The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-30


The Foreign News.
We present our readers with the news receiv-
ed by the steamship America, which has so
anxiou sly been looked for.
1t will be seen from its tenor that the hopes
and fears of our citizens have been d,sappoint-
ed, as far as a revolution in England war
coucerned-we mean the hopes of those who
wished for the overthrow of the monarchy, and
the fears of those who desired continuance OF
the present order of things. The chartist demon
stration was utter and complete failure. Eth.
er the precautionary measures of the government
intimidated them, and prevented the demonstra
ton in the magnitude which we were led TO
believe would characterize it, from the spec chez
OF their leaders and others, or their chief men
lacked that determination and spirit which mark.
ed the blouses of Paris, and which overthrow the
monarchy of Louis Philippe We never heard
of a more contemplate failure. Such vilanous
cowardics, such contemplate puslllanimity, as
that which marks this whole proceeding, from
Its commencement to its end, We never heard OF
Instead of making demonstration of physical
force and determination, sufficient in any coun
try to overturn any government-composed,
very men of the land-in pursuit of an organic
change in the constitution, which was loudly
demanded by the wants and desires Of the
masses, and called for by the spirit of tho age
the procession consisted of beggarlv and ruff
fan mob, who lacked self-respect, courage, OF
other qualities, which distinguish man from
the brute creation. To be sure, they assembled
ten thousand strong; but in contemplating
the vast falling off between this numbe,
and the three hundred thousand who were re-
presented as ready to join In the demonstration.
and were determined to meet any emergency,
one does not know whether to fidicule or con.
tenn the whole proceeding, and the parties eu-
gagged in 1t. They never had 80 favorable an op
portunity they in all probability will not have
another; for, according the tone of the English
press, the government will probably make Ger
tain concessions that, if they will not completely
satisfy the masses of the chartists, will at al
events deprive them of some of their grounds OF
complaint, and thus choke them of.
This course the government must take, for Ire.
land maintains her hostile attitude-arming o
the people goes on as vigorously ever, and the
spirit of the Irish press is violent as ever, il
not more 80. They are ripe for revolution, and
in their midst are foreigners who keep alive the
agitation, and fan the fame of revolution. This
has caused the government some uneasiness; ano
a revival Of the alien law, which would compel
foreigners to leave there, is talked OF. The re-
suit of the chartist demonstration, however, can
not but exercise moral influence against the
hopes of the Irish repealers, and protract, al
least, the contamination Of their wishes.
This movement of the chartists, it appears, was
not general. 1t was confined to those in and
about the metropolis-the headquarters of the
aristocracy. 1t is in London principally that the
aristocracy expend their money, and the large
sums which they pay in supplying their wants
and luxuries, keep dependent ION them,
and identified with their interests, large por
ton of the shopkeepers and tradesmen, who
would seriously suffer in case of the success OF
the chartsts; and hence, in that part of Engand,
an attempt at revolution could not be successful;
for all Of this class would arm in defence of the
government, and did so on this occasion, to the
number of two hundred and fifty thousand, in
the form OF special constables. But if the
chartists have failed, the cause of reform has
not failed with them. We have always said,
that nothing could be done in London; but
that for effective reform sgltation, we must
look to Manchester and the central portion Of
England. What the chartlsts have failed in
accomplishing, has to a certain extent been
taken in hand by the real reformers-such men
as Golden, Hume and others, who have identi-
fed themselves with the progressive spirit OF
the age, and who, experience proves, are ca.
pable Of achieving what they undertake. 1t will
be seen by the extracts which we publish to-day
from the Manchsster Examiner, the organ of Mr..
Golden and his associates, that portion of the
Members of Parliament, headed by these men
have formed themselves into a society of a pro-
gressive character, and have pledged themselves
to advance the cause OF the extension OF the
elective franchise, and the promotion OF reforms
of a similar nature. This 10 a very importan,
movement, and one that may obviate the neces-
sity of an appeal to physical force by the masses
TO obtain their rights.
From the continent of Europe we have wars
and rumors of war, and indications Of bloodshed
all over its extent. War has broken out both in
the North and the South; and the probability IL
that it will become general, and embrace every
country In that region Of the world. France is
placed in an extremely delicate position. Her
welfare, her present state OF transition from a
monarchy to republic, her arrangements for
peacefully entering on her new stage Of exis-
tence, demand that she should be free from war,
and that her whole resources should be husband.
ed, until the republic be established. All these
considerations should induce her to remain at
peace with all. But il appears from the signs of
the times. that she will probably be made party
to the scenes and struggles transpinng around
her, in spite OF herself, and act prominently in a
oaperal Euronean war that NAV last for n Inn q
lime.