The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-07-16
PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Revolutionary Aspect of
Europe.

On the first announcement OF the reyolutiOnar
outbreak in Poland but little attention was paid
TO the fact. lt was thought to be merely the
result of the new CONSUMPTION decree, which had
made such an unfair and oppressive discrimina-
ton between the inhabitants of the towns and
the peasantry. This was certainly the pretext
Tor 1t; but thC.e is no doubt that the plans of
q the insurgents had been long laid otherwise,
under the severe surveillance which is maintained
by the Russian police, it would have been im-
possible for them to have thus quickly furnished
themselves with arms, or to have made such
Roadway as they appear to have done. vi course
the Russian and Prussian government journals
ind IL convenient u ascribe the outbreak TO the
cOnscriptiOn, and q relaxation OF It has been
publicly ordered, 70 support that view Of the
case. But the two grave facts that the Catholic
clergy lead the tnsurrectiOn, and that it has al
ready made sucn progress as to alarm both the
Austrian and PrussiaD governments, are, We
think, conclusive as to its being q national and
not a class movement. So satisfied is the Cabinet
of Vienna of this that 1t has issued a decree pro-
roguing the meeting of the Gallican Diet, 1t
having been announced that Prince Sapieha in
ended to propose that that body should vote an
address to the Emperor of Austria, requesting
his DIPLOMATIC intercession in favor of the Poles.
Any expression Of sympathy with them, even in
So legitimate a form, Is naturally a subject of ap-
prehensiOn to Austrian statesmen. The PTUssian
government. equally alive TO the consequences Of
the Instruction, has concentrated two or three
dAGJ NOl % On &c iIOIiN4Cl IAOLu al lIlS We
infer that it has assumed such proportions as to
cause the greatest uneasiness and anxiety to the
three Powers who benefited by the disintegration
of unhappy Poland
But it is not merely in relation to their inter-
ests that the movement assumes a grave import
ance. Considered Independently, It's suppression
by the Powers concerned would be a matter of
mutual effort and of easy accomplishment. Cir
cumstances have, however, changed greatly since
the ties existing between them in this connection
induced Russia to lend her aid to Austria to put
down the REVOLUTION in Hungary. The interests
OF these two governments have been discovered by
the treichery and ingratitude of Austrian states
men, while in Prussia the liberals have got the
upper hand, and hold the despotic tendencies of
the King completely in check. The Russian gov
eminent will therefore have to depend entirely
upon its own resources to crush out the present
movement. If, rs there is reason to believe, it is
a great national effort. it will take time to sup
press 1t and in the meanwhile what will be the
effect of the example? Hungary is ripe for an
outbreak, and will infallibly catch the contagion.
In Germany the revolutionary fever will seize
upon the population as in 1913 In Italy the
national Impotence TO sweep away the last relic
Ct its enslavement will send the Pope flying to
Malta or to the United States, where the HOLY
Father can have gratis as many broad acres as
will compensate him for the patch of territory
that he will have lost, and keep him and his car
dinals in clover for the rest of their days.
Will France be exempted from the revolution
airy storm that is about To sweep over the Con-
tinent? That is a question which will very much
depend upon the Emperor's conduct towards the
United States. 1t will have been seen by the
recent debate in the French Chambers that the
opposition, headed by Jules Favre, are making
the Mexicarx expedition 4 basis of revolutionary
tactics, by which they expect so to damage the
popularity of Louis Napoleon with the masses as
TO pave tic way for his downfall. Nothing
would more facilitate this result than n false step
on his part with regard to the United States. By
attempting to dictate to tine North or to interfere
forcibly in its affairs he would place himself
entirely at the mercy of the red republicans.
France would become 4 fresh theatre of revoiu-
ton, and, instead of being able to lend his
efforts TO restore order on the Continent, he would
himself be one of its first victims. The Emperor
no doubt appreciates these dangers as early a. We
do, and therefore we infer that he Will readily
fall into Mr.. Stewards plan of terminating our
difficulties with the South, seeing that it involves
no damage to his own interests, and that it will
sooner than any other put an end 10 the suffer
inzs of the French operatives. As to the Next
can expedition, ne must by this time see the folly
and hazards of the enterprise. and will withdraw
his troops as soon IS he can find q decent pretext
tn do So |