The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-20

t0nal SELF esteem prevailed. The faith OF insured
and by that circulation, large masses Of indus.
| trious poor found, If not oontentment, ct least
daily bread The king was taken for prudeat
man, and the privstes morality Of hs family
cast a sort Of halo around his house. The
/ spirit Of revolution was reduced to play the
scanty part OF secret associ atoms. Not seconded
by eny movement OF universal interest," the stirring
| spuu OF radical innovation was restrained int
scientific polemic, read by few, and understood By
less There was faith in the patriotic authority
OF certain men whose reputation was that of boin9
liberal; and one part Of the nation lived on from
dsy 10 Gay, without any stirring passion, in entire
passlvepess; the otner believed in gradual improve
inent and progress, because it had conf ience in
the watcbful care of party leading men. The
combat OF paTliame ntary eloquence was considered
to be storm in lass Of wafer; and the highest
aspiration OF parties was to Dust the ministry,
ana to get IN. And yet an interdict OF pub
lie banquet blew asunder the whole compound,
like mere void chat Germany was tranquil.
her statesmen were highly satisfied by the opened
lists OF pariam entary eloquence The public life Of
the nation had field opened in Legislative debates.
benefit not enjoyed for centuries The professors
beirg transferred TO the tribune and tho college to
the Parliament the nation gratifcd by log sls-
tive Improvements, and battered by tho oratOry Of
her renowned men, who never failed to hatter tho
national vanity. IL believed itself to be really in
ful speed train OF greatness and listened conteated
and quiet-hke an intelligent audience to an into
resting lecture oven in respect the unity Of great
Germany The Custom Asso citation (Iollverein)
became an idol Of satisfied national vanity
ard OF cheerful hopes; science and art developed
fast; speculative researches Of political economy
met an open field il social ifo, and mcu conscious
OF higher aims took the walking 5,ick of the wan
deler in their hands aud sought a new homo d.
spairipg to fnd field Of action in thor native
land. Naterialiam was the ruling word, and tho
lofty spirit OF freedom became whitening between
tie blasting fingers of small interests. And jet
prohibited banquet at Paris shook tho very founda-
ton OF this artificial tranquility, and the princely
thrones OF Germany trembied before the rising spirit
oil freedom, though grouping IN darkness, beonuso
unconscious aim Italy, fair unfortunate Italy.
looking into the mirror of its ancient glory beamed
with gloomy grief; but tho sky OF the hoaven was
clear and blue above as it ever since creations
dawn; aud it sung like bird in a cage placed up
on bough OF u blooming orange tree. And then
Plus >, placing himseli at the head Of Italian re-
generation, became popular as in Rome
since Rienzis timo. Even in 1913 mon may have
heard ia surprise, on the coast Of the Adriatic my
name coupled Ia Eyvivas with the name Of Pius
tx. The sarcasm Of Madame dc S.aeI, i" tina. in
Italy, men became women was considered true;
and Carlo Alberto became the hero Of ,alian iado-
pendence, because no fought against Austria, and
the hatred against Austria national inheri,
tance but rho spirit Of Italy divided between
Charles Albert, Mazzini, and tho Pope Austria
did not for centuries, and Prussia never yet has ex-
perenoed what sort OF thing a revolution IS; and
the falling Of the vault of the Sky would have boon
considered less improbable than a popular revolu-
ton in Berlin or Vienna, where Metternich ruled ia
trium plant, proud security. The house of Austria
was considered as mighty power on earth-respeot-
cd, because thought necessary to Europe against
the preponderence of Russia No people under tho
dominion Of this dynasty had national army, and
all were divided by the controversies Of false lam
gu8ge rivalries. entertained by Metternch's satar
mic Machavelism. The nations divided, mono
Of them was conscious of his strength but all
were conscious Of the united strength Of disci-
pinned and largo imperial army, the regiments Of
which never yet fought one against another, and
mover yet shook the prestige Of the black and yell
low flag, by tearing it to pieces by its own hands
And yet Paris stirred, and made plain, unpre-
tending speech IN the Hungarian parliament. and
the house Of Austria was at the mercy Of tho people
of Vienna, and Metternich was driven away, and
his absolutifm replaced by promise Of constitu-
tonal life. In Gallacja, the odiosity connected
with the despotc Austrian rule was, by satanic
craft, thrown upon those classes which represent
the ancient Polish nationality; ami the well do
served hatred Of arstocratc oppression, though
living only in traditional remem ORANGES, pre-
vailed in tho sentiments Of tho people, even
over the hatred against Austria, though des-
potic ard stranger, 80 much, that to tri-
um; b over the i'll advised nntimely revolution
of 1916, Austria bad nothing to do but to
open the field to murder, by granting two dollars
reward for every head of Polish lInd proprietor
And in Hungary, the people Of every ra % we're
equally excluded from all political right-from any
share Of constitutional life The endenyors Of my
self AMI my friends for internal improvements for
emancipation Of the peasantry, for tho peoples
restoration to their natural rights in OWL political.
social, and religious respects, were cranped by
the government. But the otium Of this cramping
vas thrown upon the conservative party; and
thus the Dati0na! force divided into antago-
nistical elements. Besides, the idea Of panslavsm
and OF national riyaries raised by Russia, and fos
tered by Austria, gave to the excitement Of the
public mind n diversion inimical to tho develope-
ment OF common political freedom. And Hun
gary had no national army. Its regiments
were filled with foreign elements and scattered
over foreign countries; while our country was
guarded with we'll disciplined foreign troops.
And what was far more than all this. Hungary, BY
long OPPRESSION poisoned in its character deprived
OF its ancient heroic stamp-gormandized In its
saiooDs-demolished in its cottages and huts-im-
pressed with the unavoidable fatality of Austria's
sovereignty, and the knowledge of Austrias
power, secluded from the attention of the world.
which was scarcely aware of its exis.ence-Hun-
gary had hope in its national future, because il
bad no consciousness of its strength, and was
highly monarchical in its inclinations, and gene
Ious in it's allegiance to the king No man
dreamed OF the possibility of a revolution there,
and no who would have suggested it would only
have gained the reputation of q mailman.
Such was the condition Of Europe in the first
part Of February 1913. Never yet seemed the
one month later every throns on the Continent
tremble except the Cars. The existence Of dy-
nasties depended upon the magnanimity of their
peoples, and Europe was fire and flame. And
on earth is aware that things cannot endure
as they are. Formerly, millions believed that o
peaceful Development of constitutional monarchy
was the only future reserved to Europe by destiny.
Now nobody believes that constitutional monarchy
can have yet future on the European Continent.
Absoutistcal reaction gees with ali that arrogance
which revolts every sentiment and makes furious
the very baby in its mothers arms. The promise,
the word, the oath of king became equivalent to
lilo and to perjury. Faith in the morality of kings
was plucked out, even to the last root, from the
peoples heart The experiment of constitutional
concessions proved dangerous to the absoutistical
tendency of the dynasties, because they became
aware the people Of Europe is no imbecie child
which takes the moon for cheese--that it cannot
be lulled to sleep by meckery, but that it will
have reality. Thus tho kings, on the greatest
part OF the Continent, tbro wing away the mask
of liberal Alterations, deceived every expecta-
tiop, broke every cath, and embarked with full
gale upon the open bark Of irrestrained despotism
They know that loved they cannot now be- 80 they
have told the world openly that they will not have
love, but money. to keep large armies, with which
to keep the world in servitude. On the other hand,
the nations so assaulted in their moral dignity and