The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-19
foreian hlisGrllanp.
From the Spectator =.

Whir Wlnd OF the revolt, the KING went abroad I'M
harmed-and believedi-the 'beloved Berliners"
thought that in that hour he surely in earnest
In Milan the horrors OF Spelberg, and the intoler-
able insolent tyrannies of local officers, were re-
membered only as provocatlves TO generous re-
vengc that struck not a single blow except In the
fair fighting of the open streets. While MANN
governed Venice, she had regained the noble SEN
tments of her prime; while Mazzlnl held home'
the eternal city was again governed by a maghah
imous spirit that restored life OF glory to the mould
ering bones of her greatness. Loud mas oeeh tne
execraton for the murder of Latour--the assassi-
nation of military chief who welded the sword OF
a prevaricating and treacherous government; OF
Lamberg bearer Of messages 70 paraiyTeh ane oan
crimes and the most has been made OF them; but
they were not the acts OF revolutionary gocern
gaents-they were the crimes OF the mob.
They have been cchpsed by the deeds OF legiti-
mate authority. Ii is with the return of her spirit
ual and temporal prince that meanness, servility,
and cowardly oppression return 10 Rome; 1t Is vic
torious Russia who is debating an unchristian and
cowardly breach of hospitality TO the Turk; 1t Is
the Imperial government of Austria which is setting
the example of blood to the rebels of Hungary; it is
the renewal of "order" in France which opens the
way for a cruel and jesaitical treachery. Prussia
and Austria negotiating the partition OF Ger
many among theIn-and then, heaven help patrl-
OTIS or people!
tits not alone the cruelty Of the ascendant pow
ers which is to be deplored, but the lamentabe
moral and material effects that must follow. bad
spirit rules, and Its influence Is Austria
is teaching the Hungarians, and all nations at
tempting to change the form or policy of their in
stitutions that victorious governments give no
quarter TO chivalrous foes and that the only safety
for nations that rebel Is war 10 exteTmination'
Hungary would now be safer if the rebels of Aus
tria and Bohemia had brought the whole royal fam
lily and It's adherents 10 the block-that is the les
son which Austria has recorded in letters OF blood
Batthyani attempted to reconcile new imperial
claims and old national rights; Batthyani is con-
denned 10 ignominious death. An imperial gov
eminent is one that upholds its authority by the
flogging of boys and tcomen revolutionary leaders
disdain brutal and degrading weapons, but the i'm
peral statesmen and decorated cavaliers OF Austria
WELD the scourge and the rope, and war upon the
weak The scene at Ruskby, where Madame de
Maderspach was scourged by order of an Austrian
officer only brutal in ITSELF but of neces-
sity il rouses throughout Hungary-throughou
Europe-a spirit of vehement revenge that longs to
sake its thirst in the blood of the oppressor. The
last act of lenlency, II II Is truly reported, only
casts baser slur these ferocities 10 the tugi-
tives at Widden the same Haynau has granted
amnesty Thus Kossuth, protected by the Crescent
sword, enjoys the imperial mercy; Gorgey, who
negotiated at the head OF an army, Is freely par
doned; Batthyani, who conhded in law and chival-
rous faith is murdered by the dispenser of
imperial favor-a favor which spares the strong
and wars upon the vanquished. Austria is foster
ing the bad passions of the dark ages. Nay, the
manly Rudolph, who founded the house of Haps-
rurg would blush for the recreant son who gives
the butcher Haynau.
So in France, the literary adventurer Theirs, not
having much hope of the republic profitable
investment of his talents is specializing for the fall
and warning future revoutionsts not to trust those
who have enjoyed the favor of princes. They
the crowned and accomplished indicators of
.'order'' who are teaching the world bad faith,
cruelty and degrading cowardice.
