just puvitsied by adolpa Pischuoll, enutled “Ausine ald tue Guarantees for fs Uxistence,? The aucaor couwuds for a revistou Ol the colbMLytion of YeCumMber 1, 190i, aud Tore aon dorm of feuertiee, i sony. ahaa ae ist goverument, aid as tad Ut t the ewpine from rut; wit ¥yolessor i. Unger, another honest paiciow—uamed os 4g be Tuluie aluisier Of Justice—oreyver a frigud of Lt Biscuom, declares 1a to-day’s pubic pris as fo.- low: ‘to auswer to hucroUs qyuesu0Ns a3 LO Shenier i in copnseiad saith the po.tical exsay 0. y IFiead, Di. Fiscuiow, ov re leading Idea, { fee: co.upelied to eat Saree itn nie freee! fay ope i xs # deciued Oppoueut to sorry A r I era LOS. Of oan ge te “ayplivation of Fis Veveauvue ww auatiiis, te COUDLIES OL wuich haVe been sy» 1oug united in one realm, as in- appropriate aa it would 06 daugeroas.. The nature ut leaeralisia 18 union of thal Whicu hereturore Wi, separate, In Austria it would bs equivaleay co tue separation of tim. Wulca heretolore Was Wuiteu, ” Tinay now give you a synopsis of the rewiarks of that otwer hig (uaciunury 1 ave referred io, made to me i the 0st open And Weileweaning maauer, ‘Tis gentleman frst assured me of Wwe Cuaucel- lors Wililnzdess ty grant ue Luterview. boul ue and gue Chaaceiior Mad read the sovount of wistnurck’s statements us givea in tue HWekacd, and were ot tnsely picased Witu th §=Wituoat baving beara tie Words He KueW from personal ucquaiDinuce taal Lue Count must Lave ¥; wCly a8 Fepocted, and he bad seidow read @ newspaper coirespundeace With greater iuveresi, Count Beust, ie sad, bad one grew desire al ueart, He Waals to be feudiy with everybody and save Ausiria IruiM ull Couplisa, tions Watch wigat inverfere IGA Its prosporiey, Ay buis Was tue OvViOUs Wish OF LUS Yyaucellor he Would most lixely avail hiuasell Si cue oppy-cduity to express it tirouga tue d.singuisued Joatnal at tae lead of the AMerican press—tue Naw 1 oRk UeRALD, ‘oe policy of the Ausiriua goVerument, under Lue leadersnip of Count buat, wus direcced exciusively to home adtuirs, deprecauuy ail e..tangung alilances, leaving aside Ali Byuabules woout legiliuiacy and ab- borriug the Qid system Of jolat action ler prowises of compensativa—that unsound poiicy wich has caased s0 mucn bitter expereuce to the empire. Uccupied soiely With tue development of its Luternal resuurces, Austria seeas tu sive a peacg, and can Weill uiford Ww see other nations shape thelr own course. Wie the Nortu Geran Couiedera- tion may consolidate Lise, may carry out every: thing foresuadowed 1a the Prague treaty, it Would be going too iar Wo say that Austria could 100K on~ Witu Indtiferguce at lis abrogativa of tie Souca Ger- Maa diaies, Austria, nevercueless, Would Dot ue- cossurily have tu Chuuge her avutude 1 Couns Big- marek, Who Well kuewW the disadvantages us such & step, should sirevcn Lorin iia baad in tit direction. Ausiria Would teu have to Weigu caumy all the civculustances Bud shape her aciiva accurdiugiy. 1O & quesiion ot tue writer respeciing AUSstta’s reiacons Lo the Laitea lates, they were very umicauie he hoped they uiigit becowe sull more cordial, 1 now took e of this @uuavie stacesinan and accomplaned geaticman, Who again promised us ius induence towards obtalaing vue desired inter. view. Messuge from ( it Baest—An Hour and Important Work. Vienna, Dec, 21, 1869, Count Buest's promise, made yesterday, has been rigidly culliiled to-day. A messenger arrived inviting us to an laterview With the Couns at eight P. af. this evening, Whut an adinirable hour for an undisturbed gudience with a statesman whose every minute dur- ing the day time is precious, aud whose ante-rooms are crowded by anXtous applicants, Suould he have chosen tie eveuiug in order to favor me with a lopg 8nd couddential conversation? For bad tne appowmtinent Leeu in the busy hours of the aay it uitgnt be justly surmised that but a few briet re- mutks would be aliovied 40 your correspondent; but, asthe blind imda gays, “We shall see,” aye, and hear coo. May every word trom ius mouth be a3 @ pearl, aod imay 1 be successtu! m picking tnem up tor the beneiit aad intermiaiion of the read- ors OF tae HEGALY Evening At the Ministerial Headquartersa—The Mvet ing with Conut Beast—initiai Compliments Soild Busiucss Prefdte—“Patieuce and Good Humor,” aud a Pleasant Dialogue—*1 Cut Loose from the Pasv?~About Bismarck— ‘he “Mighty Questiow”? of Kome—Porsonair ities, Vituperation aud Partisausiip of tue PressZhe National s—Daimatia and Russia—Leave Taking. ViENNA, Dec. 21, 1869, Precisely at eight o'clock P.M., being the hour appointed, your correspondent drove up to the colossal square of Austrian government buildings, which, jotued to the Hoiburg or imperial palaces, cover # vast atea of ground, and, not uniike the ceie brated Kremlin at Moscow, present a most wouderful and gigantic group of beautiful ancient and modern architecture. Alignting at the lofty portals of the ball house, one of tie palaces tn wulch the Foreign Deparunent is locaced, | was ushered by servanws through several ante-roows, waited in a handsome vlliiard room but one minute, aad in the nextentered the study of the Count, wio welcomed me most po- Ately and expressed satisfaction at my call, saying that the esteem and well wishes of the American Peopie were to him of the bignest value. As I al- luded to the frieudly relations between the two countries, he trusted they would remain so and be- come stil more cordial alter the compietion of a treaty respecting niilitary oMigations of Austrian subjects emigrating to the United States, Adyerting to the colony of distinguisued American residents at Dresden, bis former dweliung place, ne said 1¢ would be aa excellent thing if many of them woud come and stay at the Austrian capital, re- nowned for its gemulilichkell, gayety, weaith wod lashion, as they would goon feel themselves com- fortuo.e ta at opoiis wilich is being vastiy im- Proved, aud would shortly rauk juferior 10 none on tue Contineut. He meutioned the rapidly increasing railway nec, which, when completed, wii bring Vienna into the very centre of trafic between Lon- don and Constantinople, and, paying a compitment to tie United States for tae grand Pacific Kaiiway, Rave tie ak opportunity to speak of an impending