, 1863-08-30

that these we're no Joke, but it Is also true |
that they we're not the result Of any real
popular grievances, but that they origin
ated In treason, and that, with the ex-
cepton Of their leaders, none but the
lowest and vilest Of the human scum
Which Testers in the rotten. sewers
Of New York society, were, in any
way, concerned in them. We ac~
the fact, however, and our
enemies may make the most Of it. We
can afford to give them a hundred such
riots, and then show clear record COM
pared with theirs. The others were not
riots, but rows; one in Pennsylvania was
q hnow-Nothing ginger beer explosion,
and the others in New York were con-
nected, the one with Forrest, the actor,
and the other with -four. That Is the
end Of the grievances Of the Republic.
We have no space to make: out even a
list Of the English and French. riots and
revolutions within the same period The
New York riots ere balanced at. once, 50
far rs England is concerned, by the" No
'Pope1y riots" instgated by Lord George
Gordon. in 17s1.- Eng'aud's chief troub-
les occurred before -this-there was the
revolution Of Cromwell, the killing Of the
King-the counter evolution-bloodlcss
enough-ca]led the Restoration then the
despotism Of james II, who rulcdsswithout
q Parliament for thrce years, and was as
much Of an autocrat as Nicholas Of Rus
sia-the abdication Of this pretty: speci-
men Of British monarchy; then another
revolution in 1888, which seated William
of Orange on the throne-any one Of which
performances, would hare utterly d--d
this Republic Ola Ame,ica, had it been done
here, instead Of in England, Of some other
monarchiea1 country. Then came the ra-
'bellions Of 1715, and 1885, anl-coming
asain within the circle Of our own history,
there WIS the Luddite insurrectioa for the
:! destruction Of machinery; the Reform Bill
demonstrations, which compelled the Cor
ernment to pass thst measure, and made
Wellington, who stood unabashed before
the tlunders of Waterloo, and the flash
ings Of Vittoria, tremble in his white whist
coat, in the House Of Lords. We: need
! not epeak Of the bloody massacre Of Pc.
I te1loo, Of the plug riots-of tho Chartis'
! insu1rections-of the, Bread Riots
i Of the Irish monster meetings where
(, O'Conncll paradcd millions Of Irish
men IN the face Of the Government tauut,
! ing it, and mocling its authority and
power-for the bill Of English insurrec
tons is big enongh already, and leaves us
but avery short space wherein to speak
of those Of France. @ :-''-.: ;
! The veryname of France is SYNONYMOUS
with revolution. From 1874. when Loui:
! XVI ascendedt the throne, down to the
I usurpa1ion Of Louis Napoleon, her whole
! history has been one grand series Of revo.
lutions,' and counter.revolutions. After
the execution Of Louis, convention was
organized, having absolute powers, and in
the name of liberty it carried on war with
nearly all the European powc1s-and
whenit ad djourred in October 1895, after a
session of, sbout thirty~seyen months the
republic was eTe1y where triumphant. Then
began the career Of Napoleon, and fol
fifteen years afterwards the. history ol
; France became the history Of one msn'
! On the overthrow Of Napoleon, Bourbon
was again seated on the French throne
but on a sudden the little corporal
returned from Elba, and for ont
hundred moro days was again thu
Sovereign of France: Then came Wa
ter3oo, and; Louis XVIII as first monarch
under the restoration. Then the. revolt
fiun Of 1880; then another Bourbon the1
/! the Republic Of Lamettine, and finally
Louis Napoleon
| So 1hat On looking over the b4lanc
!! sheet after making a faithful entry Of th
items, we find that the Republic Of Amer
| ica is as spotlcas as a saint in Heaven
compared with two at least Of the boastet
empires Of Europe. :
| Even the great rebellion with which vi
arc now so1rowfally struggling, has moth
sng whate1er to Go with the Republic, a
form Of Government, but Originated, a
we showed in an article yesterday, from
causes which were utterly independent e
it, and opposed to it. One thing, however
is CERTAIN, That it will be put down BY ths
Republic; without: d.:trinent to, the, Ma
tionnl honor, and with but little injury t.
the National purse. From the very nature
of its constitution it would be Impossible
for any naonarchial power to- accomplish
tits gigantic undertaking. History ha:
aboundaEtly proved this. What Mon
arch cannot do With all his resources q
arms and money, q united people can do
and it will not be long before history shal
hare recorded tho fact. :. ~.