The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-27
State Of Europe.-The Last News.

The continent OF Europe, as 1t Is pictured to us by
the intelligence received by the steamship Cambria,
at this port, Is In exceedingly interesting cond
ton. The spirit of democracy, which His Holl-
ness Pope Plus the Ninth evoked and called into
existence, is making Its way onward slowly it must
be admitted, but not the less surely. In Germany
Its progress is not so rapid might be desired;
but to be healthy and sound, it must not be too
rapid. II will have many fierce struggles with
despotlsm before il is finally triumphant; but tn
longer those collisions deferred, the less bloody
and less disastrous they will be. An attempt has
been made TO suppress it In Vienna; but the rotten
ness of the body polite cannot be cured by stop
ping one sore. Let 1t be tried, and the humors will
break out In some other place they have recently
done in Berlin, after the capitulation of Vienna
The corruption of ages cannot be cured at once
The renovatng and curative spirit is at work, and
will accomplish its destiny Let no one, therefore
think that the capitulation of the city of Vienna
to the imperial troops is end to the progress O.
repubhcansm In Germany.
From France the Intelligence is interesting and
important. The beautiful and chaste column of
republicanIsn, which the people of that country,
through the guidance and wisdom of their repre-
senaatives in the National Assembly, have been
erecting since last February, Is nearly finished.
It's broad and beautiful proportions are seen by
all Europe and 1t needs but the cap stone
10 have it complete. The new constitution
has come from the hanos OF its trainers, by whom
it was adopted by the triumphant and almost una
n,mous vote of739 to 80. The inconsiderable vote
against il argues that will be as acceptable to
and receive the sanction Of the French people as
fully as il did that of the National Assembly. The
l. ,v,cs aIlv-ara uot
much pleased with this important document
They carp and find fault with Its provisions, and
prophecy its iaadequacy for the purposes for which
it was framed. They assert that there wall be no
ENJOYMENT of constitutional law under it. Let
ahem continue to find fault; it their mission to
unserrate the French republc-te misrepresent-
and to hate, everything connected with It, VIVA,
other course could be expected of them! They
have to do the dirty work of their masters, the
ar,stocracy, who have fed and fattened on the
oppression Of the masses; and when they see the
masses rise In their might, and destroy their
oppressors in a neighborlng country, could it be
expected that their conduct towards the move
ment would be actuated by any but selfish mo
,ives and desire to bring It into disfavor, as
to prevent similar one being made at home? But
let them 60 on-the giant republic cannot be
affected by its puny opponents and ill-wishers on
the other side of the Channel The power which
they affect to despise is the same which will crush
hem, winch they know well, and hence these ex-
hibltlons Of ill-will, and their predictions of
allure.
OF the candidates before the people of France
for the Presidency, General Cavaignac and Prince
Louis Napoleon the most prominent The
chances Of LousN apoleon are houghtto be the best
1t is not improbable that he will be elected to that.
Office, notwithstanding that he will be opposed by
most of the conservative interest of the country
To equallze the opposition which he will meet
from this quarter he will have the strength of all
the chivary OF the land, which constitutes his
whole influence. AS man of talent, or legsla-
tor, or statesman, his most ardent supporters do
not consider him above mediocrity. If he be
elected 1t will be by the glory attached to his Illus
,rOus uncle, and to the grand empire of which he
was the impersonation. The election of President
is fixed Tor the tenth OF next month. About the
first Of the new year, we shall hear the result
On the whole, the prospect OF France becoming
a grand, powerful, and permanent republic, was
never better, or 90 good, ii Is now She has
more ordeal to pass through that IT, the presi-
dental election and the prayers and good wishes
OF the friends Of liberty will be, that she will pass
through il safely. The election over, and the
President invested with executive powers, together
with the conviction on the minds Of the people,
that cause for revolution, except by means Of the
ballot box, is swept away. and the republic Of
France will be safe. The great influence which 1t
will exert in Europe, cannot be over-estimated-
Every monarchy aud despousm on the Continent
VIII be affected ny II, and or later they must,
an the nature Of ihinge, disappear; for Europe can
diemain in ,hrsldom with Ihiny.fve millions of