The Placer herald., 1870-09-24
Democracy In Europe.

The fall of the Napoleonic dynasty in
France and the establishment of the French
Republic has aroused the Democratic spirit
all over Europe. We give below dispatch
to the World, descriptive Of a monster Dem
ocratic demonstration which took place in
London, on Monday night last
The Democratic demonstration Of the people Of
London tonight in Trafalgar Square is one of
the greatest popular assemblages ever seen in the
British Capital For nearly two hours the streets
born, were alive with successive professions of
Working Mems Societies and Democratic assOcia
tons of the Metropolis. Each body of men as it
advanced along the crowded thoroughfares, pre-
ceded by bands of music and illuminated by torch
es and transparencies, was followed by repeated
cheers from the people, who thronged the side
walks Many houses and shops on the line Of
the procession were illuminated and from the
windows of many others depended, in gas light,
flags ofFrance, England and America. counted
no less than thirty American flags, displayed
along the Strand between Somerset House and
Trafalgar Square.
By eight clock Trafalgar Square was one dense
mass of people from the front of the National
Academy to around the statue of King Charles.
Perfect order prevailed along the route of the
procession and throughout the proceedings of
the evening. The banners borne by the societies
were inscribed with notices proclaiming the great
doctrines of Liberty, of Equality, and fraternity,
One in particular, carried bya society from Hack
ney, on which was inscribed, 1.-The United States
of Europe greet the United States Of America,
with peace on earth, to men of good will,' was
hailed with rapturous and repeated cheers.
The meeting was presided over by Mr.. Merri-
man. who made an effective speech, in the course
of which he alluded to the fact, that while the
London press ridiculed and sighted that Of the
Republican movement i'll England. to which their
own daily denunciation of the wOgthlessness of
the royal family gave constant encouragement
and strength the American press, thousands of
miles away, recognizes its Importance and lends
It's moral support and generous sympathy, as the
American Republic lends its priceless support
and glorious and successful example. These
remarks were received with perfect tempest OF
cheers for the United States, and a spirited adj
dress to the Republic of France was adopted, in
which it is declared that the monarches of Ger
many prosecute the war now against republican.
ism and not against France, and that in so doing
they are guilty of great crime against Liberty
and Humanity, against the people of Germany
as well as against the People of France. The ad
dress tells the people of France that the English
people have demanded and will not cease to de
mand the recognition of the Republic of France
until they shall have wrung compliance with
| their will from vaciliating and cowardly Min
istry
The "Marseillaise" was sung with tremen
dous effect. The resolutions of the meeting
were wholly friendly to the German people, but
very bitter against the German Princes, as
| one resolution expressed it. "who abuse the
confidence Of German as well as against the moi
less German Princes who thwart the freedom OF
England. The Secretary of the meeting an
nounced that the number Of addresses in favor
| of peace now circulating among the working
classes of England, reached nearly one hundred
thousand, and they had already received the ad
heson of nearly three millions of workiDgmen; II
was repeatedly declared that the working men Of
England honored the people of Germany fol
their patriotism and gallantry i'll repelling the
assault of the Napoleonic dynasty upon their
country; but they implored them to beware OF
suffering Themselves to be led by their own pas
sions into n protracted conflict with nnother
great people by whom that dynasty has been re-
pudated. The two dominant ideas of the demon
stration were that war must cease, and that the
| Republic nIust be sustained. The demonstra
| ton increased continually in numbers and il
enthusiasm, and just before adjournment the
| excitement was carried to fever heat by the ar
| val of another procession from Mile End, bear
| ing between the flags of France and the United
States, huge white banner surmounted by the
cap of Liberty, and inscribed in golden letters
with the single word "Repubic"
! 1t is universally admitted that no such demon
strations ever before had been seen in London
1t is considered by thinking men to be the be
ginning of political change for which the Gov
eminent of Gladstone has prepared way, and by
which it wli'be swept ont of power, if it fails tC
accept and assist itN 1t is announced that the
National Association Of, Workingmen has beer
formed in the interest of European peace thai
an agitation in favor of arbitration, instead O
war; would be begun and carried ON Throughout
England; and that demonstrations would he pre-
pared before the assembling of Parliament, t.
which Parliament and the Government woult
be compelled to give heed.