enterprise Of sill wreater magnitude, @ slip canal through the Isthmus of Darien, i now began to tel the Count how much the people of United states were interested in tie success of tie great work eutrasted to him, and how ferventiy they Loped chat de would ullumately triumph over all oustacies He repited:—“Pauence aad good bumor are iny boot support in dimeutties, and ican add tat, Laving borne we trough go far, they will nev CORRESPONDS —I pe these you would succumd unter tye immense vur- sir, that without den resting ou your shouiders, Tuough you have safely alecred Lue Ansiriad Blip of ste through avs easuntry aod Lebility, to which must be addes, aa a ieruidable element, the Catholio clergy. Ia ave of ® “Raonaliy auesigR” tremendous Lreakers, it 14, neverineiess, a fact Which you, Count, aust be aware of, that you are Couns BeusT—Waen | lett my former country, after the deieat Of 1348, aud accepiod oMtve dutuis, L pab- isued @ circular ia which 4 siated exphicity that I nad eur loose from tue past, and, comiag bere @ new man, perfectly free, woud devote wy expe- ricuce wud services to this realm. As honestly and fairly as chia was meant 1b was understood by the Peopie here, and they have proved 16 ever siuce by their willlaguess aul desire to comdde the reigns of goverament to mf hands, As to thoughis of retatia. ton, they would be as unWise ina statesinan us they are fore.gn to my navural disposition and character, Jam a man of the most even temper, and as tor in- Jury of lujustice doue me, they are sunk in ovlivion ‘in the very next hour. Wuy shouid 1 fave any feel- lugs of bitteruess agatust Count Bismarck? [ douut harvor such. Were if so 1 might compiain of . the indelatigavie attempts from taat side jy jpanulucture in this lace pudlic opinion adverse to ine. Did aot alate Kiadderagaich bay Ob ms tual alter Liaiorluue wien geneFaily tumoied down stairs luto 2 bottomless pil, but that 1 formed au exception, Daving tuobied up stairs into hich position aud power. Now, with ny Muored Way, braved up by such an ove. whel measure of prosperity, cowid any one suppose me spieiut? 1 say overwhelming prosperity, lor never, uot even in tue tine of Mevervich, has such UBiMited tush deen conitded ty ao Austrian statesman. if I were how oltviny in @ railway carrtaye by the side of fount) gear would poe say to hha, * ronan (Oo ihus judging Of ine, alu in sup! thas you must pay me back m that kind of coin. We aco bat wv apt to judye of others by our OWd seatinenuts, You, Coust bismarck, may miu at & douvie@olject, The lrst might be reauy t show ine up in the worst light possible, If you succeed in tis, Count Bismarcs, all rignt, I should thea have w succumD, but taus tur Lam suscamed by ule confdeuce of the peovie, Wao, L may say, without rell-ioviication, have ever reposea uu- itunited fait i me. Tue secoud umignt possibly be to persist so iong 12 reierating (hese aspersions aad Dickeriugs tbat # portion as legs of Lue Wel mauded here mut ually believe in the existence spread opposition. At ali events, Gount 11 Cau staid Ab all aod, romaiming perisotiy wuraiied, Mave uo grudge agatost yuu or auybody.”” CORKESPONDENT—There 1s auovuer Very important question, Count, on wich you would probably be kidd enougi te eullgalen tue American peuple, 1 wneau ausi1a’s reladou to the Church of ows, out Bsvsi—on, yea, & welchty question; but One which de:nands the greatest care afd skill IO Dauding. Cousider wai bas been done aiready, how auucu of tue Uvncordst bas peen wbrogated, und how cautiously it had to be done in order to avoid collision with Kome. Are nut many ol our Hatlonaiitivs, ab least a bus lower classes of snem, aduerents of that iaith? Must we not educate them airst In order to Jet light break 1a upon them, aad is ‘not the tasic of educatiug Detious OU» of tae utaost diiteuiiy?. Let we yeil you that We Lave nade cons siderabie advance 1 this direcou, aod cannur alvrd to take auy step teadiug to enaunger that Witch lg aiready gained. We dave, as you are aware, vast didicullies with tae uliramouiane indu- @uce La Wany poruons of we euipire, aud it 1s.the nervous rerum iM Most OL our brouvle with “the Sigyoutan, Ronanes and other races. UORHSPONDANI—Thws touches directly opon the jvaaitty quesuon, Which has assumed BULA “huge nortions that 1 canno! take uo any Ausirian Fe om on ane - * crammed wil pro uewapaper Without finan, « ; and con diséassions On iat ODI Vount Becasr— The Condition of our press 18 by no mMeaus as @atisfactory ad 11 might be. insi¢ad of Seriously Veotiating Importeut poliucal questions #00 arciving at tue best meaus of Lavin solution, as tg doue by journalism in your aud other countries, they adopt the imierior tactics of deuitng in vitupe- Trauons Bud personalilies, ud thus forget Lhe real cCuuse ab issue. So Violently lug tuls “mauynal aa- touomy” question beva byoughe forward that it bas complciely put in tue shade tie Coucoruatexcite- lneut, and indiviauai disseuisous have beed nuxed up wibi it in such @ utanuer as to uuderaine the he mony of the Cabinet, auch fault urasi pe atbaced to the Venom of the press, aud Of w pooh td uns 13 Uae, Must mecessary. Lp to 19.5% dimerent Matlonyite tes lived peaceably “Touga togetaer, Aver ‘tas revolution, 2d a the setting dn ui oe feagtionary period, bie erings coumenced Wiica have slowly cree"ea, Phe Canons of tad Magyals of Huugary Haye “much engrossed the atientiun of aw (the Cougs) predecessors, though mone of thew nud Neen able to flud & reumedy. Oue thing tuey con- sidered Onavoidaole, namely, the protectioa of tue geraan ukmoriLy, anACudut sonmeriiag’s ungeulous system Of apportioument of franchise and quailica- uous of voters nad auswerel its purpose invss Won. dermuily. ‘fhe increasing Cla.uors of the uou-ier- mau cement Were not hushed by the catastropue of 1068; ludeed, they vecame so Joud in iluugaria, wich, by ancicht privileges and the Compact was of We Maygars, Was Lhe most eutitiea vo vy heard, that When enteriug Ouice 1M Ausiria alter toc war Livlt the necess.ty of grapp ing with the subject, and deveruuned, a8 the’ ony means of quictug the vouutry, Upon tustiuting the present duatisu jorm of government. Tne ultra Magyar purty, omg sull lurtner i its precensious, Was successluly veaien; the