New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-02
LETTERS OF AN EXILE .....No. 1.

The Neapolitan ConstitutiOn-Th Reactloa
In Europs-a0claiism the only Hope of rhs
People Turkey-Reschfd Pache, tho Re
former-Sfatc OF tho MussnlmRn EnlpIre
ON BosPHoRUs, July "a, 1850.
To the Editors Of the Neu- York Tribune.
The laat mail from Italy brings the news of the
utter and solemn abrogaton Of the Neapolitan CON-
sttution or S.atua. l cannot answer for the truth
of this report but tbs fact matters little, everyt thing
except the name of that Constitution having been
'ong since destroyed.
The por 'er of the same Reaction has spread alt
over Europe, and no one who had lent his aid or
even assisted by bis presence, in thelgenerous and
truly popular movement OF 1917 and 49,, could
without neeing it, believe that these lamb.like
slaves, crushed beneath the heavy tread of any
and every master, were the Same intelligent and
active people, then go full Of life and greatly
reared. Here is the great misfortune of the inhabi
tants of THE Old Wo Id of ours, this side of the
Atlantic. All their energy and earnestneas comes
and goes from them by iss and starts, leaving be.
hind it the most complete and despcsble sorpor
Look at France, look at Italy look at Germany, at
Vienna, at Hungary and the Slayonic nations
They bear the heaviest chains and the most ingo.
lent outsagea, until all possible patience is exhaust
ed Then they rise, and in moment toss into dust
every engine which power has devised for their
subjugation. They triumph for while, bat even
victory haa it's wearyiDg effect. They become
droway, ndolent too confident, OF dis ,ontented and
quarrelsome. In conqueSing liberty they thought
they were assuring themselves immediate happi'
ness let obstacle their path, and they are
overa helmed as by an unexpected failure; they
droop, rs at the overthrow Of all their hopea. They
see their enemies preparing to assail them, armies
approaching, cannon and cleaning bayonets level
ed against them, and they no longeg feel equal to
the danger. They submis-.hey are chained aud
fettered again, without manifesting toe eas! incli
nation to resist. And there they lie, ruore like
stupid brutes than rational and energetic men,
Their tyrants exuIt saying When next you
wake you will exhaust your strength in breaking
the boz dc we have put upon you yorr At OF enthu-
sasm will be over when you have accomplished
that, and you will have none left for the atrugge
with us which must follow"
Such ia the purpose Of the French Government
in taking away, one by one every popularconquess
of February-Universal Suffrage, frat OF all. sach
is the design Of the petty German princes, while
they blot out the Consultations they have bestowed
on their people, Such ia the ala, Of the ItaliaD
Aovereigns when they engage forsign mercenaries
for their guaidsmen and ofAusria as she sucks the
very blood Of Lomberdy and the Lombarda, redac'
ing that richest Of the richest countries Of Europe
to oeggary, and destroys in Hungary al "aces OIL
the ancient ghts and customs Of tho nation.
The same heavy stupor pervades all Europe and
will fear, weigh more and more upon It new
object ia not offered for the popular pursuit. The
ideas of natural independence and of poticaldghts
arr nerbaps too abstract and Of too intellectual
nature TO inspire the popular masses with an ia
wrousb. aud enduring longing. When the same
multitude had before them the abolition of the feu.
dal enorrnites they fought for years and centuries
without WEAKNESS or weakness. A similar end in
view now muat produce the same reault
SOCIALISM is the only creed that promises to the
people happy change in the circumstances of
life. SOCIALISM 10, therefore the apcing best fitted