The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-28


Arrival of the British Steamer Mt Boston,
Details OF the News.
The steamship Cambria arrived at Boston yes
terday, from Halifax, in time for the mails, and
last evening we received the details of the news,
and our correspondence at length A full and COM
plete resume of the affairs of Europe, briefly sketch
ed yesterday by telegraph, will be found IN our CO.
lums to-day.
The general impression produced by this news,
does not vary from that which was expressed yes
terday at considerable length. Europe is in the
the throes of transition state-she is IN the COM
mencement of avast and mighty change. The event
taking place there are only the beginning of new
and wonderful social and political reformation in
human civilization 1t was not to be supposed that
the old dynasties of Europe, with the strength OF
thousand years in their sinews, would succomb to
the first outbreak of the spirit OF the age, and sub
init to the new ideas at one fell swoop. Monarchy,
as system of government and privileged aristo-
cracy as a system of society, had been entrenched
In the old world for centuries, with some few and
isolated exceptions II was guarded and supported
by standing armies numbering nearly two millions
of people, and it but natural to suppose that it
would make struggle to preserve its existence
intact War, however still exists i'll detail in Italy
and Germany, well as war of opinion in France
and England. The contest will go on.
In enumeratlng and grouping the different events
in Europe since the receipt of the last intelligence,
one of the most pregnant of them is the final dis
position which has been made of the faction OF So
cialists and the fall of the agtaors in the French
republic. Those dIsorganizing agitators-wheher
Fourierites, or red republicans, or socialists, OF
whatever else they may be called-have been ba-
nished by the French government-some OF them
imprisoned; and we suppose others Will meet a
similar fate, if they do not conduct themselves with
more propriety towards the existing condition OF
things IN Paris. In this portion of the intelligence,
we find that Albert Brisbane, well known In this
city as the founder of the Fourerte movement, in
connection with Horace Greeley, has been ordered
by the French government to leave Paris and the
limits of the republic within twenty -four hours. Mr.
Brisbane II seems, has refused to leave the Delights
and gaites, and excltements of Paris, at so short
notice. or with his own consent. 1t Is probable,
therefore, that he will be sent out OF the country
by compulsion; and we may expect to soon see that
interesting philosopher among his old associates
and his old o-aborers-perhaps at the coming
anniversaries, which will take place in the second
week of May, when the Fourierltes, or socialists,
on this side of the water will be in full play. 1t
may be recolected that Mr. Brisbane was the first
person who introduced socialism into this country,
and that his first co lvert to that new order OF So
ciety and government, of any Importance, was
Horace Greeley, among the men; and a certain
Miss Maria Blackwell among the women. Com
munties and phalanxes were established IN various
parts of the country-in Ohio, Massachusetts,
PENNSYLVANIA; but all those attempts at practical
illustration of socialism, have failed, and ended in
abortion and absurdity.
Socialism has many sins to answer for. Every one
is mourning over the melancholy fate OF Italy, In
her efforts for independence and nationality. The
same feelings were entertained when popular prin-
ciples fell during last fall and winter, in Berlin and
Vienna The great revolution in France, and the
establishment of a republic In that country, on
what we conceive to be mmutable basis, led
the way TO the wonderful changes which took
place soon afterwards IN Germany and Italy. But
what prospect has there been presented already !!
Everywhere despotism has prevailed over freedom
and in every nation has itpartially recovered its po
sition, except in France. Now, what is the cause
of all this We need not 60 far out of our way to
search for it. simultaneously with the establish
ment of republicanism in France, socialism
unfortunately raised its head and fastened it.
self to 1t. This socalism-a rank weed, APP
preaching to atheism-this frghtful excresance
on the body Potic-almost destroyed the first
germ of republicanism in France, and nothing
but the union of all parties, Tin which even the
monarchists joined, and in doing, laid aside
their own peculiar dogmas,) preserved the republic
as it is. But the greatest evil which socialism
caused, in reference to sound republicanism in
Europe, is the restoration OF monarchical go
yernment in Germany and Italy. The monarch-
cal press of London, and those in combination with
it, sounded the tocsin in relation to socialism,
blending socialism and democracy together, and
the consequence was, that all men of intelligence
all practical and conservative men-in those
countries, became alarmed Hence the fall of
republicanism in Germany and Italy. 1t may be
all attributed to socialism
Similar attempts have been made in this coun-
try to blend socialism of the widest character
with the progressive spirit of the age-with religion,
as well as with the progress of our republic. In
this region, socialism sometimes takes the shape of
abolition, sowing the seeds of disunion between
different portions of the confederacy AT other
times 1t takes the shape of irreigion and immo-
ray, and attempts to invade the Christian code of
morals. II Is now very active in this city and
other places, Notwithstanding the failure of all the
socialist communities, and of the numerous at
tempts that have been made to establish phalanxes
in different parts of the country. Let us take
warning.
The FOREIGN News AND The TELEeRAru-It is
q remarkable fact, that from the time when the
associated press of this city first entered into an
arrangement for receiving the foreign news by each
arrival from Halifax, distance of nearly thou
sand miles, that they their patrons have not been
disappointed in single instance; nor has there
been single instance in which an important mis-