The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-06
The state Of Europc-Deeny OF Dynasties
in the Old and New Worlds.

, we conceue large portion OF space W oay
to our European correspondence, and tue
pamphlet of Mons. About, Prussia in 1864"
which together give picture Of the great poll
! teal movement that is going on all over that
continent.
Since lS49 Europe has been maintained in
state of eqripoise between revolution and reac-
ton, during which tho dynssties have been
crumblipg-just as in this country, during very
nearly the same period of time, political parties
have been disintegratng princes in
the Old World and professional politicians in
the New equally puzzled as to which way to
face or on what ground to endeavor to maintain
their positions The intelligence of the masses
OF mankind everywhere has been stirred to an
unwonted degree to the abandonment of old for
mulas in idealism and old leaders in practice, by
one Of those secret and electric impulses which
emanate from unseen and unknown sources, and
know no leaders and no idols. The few who
understand their epoch take advantage of it for
their own purposes, and astonish the world
with the ease with which they attain mighty
results. AS has happened with Louis Napoleon
in Europe, so will it be with some great politi-
cal leader in this country, who, compromising
the drift of the times. will attain for himself
similar advantages, from the crumbling of
parties and political organizations among us,
to those that Louis Napoleon has seized from
the crumbling of dynasties in Europe. Men
everywhere want revolution without anarchy,
and as preservative against anarchy.
That is what has passed In Europe during the
past ten years, and is passing still. France
accepted revolution, and rejected Ledru Rollin
and his colleagues, with their infamous
suggestion that the revolutionts wanted
no arms as long as they possessed lu-
offer matches. Italy has accepted revo-
luton, and rejected Mazzini with his
frehrand. Germany, as shown in the pamphlet
of Mons. About, is approximating to the tri-
umph of the same mighty influence of the age,
long since ioretold by Meiternich in the saying
that Germany is rapidly advancing towards
Teutonispi." The London Times, reading that
pamphlet by the aristocratic lights Of Buck
ingham Palace, sneers at Mons. About's logic
and asks, "What is ii that Louis Napoleon is 10
offer to the Prince Regent of Prussia at Baien.'
what was offered to Prussia was a clear and
logical view of the epoch, and the events in
Germany which demonstrate its tendency and
its result The revolution without anarchy
which is being achieved in France and Italy
will inevitably sweep away the thirty-seven
crowns which to-day divide the German nation
and repeat there the grand scene which the
world is to-day Witnessing in Piedmont and
Sicily. The London Times would not have
sneered at Mons About's logic if 1t could have
refuted it.
Louis Napoleon, through correct apprecia-
ton Of the epoch in which he lives and availng
himself of the European equipoise between re-
volution and reaction, is carrying out the terri
torial idea Of France with great success. He
has dared, through skilfn combination of the.
| power Of logic and Of the logic of power, to
establish the idea of united Italy, with
&c OOO,O 900 Of people, and to protect its realiza-
ton; and Italy in return, has willingly and glad
" consented that France shall advance to her
natural boundaries on the side ofSavoy and Nice.
Now he has initiated the idea of united Germa-
ny. and it will march to triumph, when Germa-
ny will gladly follow the example of Italy, and
consent that France shall advance to the natu-
raj boundary of the Rhine. Then Europe will
behold with wonder and satisfaction three
mighty dynasties, based on universal suffrage,
ruling ninety millions of the most enlightened,
industrious and wealthy people, on the basis of
satisfied nationalities," and the development
Of the material interests OF the massee, rather
than of the privileged few.
England and Turkey alone have been free from
this equipoise between revolution and reaction.
| Ye, to-day we see in the one and rising
contest against the power of the lords, and for
the extension Of the suffrage; and In the other
the beginning of bitter conflict between the
Crescent and the Gross. The heterogeneous en-
| pire of Austria is crumbling to pieces. not
through successful external attack so much
as through the process of internal decay. The
policy that induced a German diet to claim
Trieste as German town, in opposition to the
spirit Of the age. is fast losing its hold upon
both ycneiia and Hungary. One Of these must
60 to It's natural position with united italy and
the other may yet form the nucleus Of another
| great European uniVhi WHICH shah eainer Tue
| Sclavonic tribes under the banner Of empire
Thus Is the nineteenth century sweeping away
the old and rotten dynasties of Europe, and the
corrupt and worn out political organizations of
! America. to make room for Others mere conso-
nani with the spirit of the age and the new ele
I ments which the Development OF the arts, SCI
enccs and intellect Of man has brought into ex-
I istcnce.
/ CoNuopoRE VANpERBrIr AND THE Pacific NAH.
/ SrRvrcn-we publish in another column a com
munication from Commodore Vanderbilt, cx-
planning the whole difficulty between him and
the government relative to the California
/ vail sarx;cs nv which IA will be s,.en that tho