The New York herald., 1849-02-04

STUToA1D, Jan. 3, lS49.
The Result of the Revolution in Gsvm0~y-7hs
Effect of the Cahfov~ia Gold NesSs-7he I'M
men@ Increase in Emigration, r., &c.
We have entered upon q now year In the
reckoning Of time, and q new epoch has COM
menced In the history OF our revolution; or,
rather, we again in the same stage OF political
history In which the commencement OF the revo-
luton found US. Not trace is left, to remind US
OF the glorious March-days, save the ruins, and
heaps OF dust and ashes In the streets OF Vienna.
Not one of the glorious liberties, SO much boasted
OF, remains to console for the loss of blood and
property-for the death of our most noble and
brave champions of freedom-for the devastation
of'trade and commerce, occasioned by the struggle
of last spring. The future lies before us, dark,
cold, and unpromising, The beautiful vision of
freedom that disturbed the sumber OF the German
nation is past and the stern reality of the young
year 1919 succeeds the phantoms-,he beautiful,
fascinating, but alas lllusory visions OF the leap
year 1913 With the last stroke OF the bell that
toed the funeral knell Of the dying year, the last
faint gleam of hope that yet remained in The bosom
of sanguine patriots died within them. The silence
of the graveyard reigns all around, and fills the
mind with dark and gloomy forebodings.
The. leap year ls4S is over. What an eventful
year II has been? In nine short months tne history
OF the last ihilty.two years has repeated itself.
The events came rushing past us In bewllderlng
rapidly, and lett us where we were before The
same unanimous struggle for liberty on the part of
the people, as in 1915 and 1892; the same golden
promises from princes and kngs-the same mea-
sures employed TO defeat the revolutions-the same
treacherOus means resorted to- and the same result
obtained. How strange it Is that the German
people should not have profited by the example OF
France and OF the United States How strange
that It should not have learned anything by It's
own bitter experience Where is the unanImity
of the German nation where its grandeur and
power, when Prussia and Austria may arbitrarily
treat the DEGREES of the National Parliament with
open and undisguised disregard Where is the
sovereignty OF the nation and it's representatives.,
when Austria may declare the constitution, framed
by the German Parliament, null and void, when
this same Parliament dares not utter syllable OF
reproach against the King OF Prussia, for usurring
a sovereignty that never belonged TO him, tor
forcing upon his subjects called constitution
This union OF Germany Is but the union of the
princes and their coadju to subjugate the people
and keep them In vile suhjecuon: The German
Parliament is but the servlle tool, by means of
which the people have been defrauded of the fruits
OF their revolution II has ceased to be of any I'M
portance, even IN this respect tor the object Of the
princes is gained and there Is no further use for
it We enter the present year IN state differing
from that OF astyear In no respect whatever. We
have gained nothing. No hope remains for
brighter future, save that which remains to every
noor and deserted natlon-the release to be gained
by new revolution. The present year, and, per-
tempt will be made. The reaction has been 80
complete and successful, that we are, If possible,
still more deeply steeped IN ignorance, and more
impotent for an energetic struggle, than before.
But the Genus Of Liberty is unconquerable-
principles OF truth must ever be victorious, though
tyranny and despotlsm reigD Tor while, and carry
terror and dependency TO the heart of the tlmo.
rous, cowardly people who submit to it.
The ne ws OF the immense gold districts IN CALI
tornia has created no little sensation here. Ame-
rica has long been considered by the destitute and
indIgent working classrs of Europe, as desirable
place OF refuge, and all who could by any means
their passage across, flocked thithef In the hope
OF finding in she land of liberty peaceful, quiet
home, and the means ct procuring decent livelI-
hood. But, since the tabled Ell Dorado of old has
TUNED out to be a mere desert to the glittering
plans of California, the mama of emigration has
arrived at an alarming height. Whole colonies,
form themselves, and intend to cross to the land
OF promise, IN the hope OF receiving share Of the
rich booty 1t ls no longer the needv and poor
that seek an asylum, but the more wealthy. Even
the rich classes are sacrificing their property tor
!lttle or nothing, and leave their homes for the
land that ls painted In rich, dazzling colOrs. 1t
may easily be conjectured what runous In-
huence such state of affairs must exert upon the
price of everything; 80 much the more, as COM
merce and trade is already at so low an ebb.
Though our harvcsts have yielded rich returns to
are plenty, 1t is probable that the present year will
bear much harder upon the working classes in con-
sequence of The decline in the price OF everything,
than even the years Of famine 1917 and 1916.
1t IS amusing to hear the speculations Of our
beer-house gosslps In relation to the newly dis
covered treasures. Some shake their heads
knowingly, and oclaim, In an authoritative
manner, that the whole affair is mere Yankee
trick OF the cunning Americans, to induce emf
grafton from Europe. Others believe that general
and thorough revolution will take place In the COM
mercial world, seeing that gold must cease to be
used as circulating medium because of It's pro-
fusion. A third class believe the whole matter to
be humbug, which mnst end in the destruction
of all those who creduous enough to believe
and wish for W an opportunity to get at the tempting
metal j.