And England? Alas she looks on and-prevar-
icates She utters sublime sentiments, piquantly
composed in essays by Henry John yiscount Pal
merston-and suffers the wrong TO GO on. Does
she not raise hnger-does she not vindicate the
Independence Of Turkey! No; that would be sun
courteous TO Russia. Do none Of her sons volun-
teer 10 avengc the matron whom Austrian heroes
have beaten with rods in the public market place
No that would be disagreeable, expensive and
Z" ridiculous" England cannot help it; she her
self is not unstained by cowardicc at Malta, and
not undsgraced by prevarication any where. Her
leading men tolerate the trade in cant-perhaps
share in it; and if other politicians compete with
them in the trade she cannot help hersef-she has
no rebuke 70 put down the dangerous quackery of
repeal in Ireland, or more dangerous nationalism
that winks at crop-lifung. She, too, is possessed
by the spirit Of evil-a mean and low spirit of
trucking 20 holder diabolisms.
This imperial revolution tends 70 prevent any
real settlement in Europe; but that Is a truth not
without its consultations. Good only is vital. Evil
is mortal in It's nature well as its effects; lts
works pass away, its institutions crumble. II the
honor and dignity Of the house Of Hapsburg are
disgraced by their present guardianship, 30 like
wise they endangered by II, even 10 the risk Of
destruction. II Russia and Austria, England and
France conniying, are conspirlng 70 re-invade Eu-
rope with gigantic political Manicheism, do
not fear il. Good IL inextnguishable the nations
will rise again, 10 do their work more-and TO
do il better.
From be London Eramina.
The Presidents OF France and America.
To be pacific IL as good for French hos
tility to be weak. Italy was 30 inviting that no
wonder wa excited at French invasion or French
perhdy; but there Is hardly an example in history
" policy 30 blind and erroneous. Detested a. the
French always were by every other people, the
Italians, always deceived by them, always plum
dered, always trampled on and cast of, continued
20 look toward them az protectors. Napoleon bar
tered Italy for worthless wife; his nephew gives
her up for an imperial crown under papal conse-
Grafton. lie cOnciliated both Austria and Russia,
by abstaining from the consolidation Of freedom
throughout al the states Of Europe which might
have been effected by the pressure Of his foot, by
only one step onward. And what has he gained
by this alliance with despotism, The hatred of all
free nations, the contempt even Of the enslaved
not only Of those who were reduced 70 this cOudi-
ton under his eye and HE conuiyance, but also Of
the wretches born 10 seryltude, the very nails and
rivets Of the chain that encompasses the globe
To what height Of glory might the President
Of France have attained If he had sprung up with
her in her ascent towards freedom, II he had
seconded and directed her energies, II he had alb
stained but from ialsehoOd and fraud. History
neither will nor dsscmble them: the eternal
city bears the eternal testimony. The words Of
Mazzini are not the words Of an angry zealot, but
are registered in the archives Of every honest
heart. He accuses man without the proof Of
all be utters; and there was a time when such an
aocusation, ~ confirmed, would have driven the
delinquent beyond the pale Of honorable mems So
ciety. A bold front and staggering gait may re
duce the cOVardly 10 silence in presence Of the f.
roc ous; not an inch further Ii has been tried Of
late against the Americans, and with what success,
receiver Of stolen goods is defended in his rogue
ry by French envoy. The French envoy j. re-
qucsted by the American government 20 reconsider
the proprety Of his protection; the American gov
eminent is answered with the same insolence az
the Roman on IL calm and just eIpostulation
The matter was submitted by the American gov
ernmcnt 10 the French cabinet. The French cabi-
net defends at once both the insolence and the
fraud Passports are delivered b the envoy he
returns 10 France.
Arrogance is broken into foam when il dsshez on
the western shores Of the Atlantic. America knows
equally her interests and her dignity. Averse to
war svcrsc 20 the politics Of Europe, sheis greatly
more than match against the united powers Of
that continent. France owes her money; and she
will have II, although, like many civil suit, the
contest NAV cost her greatly more than her de-