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This number Of the Westminster Review
contains the following articles -
The French Revolution Of 1S4S and its
Assailants.
Mary Barton: Tale Of Manchester.
The English Spelling Reform.
Illustrative Art
Observation-Disclosures Of Iron.
Corruption Of Elections
Opening Of the Session Political Pros
poets, Sc, &c.
The article headed The French Revolu-
ton OF lS4S and its Assailants, is triumph-
ant vndication of that great event and Of
the Provisional Government against the
rabid rawlings Of Lord Brougham, who at
tempted to write them down in pamphlet
some months ago, but failed, and failed in
every thing, except in drawing upon himself
a little more odium, which so Justly attaches
to him for his shameful and selfish abandon
ment Of the cause Of the people and Of hu-
man liberty, upon which he turned his back
very soon after his elevation to the peerage;
and to secure seat in the House Of Lords,
was no doubt the beginning and the end
OF his patriotism and advocacy Of reform
and Of oil sorts Of amellorations in the gov
eminent Towards the people, therefore
the people Of all countries--his attitude is
not only that Of an enemy, but Of tnrncoat
and deserter He feels this, and like all
other apostates, he endeavors to convince the
world OF the sincerity Of his last convictions
by dealing out double doses Of bitterness and
acrimony.
Lord Brougham is an able man, possesses
vigorous and discriminating mind, has great
industry, and has acquired in the course of
his life vast amount of information. But
with respect to the French revolution his
usual Judgment and sagacity seem to be en-
tirely at fault, SO completely has he suffered
himself to be mastered by wrath and rancor.
The revolution he pronounces to be ttthe
sudden work Of moment," and effected by
ga handful Of armed rufhans, headed by
shoemaker and sub-editor," nobody being
concerned in il but "the rabble and dregs Of
the populace."
Now it is strange that il never occurred
to his Lordship, as it must occur to every
body else, that, supposing his account of the
revolution to be true, he is pronouncing upon
Louis Philippe and his government the most
emphatic condemnation for what else could
it have been but the worst and most detest-
able OF governments if il could be overthrown
by such persons and such means in the
twinkling of an eye, and remain overthrown
without the slightest prospect Of restoration
overthrow, too, without single hand or
a single voice being raised in its defence.
But the truth is very different from his Lord
ships account Of the matter II is, that the
revolution had been already made in the
minds Of the French people and the Paris
ians only did, in February, what France was
already prepared for, and what met the ap-
probation of nine-tenths at least Of the whole
population. De Tocqueville had some
months before predicted the revolution inihe
Chamber Of Deputies, said that il was not
far of, and warned the King and Guizot that
unless they altered their system Of govern
ment, it was inevitable. They disregarded
the warning, and il came, and came not un-
hoped for nor unexpectedly, either as re-
garded the event, though rather so as re-
garded the time.
So far from being the work of "the rabble,
and Of few armed nfiaAs,o the revolution
OF February, Of all the revolutions recorded
IN history, was one hailed by the nation with
perhaps nnexampled unanimity and delight.
Al parties and cliques, republicans, imperi-
allsts, leegtimists, and socialists, who agreed
IN nothing else under heaven, agreed in the
one single sentiments desire 10 get rid OF
Louis Philippe and his government and dy-
nasty; and but for this unanimity the revolu
ton would have failed, or would have cost
a vast efusion Of blood. - Wash. Globe.
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