moderados, Or address party, willing to obtain reforms by peultiou, gaiued las upper baad; we Hmpeior Was then crowned at resin, and great was the joy aad weveral satinwacuon. In doing ths {had to revive the former constitution, which wad veen raiher legally suspenued vy one Of my p. cessors, But eu Wueu the Kelcusrain Was CaLc in the ‘i'checkiaus of Bohemia and Moravia siayed away aad would have no share in it. Now tier uifaly uas bepowe tue peramount question, and is is useiess to deuy that somecuing must ve done for thew and their grievances. buy here again you may see the want of judgmeut of our pubic press, aad, I may-add, ul many of our pubic med aid represeuta- tives, who waste tme li eadiess ruodomontades witaout ever arriving at any tangibie or pracucal result. COuWRESPONDENT—The prevailing idea ia that there will be & ministerial crisis, ivliowed by a coup Dstt, Count Brust—tt 1s all fudge and without the least foundaiivw, Loree of the uitulstecs are willing W approach resorus 1m the best possivie manner, which, as { have suid, bave vecome a necessity, wile the other five uduere rigidly to the lever of the consutuuion and are not Willing in the least to Teach @ laud to those who, of tier own account, have exciuded themselves from the councils of the ewpire, Kut this wil mot do. tne ‘nationality’ question is there; 1b has grown into such mnport- duce tual we caunot shut our eyes to it, but must nd a settlewent sor 1. COKRESPUNDENT—18 there a probability of arriving at au equitable arungement with Lie Tebuecks, Ruinenes, Poies, Komanes and ovher NaLoasiiiies? Couns BeUST—An arrangement would seem 1mMpos- sibie where votn sides wre Ovstinute, or ettner of them determined to lake advaatage of the over. bul cuis 1s a Mater in Wich good seuse Will Ulti- uiately preva. ‘The old Lets must ve dissolved, new Wiets calied, the elective fraucuise modiued; Le suort, @ Coucilatory policy will wave tie desired eilect. COnRES PONDENT—Much obliged to you, Count, for these explunations; though i would like to ase if these axe Hob Mieraal dusiculues With wuica you, at the head of che Foreign bevurtinent, aud with so soo pr cares, have, sirioly speaking, notuug to do Count Beust—You are correct, sir; but here you have ano her instance of Wiut my friends, or pseudo iriends, expect of me. the iatier say: tuese quesuvus do uot coacera you, you siuuld uot otcupy yourself at all With ten; tacy don’t belong to yous depart meat; Wille at the same tine radag Ine soandly, tucy hold me responsivie tor tue situauon. 1 Happen to be at Vesin, Lam besieged by Magyar, Slovuex, Croat, Komaua, Greek or Tliyric peuduners; if ere, by the North or South Sciavouiags, vole: &c. Moreover itis evident that 1, 45 Chancellor of the Eupire, With tie responsivity of securing Austela its @opropriate pusiuon and tuitueuce abroad, biust aecessarily have a strong Interest ip iia internal Warmeouy and uaton. This, L trust, wii be iuby establigued, tuougi it must be the work of lume. “‘Jhere are uiaby means yer in store to suusty ail, After we aave taken tle recalcitrant by we hand and shown them our good will. we may give them te power they deanund by coucedmg to tue tie alternate majority in wae lieicustag, aud all way work well. ContgsvONDENT—"Wil you give the Tchecks @ direct tranchise 7”? Count bEUst—It cannot be done constitutionally, Oar first care must be to foster tae German elenienh A genera: Irauchise wouid bing @ clerical aud teu- da majoruy imo the couucil, With waich, to rwe hiberaily, would’ be au utter mpossibility.” CORKESYUNDENT—Bal Can you Lot amend the con- stituuion? Couut BevstT—As expressed in the throne speech we can do everything within the luitts of the coustt. tution. But tais 19 wut the real ditficuity, thougn it has produced # split im the Cabinei. ‘Tne only remedy 13 to Ue Loud at home 1 taose proviaces; We must-lirsi reconstruct provincial Diels, better poise the rights of parues and be juai to ail. CoRtESsrONDENT- Wita such equitable and hu- Mane Views, Couat, you ure suve ol success, and you May rely Upou it tue heart uf the American peope as with you. Count BeustT—I highly apprectate thetr good opimon. 1 trust to overcome we great diiiculies by pauience aad quod humor. CORKESPONDENT—Hiow avout the Ruthenes in Galitia ami their coutict with tue Poies of that saine province. Guune Bevst—The Ruthenes are far more nuner- ous wan tie Poles; we have thas to protect (ue rights of the latter. But, having once overcowe all Outside 1nfluence we Siw experigace no diiticulues in Coat direction. CURRESLON DENT—Does tle little dark spot tn Dal- Maw caus? any apprehension? Count beUsT—Lackily 1 begins to vanish. Tatest accounts are very salisive)ory. trouble might have been avotded with nse and good will, The moun aithuagh but a haudful, are a bia wonest peopie. but they ure rude und tena their havi. Had the muilury taw been fairly platned to them, insieat of being suddenty for Our ‘Las whoie unide ot con ALD; MONDAY, JA upon them, had they been siown in a uid way tae | noue Of thelr Hghis Were ub stake, and Lat mowing was demanded sro tiem Dut what every Austria Dus to yicid vo, there Would Nave been nu resiitance | aid no srHe, Pnedatter has vee wu sk mayniued by the press, Which 1D be AbsenvE OL prowpt cun- municauon with tue sceue of action ta the fast. nesses, aud Owlay to the madilily oF Correspondents to understand tue Dalimatre idioin, have persisted in javenting the most prodigious stories, Tae poor mountaineers, forced by privation to leave tier Tecesses, are now anxious to come to terms, With due iG muigh Dave been caicuiated that hunger would bea bettor pacificatar thin gurpow- CoRRESPONDENT—Much has beon written abont Rusalan agitation in wat province? and Monsenegro. ‘uuid you say, Count how your relauions are with rer Bevst—Thoy, too, leave roon for improve- Meni, sir, Alas, these grudges! (tere the Coun’ sinted.) Ieverybody would daly forget grudges a3 Teadily a8 ido!” Austria s position duis te Cri- Mean War hay not been eifaced frou KussgD Ned ory. How much wiser, 19 1t not, to lob the past muinber, and look Sapronens und tuture ? CokuesroNpant—With suc seauineuts, Count, you wal triginph over ali Lapeduneal aid Bieer tae SDIp 04 BALe IDLO Beate WAKvEr ta spite Ol WLLL daa