The southern press., 1851-12-30
Yrauss and Rn.sla


reciprocal relations existing between France AM
Russia.
The last revolution in France broke out il
February, l848. The republican principle RAISED
its head. Did the Gar interfere! No Is he
perhaps, IN love with the word republic! lie
hates 1t, and would feel All infinite delight to
sweep away every epublican-together with
you, gentlemen--and even the word republic
from the earth. He knows very we'll that in the
long run, his despotism cannot subsist on the
same continent where mighty republic exists
and still he did not interfere. lie did not inter
fere in 1880 against Louis Philippe, for the So
called legitimate Bourbons.
He did not interfere in 1912 for monarchy
against the republican principle. Why! He
dared not. He was prudently afraid. Laugh
ter. He got in fury, and his armies moved
towards south and west but a calm nights sleep
brought reflection home, and his armies moved
again back. Laughter But he resorted to
another power In which he is more dangerous
than in arms-to that power before which also
poor Hungary fell-the power of secret diplo-
macy. He sent masculine and feminine diplo-
| matists to Paris; and by the very means which
he--after l830--succeeded 70 make out of the
citizen King, satellite Of the Holy Alliance, he
| also succeeded to make out of the revolution of
l84S, mock republic.
But the pusations of the great French heart
vibrated throughout the continent. Every ty
rant trembled Every throne quuked. Germany
cared not about his petty tyranny. The con-
| federation of princes was blown asunder like
void chaf. The German nation took it's own
destiny into its own hands, Al from st. Paul's
Church at Frankfort threatened to become one
The power of his father-inaw in Berlin stood
not more steady upon its feet than drunken
fellow. The Emperor of Austria fled from his
palace after having waved out of his own win
dow the flag of freedom, by his own hand, a
few weeks before
And only think, gentlemen, in Vienna, in very
Vienna, Parliament met TO give constitution
to the Austrian Empire; constitution also to
Gallicia--Poish Gallicia, linked by blood, histo-
ry and nature and immediate neighborhood to
that part of Poland which he himself ruled, and
of whose western frontier another Polish prov
ince, Posen, stood in full revolutionary flames
You can imagine how the Gar ragged, how he
wished to unite all mankind in one head, so as
he could cut it off with single blow; and still
he did nowhere interfere. Why? He was pru
IDENTITY afraid so he took for motto, l ,oould,
but Ican't"
However, the French Republic became very
innocent to hm--almost an ally in many re
spects, really an ally in many respects, as in un-
fortunate Rome we have seen The gentleman
at Frankfort proved also to be very innocent
The hopes of Germany failed--his father-in law
shot down--his people in Vienna, Prague, Lem
berg, were shot down--the Austrian mock Par
lament sent from Vienna to Kremsen,. and from
Kremsen home. Only Hungary stood firm
steady, victorious--the Gar had nothing more
to fear from all revolutionary Europe--nothng
from Germany, nothing from France--he had
nothing 20 fear from the Unit, d States, because
he knew that your government then was no,
willing TO mcddle with European matters--sc
he had free hands in Hungary. But one thing
, still he did not know, and that was, what viii
England, what will Turkey say if he interferes
and that consideration alone was sufficient tt
check his inclination to interfere.
So anxious was lac to feel the pulse of Eng
5 land and Turkey, he sent first small army
4 some ten thousand men, to help the Austrian,
in Pennsylvania; and sent them in such man
ner as TO have, in case of need for excuse, tina
: he was called to do so, not by Austria only, bu
Il by that part Of the people also, which, deceived
. by foul deusion. stood by Austria! Oh il was
an internal plot! OF course we beat down and
drove out his 10000 men, together with all the
Austrians-but the Gar had gained his play
He got assured that he would have no foreign
power opposing him when he dared to violate
the law of nations by an armed interference in
J Hungary. So he interfered. 1T is a sorrowful
rnatter for to think upon; it is dreadful even
} to remember what torture felt when saw van
sh, like dream, all my hopes that there is yet
justice on earth, and respect for the laws of ma
ture and of natures God"