The New York herald., 1863-09-11

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they turned la self ieence they had been 'sain by the
bloody pemon.ese that rolled mother with infant down
thc rocks ard IL was reported that Frenh took
par, this dismal transaction The Protector heard the
story and his r.iy a'shed into He declined 10
sign The treaty Until France united with him In securing
ustse 10 lhese humble sufferers, whom he caked the
Lords peop.e Foe Ter relief he contributed out Of
his his own purse CISCO, ard authorised a gene.
10 large SUN; but besides giving money, no
SCI apart day Of humiliation and prayer for them.
try, Thurioc, ,nost yarcnar account Of hat
business and 70 know what has become OF thsee poor
peonie Tor whom or very souls here do bleed" " But
hshtior pen than fht or any ploddirg secretary
eniistcd IN mi, pious intervention II John Milton.
glowing with that isdgs,aton which his sonnet tho
massacre IN Piem ~ las made immortal In the heart of
man, who wrote ths magnificent dispatches. In which
me Eigtnh nation o. that day after declaring itself
NJ w sne ~ OF manly, ont by loint communion Of
the same religion naturally and gloriously insisted
"wnatever hae been decfeed to their disturbance on
account OF the reformed rel gon should be abrogated
and that al end he pgt 20 their opprassions" !" Bat
NOT content with 'his call upon tho Prince
oi savoy, the PROTECTOR appealed 10 Louis XIV and
also TO his Cardinal Minister 10 the States General OF
Holland 20 the Protestant Caotons o. Switzerland TO the
King Of nenmers; to Gu itavrs Acopins, and even to
the Protestant Unitarian Prince of remote Transy
ana always by the pen o. sonrallying thesc. .prncos
and Powers Ia jo1t ,n rantv and Intervention and dir
need De TO some other speedy that such
GUS multitude OF our nnoceEt brethren mny IN
oy perish for want OF slccor and assistance" 1L rc
gent of savoy, who was the daughter OF Henry W,
progressed to be Affected by this English charity and
nounced for her Protestant subjects "a fres pardon and
Lord Protector sufficient evidence Of the great res
borne both TO his persa ana mediation" But ihcro
sun delay. Meanwhile Cronv OIL began inquire where
Dgsh troops might deba in the Princes territories and
aza anxious TO complete the yet unfinished treaty with
the valleys and the restoration OF these prosecuted peo
pie TO thor ancient liberties. 1t dorc Such the
sranaest Intervention Of English history, inspired by
Milton, enforced bv Cromwell and sustained by Louis
XIV, with his Car na Minister by his side while foreign
nations watched the scene.
Bnt this great INSTANCE, constituting insenarablo
part OF the glory OF the Protector is not the last occasion
on which England interviewed in behalf Of the loertes Of
lrotesants Troubles began in France with the
ton OF the edc Nantes but these broke forth in tho
rebellion OF the Caaisards, smartlng un tho
cation. Sheltered by ttc mountains of tho Cevennes
and nerved by their good cause, with the DO.
vice "Liberty Of Conscience" on their standards,
they made head against two successive Marshas
XIV, whose arms already enect BY foreign war.
AT last through the mediation Of Engand, tho great
civil oaded.
Inter vention, often armed than showed
tsell In tho middle of the last century All decency was
set aside when Frederick OF Prussia Caane OF Russia.
aud Maria Thercsa of Austria invaded and portoned
Poan1 under the pretext Of suppressng anarchy. Here
was i.'ervenon with vongelDce and on the side of
arbitrary power But such is human inconsistency,
thcre was almost at the timo another interven.
lion IN the opposite direction II tho armed later
vention OF France followed by that Of Spain and Holland
IN IN behalf OF American independence. But Snan began
which accepted by Trance on condition that
meanwhile the United 81 ties should be independent
in fact. Then came In 1885, the armed intorvcn ron
which was followed afterwards by the onract between
Great Britain, Prussia aad Holland known the Triple
Alliance, which began the business OF its
by an armed Intervention reconcile the nsargent pro.
