Conservatism during this time was rooted in the formation of societies and governments similar to the Old Regime, in which the aristocracy ruled. These governments seemed democratic because they weren't being controlled by an absolute ruler, but they weren't truly democratic. As shown by the ratification of the Carlsbad Decrees, which limited the spread of different liberals ideas and beliefs, conservatives did not want revolution and they especially did not want people to speak out against the state; they wanted to stay in power with as little opposition as possible. This is the only ideology listed that was not relatively new; conservatism was age-old.
This is completely different from liberalism, which encouraged equality before the law,
This is completely different from liberalism, which encouraged equality before the law,