waves. guint Duos he to boisterons weather, 1 may say—Chough 1 14, peruaps, uot righs—thatto Mave company in. trouble ailurds some cousvialiol, (ere nig Jae Hit up Wid @ sunie,) Wherever : 100k on the wap oi Europe there ia trouble 1a sumo shape or another, aud oiten 46 mucu and more than Lore. it is dierent with the Uuied olate, of Auerica, that graud- and »prosporous counisy, woica has ian outriaden ‘the severest ) and the om seul glyrioug ¢y; Winea inspires us Wi dupes of Ani rae cite @ studi Luture. ‘The soaorous tones of the vivck striking tus hour Founded me of tue ne. evsity Of leruduating the 1a- terview, [ still lmgered, uowever, as the Couu's pleasaut and | arte CUUVErsutOd Was LOO Ls cwating to be ioaed by wy taking tue Auiti tive, His aliusiou Lo Lis Unparalicied prosperity of ‘the United otates caused mete speak of tae eaormous value it derived fom euigration, tu whicu Bohemia, two, lurnsnes her cont Saal count Boust then in that vast tracts of execileut and virgin sol coud be found nearer home—la, Buigans, for instauve, throug witich he nad pa out His lave trip via icuischt to suez, He pleasaady related wis 10. ie 1 uow thanxed tac Count must berg! f litenesa towards we aud tue jouraal { reoreseat, and as asked permission ‘tu reproduve bis words da type and seid in a Copy he Wun ously repued, “You are {ree to do It, str; as irce as fain in the habit 0; speacing my mud vu ail occasions.” @ hearty shake v) tue hand aad sauiuai well wisues, the Count repeatedly assuciug ive Of she pleasure afforded to aim by tis woven un tue part of the leading American Jouruai, 1 revired irouw tho great stCauiau’s presence, In conciusion. 1 would observe coat, Inasmuch as Count Beus:’s eiforts for Austria, thus far accompa. nied witn gigaal success, are wil for liberal govern- ment; Iuasimucu ad he Las paved the Way for durther lubeval action Uy giving auionouy Lo bad Huugariaus, by freein, Austria iruin we clef fetvers of the Con- cordat, by overturowiug & reactionary government: ald insiituung Gace inure varidueubary Tue, De 1s fully dederving tue sympatuy of tae Aimeri¢an poo- ple. And here Lum reainaet} of what ieli irom lits Bxcehency Mr. Joun Jay's lips at tae lave Ames rican dhaaksuiving dinuer af Vieaua, ta driukiug the bea.ta of wie Luiperor of Ausiria ue sald:— ‘The Hext toast recalis uy from our Western republic to this empire, where amid the bisturic remicmcences of ther days We yout tad COustiutiod Wuvse luberalit reminds Us O¢ dur owo—a dvnsitution tha. reiects Lroi Vicama and (rom Hestu the bemiznaut raddesces or the nine teenth ovuwury. ‘The vydailty uf wil citizens ueure. the law, tue equal BiunswLUility Of atl bu State ou (reedom of eon- rire (piive.ess Dessay ; ‘Peesuin os soec), tual eaely vO) discoateal, yusuf (he press, Lumet unit of recorm; freed for bis po- Iue.tion, biel grand couservator popuine inieiigeuce; tho invivasiny of gue’ bome wud the right oc’ emigratioa—iiese are among tue uatitutiooal features iuaugur: in this imperial and Feyal overunisay Walon command our sympaiuy aud veepect. itis true pyar the Aalstro-liuagarian vagie has (wo heads, whe that rly A swili mover Have Lutone, But the eagle of wit dadazcied vye. upon the sani ad our i Me ath arutd MG whsD, AND ewes ave Wacning the word Ly ther eX@ p18 that malloual Buti HPCLgth recuvered, nauowal exv it tuapPoved Bud the wa advanced by & Wise ani learieas st right, Larmonizes by con All tho praise expressed for Dig sfajesty is justly - due to Couns east. Abb i very day, tat We soustivuiton of Degemuer 21, 1004, was proc’. aed througit itm, wad by it austria Owes her position and renewed siavil.ty. ‘pue journais of tuais morning are lying before me. They ail, WAthOUL excepuvd, VisCuss LUG precacidi nes3 of the situation. Brigit poruiolios ure rendered Up WO Le Kunperur, WhO Whi presue Wo-mUrreW abe Cabinet council, 1 conideuady predict irom the judginent I have had wu opportuatty of forming of Lois sialesipan, that (he Cuunt’s vast genus will enable bun ty triuiaph over tue present crisis. Oue OF tie journa.s just abiraccng my uolice, the Vuterind, ofgau of tie reactionary wid’ ultramon- tane party, .eaus Of by caliug upod al ower Parties to drop tue ditieccuges aud . COMED Cause ugaiusc the Cuaacedor, suyig:s—“Aiter we Wave Varued Lim out We anigit take ap the Agu aguly a.nony ourael ves.” ‘duce bind utramaatane Know nothings are, happlly, in Cae minority. ‘the tusjority of the oppo- sitiun cVeu uckuoWledye tae merit Of that wiales- idan, Wao bus already made bis mark in dustory, MUSICAL REVIEW. Properly conducted conservatories of music and coucerts, nke those of the Puiidarmonic Socicty, are we only means of equcauog the Awerican mind up to @ creditabie anusical standard. ‘tne former absory all the young embryo artists of the city, and dufuse @ knowledge nd love of real music among all classes; for in those institutions, when under eiicieut management, trash is rigidiy excluded. Pupiis will have to go elsewhere to be initiated into the vocal or instru- meutal mysteries of London concert saloons or Parisian orgies, Tue Puiluarmouic coucerts rev eal glimpses of the inner tempie of art, and encourage the neophyte to persevere in the right path, acd not to be led away by the idle nonsense of Offeuvach, Lingard, or even the blonde buriesquers. To a grand conservatory of masic like that we Lave already iu this city and to whe Pulbarmonic Society we look for the regeneration of tne public in music; for we cau hope for lite from such time servers as wie pudlisiers. Tae dissemination of healtaful musicai Literature by imeaus of the cheap series, So tual ail Classes can la ve good works Within Lier read, 1 aso @ power- fui auxiliary to the progress of tie art. We may hope to see hext season # revivui of popuiar coucerts like tose We had belore and orawrios by young socal societies, us the oid ones Wich ubbero monopouzed Wie production of those Works bave @ppurenuy Jost wi mterese in furviaeting the Cuuse of wusic, Ine greac Keethoveu festival will, un- dvuviedly, GO Much towards arousug Lae public mina to take an interest tu che divtue art. ‘Tien ouwy can we have the sheives of iusi¢ publisners relieved of the petty tiash watch for a ioug me opapouscd the piace of classical aud standard