Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-03-05
VOL. XII-NO. 81.
THE FUTURE Or EUROPE,

| '''N ~ 'N'Hio as 'lItJ C0u mo the past Yet
| epochs not untrequeutly occur at which those
! who have we'll studied the past. can 50 far 600
into the future as to be reasonably certain that
one OF two possible things must happen. Per
| haps such point has not yet arrived but il
/ seems 70 be coming 50 that we begin 10 see il
! through the mist. 1t begins to be more proha
bic that the peace Of Europe cannot be main
tanned. Such a hope is forlorn. Such a thing
IS well nigh impossible. An approaching earth
/ quake announces itself by the agitation of the
sea. We have already seen two mountainous
pillows succeed each other over the face of Eu-
rope betohening the elements of an upreaval-
causes which cannot rest til they neutralize
each other by conflict
The only two possible things are, LIST, a com.
olnatlon Of England and the United States To aid
the efforts OF European Democracy 10 resist the
aggression OF despots and re establish constitu-
uonal and republican governments, where such
Democracy has gained a fuothold which, thonch
II might have kept the peace if it could have got
the start Of Louis Napoleon's coup d et4t, must
now kindla q war in Central Europe; "a, a com.
blnailon OF France and Russia 10 invade Eng
land, which will result in a general war on the
western and southern coasts Of that continent;
As to the first Of these things. the golden on
portunty for it has passed by and if had not,
American slavery forbds it, The thing, though
physically possible, is not rs the theologians say
morally possible. England and the United
States not being purely free governments, they
are forbidden by the elemCuts Of tespotism in
their own bosoms to unite for any object 90 Clo-
nous as the support of international law in favor
of embryo republics.
The signs Of the times seem to US to mark it
out as almost inevitable that the despots of Eu-
rope wiiIcombinp TO subdue freedom everywhere,
and that they will first attack Great Drtan--and
ths' not because they are so strong but because
they are so weak
When Napoleon 3onApagle mounted the storm
Of the French Revolution, rs & sort Of republ-
can emperor, he found il ABSOLUTELY necessary
TO the continuance of his power to pvt down the
legitimate sovereigns OF Europe, not only be-
cause otherwise they would put him down, but
because France must employ her armies or they
would eat her up. England was then far from
being the free, sClfGovcrninr country she is
now. Her sympathy was with the legitimate
sovereigns, and the old order Of things III church
and state. So she made common cause with
the rest of Europe against France, and Napole-
on was al last defeated. legitimacy was roster
ed, but with q spice Of liberalism ia il, from the
part England had taken in the restoration En-
glish arts and ideas were planted on tho CONT
ncnt and in the long peace that succeeded, they
hourished, though no where so much as in Enr-
land herself. The principles Of French liberty
also revived. The press, the steam engine, and
the rail-tracks went Oh civilizing the people, till
it began to be hoped that By gradual process
old tyrannies and superstitons would be subvcr-
ted. But they too walked up and 50 much be-
stirred themselves, fortifying Paris mastering
armies and increasing taxes, that all at once in
l8i3 France revoluuonizad herself like SWELL
,,,vly, mt ~, l,,.C Co.
rope up to the Dnciper was changed and only
saved from becoming republican by the frighten-
ed mOnarchs swearing to constitutions. The re-
publicans were too leuicnt and confGiar The
scoundrel despots recovered and periured them
selves and by the aid Of Russia and the Internal
power of Rome with its omnipresont priesthood,
republlcGnl5m Is every where disQymed and its
leaders bound hand and foot.
The present condition Of Europe is entirely
different from that which existed when the first
Napoleon crowned himself The despots, crown
cd and TO be Gro vncd, are homogeneous and in
full fellowship, little and groat The same ne
cossity impels the second Napoleon to employ
his immense armies somewhere as impclIcd the
first. Bot how can he do it? Dog cannot eat
dog Europe is all under despots of the same
sort. Algeria Is already conquered He will
find no nation 10 quarrel with but England. As
for her, she has not an ally on tho Continent
Her own government is monarchical only ia
form. Since the death of the Corn Laws its
spirit has been onnose1 to drsnotisn, sand the
the mass Of the people under it arc the sturdest
foes to dssPotism on the face of the earth, though
very pacific and industrial. She IS lie only Zoe
that can keep the war dogs of Louis Napoleon
from devcuring him. In an attack upon Eng.
land he will be backed by Russia and Austria.
and indeed by every European kaiser, rotcntatc
and pope
Nor is the project So mad rs i, may scom.--
England though quite martial at the aDfin,fps.
in Cniireland and the Puniauh is quite iacifr
and i'll armed at home. On the contrary. France
is armed to the teeth, with all the destructive en-
giacs which modern science has invented. Her
military and naval power is highly concentrated.
She has kept her claws sharp and swords whct
in the vast military school Of Algeria She ncv-
er more aboundcd in fyrocious generals She |.
is understood 10 have accumulated vast NUM- /
tons Of war, and what is more thnn all her rres- /
cnt chief has shown himself perfectly cCInnrtoIt
+, violate trer,v oven ,,i,fn,,ta ny.ro,t IV1b
eucb noyiJ,, ench oo,,.aror4 yrcL ,n,,;,o. ,,sa
!, - sudden dosco,,t ~, Tn,,ra,l 90 g.. f,lr, ta
ing nm I,o vision i lIt,a =. ,boo n,cs;,,,
an unavoidable scruonco of tho cordi,io,s XII
this, if Ireland were out of the question Bnt
Ireland, dcplorably misgoverned by England,
though worse by Rome, offers both termination /
and an excuse. We know there is in Ireland /
vast amount Of warm and unco,c,,la,;rl- ,o,riot