The New York herald., 1867-02-04


shot The guns arrived, but they galloped 70 the
position assigned them BY Kaerg amid shouts Of "Lons
The Kins showed himself at one Of the lower windows
Of the palace He the cannon pointed at hiIn he
beard the .sIymssu Joining IL The ns S.H
lergi replied that all Greece and the army appeal
cd TO hrm to redeem the promise that tho country
Bavasian attendants lsvelled muakst At The
intrepid speaker The king snoe hsen aSr area wssy s
the palace says Felton, cas- have been told by those
who witnessed the scene, not stone would have been
lives Of those who were with him-pernaps his own
certainly the longer existence Of his government"
sued which was indisnc to those nearest but the ati
tude Of Kalergi indicated dissent
The King turned 70 the troops ana sxc'a"od In ioud
Kalerei swamped the royal order by calling, "Atten
tion!n and with deferental air, vailing tone OF
SATIRE observed to the KING The troops respect your
Majestys orders through me, and they will walt pa,
ientiy for your royal decision in their present RoSto
forward and said General Kss1g this IS not the
ner in which It s becoming for you to speak 70 ms
Majesty"
manners, replied, 'Draw your head, sir; You ana
such you brought King and country into the
present unfortunate condition" Hess did draw in MS
head and never showed 1t afterwards in Greece.
II was now announced that deputies from the Council
o. sf ss sp ay s1s
the Council made mainly Of insignificant and ignor
ant men, all 70 retain the high places into which
fortune had thrust them They met at the instgaton
Of the conspirators when Kalerg marched 70 the pal
ace. The phanariots and oourtiers in the body en-
discussion. they knew that constitution would send
them back to their former nuly. The murmurs OF the
to the and the Council Of State pledged itself
70 support the constitution. A committee was ap-
pointed to wait the King and advise him to dismiss
the Bavarans, appoint q new Ministry and convoke
National Assembly.
Morning dawned, says Finlay before this deputation
receive the men who composed it He still counted on
cectual from the German Ministers at his Court
taIs some sieu IN bis favor The Kings delay was be-
ginning exhaust the patience Of the constituonass
and those most hostile TO his person began TO display
their feeling The greater part Of the population OF
Athens was assembled the extensive square before
the palace. The troops occupied only small space
the building. Children were playing, boys were
shouting and apprentices excaimng that the King
acting with Bavaran precipitancy, which had long
been byword with the Greeks for doing nothing Men
few carriages arrived in quick successon they contained
the foreign ministers faint cheer was raised as the
Russian and English ministers appeared; out In general
the people displayed ALARM remained SILENT or formed
small groups Of whisperers At this moment It was for
tunate for Greece that Kalerg the head OF the
troops On that important day the only leading
man OF the movement who was in his right place He
had the good sense and rmness 70 declare 70 the foreign
ministers they could enter the palace until the
depuaton Of the council OF state had terminated its in
terview and received final answer from his Majesty.
The ministers OF Russia, England and France being as
sured that the Kings person woud be respected,
quiesced in Kalergi's action Not the Austrian and
Prussian minsterA They insisted seeing the King
Kaerg told ambassador that his advice had
generally been unfortunate and he was afraid the King
had had much Of II lately The ambassadors used
strong language and tried to bully Ka!erg but II
impossible TO him. They left amidst the laughter
OF the people,
When Otho learned that the German diplomatists had
been unable penetrate into his palace he said that IL
necessary TO abandon absolute power IN order TO
preserve the crown Without any further observation
be signed all the ordinances presented TO him. and on
the 1Stn September 1S43 Greece became constitutional
monarchy.
This action Of Kalergi put end to the government
OF their rulers under which tho Greeks had lived for
two thousand years
Professor FELTON,, in his posthumous book Greece,
ancient and modern says:-
THIS constitution has not yet produced all the good
that expected from IT. simply because the needed
reforms have not yet been made The wTetched system
Of taxation still remains in force; roads still unbuilt
neglected; agriculture Is still exceedingly imperfect
Although the population has increased from six hundred
thousand hundred thousand 10 nearly million,
the public lands still extensively unsettled because
the policy Of the government continues 10 be short
sighted and unwise The country is embarrassed with
debt while II needs q large accession Of capital In
short needs the application OF broad practical sonse
which distinguishes the English race
But, from other sources tcan be shown that Greece
has rapidly improved since the Inauguration Of constitu
tional government
Kalergi Minisister OF War for some tme and
recently ambassador to Paris. There are rumors
that he has not wholly fulfilled the promise Of his youth
The enthusiast for liberty, IL is alleged become
cunning dpomatist II s certain that he s longer
the one idol of his countrymen.