works, Ditson & Co, publish the foliowlng:— “La we.ne des Foes Galop.” Siducy Smith. A fine, dasiiag sudon piece, Wits life aud vior 14 every bar, and withia ihe Capacity ore OL NALY PlAdis&. “Home they Brought hee Warrior Vead. From ‘Tenpysoa’s poems Music oy Miss M. Lindsay. If iv was Lo such inusic 16 youd Nave veen Inuca Leiter ouere leit Win beinad. No wonder tue Warrior wed. “winds Across the Sea,’ “I Know a Little Widow’? and “urientai Maren.” rh cumpusitivus by Ede ward Mollenbauer, ‘Lhe first is a siupie, charuung hithe tang, Wich the Liuyress uf an wrusl’s touch on 1b, aud the second Is COyueLtiSi us its subject. “Cuba Grande Marcie Militaire.” b. L. Ripley. We iwar that Che Covaus woud never gala iheir la depeudenve With such indsic as tuis LO spur then ou, li bears the Marks of @ WMusical tyro of tia most inmited order, “Lhe Wreath of Geins,’’ “ihe Opera Bouffe” and “Pianoforie Gems,’ pudlisned by Luis house, are exceilout collections of every Kind of masic, W. A. Poud & Uo, pubiisn the iuliowuig Seiecuions iru J. Reatugioa 2 aurlaua's opera ai camera, ‘treasured Jokeus.” ‘ibis is the work which was lately brougit out in Phiadelphia by une composer, We Can vuly jadye of tue music vy its intrinsic merit, NOt ADOWg Lue eect bas Ma tue opera. The cpeumy maie chorus, “Let us ve gay,” is exceedingly brigat aud preity and @ good augury for tue reat of the opera, Lhe next dues, for tenor Gad budo, 18 sparching alas. Lue enirracie, severie scntinuntede, Is & gracefui theme, in 148 ume, with an appropriate arpeygio accoimpantinent, A scena Aud aria Ud the secoud act, “Laat soug tie language of wy heart,” lor the tenor, is Wallace-llke 10 uclody, aithouga the theme is evidently # reiuiuis- cence. Without particuiarizing Lue otuer seiect.ons We may say yeneral.y that the music 13 of a ligt, Popular dezcriphon, approwciiug fiusiuess tu Many placed, ava tt 1s even iroviier than vienuach, W1th- out the Humor Ol the Later. “Lve not Korgotwa to Loye Theo,’ song, D. Angelo. A sumpie, uuprecending livtie meiouy, yet Diwasing to tts Way, “4 Could No? gong, L. Albites. The same may be sau of this, wen the aduition thus it ts very gracelul. “wien the Cora is Waving, Annie, nei ballad, C. Blauplia. Anowuer of the same Kilt Well Sail the cep,’ bavcaroue, Albert W. Berg. A very beautilul iitcle work. “vreaming Kyes Waltz.” G. Uperti. A charm. Ing waite of the Godirey order of tuemos, Carg.ed out ina musiclany manuer. A three-voice service oy Henry Millard. Without exnibiing much of tie cOuposer’s melodic re sources, Will be iound Weill adapied 0 the Waals of Kpiscopal caoirs. SELLING THE State ov MAIN¢.—A very singular Scene ucuurred at the Stave House in Augusia, Ae, Wednesday. A Mrs. Jhoruvon, of Poruaud, had Ounsed & HOTLe OF & Bale OF the dilute Of diaiue lo ve posted up on the doors of the Shite Louse. and at te. o'cive® she proceeded to sausly ner ciaun by sellipg the Commouweailh, Several bids were made by the senasors and Kepreseututives at tavaious sums, but Huatly the Jady, siruck 1 off to herself and Wook, her seas im the speaker's clair. Aas far as Uus went ait well; but tae time for the opening ot tue sessiod had how arrived, aud Mrs. chou ton was politely requested to cume down from her postion, but she decitoed Lo do so, saying Loab SiO Kad HoUgue 1M tne Stace wud mus. siay and keep her posiuun, Upon the clerk orc the messen- vo remove hee vl earns a sccue of great con- on casued, she utterly refused to be ejected vy foie. ‘Tue members Leaaa vo beg Mrs, Thornton vo go vut quietly, but she was deal co their entreautess sue resisted Hercely, but wos tnully persumied to Telire dud Was lagi seen iu the Stace Liovary lcoking Up legai authorities to susvain vor claim. “ihe nay in question iy regarded as demented upon tals oue Subject, alengugs perTeoHy sang gu ali OaoKs, NUARY 10, 1870. THE POSTAL TBLBGRAPH SYSTEM Wewspaper Comments in Favor of the Measure, Tho Gront Monopo!y of tho Wires. (from the Philfadeipmia Post.) Hon. Matt Carpenter, a risig waa of tho United States Seaase, roveutiv said that A the lverties of the Aunericgu pevupie are inure eudunveted by vue Vhing than auotier it is In the growmnge power of Mouspu.tos. ‘Tis reusark, forcible ut the tue, and fail ol teuth, bas pee verified anew vy the eveuts of ad at Loe sage eynnogiion Wii thy strige of > Spsrators Of thé We2erk Vniun relegraph Com- pany. Tuis corporation owas & sarge Miyority— probably two.thicds—of all the wires o1 this country, abd Coutrois Mauy thousand miles more, inciuding the pounocti pa, jiuks with the Cadau and Engisa pbs bed oh Powe OObdiaat teeny accessible \ q Meloni. “1s wreat ai i+ to Sota She Saiite Moccrpnis faviities of the land, aud. im pursuance of this policy i nay ior yeurs ox its giganiic power to preveut tue establisu- meut of opposition Hues, 44 Conuediiva Witt tags other insolent and tyran- icul, bus HOW Waning aboUMUBLOU—lte Associated Press—it Las altempted Lo throttle newspaper euter- prise and dictate to tue people What jouraaid Lav! saa patronize to tue news ol the day. it atveupted to check Lie ress. of tue nineteenta ceutury by crusuing out new Atisatic cavies, wua Jug to prevent tue ot we French cabie, us seu6 Ibs MgoUl across be YCeAD Lo buy or Duily twat come Abo & pargsin whereoy 1b will Control ‘boi ita! weea Ain Europe. It maa- ages Ite busivess In OQ Insvlegt ‘Amd uusatisfactiy somettines despatches and wan we (requeally aeaying Lue. Ww the grea, detrmenut of Lusiuess meu Who are C/ ied LO use their W.tes. AU, im fact, Lreals tue public we times as tnougi It had po riguts wi @ gigantic, unscrapuious lujonopoly Ls bound to resyect. AS @ uubuural SonPayence, of this dangerous con- centration of power tue operating eurpioycs of tue coupauy have found 16 absolut nevessary Ww form ab association for mutual proteciiva agalust ii weatuent aud tnjustice, in this tuey save been woodertuily succossiul, as ts evident by the uuanin- ity with wich tue operators nave elt thelr tustru- uiente during the preseat diMiculty. As to the mers of Lue exisling strike, we do not see how there can be but une opinion, and that favoravie wo the opera- — np grater a lew ene BiNCO blab siraes \were & bad, re. worked Wappiy. Nous know. the truth of ths. tore tuky than” art embers