The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-08
New York, Friday, june ., 1919.
Alarming state or EurOpe-The Foreign
Policy OF the United States.

rlble war OF opinion--a war between despotlsm
and liberty-is on the verge Of breaking out In
Europe. The manifesto Of the Emperor of Rus
sia and the counter declarations issuing from the
French National Assembly, may be considered as
preliminary signs of the most frightful, most desc.
latiDg, and most terrible war which ever scourged
the human race, or civilized age. The insurrec-
tons and the revolts in Germany and Italy, are
only breath, and Indicate the popular impulse
and the active materials which have been preparing,
for the last thirty years. to meet together in the APP
preaching contest In France, all the questions
Of the day will sink into one great and grave deter
mnaton and that will be, to take the lead in the
cause of liberty and popular rights, and to give aid
and assistance, as far possible, to the efforts
of the people ofall the countries surrounding her,
in opposition to the policy and pursuits of the Rus,
sian Emperor and his brother menarchs. Every
arrival will only bring us fresh evidence of the
near approach to this great and terrible war.
Thus stands the old continent. In this mighty
DRAMA with France at the head of the liberal cause
and Russia leading the despots, what position will
be taken by the liberal and enlightened govern
ments of England and the United States, one ofthem
yet monarchy, and he other republic and the
mother of republics! Will the British government
influenced by old associations and by an Anticipated
policy, take sides with the despots against the
cause of liberty, as she did in the old struggle of
Europe! We hope not, we trust not.
There is some hope in the enlightened ideas
which prevail in this day in England, and not less
from her terrible debt, that she may be induced
and compelled to keep aloof from engaging on the
side of despoism on the continent, in the new and
terrible war which is now about breaking out
The government Of the United States, also, is not
without its duties in this great and trying crisis in
the history of nations. In its early age, this repub-
lie kept aloof and adopted neutral policy In refer
ence 10 the old world and the struggle between
despotism and liberty, at the close Of the last
fury. Since that day, we have risen to be ma
ton of twenty-five millions of people-we have
more than doubled our territory-we have increased
our power and infuence-tll we haye arrived at a
point equal to that of any nation or people in the
civilized world. Ought not the foreign policy of
the American government, therefore, to be such as
to give all the weight of its influence, advice and
activity in favor of France, in the approaching
struggle with Russia. Ought not the American
government, by cultivating liberal commercial
policy with England, to invite the English to adopt
the same policy, and thus prevent the dynastic
mlnscences of that country from taking sides with
the attempt of despotsm to control the liberal pur
poses of France, Italy and Germany!
Suppose France should succomb in the approach
ing strugge-suppose Russia, with her armies
joined with the armies of Austria and Prussia,
after having crushed Hungary, after having put
down all the little States of Germany, after having
buried the liberties of Italy beneath the bodies Of
millions of the brave, butchored, hung, drawn and
quartered shot down, hung up, edogs, for daring
to think of bery-suppose after all this the great
Russian confederacy of monarchs should succeed
finally in putting down republicanism in France
then, when all Europe was at rest and quiet, in
chains at the feet of the desposs, would they rest?
would they be quiet? No! The same confederacy
which had put down the nations and people of
Europe, would Immediately turn towards America,
to punish us, the beginners, the instigators, the
first to lift up before the world the standard of re-
publicanism. They would certainly come, flushed
with victory, to pay a visit.
In the meantime, it appears now to be an appro-
pirate crisis for the people of the United States,
full of wealth and enterprise, and enjoying peace
and all the comforts of liberty and prosperity, to
consider the situation which the free institutions
of European nations are placed IN, and the danger
which threatens them. When Ireland suffered
under famine, few years back, the benevolence
of the United States expressed tselfn substantial
manner. Ought not the sympathy of the American
people equally to show, at this time, what the feel
ing of this country is towards the great liberal
party of Europe in the approaching contest p
Ought not subscriptions to be opened, and an
American legion now to be organized, of five or
ten thousand men, to cross the Atlantic, and aid
in the approaching struggle of free republican 60
vernment against unmltigated despotism!
The issue of this great struggle will depend en-
tirely upon the energy of the French republic, and
Of those States in Germany and Italy which think
with them. Thousands and millions might be,
and ought to be, collected to aid and assist in the
great liberal cause of Europe. A legion OF several
thousand men ought to be sent to mingle in the
armies of freemen. For such purpose we would
not hesitate putting down, at the head of one of
The llsts thousand dollars, at least, to aid our
republican brethren of the old world in defending
and maintaining the common cause of republican
liberty
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has been said IN the newspapers in favor of sui
blur, as specific for cholera. The theory Is,
hat the atmosphere is surcharged with azone, a
nephtic gas and that the effects of this delete
nous element upon the system are exhibited in |
producing the symptoms called cholera Sulphur