vnces OF Belgium to tho German Emperor and their an
cent constitution As France began to BE- shaken by
mestc troubles, mediation In her affairs occasionally
proposed Among tho papers Of Burke is draft Of
memorial written In l70l. the CT tho government
Offering what he calls "this healing mediation Then
came the vast coalition for armed inerventon In Franco
to put down the republic But this dreary cloua
was fer a moment frightened by British atemm in
Parliament. through successive debates, TO institute
an ntercsssion for lafayette. immured in the
dungeons Of European despotsm. IT is reported,
said OF the orators, ''that erica has solicited
the liberation Of her unfortunate adopted fellow ctzen
Let British magnanimty be called in aid American
gratitude and exhibit TO mankind noble proof that
where the principles OF genuine liberty prevail they
humanity and detesta ion OF oppression
Meanwhile France, inst which all Europe INTERVIEWED
played her part or and he scene was swift
zerand In the unhappy disputes between the aristo-
Aocrac an democratic parties, by which this republic
had been distracted, French mediation had already be-
como chronic, beginning in 1885, when 1t found par
apology in the OF several OF the OF
the soyernmeni q Geneva, occurring again in 1893.
tic air of freedom, WINS naturally moved by ,nc
convusicns OF the French Revolution. Civil war
France herself was composed under the powerful o
tho First Consul, We 1nd him turning to mrosc the
Away acted under the instincts of military power. Bv
an address dated at the palace of st. Cond Bonaparte
Staying each other aad that ef. to themselves they
would coanuc TO say each other FOR three years more
Without cpmlrs To any understanding, that, at first he
had resolve not to Interfere IN their affairs Tut that
now changed his mind, and announced himself as tho
mediator q their difficulties, procitmtng, confidently,
tnat his mediation would be clicacioas became tho
great rcope in whose name he spoke Deputies from the
cantops. toge,her with all the clier citizens, were
summoned to Paris. in order TO declare the
means ot restoring the uuion, securing peace
and reconc!ling all parties or curse. this
strong. who tha declared object was union
pc1ce aud reconciliation. know not all th!s yas lc-
complshci bat the civil war stiled. the nst
hy hal Re In 4.a
Act 0. Medi1ton
rrom that period down the prcseut moment ntarvcn
ti0n the internal affairs OF other nations has been
prevailing practce-nov cautiously and reae eab,y.
olcGsyey and rorcioly. Sometimes II was asaius, the
rights q. men; samcmcs IL was In the!r favor. Seine
times England and France stood alco sometimes they
took part The Congress OF Nieuna, which undertook %
settle IN map ct Euro c, oTeanzcd universal and per
pctli iatcrvenen in the interest of ronarcbchal Ia
sttutons and existing dynastles. Tbs compact
renewed a; the Congress OF AK Ia Chepee. in 1918,
with the explanatory declaration that the hvc great
Powers would assume jrrisdlcti,a over qucs.
ton concerning The rights and interests Of another Pow
or except at its rclucsand without inviting Power
to luke part in the Put thus Concession
obt iously adverse 10 any liberal movement Meanwhile
the Holy Alliance was formed specially TO watch aad con-
troll the revolutionary OF the age but INTO this
combination England, 10 her honor declined u enter
Tie ocr Powers were suacinnGy active. Austria, Rus
and Prussia did not hesitate AZ the Cntsress Of lay
bach In 1910. TO nsu an armed Intervention fer the
suppression OF liberal principles 10 Naples ard again two
yeas later a. tho Congress OF Verona hcso SINE Pow
ers together win Frame instituted another arne1 in.
tervcnu1n TO suppress liberal principles IN SPAIN which
10 tbc aston NI mat Kingdom did the
overthrow oi It's constitution france the beigcreat
agent, and would not be turned aside although the Duke
OF Wellington at Verona and Mr. Canning al home sought
% arrest her armies by The mediation o. Great Britain
which mediation directly sought by Spaiu ard di
recty refused by France. The Bftsh government. in
Admirable letters, composed with unsurpassed skill aud
Constituting noble page o information law discaimcd
fof itself and denied to ether Powers right TO oaue
changes " The internal Institutions Of independent
with the menace II hostile attack IN case oi refusal aud
q bravcly declared TO the imperial aad royal incryen.
onsts tha go long the struggles aud disturbances
o. Sraln should be confined within the circle or own
territory they could not be admitted by the tlah gov
crnmcnt 10 afford any plea tor foreign Interference
In s,l another mote II repeated that "a direct
and imminent, danger could alone, IN exception % the
general rule, Justify foreign ius ference" les1
words Of Mr. Canning: bat even ord Castereagl IN
earlier note had asserted the same limitation which
llter d,y had the unqualified support Of Lord Grey aud
also of lord Aberdeen Justly interpreted thoy leave
apology tor armed Intervention except of direct
and Imminent danger when nation Ike indy iduai
m y be thrown upon the great right Of sell defence.
BOT Great britain bore testimony hy what size did. as
well by what she refused to do. Even while resisting
the armed intervention of the great conspiracy her gov
crnmont nterveued sometimes by mediation and some.