of the Telegraplic Yroteciive League ‘they are @ body of very incelligent voung tue, in sack, LUCIE DUSieS4 1g OF bias Mature Wiuca requires them 40 bs such. They are accusiomed to being upoa Oe moat Courteous wud irtendiy terais with tacir employers and patrons, and theretore they canuot ‘but deplore the stern necessity Wuich cunpels tae in self-defenes ty tarn out ei masse, thereby tucur- rlaug the wrath of employers ana cius.ng the puviic sfeav uconvenieice, Luas such necessity does exist there ts no room tor reasonavly doubt, There is great reasua to velivve Wat tae company contempiate a geucral reduciuu ul Wages to miaae good wher losses oCcasioued oY a reduction of raiés, which DOW successfutly Cumpet- 1a times Have Coupelied thein to make. Know.og tue power of the Operators’ organizauun tuey en- deavor to steal @ march on them oy reduciug tle Sa aries of three operators stationed at tie extreme wesieru end of tie lie, Meeting wit amexpecied Opvosiiion 16 attempts to crush tt oul wt one singe biow by dismissing eight employes for resoiviag 10 stand by those whose pay Dad byen cutdywa, ‘rne ~ “ dustead of uccomplisinag its eads, the BOqMEr my ‘ ts opoly muug seseif coulreuted by w deter- eer iglant cs eyraeei ‘probably be uaaolo Wo conquer. { paruon of the business interests OE ey paiter yroae SCOUVeuleitce Aud LOL a erual i wud the quested afses, Wual shall Ugdone to protect the peuple aguiust tue power of such tyramuical monopoly? Le reade.s Of the ‘vost tiave loag been acquuinued with vig Fence aod We trust tats preseng experiones wi nt must salutaiy eitvot Apon (us oer” u e muta every WeLe oi the Le pene sysiein, ihe goverament te Besa @Xperieiced such lcouveuieuve Lae . 0, Couruiissiouer ot autecugl Kevenue, ue- sires tie Presideat bo urge Upou Culigress, imue aleiy Upod 1s PeassemOuug, Cue P.oprely of Luke ue BCvlON ivoKiug to geverumenial Codtral of the ires. ‘This Is Lae Oaly Way 1a WAICH the evil can ve remevicd, und the thine 18 at havd wiea tae viuw should vesituck and tue great Goliath vrougut to is kmeea, if ab were not for tas ‘eon Union veing the grasping mouopoly that it 1s we suouid Have had more powerlul opposition aes song ere tis, aud the Dreseut strike would not so Materiaiy aifeot geueral business, By this susyeu- sion we sce more piaiuly tial ever iis Lremevdous power, anu i Congress does not make a due note ut wb Wil be derelict mM. ® most Laportant puviic duty. And this 13 4 question which does not affect a few, but the wiole people, Ht the Western van coules out victorious tu tuts etruggie ib will make ‘War anew upon al opposition and expend wilions Se eoeee vo sireugioen its position and extena ata power uutil Lt wiil defy the government itseil to toterfere with It ‘Lucrefure, walle we would say to the Jeiegraphic Protective Weague, “Stand firin; do uot yieiu one ich to your would-be Masteis; you are Ggnting & battie in witch ail are tnvresvwe, take no compromise,” we would say to Congress, “Delay wo longer; the tine has come wheu you should raise the stéra Hand Of legtslation and oreak tho power of Lite wost gigauie mMonvpoly knowa in Aiucrican history.” The Great Benefits to be Dorived. (From the Moutgomery (Ala.; Stave Journal.) The suyject of Cousolidating tac teiegraph business of ail L4e people into one yeueral syscveu, aauer tne control of the geaeral government, will undouvtealy ve one of lue prominear topics of coumdersuou beiore the preseut Congress. The measure 1s warmly advocated by most of tue prominent pews- papers of the country, and velemeutly opposes vy the owners of the telegraph companies and their alles, When it comes up for consideration we may expect a furious war of words, but its irignds are evidentiy gaming fast in numoers, aud Mave ua- questtonauly the best of the argument. If 1b 18 pru- ver aud rigit for the general goverument to take charge of ue mail service of the couwatry If ts eutu- enuy titting that the same general control wad wan- agement snould be extended to velographiug, wiuica 48 Dut anocuer form of correspoudence. ‘The busiuess of telegraphiug has grown beyond the utmost expectations of ite luveutor, aud tie usc of tue wires is almost @ daliy houseloid necessity. Yet, favored vy Circumstauces, aud by the immense protte resuiting irom the vusiness, its wnoie- control 1s in (he bands of # few wen, Whose com- bined power aud wealth euable them to bear duwu or buy Of all opposition, and secure them iu tine posession of & monopoly Which amasses targe fortunes ior thew a tue expense of miluoms of Lucir fellow ciilzeas. Tue heavy reuuctions recently Inude in the turif of charges upou messages sei. over the wires proves conclusively ow great a tux the proprievors of tae tues nave for years tevied Upon tue business necessities of tas peopic, auu civarly demoustrates Ue Muportance of pacing tie Wuoile business uader # system of governmental management sunitar to that wiich Low distribuies the analis. ‘fait the present charges are amore mouerate tuan formerly is no arguments agalust the change: for the saine monopoly tat herevofore kept the charges high can | aise tuem aa On aby pretext wuen tie pressure under which tiey came to be reduced is reuoved, ‘Lue cost of Lue lines 13 SMALL iu comparisva with tie amount of iucome derived. Tituta system of gov- erumental telegrapiy cau be maiubained on tue principle 01 the cheap postage we now enjoy bas been iuily demonstraied by tie advecates oi tie vuange. The advautaye to the people of velng avie to send telexraplic messages for @ nominal cost tu any distance, wilt soon oring about a change iu our business avis Whivd, Like eli Litas londibs to aa. nihilaie time and disuvace, Wil! tend 4g bind all the citizens of our common couitry more cidasiy to- gether, ‘Vhe slow-geing mais will pe resecved fur ue loag Icvers Of politicians, the tender episues of lovers, aud that large Cass of our people who love to water toelr ideas; but the vusliess mea of the country, tac men wud women ol action, people whose coujmunicauions are “slur, sliarp aud deci- sive,” will use the government tciegrapi instead of Whe mais. Other comiortable thoughts are con- hected with this subject, There wil v2 no loading down the telegraph withheavy docuinents. Woetier the cars run off tae