New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-13

mat none a the institutions that have ath haFe gone
until they thoroughly decayed and CORRUPT
gainst such decay Republic il secured by uniVer
al suffrage which cannot often olUnder into cboosiug
Louis Napoleon, and in which the authority Of the
nation renews ts isor and correet' It's errors.
Valuable a. are the political consequences Of tbs re-
volution In France has also been accompanied BY
excitement Vi thought which Is Of hardly iess value
Compared with the stsgnation which prevailed before
the intense mental activity going on since February
seems something almost miraculous. This activity Is
EN- ployed searching out and making plain the means
Of elevsng the lsoorug classes from poverty and de-
grsdaton to Independence. II is thus sublmely phi
anthropc it may seem 10 many to be unproductve for
the time being but yet can never pass away without
glorious results seek and sc shall ind knock and 4,
shall be opened unto you"
10 Germany, it is not necessary 10 ssy that many
psotatiOns conceived after February and often seem
ngly on the point Of becoming realities have faded
away. The United states Of Germany" exist only in
the fancy Of the German Democrats there are stil
thirty monsrcns there with royal appsnsges splen-
did courts and troops Of princes and MOBILES TO feed
he industry Of the people. The Parliament al Frank
fort still holds Its sessions but bigger mountain never
brought forth more sckly mouse than this body,
which proceeding from the Revolution yielded It.
sen 70 the 70
fasreu anew the broken letters which it appointed
to destroy II has framed Constitution for the En-
pie but how weak and worthless in comparison with
what such assembly should have produced Frank
fort lost It's strength when it abandoned the People
Still, this poor performance has value il is a
promise Of German unity which will time be iul-
filed
But look at Prussia year ago free newspaper
An the people had
voice In the Government and the right Of trial by jury
was enjoyed only in the provinces Of the Rhine. Now
all Prussia Is governed bya Constitution as liberal as s
possible With anything ike king and sristocrscy. Ev
cry citizen lie represented in the Legislature, and the
freedom Of the Press Ia limited only by law excep, Ia
Berlin where the state Of siege still exists Tor the time
being Inaword Prussia has passed from an Abso-
ute 70 Constitutional Government. Thls is not 60
great change as seemed probable few months since,
but it Is one Of no tng magnitude and clears the way
for others What has wrought II The Revolution.
In Austria Nette mich and hs system have been bsn-
shed for ever the moecile Emperor forced TO add
cate and the agricultural population relieved Of the
heavy feudal burdens which have weighed upon them
for many hundred years The promised Constitution
has not yet been formed, but the Nation cannot b.
cheated out Of H. much the dynasty may wish
to escape such limitation OF its power. The basis a.
ready laid for IT, namely, the selfgoyernng township,
Ia even republican 10 It's lbcra.ty. The horrors
of Prague and Vonna and the destruction Of the sepa.
rate existence Of Hungary will stand among the dark
es, pages Of the years history but yet the great
quonce flowing from them the preservation OF Austria
as a united body is good Civilization will now enter
upon now development toward the East, and in spi,o
of all opposing Efforts, Austria will become stronger
aud stronger barrier against the Cossack Russia has
In fact ceased to govern in Ausraa s well as in Prussia
The appearance Of Russian dctston may remain i3r a
time but the reality gone. Germany and Austria
irroirieyably gained 10 the side Of freedom.
Ia Lombardy the iron hand OF Radetsky still smoth
ers the aspiration which Windschgraiz and Jelachch
extinguishing in Hungary. The war OF indepen'
deuce 10 Upper Italy with ts glorious beginning and in
glorious end is usually reckoned complete failure
like better to regard the fret shock to the Austrian
domination destined to be repeated ti Italy Is recon
quered by her Contrast the position OF the Aus
rans in Lombsrdy at the close OF lei1 and the close
of sls and say nothing has been gained toward the
emancipation Of the country. Remember, too no"
CALAMITY the people of Bologna repused the vanguard
OF Weldon look across the peninsula where Venice
alone holds her head erect against the enemy CALAMITY
as becomes her ancient renown, shrinking from no
sacrifice in the cause Of Italy maintaining law and
order within her walls well rs she battles with
out, aud believe IT you can that that people have been
emascuated by these centuries Of subsection or are 10
be despaired OF.
The south of Italy has witnessed scenes even more
painful than those which have taken place in Lombardy
The massacre OF Naples aud the siege of Messna have
consigned to immortality OF infsmy the tyrant BY
whose order they were perpetrsted In Sicily how
ever there remains in the minds of the people lnger-
na hope of success together with indomtsble cour
age to deserve it Vain hope, courage destined to de-
feat England that provoked the sicisn instruction
now resigns the insurgents to their fate France whore
duty is protect every nation struggling agains,
despotism-sbove all against the despotsm OF Bour-
bou-s inactive the Scilisn mediation lie abandoned
farce that might better never have been begun.
In Rome the position of affairs remains unchanged
Plus IX is at Gseia and the Provisional Government
exercise the supreme power This Is the only rem
nsnt Of the Revolution s end doubtful and obscure
VIII the revoutionists Of Rome recall the fugitive
Pontihf This is not probable. VIII he invoke the aid
of Austrian Nespo,an troops TO restore him to the
throne which he has abandoned Such restoration
would be easy both Austrisns and Nespolitsn' having
drowned the revolution In the blood of its heroes.
would rejoice take into their tu,elaee It's venerable
though weak beginner cured forever OF mprsctcable
political schemes twenty nNe tnoushnu sViuic's
be amply sufficient put down all the demsgogues and
rabbe Of the Eternal City and extnguish Its democratic
incendiares But will the Pope, who would not con
sent to make war Austria employ her troops to
make war on his rebel subjects and coun,rymen This
i. still less likely and is contradcted by his whole con
duct since his flight The issue Of the revolt at Rome is
t. be expected either In the success OF the Democratic
movement, supported By Tuscany and Sardinia, or In
spontaneous invasion Of the Austrisns, or In coun
ter revelation at Rome Which OF these things vii
happen or whether either of them will happen be
yond all ordinary power of guessing.
one thing IT, however certsin' namely, that the
Revolution is to all intenis and purposes over as
European movement 1t has no fooihold len ex
cep, a, Rome, and there its strength is small
The erea, immediate consequence OF its arrest Is
tha, the general war which seemed nrst newt
able then desirable, and then probable, has grs'
dusly faded away Ike cloud from the horizon ana Is
lost in the distance Il 1t is to come the prescn, Is not
It's epoch The issue between Democracy and Aoso
utsm which threatened 10 bring It on has been e1iaer
compromised or decided in favor OF A5solunsm the
moment Of the final struggles postponed AT least sHeh
the present appearance. None OF the powers OF the
south Of Europe Will be forced into swaT Russia iA'e