The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16

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me- The court here adjourned.
DR.. soI~or ON Il European History an
DR.. Solger's nrst lecture on European histo
tics, was well attended last Friday evening
wss Catholicism and Protsstantism; Absoi
dividuaIism; Socialism and Liberty, traced In
cal causes and In their political sfscts."
spoke in substance as foliows;-
II Is my object 70 elucidats whether III
Europe are At for liberty. they are eompo
races-ths Romantic, Teutonic or Germ and
this lecture We will connne ourselves TO the y
Teutopic. The people Of Germany, HohAnd
Sweden, Norway, England, and parts OF Scott
s9s III. fas D:oR' o.
held under Roman sway, until they bscan
Romanissd Romauism Ii Absolutism.
inhabiting the north Of Italy, France q
found by Cesar to be under thsocraey
Komish Church Their priests, the Dru
very much the Catholic priests. There VI
nails College among the Druids, which
PontiK, who had ban Of accommodated
his victims from intercourse with men.
the subject by calling 1t priestcraft; but II
had been intellectual, they would nave
despotism. Among the original German
facility for converting the material Of Pro
religious worahip u In the German mind,
before they became Christians. The Col
trary, were always subje t 70 spiritual des1
despotifm Is - natural to the Celt ~ men
the German. It was fortuna to that the bal
North overrun the Roman empire and fou
Institutions among the @ lite and Romantic
man tribe consisted then Of . oonfedera ~
munites, which were again subdivided.
which every tribe WAS its own republic,
liberty. 1t IL true they had kings but thos|
not such kings as there are in Europe now.
were very like the leacer Of some modern
expedition, who sets up . government
army, and . republic without pee ple
from this system OF petty kingship that
institutions OF the midole ages were introc ucsd
the pt wer OF the Church came in. Aosolutis
origin Of all the Roman ins,i buttons and thf
why the German tribee who ssttled in man
lost their ancient Independence. Bat this 6o(
plain how feudal institutions were introduced
man countries, into which Rome never carried h6t
II IN explained thus They were introduced by q
Han Church, and the conquest by the Franks
CharlemAgne, which took place about 1860 year
The moot Independent and powerful Of the German
were the Saxons, who lived between the Elbs an
Rhine. ChArlemagne conquered them; but IL va
after = continued slaughter that they were oblg
yield. 1t ID fact that wherever RomAnism did no
tTate, there the people have yet preserved their
pendence and liberty. Charlemngns com stnsd lsA
the German tribes into empire, and introduced
ism through the dogmas Of the church. It Il
noted that the people Of the North always tried to
feucslirm German, and the people Of the South tr
make feudalism Roman; and hence the great str
which marks the history of the middle ages betwes
Pope and the Emperor OF Germany. This struggle Z
ended in the Reformation, which was not only o.
the Roman religion, but gAinst absout!sm In every
Five years After Luther appeared the ohampi
ProtesIantism, the whole German people answer,
cal. Did France, SPAIN Portugal, or Ireland, OF
other Celtic race, answer the calf No. How Ia II
in all the German countries the Jssaits which
spread Celtic or Roman countries never existed Ia
Of is the only true basis Of truthfulnesa
Luther thought more of the success Of his opinions
III d. ~
out the whole Of the German countries. After emit
~ length into the politics IF the German States 81
time, the lecturer went on to say that u Q German
Pile had to contend against scores Of minor princsi
enc chief delinquent. the Emperor Every
OF the empire aimed, like Henry VIII, at
the Pope OF his own country. Popsry brought
hgious despotfm. but \ German Prince united al
de, pt tiann Of . RI man Gear with that o! Roman
Luther did not perceive his The people rose In 4
reetion Luther hurled bis anAths mas against them
joined the princes. The people naturally became fan
AND history recorded another massacre. The only ,
cspab Of coping with Rome WAS broken In this insu
ton The people then had TO demand assistance fror
foreigner. France and Sweden gave II to them from
ferent reasons. Gustavua AooIphus OF sweden, 4
sincere uphoder of Professionalism. Hts plan vas TO
All German countries into one but hs fell In ths bat
Lezen And with him fell the hopes # Europe for ~
centuries to come. The policy OF Frasce was to OF
the house OF HApsburg AID break up the German M
AL the parties who engaged IN the thirty years =
the house OF Hapsourg aDd the Pope France, and SS
sitter Gnstavus Acolphus' tssth, combined to ruin
many. For thirty years their bands OF nercenaris
vas:st~d the country. T~o-thirds of the whole Dol
ton OF Germany p-rished in this war. Those VIII
manned we're the princes, their armies and adhsr
All AND OF Independence VAS extinct Tais had all
done before hbrolu'i,m plish itA purpose
the nev gensraron we're sent 70 school among Jsa
Since the peace Of West yhal. yh@ ~ the thirty
var. Romapism has rnled all Europe with the q
ton OF the North Absolutism, ascsndaoos of Fr,
ano the ruin OF &c many, date from the same time.
since the thirty ysa's the German peopI. have
up their pationahty and taken their model fron Fra
Up to the time Of the English revolution there wAa
variable resemblance between the Euglish and Gen
nations. The Stusrts, in England were In the same
ton as the Hapsburgs In Germany; but the latte
ceiyed assistance from all Europe, while the Stuarts
only aided by Romanists in their own island. Eugl
under the Stuarts, was the OF being plunged
political and religious dsspotim, when the Dissss
took the field Ii Ia to them that EngIand owes her
sent greatness Il was not by invention, CONNER o.
industry that Eaglard and Americs were launched
freedom bat 1t VAS by those heroes-those hereto
Who would ALLOW no power to rule them but the
OF Their own conscience II the people OF the Vi
States enjoy liberty far beyond the mark.-f enter
Is not the monopoly Of privileged caas-if this d
are so strong In liberty conscience that they seAI
even Romanism-t hst 60 In fer American rspubloau
The lecturer concluded his remarks by saying that he
believer In the superiority OF races he
On this continent the hopes OF freedom depended on
Anglo Saxon, ~ Ia Europe II depended on the &c m
race.