The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-06

garian liberal journal is daily published here and
press for manufacturing bank notes is kept at work
day and night within It's walls.
Although the war is considered at an end
there will be doubtless sort of guerilla warfare
kept up during the winter Numerous armed bands
have taken refuge in the mountains and it will be
found difficult TO disodge them
The garrison of one fertilization in Pennsylvania
called Darad, numbering three hundred blew up
their fortress and themselves in il rather than sur
render. The Hungarians have suffered greatly from
want of arms 10 fight their battles. The greater part
of those they had were captured from the Austrians
In their first engagement with the army of Prince
Windisgratz they captured his whole park of artil-
iery, and using these cannon at the siege of Oen,
captured this fortress and the reserves of arms
and military equipments which the Austrians had
stored here. IL is said that one hundred thousand
stand of arms were seized here. This capture gave
them some other weapons besides pixies and scythes
with which the majority of their troops were armed
Two hundred thousand stand of arms had been or
dered from Belgium by Kossuth. These were con
hscated by the Prussian government on their pas
sage through that country. He also established
mandatory for making muskets, but this was far
from supplying the wants Of the army, making but
six hundred per week
The particulars of the fall of Venice, which you
have doubtless seen, need also not go into. This
city, the last foohold of the revolution in Europe
has added by this defence bright page to its his
tory IL has given one of the few instances-which
have been but too in the eventful of the
past eighteen months-of true valor and patriot
handed siege which has been carried ON by one
OF the greatest powers of Europe. For the twenty
hive days previous To her surrender the Austrians
kept up continual bombardment. No sort of in
fernal contrivance would To have been left
untried on the side of the besegers TO insure sue
cess. One of these aids was by means of balloons
freighted with bombs and firing materials, and 80
contrived as to carry and let them fall upon the
city below. Three quarters of the town were rem
dered uninhabitabe, SO destructive were the bombs
and still its citizens fought on and only after learn
ing the fate of Hungary, and knowing that they had
no longer aud To hope for from any side, did they
capituate. Pity il Is that the Austrian before such
bravery had not displayed more magnanmty.
they demanded and exacted terms unworthy so
powerful nation from weak foe. And now,
with revolution put down throughout Europe-the
only shadow OF it being that shadow of republic,
France-you will doubtless inquire what is to be
the result of these things what the effect Of this
political storm which has shaken Europe to its
very foundations. fear very much that the reac-
ton which has succeeded the revolution will bring
but little good to the people of Europe that all the
great reforms which the governments were to give
Will be withheld; that oppressive measures will
take the place OF the moderate rule the people
strove for; that, confident in the power of stand
ing armies, oppressive and rigorous measures will
be used to keep the people under, and to pre-
vent the chance of future uprisings. All this
VIII but tend TO bring about another explosion at
some future day. An unarmed people, kept in
submission by standing armies, will suffer long;
besides the world Is sick of changes: the middlng
classes are anxious to trade revive, and know
that with every violent change In government com
merce and manufactures languish, and confidence
Is gone; and say "Give rather the still of des
potlsm than the terror of Instruction" The late
revolution will have served To set men TO thinking.
1t has opened their eyes to their condition and their
rights; has given them sort of political education
they will hereafter improve upon; is the first pa ge
OF a new book which has been opened to them, and
on which they have read Liberty" Ii has lifted
the curtain sufficiently to enable TO obtain a
la,.ff IL &
freedom. The governments cannot, however, long
continue to keep up standing armies The people
will continue TO hoard up remembrances of inIu-
rles, I'LL one day some spark will kindle the flame
and then Will come the revoution-and fearful
one. year since, and the people could have
swept of nearly every crowned head in Europe;
but at the foot of the thrones which in their head
long course they would have overthrow, they
shrunk back awed at the sacriege they were about
10 commit in hurting from it "the Lords annont-
ed" Trust me, the name of king will not in a flu
ture revolution restrain people
nation cannot, at one leap, pass the boundaries
between a monarchy and republic. They must
be prepared for it by experience and by trial This
revolution that we have Just passed through is one
of these II is, however, the foreshadowing of one
TO come. All Europe will relapse again into seem
ing quiet; but the flre has been lighted ignition
VIII go ON surely, and presently tic ha.aic WIN
forth.
What the policy of the different governments of |
Europe-now assured against connections within !
may be, is looked for anxiously New combina- |
tons, systems and coalitions will doubtless be
formed, and the treaty of Vienna will probably
give place 20 some new arrangement among the
powers combined against the encroachments Of de-
mocracy.
Russian policy is evidently to have hereafter
great weight in Europe. Austria, saved by her
arms, will doubtless lend helping hand towards
carrying out her schemes What may they be?
Some talk of coalition between Russia, Austria, |
Bavaria, France, and Prussa-if she can be forced
into (which shall bring about a change in the |
possessorzhip of many fair land: Belgium, |
(whose government the Gar has never acknow-
ledged) Switzerland that eye sore 10 all monarcbs
that nest for revolutionists, where Matched
many plots against the crowned heads of Europe, |
and which has ever been an asylum for their polit
cal refugees the Danuban provinces and Turkey |
all 70 be fair spoil for these rapacious powers and
10 be divided up accordingly; TO say nothing of
sundry changes Of ownership among the smaller |
German powers. England, they say, would be in |
too embarrassed circumstances 10 offer any ma |
teria check 70 such an immense coalition and such |
a tremendous appropriation.
Others affirm that Russia wishes 10 ruin Eng
lands trade with Europe, and proposes a CONNER
cial alliance which shall shut all European ports
her manufactures. These are among the surnises |
which are rife. All agree that France Is Matching
some egg of portent with Russia At Warsaw Is |
now sort of congress Of the representatives Of the
European powers around the Emperor and General |
Lamoriciere, the French ambassador seems 10 be |
the star among them all Russia has, you know |
recognized the French Republic after refusing |
during eighteen years, 10 recognise the govern |
ment Of LOUIS Philippe. But have nothing 70 do /
with all the gies'es Of the world respecting the fu-
turc.