The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-20
THE OCTOBER MAGAZINES.
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aIeas 90 Jso,,5aoops Magazine, two by Eng
,,Sl as.,s,s to Anthony Trollope's novel, 'The
w. Of B,illhampton," and one by Mr.. f. B.
ponsell TO the story of "The Lonely Ones"
or these Mr. Bensell's is decidedly the best
The figures are full of character ana expression,
and the drawing is one of the finest that Mr.
Bensell has yet produced Inc engraving has
been admirably done by Mr.. Lauderoach, and
tbe picture does great credit to the magazine.
We quote the following paper, by Karl Blind,
on ,cTbe Democratic Movement in France":-
,,Tbere we have again the tickle French-that
volatile set I" many steady-going man VIII
have exclaimed with ruffled temper at the issue
of the late elections.
When in February, 1S4S, they founded a re-
public in less than three days, they were pro-
noupced race of foolhardy go-aheads. When,
n few wears later, they allowed themselves 10 oe
trampied down in that fatal December raid, it
was said they had got the government which
tbev deserved When they bore for years the
Cpsarian incubus people shrugged their shoui-
ders C .emptuously at such spiritless patience
When n cry of insurrection now comes at last
from all the great towns-aye, from tue agrlcul-
trroI districts themselves-some men feel veXed
and peevIsh at the sudden shock their faVorlte
notions have received: and they fall back upon
the old stock-in-trade, saylng:-"Why you
can never know what the Frencn VIII 90 next
Let ms however take glance at the situation.
A variety of causes has contributed
TO promote the present democratic resur-
rection. Within the last ten years france mas
been surrounded with n circle of fire. Contrary
10 Iouis NapoleOn's original plan, united
italy was formed by the Garibaldian initiative.
The very failure of Italian democracy before
Rome rebounded upon the Imperial system; IL
was too much for the French people to be
thrice made 'the soldier of the Pope" On the
other side of the ocean the French ruler meant
to found a ''Latin empire" and to aid 10 the
ruin of the Anglo-SaXon republic OF the North.
Instead of this he was ANONYMOUSLY driven
out from Mexico, and this defeat, combined
with the triumph of the United States, at once
lowered his military prestige aud gave an i'm
petus to the ideas which are embodied in the
American Constitution.
Neither was that which happened in Germany
calculated to rende" the position OF Louis Napo-
leon more comfortable. The "Chauvinist party
were offended by the unexpected rearing up OF
rival military power, and by the insufliciency,
as they considered it, OF the concession made
in the Luxembourg quarter. The Democrats
felt it as q sting that liberty as in Austria
and in other South-German states should
have taken the start of the France OF
1852 1880 and 1913. Meantime, Eng
lands popular forces were brought up in the
Reform movements the earnest determination
and the joyous tumult of those popular strivings
could not but awaken an echo in the French
nation. Then Spain -despiscd Spain-suddenly
rose in revolution, driving out dynasty with
as much ease as if a mere spiders web had had
to be brushed away.
South north. east west on this and on the
other side of the ocean, France found herself
morally outfianked. 1t was more than could be
brooked The spell under which an awe-stricken
people had lain so long began to dissolve.
half-hearted ATTEMPT att cOnciliaton,
made by the DEGREES for the better treatment of
the public press and for the restoration of some
thing like right OF meeting, turned out a 1loW li
to the government cause itself. 1t is fact little
known that before those DEGREES, there were but
two or three organs of the Democratic party in
all the French provinces whilst, since those de-
crees about one hundred and fifty have sprung
uiU OH oil their than
the Parisian journals of the Republican party,
except the ReUeil and the Rdppel, which repre-
sent two sections of eXiles. In this phenome-
non the real difficulty of the Napoleonic gov
eminent may be perceived. 1t cannot live any
longer exclusively on the December traditions,
and all concessions only undermine
its existence. As to the third
the French capital say, "On the day when that
shall be attempted Paris will die"
here come to the army, upon whose attitude
so much depends. 1t is difficult to learn any
thing about the spirit which peryades it, for the
rule of passive obedience and silent execution is
enforced with the utmost rigidity The French
army is not like the Spanish, which has so fire.
quently fought out the political struggles of the
country. 1t is not like the English, whose
officers are bound up with society, and whose
every member, down to the private, is respon-
sible before the ordinary law. 1t is not even
like the Prussian army, with its civic ldnd,oehi
element, which sometimes shows strong political
leanings, as it did in 1S49, when it was uuwill-
ingly led against the Baden revolution, or in
1866, when ii had to be driven to the task set to
it by government The French army is diffe-
rently constructed. 1t generally moves like
clockwork. The man in power sees it in motion
at his WILL Had the National Assembly assumed
the chief military command in 1851, as some of
its more furseeing members then proposed, ii
would have been as easy to arrest the President
as 1t was afterwards easy for the President to
arrest the leading members.
The intercourse between the private or non
commissioned officers and the popular classes
the present Government has endea1ored to stop
rs much as possible The mass of officers from
reasons well known in France, do not see much
of society; they have therefore few opportuni-
ties of forming their political views Itis diffe-
rent with the more sedate officers who occupy
the rank of colonel. They freduent the society
OF the higher middle class, and before Them OPT
mons are freely given, as they are considered
bound not to divulge what they have heard. In
Times OF great crisis they thus learn much and
discreetly wait to see how matters turn. Thus
the colonel, together with the non-commissioned
onicers, have the bulk of the army pract
cally in hand. The generals who have little
direct intercourse with the mass of the subordi
mates, count not for so much whenever an
attempt ITO be made to gain over the army tC
this or that side
The non-commissoned officers stand nearest
10 the lower middle and working class TN,
colonies to the higher bourgeoisie When the
latter observe that the very bOlTgeOiSie
ally so umorous and anxious before all for thu
preservation of order-has made up its mind 4
go against the government, there is q grea
chance OF de1ecuon In the military ranks il
favor OF the popular cause.
But 1t is only on the day of real action tina
the results of this silent occult conversion ar
seen At present we have scarcely any guidin
facts to go by, except that towards the end {
the Mexican war there was mutiny in seyera
nnlr hat 10 ho