The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14

came the allies of our traitors, stimulating q
war upon the institutions Of the South with a
view of dissolving the federal Union. The
connection of the two continents and the
alarming assimilation of ideas, rendered it
necessary that something should be done.
Upon an average, thirty thousand letters are
transmitted from this country to Europe by
every steamer that leaves our shores Thirty
thousand messengers are thus periodically
despatched into every nook and corner of the
Eastern world, to expatiate upon the institu-
tions of the United States Thus million
and half of witnesses are annually furnished
by the American people to their brethren on
the other side, of the Atlantic, to give testi-
mony of the operations of republicanisms in
the United States to tell them how individuals
can protect themselves how labor is re-
warded how education is general; how peace
full and successful are all our industrial in
terests. At this point of view we can see the
silent, but effective influence Of the American
upon the European system Of government.
The curious and speculative reader who has
witnessed the almost marvellous changes which
have occurred in England and on the Con-
tinent within short period-changes which
have brought even the London Tines into the
very meshes of democracy which have COM
PEELED the British Cabinet continually to thrust
forward reform projects, to satisfy the people;
which have just now forced the Queens govern
ment to reverse rule of two hundred years
standing, by which all important appointments
have been made from the aristocracy at home,
by comforting upon Mr.. Hincks, colonial
subject, and one of the people,. the Governor
ship of Barbadoes-changes which have driven
the government into close alliance with
dynasty,rto overthrow which, la1nthan fifty
years ago, on account of its illegitimacy, it in
volved the country in measureless debt and
a long and frightful war; that have compelled
even the Asiatic ruler of all the Russias to
coalesce with the middling and the lower
ORDERS and confer the chief places in his Cabi-
net upon persons of those classes, in order to
defend his government against the aristocracy
of the Empre-we repeat, that the curious
reader will not fail to attribute these wonder
ful events to the influence of the institutions
of the United States. All these changes, it
will be remembered, have taken place since the
establishment of the American government
If they aps condolences, they are certainly
very remarkable; for every step that has been
taken by the rulers of the Old World has been
in the direction Of the institutions of the New.
The present dynasty of France is an authorita-
tive recognition of the doctrines of popular
rights--doctrines now almost universally ac-
guessed in in Europe, even in palpable viola
ton Of the statutes of the Congress of Vienna
of 1916, which were declared to be the "unal-
terable law of the States represented in that
body
The emigration TO the United States, and the
intimate manner, through that agency, in which
we have become linked to the Old World, by
its reactive influence, is enough Of itself ulti-
mately to effect a complete revolution in Eu-
rope.
Thus we have a view Of the interest which
the governing classes on the other side have
in destroying the federal Union. 1t is their
only remedy. They cannot stop the work by
prescribing persons. They cannot localize or
individualize the principle that is warning
upon the tenurcs Of absolute power. Newspa-
pers may be interdicted, personal restraints
may be imposed the public voice may be sup
pressed; but there is no power to prevent men
from thinking or IDEAS from circulating. There
may be aristocracy in government; but there
will ever be democracy in thought.
We have thus, then, to fight in the coming
Presidential election the combined aristocracy
of Europe and the combined abolitionists of
our own country.
The ARCTIC EXPEDITION - STATEMENT OF
DocToR KANE.-The HERALD and several other
city journals have published detailed accounts