track or bridges are wasued away orroads are all bvioeked up with snow, the telegrapa Communicat ous oi the people wili be ua. lnterruptedly inainwained Without exira charge by the fostering hand of our good Uncie San. We hove that when the General Assemoly recouvenes lexi Monaay tus subject wil receive the thougauul consideration of the meimpers, and that our iiepre- sectalives ta Cougress will recelve, 1n the suape ol a memorial in favor oi the change, a sigaiticant ex- Dreasion of the desire of the pevupie uf Alabama iu tais regard. * The Masses Need It. [Feoia tie Voledo (Oui) Blade.) It 19 not @ fanering comueutary on republican lnstitutious Wat such benelfts to tue Commun people 4% cheap postage aud the postal teiegrapl Lave to be lirst deuronstraved by tie exampic of Buropeaa governments, and for w long tine enjoyed by ther Peopie, beiOLe We Can imusier Courage vo demand thew of our owa public servants, ‘The post orice and tie telegrapa tmust alike ve Wie servauis nol of the rich Ouiy, but aiso Of the poor, of the many us weil as of the lew. itis uot a keeplag with bie duty and digulty of @ republic co aliow corporations to tue CXtravagant proits jor Lacmseives by iay- ing heavy tuxes on the means of comuumication sliveen the people of diderent towns and secuons, » Wasalara argues, the telegrapa now served Ouiy Lie Men of caploal and LUsivess, Whe mL Bele giuln, Mn Switzeriand aud in Great writaia cue tere grapn iS made tue seryunt of tie comiion people, Lav peopie of ihe United states cannot ioug see Lue people of Europe eujoylag wivautages walcd our own goverment (ais Wo provide for itsell aaa its peopic. OOUAT CALENOARS—Tals DAY. Supreme = Covar—c <AL = TuRa.—Held by Tudges ingralaia, Baruard avd brady. Couce Opens at liali-pase ten A, M.—Nos, 58, 64, 69, Ui, 62, 64, 60, U6, 6 10, 71, 357, 72, 75, 74, 75, 75, 77, 78, | Wd, 80, 84, 8: SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS.—Hold by Judge Gardozo, Cail of cutendar tweive M.—Nos, 34, 08, 82, 100, 186, 142, 169, Lo, 217 —Before 3. 246, 177, 1927, 183, 18% ro Judae Freedman, lash idan Ulta AdA% UPE RIO! OU. 495, ij, ish, irr, od. Pare 4 VOD PROM A Oey 800, 1208, 1508, 1006, 086, 5 | be ee Cour pa egtten ridbee Ab nt—TRIAL TERM, ~ Be dndge Gross. Cail of cuiel rrr wa igs rd A100, 4787, 4788. 4300 4770 8, A7s7,) 440. 4741, 4960, 452, 4044. Part 2-—getore Jules Curtis—Nos, 4458, 479, 4721, 4590. 4788, 4767, 4o0, 4726, 43 Pre tine Pitt ad We Ba a COURT OF G2NERAL Sassion —Before Gunnin, 8." Bedtord, UILY SUdRO.—1 Ue Heupls vB, Michuel Bovie, burgiar Yih Stytson, burg lary; Some vg. Jobn Shevlin, buriary; Same vs.) Water A, Alien, burglary; sang va. Walter Hamilé ton, forgery; Same vs Peer tlamiin, felonious assault and baiiery; Saue va, Pacick Quinn. feo, mous assaulo and battery: Same vs, George P. , Keating (two cases), obtatuing vouds by talse pre tences; Same vs. ileary Miker, Witiaw Sititor and Conrad Suyder, assault and battery; same Conrad Suydgr, assauivund vatiery; Same Charles A. Preach, grand jatcepy; came vs. Thoma Su liven, grand tare ceny; Same Vs, George wiler, giant larceny; Same vs. Jona Gril, grand fare me va Harriet Seow, grand larceny; § overt MeDowell, rand larceny; Same va. W. B. Covley, grand iarceay; ane vs. Jou Ryan, grand iurceny; Sane va. dona Camposell, grand larcesy; sane vs. Adolphus Lone man, grand larceay; Same va. Join diuien. grand larceny; Samo vs, Joho muriey. iarceay icom the person; Same vs. Charles Olycu, lavecay trom the person; Same vs. Catnaring 7Uoiuell, larceny from the person; Same vs. Edward Clairvourne, larcet from the person; Same vs. Mary ilawkins, grant larceny; dame va. George Newcuud, grand larcen, Same vas. Thomas J, Radgtlt, grant iareeny; same vs. Jeremmaa Madden, Ure acceny; Saiue vs. Jo j seph fount, peut larceny. MEMPHIS, EL Pasd AND PAv.)0. RAILROAD, e New York, Jan. 7, 1870, To Tae Epitor or THs Hx#alo:— An elitorial to an evenlag paper of the 6th inse attacking this company obliges ine to ask space in your columns fora repy. Tue accusduons it makes were all put forward vehemeutly throughout the past year in Paris, ‘Thoy were met tiere legally and oiletally by suits against their autvors. The resule of strict mvestigatiow there by parties interesteu im knowing the exact truck 13 the bast answer to put now before toe pubic here. ‘Tuese partion are, oak bondhviders, contractors and the government which, authorized the adin.sion of our vouds to the French Exchange and tne circuatioa of our securities amony the French people. ‘The Post is rigitt 10 ite statement that no “Ameri+ can company had hicuerto been udwitved to quota- tlon on the Frenea sourae, It ia nut rightiin tte Biatement of the means used to obtain this admine tion; nor was it a sudden movement originated last spring. Persistent, steaay, cnorough work turouzh resident agents nad beer ta progress ter more (nav two years, duriaug Wiica every luiormauou ned een aid velore Lie government, aa) parties luterested. z Its carter and [ranchises ana laws enacted im re- gard Ww slew, everviuiug Kedhas co the couatry Lurough Which We road ies, and tae great comme: Ctal results whica wou d fouu# vn its DuLding, wel made tuily known ty tie pereous witn whom they Were uewousins. ‘Lhe periosston tO adits our: secures Was dually Obiaiued upod (ng yotarwcannbe: img and agrecinent chat tus adwission should accrue (0 fe WiVANL® <P Ys cn¢n industry by wpeb tag greater part a1 tae money obtained ion . rene people to the purcuase of 1 und edg.nes for tue buidins and osor.tion of the r 1tig opening out or Hew chanue's to French ade War UOUSUL Worthy OF LUE Luss tM Care OF ihe gove erameat. This was We ve lson, aid was upon wis uaderscanhug tat oar lutd ¢ bouds— Which stow wins tney are upou Lalaeibas’ were aGiiled ty Givi Wee grate Sag view va aid she. And contracts. ace vaiiiy bate for 49.009 tons of Ito aod _arespoudias nuuver of ergiags. Our vondvokicrs, Who were necessarily alarmed by chose attacks, Mad ud 1o..esi mieyus of Informa Mon givea thea ine: nidouce as suown by their tating to bold tai’ DOs dad draw the Inter~ «81, Wailea they regetved ta vuly dast aad now mm Jaauary. ay ‘igies from Paris are to to 224 of December. Up to that time nu sults Whutever el been imstl- tuted agailst tie