The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-11
The Great Revolution In europe.

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The Great Revolution In EUROPE.
The revolution in France has become revo-
luton over all Europe. Two hundred millions
OF people, the most civilized on the face Of the
Garth, or in the history of the human race, are
now in the full tide of democracy, beginning at
Paris, and radiatine to every extremity of the
old world, Europe must be republican or Co.'S
sack, and the chances are that she will be re-
publican.
The events of the last month, in France, Ger
many, Italy-everywhere in the old word-ars
the most astounding that have ever taken place
in the history of the world The moral power
and the physical courage of the people are as
wonderful and extraordinary as the weakness,
the imbecity, and the Jolly of kings, emperors,
and rulers, Of all ranks. The great and mighty
fact that the popular mind, and the soul OF the
soldiery, meet on the same broad feeling of hu-
mainly, has shaken the despotic systems of Eu-
rope in few days into utter and undlstinguish-
able ruin. For twenty years past, the newspaper
prefs of Paris and London have been keeping up
the fame of liberty and right, to certain extent,
which has now spread from valley to valley,
from hill to hill, and from country to country,
with the rapidity of electricity over the wires of
the telegraph The vast improvements made
during the past few years, in the power of loco.
motion, and in the rapid communication
Of intelligence, have aided and assisted
to dis,nthrsll Europe from the shackles of en-
perCrs and kings, and the censorship imposed by
them On the liberty of thought and Of speech
France has communicated the impulse, by her
sloIious three days, beginning with the birth
day of Washington, TO the rest of European i'm
pulse which is acknowledged in Germany, In
Italy, in Poland, everywhere else in the old
world, and which she caught In the American
efforts for liberty, and from American thought
and action.
The condition of things in Europe, at the last
accounts, is most interesting to all the lovers of
freedom and the improvement of the human
race. France is a republic-the two great
German monarchies have liberated the
press, which was demanded by the people,
and established National Guards. Italy is In
the full tide of revolution. The fire is spreading
In every direction, and the next month may
bring us intelligence that similar movements
have overwhelmed the British monarchy, as
we'll as great portion of the Russian empire
itself Still the great question is put-will all
these efforts succeed in the establishment Of
tous question; but thus far the symptoms are ia
vorable to the realization of the hopes of the
friends of humanity.
The establishment, so suddenly, of a republic
in France, although it was hailed with demon
STATIONS and delight in all quarters, was yet
met with doubt and hesitancy by many. Diff
Guilty, discord and disunion, if not foreign
war, were feared, which would impede the pro
gress of establishing republic. few weeks
have removed some of these Obstacles
and the prospect is, that few more will
remove them all. The spread of revolution in
Germany and Italy gives the despotic ~ vers
Of those countries enough to do at hcme, and
saves the French from INDUCING in any foreign
conquess, or of defending their territorial limits
menacednow from no quarter. but acknowledged
by all. The French republic, whc is now at
tempted to be established, came forward rapidly
and almost full grown, thus prescI ing prospect
of success very different from that which she ex-
hbited to the world in the old revolution of 1889
and '92. At that time, popular iehts had to wage
contest with regal and aristocratic privileges
Now, the leap from a monarchy 10 a republic is
accomplished in a single day. We have every
reason to believe that there is intelligence and
moderation eneuRh in the present race Of French
men TO establish a permanent, a durable, and a
moderate republican government for their coun
try The prime pal difficulties with which theywil
have to contend, those spring ng from the dis
asters to commercial and public credit. At the last
accounts the efforts making by the great cspi-
talists appear to be prodigious to preserve their
credit We do not believe, however, that the
revulsion in commercial and financial affairs can
be stopped, neither do we think tina, even that
revulsion will prevent the early establis hment
OF q republic, az soon as the matt ona convention
shall have met and dellberated on that important
question.
In Germany affairs are different, and the pros-
pect is altogether unlike that OF Fnsce. The
Germans have to contend against al the regal,
imperial, and other aristocratic privileges with
which they have been impressed for centuries,
and which the French got rid of half a century
ago. The Germans, also, are quite calm and mo-
dsrsts, but determined different from and less
sxetsble than the French, but equally ~ reso'