The New York herald., 1849-05-27
Highly Important from Europe.


deep and momentous importance, and seems to
warrant the conclusion that general European
war is inevitable
That vast confederacy, the German empire, was
in the throes of revolution at the last accounts--a
revolution in which the success failure in es-
tablishlng great and vital principle, is concerned.
The question to be decided is-shaA democracy
prevail, or shai it not? The conflict has been COM
menced and blood has already flowed in streams.
The Hungarians, presume, are still success
full and so important the advantages gained
by them, that Austria actually, are inform
ed, in danger of dissolution. Russia, fearing the
consequences has taken sides with Austria, and
sent large force to subdue the Hungarians.
France and England have protested against it, and
insisted upon the intervention of that power.
If the protest be disregarded, there is no telling
what the result will be.
The French troops have met with such a recep-
tion In Rome as they might have expected. There
is something unaccountable in the conduct of the
French ministry in sending force to restore the
Pope. We do not understand it, We can hardly
believe that it was done with view OF crushing
the efforts ofthe people of the Eternal City
freedom. Yet looks like it; and such is the view
taken by the Romans themselves.
In fact, the whole continent Of Europe is In an
uproar. The predictions so frequently made by US,
are about being realized, we think general
European war must, in our opinion, take place;
and 1t will be war gigantic In every sense. We
cannot doubt the result. The spirit of the nine
teenth century will triumph eventually; but before
that happens the soil of every country in that part
of the world will be saturated with blood.
We expect the mails this morning. We shall
publish the details of this extremely interesting in
tengence tomorrow, In a double sheet
THE CANT OF ARIsToCRACy.-Since the occu.-
renee of the disgraceful outrage Astor Place, we
have been favored, both by the pulpit and the
press, with all sorts of vituperaton and maledic-
tion directed against what Is called 60 the mob"
The Express of this city, with even more than its
usual incoherence and bombast, talks wildly and
Indignantly about New York "mob which has
neither intellect nor heart brains nor affections -
and raves piteously about this Z" inhuman monster,
as fendsh in form it is MAJ gnant in all its pur-
poses" All trash and twaddle, of the most con-
temptible kind. There is such organized ee-
ment of violence and disorder amongst us, as that
against which this wiseacre of the Express, and
certain of his brethren in the pulpit pour forth
their canting bombast. There are, it is true in
this, as In all crowded communities number ofidle
VdgaOOlQS anu UcpIdNcu IulIlduS Uut tIeTc Is no
"mob" Citizens of New York may well be proud
of the peaceful and respectable character of the
great metropolis in which they live.
But one of the commones and stalest tricks of
your canting aristocrat, is to seize upon any dis
turbance of the public peace be it serious tring,
for the purpose OF declalmng against those who are
nicknamed the low and vulgar"-the poor-the
working classes the mob" We can readily dis
cem in these decamatory expressions the Express,
Courier, and kindred prints, and in the we-rounded
periods of certain oiy cantng preachers, that arre-
giant, insolent overbearing, cruel temper and
spirit, which have in all ages and countries cha
ractenzed the "aristocrat." The secret of all this
abuse Of what is called the 'mob" is simply this:
These men hate the people. 1t is foul libel upon
the character of the great masses OF New York, to
talk of them or any portion of them as ''the mob"
In no city in the world is there much regard for
law and order as in this city of New York. The
great body of our community Is firm and stedfast
in its loyalty to the State. 1t would be well for
those who arrogate to themselves the title Of ex-
clusives"-to which vain and empty distinction
they are heartily welcome-if they possessed tlthe
of the honesty, industry and love of Jastice which
characterize those whom they call " tine mob"
Here let us say word to the clergy of our city,
who are loudest in this vtuperation poured forth
against the "mob,'' and who deprecate with holy
horror the slightest contact with the inhabitants
of the lanes and alleys, the bye ways and obscure
places, OF this metropolis Let ask certain
of those pretended followers and ministers of
Him who went about continually doing good,
whence they have derived their notions of
Z" the mob 2" 1t is all very well for these luxurious
successors of Paul, and James, and Peter, to COM
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hushed silence of their lordly dwellings, and to
deliver them, with all due emphasis and discretion,
on Sundays, in magnificent temples theatres,
into which the slightest appearance of vulgarity'
has never been permitted to enter. But, ah into
how many of the humble abodes of the poor and
INDECENT the ignorant and the despsed, have these
ministers of the truth penetrated on mission of
mercy9 We have no patience with these drawing
room divines. Let them this defamation
about the RIGHTEOUSNESS of liberty and the mob;
and emulating those really ustrious men of their
own profession who preach the gospel to the poor,
let them endeavor to become famliarly acquainted
with that mob" which they despse and abuse.
Ihank heaven, there is in New York small
"mob' OF faithful ministers of the Cross-humble,
indeiatigable, Jealous Christian men, of all per-
suaslons, Catholic and Protestant-and to their
labors, unobtrusive and silent as they are. their
hsllowed influence falling like that of the ferzinp
dew, unseen and unheard of the world, we owe
not little of the peace and order which prevail
among US. To the example of such men we direct
our fashionable preachers exhorting them to bring
forth fruits meet tor repentance.
Az for the journalists who to take such
delight in abusing the mob" we leave them to
the appropriate company Of the "excusives,"
aye the mark whom they court and reverenoe.