The New York herald., 1870-09-23
Wendell Phillips on the Situa-
ti0n in Europe.
The Spread OF Republicanism-Bismarck
No Statesman, but an Adrolt Mana
ger-Maledlcticn on the
German Princes.
IFrom the Natlonal standard.l

tFrom the National Standard
There ~ one particular in the present condition OF
Europe OF deep interest TO Americans, showing the
rapid progress of the masses during the last twenty
years We refer TO the eagerness aud readiness for
republican Institutions on the part OF the people
anu tne quick, anxious watch and dread OF them on
the part Of kings. Mazzini, Garibaldi and their
dreams like nightmare Once you found hid in
rienfa cottages some print Of the gray coscorpo
but) gamin or a garcon and you lind underneath q
wearies herself In toll TO smother the hopes Of
spanish republicans. When the war comes Victor
brother monarch's help; but, II ms army leayes
Italy, he fears It win IND no throne there when
in 4 Now Sspoeo% no pnsss iSa
fortnight and tney pegm Peg to l:nore him HIS nrst
reverss away Z. n 0as na asa he achieved
way into Paris after crushing the Germans Neither
Louis Philippe nor this Napoleon dare call hemse
Kings OF France-they are King and Emperor Of tho
French. ~ H.'e
Bismarck himself, the ablest, most unscrupulous
popular suffrage and constitutional legislatures bo-
fore ne get space to act Warwick, the old king
to forilfy his own power. Our modern kingmaker
mnst even borrow leay6 Of the German masses to
play despot. Frederick William began IN trying TO
attempts to grapple with It and. aghast, he
nnds himself face to face with republic.
ers head in the desperate effort to save MS
own crown from worse foe. The victory Of Sedan
man stood between a German despot in front Of him
and republican Paris behind. Jules Favre was the
them we thought to nnd the dust OF the Napoieonic
dynasty. But 1t proved such mere shadow that
with an armed epaSc in s before hm
and the posi- bility OF nnding another when he re-
turns turns to berlin The Greek fol who sawed on the
man descendant OF that cautious person Ii trying
hard to splice , tSget4sr again the division which
Sce the last soldier lett Rome the Pope has spent
his anxious hours In deciding where he shall run;
Ing on Rome is only TO save II from the red repub-
cans. Russia shrlnks back, hoping TO hide from
as ss a%S Sa1 asa Ss s 1Ssr x
something; but, haunted BY the Alabama in ner
dreams, she can spare no waking moment from tho
watch over Ireland and her own radicals. So sne
yields her place at the first table OF states and con-
Denmark and switzerand-at the second board. The
whole Of Europe is hOneyc0lned, and the seethtng
Holiness zone Horse shay" ali the thrones drop to
pieces at once. They remind one of the cab morse
In Pickwick, which could stand while In motion
Meanwhile Madrid Paris. Florence. Berlin and the
rest crystalline INTO republics II you take on the
superintendent weight but a single moment Tho
hour OF the people has come. Everything nelps
them. The timid incompetency Of England and that
angry pride which cheats the intellect OF bismarck
both serve the good cause equally well The first
shows the masses that, once marshalled, their
claims strike aristOcracy into dumb and helpless
confusion OF COUNSEL fearing to do anything In its
uncertainty what to do. Bismarck had 1t In bis
power to have planted peace between republican
France and Prussia for the nest two generations,
meanwhile delaying the advance OF democracy FOR
many year: A magnanimous prince at Sedan. yes,
simply q se1shy cunning prince there might have
insured the Pruesian throne to his grandcnild Tho
victory had humbled his only foe. Behind was the
had only to encaInp at Sedan and oifer peace. The
world would have recognized his power to go To
Paris; would have seen also the magnanimlty that
disdained to humble q nation betrayed by Its
leaders. By the splendor Of such an act Prussia
would have led Europe for many u year. Selfish In
slinct cried for IT, II honor SILENT The
first step that Prussia made from Sedan TO Paris de-
| stroyed forever all Blsmarcks claim 10 be thought
| statesman. Ignoranty or angrly he lung away such
an opportunity o. strengthening MS own land In the
Instead Of this he did all that In hin lies insure
that Immortal hate and undying purpose OF revenge
which viii breed up the next generation OF French
! men for nothing else but to put the trcoior some
day over Berlin. The next generation OF Prussia
will have cause 10 weep thai at this hour, great In
possibilities, Prussia had no statesman TO reap the
harvest which her greatest oil captains Motke, had
| got for her. The man whom we all thouyhE suly,
an OxenstlerD, turns out only to be an adr0t mana
ger, second lieutenant 10 M0lt!se aud the willing
| tool OF bfgot king-no breadth no foresight, no
large instincts OF humanity always the highest Wis
dom. Prussia armed in order to yindlcale her right
| to manage her own affairs. she marches to Paris
lies the capital OF the world the home OF Two mil
lions OF men, well as Of science, art lierature and
civilization the capital Of great military nation
| was TO the field, IL was only seeming war she
waged. He never conquered france. He only tri-
bought or whipped into counterfeiting her.
You have broken my sword, not my power
| Iwil send out a thought mid The millions,
And the kings, and not !, shall despair.
Now, IN this insolent attempt to display his power
| and parade sham victory he subjects this great
| city TO the horrors OF war; Humanity itself would
hardly weep If the pestence delivered Paris leav>
Ing neither peasant nor prnceliDg TO tell the tale at
Berlin. The tears ana curses OF the civilized world
blast the German laurels Napoleon's fall was
speedy In less than thirty days. Prussias quicker
stu: she entered Sedan borne on the wonder.
left It followed by the loathng aud the contempt OF
both Continents. She banked the hopes Of the
age. new power, born within the memory of living
men, we supposed her blood was tne blood Of this
! century. Her fall insults our civilization; blood
thirsty and md greedy unscrgPa0as and ovesbeagins
| lippes and Charleses OF bygore days. She Is not q
| nati0n-only an overgrown army-a horde OF bril-
barbarous South, Haunting Libby Prison and Ander-
sOnviile in the face OF ChrstendOm may Justly call
across the ocean TO the black eagle, Art thou too,
| We rejoice that Providence thus 5ures under Its
own folly this new aud dreaded military power and
robs It Of the means to cripple the rising democracy
as might have done had retained the respect or
| the wold. We sympathise with Germany thus dis
graced by her princes France has been by Napo.
that the world gave to Paris under the usurpers
heel. But Paris could claim one point Of superiority
over Berlin. She was beguiled and deludei with
at least the words OF liberty. Napoleon paid her 10
much respect to seem TO ask leave to reign; with
| insoent bluntness Frederick tells Germany as ne
Cod" Napoleon could not safely leave Paris. Dur r.
| ing this Prussian marauders absence Berlin Is as
| submissive AZ under his heel.
! Our government should utter the verdict OF CIVIL
Eaton and liberty on this bald barbartsm. IL should
at leat protest against this vengeance unoending
adest renuSI,c e msssr e sP powsr ., M e age inc
| tury, should speak for humanity amid this breath
less and cowardly silence Of kings:
|