Washington telegraph., 1856-01-30


OF the governing classes. In iS4S. whe,
monarchy was resting upon the solid tri
umphs of the Napoleonic wars-upon th.
statutes of Vienna in 1S15-the spirit O
liberty suddenly rose, like giant refreshed
/ from sleep, and in moment there was mo-
throne upon the Continent, save that O.
Russia, that did not either crumble into
dust. or totter and shake to its very centre
Such mountain of injustice, extortion and
suffering had been heaped up, that in heav.
Ing the huge mass from Its center it tore ur
the very foundations of society. In Its re.
construction the old governing classes were
a0le again to become rulers. This refer.
ence to the last eight years is enough to
show that even the democracy of Europe is
threatening and dangerous element in their
| government
No sooner had the new order of things
been established than the Cabinets of Paris
and London turned their attention to the
United States They had an adjourned
difficulty with Russia, but it was not then
supposed possible that it could result in the
war. They sent over to US the tripartite
treaty. BY it they proposed to inaugurase
European intervention in American politics.
making an issue upon the question of Cuba,
and ultimately to set positive limits to the
further progress of this republic The
grand scheme was to bring the United
States into subsection to the Western Pow
ers--to take from US the prestige of inde-
pendent action-to discredit our system in
the eyes of the masses of Europe, and in that
way to impair and break the force of its ex-
ample. Lord Clarendon made formal an
nouncement of the intentions of the allied
governments ia this respect The British
aristocracy had been fea<ting our Ministers
and our Northern citizens visiting England
they had leagued themselves with our alb
Olitionists-they became the allies of our
traitors stimulating a war upon the institu-
tions of the South with view of dissolving
the federal Uuion. The connection of the
two continents, and the alarming assimla-
ti0n of ideas rendered it necessary that
something should be done.
Upon an average, thirty thousand letters
are transmitted from :bis country to Europe
by every steamer that leaves cur shores.
$4,000 messengers are thus periodical
~ dispatchad into every nook and corner
of the Eastern world, to expatiate upon the
institutions of the United States. Thus
million and half of witnesses are annual
ly furnished by The American people to
their brethren on the other side of the At
lanilc 10 give testimony OF the operations of
RepublicanisEn in the United States-to tell
them how individuals can protect themselves
how labor is rewarded how education is
general; how peaceful and successful are
all cur industrial Interests At this point
%! view we can see the silent, but effective
.HHuerce OF the American upon the Euro
peaB system of government. The curious
and speculative reader who has witnessed
the almost marvellous changes which have
occurred in England and on the continent
within short period-changes which have
brought even the London Times into the
very me>hes OF democracy which have
! compelled the British Cabinet continually
to thrust forward reform projects. to satisfy
the people which have just now forced the
Queens g1TeTnmeDt to reverse a rule of
two hundred years standing by which all
important appointments have been made
from the arlstocracy a. home: BY comforting
upon Mr. Hineks. colonial subject, and one
of the people. the Governorship of Barba-
does-changes- have driven the gov
ernInent into Close alliance with dynasty
to overthrow which, less than fifty years ago.
on account of Its illegitimacy. involved the
country in a measuTeless debt and long
frightful war; that have compelled even the
Asiat;c ruler Of ali the Russins TO coalesce
with the middiing and the lower orders. and
confer the chief places IN his Cabinet upon
persons OF these classes, in order to defend
his government against the aristocracv of
the Empire-We repeat, that the curious
reader will not fail 10 attribute these won-
derful events TO the Influence of the United
States. All these changes. it will be re-
membered. have taken place since the es-
tabIishment of the American government.
If they are 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 ID authoritative recognition Of the doc
trInes Of popular ights-doctrines now al
most universally acquieSced In IN Europe
even N paipable violation of the statutes of
/ tbe Congress of Vienna of 1915 which
were declared to be the .'unalterable 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 tie Old
World by Its reactive influence is enough
OF itself ultimately TO effect a complete rev.
olution in Europe
Thus We have a view of the interest
which the governing classes on the other side
have in destroying the federal Union Il
is their only remedy They cannot stop
the work By prescribing persons. They
caunot localize or individualize the princi-
pie that is warning upon the tenures of alb
solute power Newspapers may be inter
dicted, personal restraints may be imposed