The Nevada Democrat., 1861-07-27
8erada 2eMlutrat.

A Paris journal on American Troubles.
The Journal des Debats, in one of it's la
test numbers, says:
All Europe watches the development OF
the great American drama with anxiety;
but nowhere is compassion manifested
like in France. This cannot well be 9TH
erwse. The French as nation are thor
oughly Democratic, aud cannot look on with
indifference when people with whom they
have so great spiritual affinity, battle for
freedom. Who can bal admire the United
StatesY In country with sixteen times the
area OF France. the population doubles in
twenty-five years, while France requires
two centuries for such q process. The pro.
gress ii makes stands without precedenI in
history. Who, then, wonld not feel com
passion when everything all Of a sudden ap-
pears to be in jeopardy?
But il cannot be denied that in all the
countries of Europe there arc people who
are not only content, but really glad to see
the rupture of this great Union of States.
These proud Yankees" they cry, "whn
would acknowledge as their equals, and
meant TO dictate their laws TO the whole
world, are now 10 be humiliated, and the
Republic. the Democracy are done forl''-
Let us see whether this way Of reasoning
and this JOY are justifiable.
America is great through its abundant
wealth, its energy, its intelligence. When
we measure civilization by the generality
OF intellectual culture, the pureness of NOR.
ais and moral power. by wealth and the de-
gree OF liberty, we are forced TO acknowl.
edge that the American people are the most
civilized on earth. And should we rejoice
over the destruction of such q civilization?
Setting aside everything more stblime. we
cannot well forget the solidarity of nations.
No people staud isolated. None can he IN
different TO the other. When America suf-
fers, Europe suffers likewise. Is America
to be ruuedg-then we mutt expect to be
ruined also. The yearly mpurtations of
the American Republic amount TO thou
sands of millions. How would il be if our
exports we've 10 sink TO half the present
shipments, or were to cease altogether? En-.
gland aud France, Germany. Belgium aud
Switzerland would get into horrible siIu-
alton, out Of which political agitatiOns
would arise, more dreadful than those which
occur now in the United States. more ter
rible than all which the world has yet wit
messed. Lyons aud Birmingham, ST. Elenno
and Manchester. Muhlhauseu, Geneva.
Augsburg and Brussels what would they
do with their starving millions? And what
II this civil war should cause an insurrec
tion Of the slaves? Would not the whole
cotton crop be destroyed? The mere thought
of such disaster makes one's hair stand on
end. No, gentlemen, the mere pleasure Of
seeing the proud American nation humili
ated would be bought little too dear by
tue ruin of Europe.
IL is on the American Democracy. its ex-
travagance aud recklessness that the pre-
sent state of affairs is blamedl A more uu-
just conclusion has never been drawn. The
democratic principle has its faults as well
as the monarchcal. The latter, till now, is
adapted TO Europe, aud is suffered by the
people. But has il no register of sius to
show! The former is adapted TO America,
aud has proved successful there. The De.
mocracy Of the North is not to be blamed
for the insurrection of the South which has
been preparing for the last eighty.fve years
what it is uow putting into execution.