Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-08
Important Report of the Foreign Polio
of France--IIistory of the European
Revolution of 1913.

NJ. De Lamariine Minister of Foreign
/ Aflairs) then read the report relative to his
department, in the following words Citi-
zen Representatives. of the People: There
are two kinds of revolutions in history
those of territory, and those of ideas. The
former consists in conquests, and the over
turning of nationalities and empires; the
latter in change of institutions. To the
first war is necessary--to the second peace
1 is most dear-peaee, the parent of labor and
liberty! Sometimes, however, the modiii-
cation which n people operates within its
own breast become an occasion of dispute
tude and aggression agairit it on the part
Of the other nations or other governments,
or becomes a cuuse of Irritation and violent
shocks amongst neigbboring States. A law
of nature wills that varieties shall be con-
tagious, aud that ideas shall tend To find
their own level, like water. In this latter
case revolutions participate, so to speak, in
the two natures OF the movements which
they have defined; they are pacific like rev.
outons of ideas, but they may be forced 10
have resource 20 arms like revolutions Of
territory; their foreign attitude ought to cor
respond with these two necessities in their
situation they are inoffcnsivc, but still they
exist; their policy may be characterized by
these two words--armed diplomacy These
considerations, citizens, have from the first
moments of the republic Influenced the acts
and the words of the provisional govern
lnent IN the ensemble and in the details Of
the direction Of foreign affairs. II wished,
and it declared that it wished, for three
fhngs--the republic IN France; the natural
progress of the liberal and democratic prin-
ciple avowed, recognised, defended IN its
existence and 10 its rights; and, in fine,
peace. IL honorable and sure peace were
possible on. those conditions. (Cheers. -
We nre about to show you what have been,
from the day Of the foundation Of the re-
public to this time, the practical results Of
the attitude of disinterested devotedness to
the democratic principle in Europe, eombin-
ed with this respect Cor the material inyio-
liability Of territories. natioDaliiies and gov
ernnients It's the first time in history that
a disavowed and purely spiritual principal
has presented itself TO Europe, organized,
armed, and allied TO another principle, and
that the political world tfembles and modi-
Ges itself before the power, not Of a nation
but Of an idea. In order 10 measure the
power Of that idea in all is extent they
must go back TO 1915. The honorable min
lister, however, begged the Assembly 20 dis
pense with his going through all the bisior-
zeal details relating to that period, and per-
nit him to bring forward at once the state
Of France when the revolution Of 1880
broke oui. (Cries of" Yes, yes.") He
then depicted the state Of debasement ~
which the late government bad placed the
country by his system Of foreign policy: and
then coming down 20 the revolution Of 1919,
the honorable minister continual thus;
Thus, after a reign Of eighteen years, and
a Diplomacy that was supposed 10 have
een able hecra4e IL was Interested, the dy-
nasty delivered FrHnce over 20 the republic
more confined and bainpered BY treaties
limits, more incapable Of movement, more
destitute Of influence ard external negofia-
ion. more surrounded wiib snares and i'm
possibilities, than al any epoch Of the moa-
lEchy; bound by the letter, 50 often violated