company, except vue by a person: clauug Gamage (or Feluaing Cy let ua bave boads to setl duder am dueged Couiract Wulcu tae company repudiates. ur bouds were never witndrawn, nor was there @ . thougat of doing so, Un ine contrary wa addiGona , Sate tor 10,000,0udf, bas just been wase aad otner Regubauons ure in progress With partes bat full knowledge of tae Culluiliva Of bie company Ba all (ae agtaults Upod It ‘xhe last oilicial act of the French government, which was tue uimitiing to pavincus Of the taxes OD 409 bONndS wad Lhe AcvepiUMy vf the security of Afaliet Freres tor (heir comanues payuicnt, Was pos made until August last. Tuts re-ozaiuon ts tha divect act of the goverawent, aad Was done througa M. Magne Mimsel! (tue alanister oi fiance reierred to by tie Pus: loag aller wi Lasse d.scussions hat beea made famitar by the rrenen ue Wspapers, ‘Lhe vuly real trouvie the company camesrom 9 source wilich i, could not lave ureszen aud tor which it Was notin any Way repous.vie. We had beci lor two years applying vo Cougr.ss, with @ fa prospect of success, ior its walhurity and aid in es- vaviishing our .iue, im tie Cougress preceding tio pre-eut our bill asking Jur suvsidy nad been | amended by one asking lor wuarau'ce or interest, Un BCCOUNE OF Le INdisposiLiod oF Cungress Lo grant moueved aid We Dil Was agai auiwaded vy one askiuy slnply tue rigut OL Way. ‘Tuis will passed the Hvuase tWice by iarye majurilies al. the ciose of one Cougress and ine vexing of another. Lt Was ousiaken In Paris jor the bili also pending 1 the House wiicu granted guar- apiee of tuterest for our coustructioa bouds, ‘Luis mistake ist reached tue duswiedge of the company here by the Freach newsp.ipe.3, wach wad aiready spread It iprougd sraave, it was BuUOURcEd uy vue that ts bil gave to our cons ruction bonds @ guurantee O1 KIX per ceal, bub iiivse bonds wore Ub in the market, and have vob oftered ior saie, Tue boada svid la Lue “ecu market wero jaad grant boads o1 tue Company, Which Bay Woes they are on their face, Neitasrjdurasis nor vrokers ever said thal tise Dad & muarantee of lolerest. Uae error Was cOuilaed Lo tie © ustruction bouda, gud bills Was froat an error vi wechisul Aud Dot from iatentoa, Wueu i reached Paris, immediately aiterward, I fodud vat chis, whicu cuuid dave Le 8 SLuation easuy expiained and corrected taba dificuity, hat eeu wagnited wad envenomed Sy rival aad hostie interesi#. Cuuer tue best iczal advice adopied sucht measures os LAY Jad gulout Would ad- Just aiaué WIth vue .east Lujwi¥ bo paay, ie oouduviders OF COntraccOrs, uad Preserve lor tot coupauy the Birong pusiivn iv id acquired. Al tue expianavions uertsd for che iuformatioa of the pubitc were given, guia seMi-mociy newspaper Wis estavilshed With Lug Ooecs OF Keeping up iull Imioraation © mg ths cuuiios Of tue Coils paoy and the progress of ats road. in my eiforts to protect tits rea'ly navional work I Was chledy ovsiructed by tie accve aud malignant Nostiuty of rivai railway jaterests, and of certain. Huaucial ageacies WO.ck ide Cuuyauy had onnited to employ, and vy the uidsuai cou uct of the Amerie cau iegation, wut becauie & recuyu.ced bureau of imoruation agai a caunol be persuually Us’ flu, Which ever lu way Way jou to the compaiy’s Giulce lu aris, Ute itell the parusad of our Opponenis, ag expressing, iu Une usuas Way, U goveruwent Lowards the sieupuis onal road, and tue standtig add Tiior..ation Im which It was heid a6 hae. Amon, otner acts I will, a6 Chis tune, Oaly ile Lunt 1 Was given to read a ietcer fro the iegation v0 Cie represesiative of am adverse ralWay iuteress ty Ue eiect a. (he Mems Puls and BE) aso road Was w speculative caterprise Wituout folndaion. In respect ty right of Way, which we are aske tag, there only renaias now for Coucres> to grant & surip across te Vereiury of NeW ok Ip senath—the rest have beEA acy vate corporauoua. We ow uuu control in Arkansas the Mo: Littie Aock Untiroad. Im sexas, tiie uc #i Paso Voupany aas fally Cumpica tops Of its cudcler, giv My Us las couttul Of Lie Line Unvoush that slau We lave purchased wad viva ue charter of wonw Coupany, of WHicd the lie Cavorses that, ‘Territ.ry, aud fave Comyiied wild tac Coudiions of its cuarcer, Jauiforaia we have purchased and own the fianciises aud. property vf tag ota Die; aud Glia Soutuern Pacile aut Avsuiic Railroad Cvinpany, Witch Waversed tual otaie—inciading Y,udd Bees Of laud 1a be Harvur OF «er0, 1B Wwe harvor of Noro We Own over adatilon to these con.racts aud wr: beeu inade by We have c, sted with the Wes. grape Company co pubup a sue ot Our road. ArrAngeuedts are part) esiablisuig a s.vaud freight any ety tweea Auvers wad Sovfo:< ia couaecuon with the company. We dave & corps Of eagiice.s engaged opus and in localing the Saa Diego aad UUs ue, \\ 6 wre Ime debteu to tie War Departugat ior wu.titary probed. tou ty our ourveylag parues aud Pails LO purciase their suppies irom tas go val depots Am Guat agtar Under actual Circumstances 1% 1s aot (oo much te ay ids (He Suu OF Lue TORd uldy o> regarded a Secured. MOWWittsiauding te Bieugia u tue com wLULOW geist iv, conuract 1s the course of udiuierrayiod eXecutioa, Piijeucals of Tals have Degau wo peach New cretus, ®4 cae tires lew eugiuies will be ready for uvivery the end of kevraary, We are abous ‘ ihe rails On Whe Kexws divesiod.. Tue Meupret aud Littia ua, of WhiGk 100 Mies Ae Loy). Operations, fully cou piotad by Cig Gsbot das. With tue. iD progress We wre @xpocuusts save ab leass Zou MES Ok Fowd tM operate ve. the close of luis year, WIC af esdiiMdicd Mey Lrooue of over $1,000,090 Lregret to have to ask so mach sy. but even ths is owly AUiiciedl for the ure # ‘apid sui juary, Laat does not do just 40 Cos vuiue of tae Work accompiisived, ib 18 bacely su the pane au opportuatly to compar: | facts wiiu de cuarges wich tie 1+ | editorial uutiorily WO Sead Oub brosucast Over the VOURLLY AZuiast Or Work—a Work Lat has twice received Lue approval ul the louse of Kepresentas, tives, and which, otuerwise Udaided, 13 making ite own Way throuyh & couuury uspoveriatied by war, and Which offers the quicxest aud best means for & true reconstrucioa, la ceatoved wud cx tended ludug. tries, and in ine pro raga and conteut these wilh . SOAS Wit bayuh Ge EROMYNI, FsCuldeRy