The New York herald., 1870-05-09

tended from 1914 20 1853. During th,s perIod tud
Sernan enpire en- was sne scene Constant quarrels
tons cal ed Gueipus and Oh benss, which dimmed
the las,re 0tho hai & conierrei OMIT; Naples and
Denmark arose TO some imnO tslce under Wiidenat
IL IN France legIs aton an police restraints wera
dclnged in bood 5, the wars Of tle Roses y Genoa
spain still suffered from the Mooss; Portugal be-
came distinct Kingdom Sweden aud Norway came
into ex. .e Essa @ reys 5rnay
Hungary and Bohemit were added TO Austria, and
the Turkish empire rose to = ca powes, putting az
began 60 be cultivated again IN the west and litera,
ture and learning to flourish. Many Inventions
Were produced, such as paper making, printing, en-.
craving painting IN Oil, Runpowder aud the marns
compass, and this brings us 20 the fourth period oj
world '---"-.
The fourth period extended 200 years to 1850
III u America and the West Indies were discovered.
The Reformation brought about great changes In very
many respects In ne4Ily every European country.
Germany made important Legislative imprOyementsi
feudai government was destroyed In FRINGE; Spain
power especially under Ellzabotn; Italy divided
Itself into numerous small States, Switzerland be-
came republic; the provinces VI Holland declared
thelr independence OF Spain; Poland nourisheds
Denmark became OF importaice; affairs In Russia
assumed anew appelrance ,ne power q the Iartars
grand under S0lyman ii.
About 1850, the Deaianlny OF the nth historic
period, the polislcal syste a3 OF Europe began To
undergo considerable Change. wht:n, from various
causes, continued until the time OF Bonaparte: Re.
volulioas in England. France, Germany and Russia
caused various notifications, not 0ay in the lmits
OF the various com ries plt so IN tneir
gDverameats ana rrihee euae sseTa ~ tS
support and continuance OF their wars; th6
general conhguratloa o. Europe, however dld noe
ant IN another and new aspe Co onies from all
the western Kingdoms were continually going 70 the
new America-that country wiiic should IN future
exercise control the destues OF the worlds
From time 10 time in the III tory OF the world thero
OF their enterpi.cs and the power o, their neIieou
and ambition have elt Of them-
upon yss rs stT snd anS soa
magne. Though they al possessed many traits OF
character whch the Present age nnot q nire, they
bo regarded a. having ri en- general ciy1n-
zatlon those great impulses that have so rapidly
evolved the world rom cara irsm..
AT the beginning OF ne next period another gredg
man appeared, the waves Of whose power were tele
over the Whole world and VINO. ~ the grandeur OF
his conceptions power and executive will rose from
oDscurity to dictate to Europe wnich was at that
time to the world. From lIs TO 1915 may justly bs
styled the Bonaparte an period. II woud be super
huous TO recaptulate his career; nor would II bcl
to trace the ressung OF r0n the savages
by the esslless advance OF civllz ltion, which.
since the settlement OF jamestown, III 1907 has madS
unexampled progress all things that pertain
to greatness, grandeur ana gl gllry-in literature
Bsiore closing the yes9nss Of general history is
should be observed that N NJ greas events have
been passed ulnoticed, the principal aim having
been 10 follow the western tcid-ncy VI EMPIRE ana
to present only such facss were prominent; In
formmg standards Of progress, perpetlal land
ma Ks ana historic eras. In ASA particularly greae
events occurred, such IS the career OF Ghengis
Khan aud 1anerlane. The former. 1t Is computed.
slaughtered Ij000,0 900 Of human bln1s during his
reign The efforts or such he were the lass strug.
vi OF barbarians TO arrest the onward course OF
general progress. Thou. Il fot time triumphant N
their course the genius OF progress coud never p3
entirely eradiclted where once 1t had found root
AMI growth. China AND 1niia nave been passed
because. for the most part hey have been con-
discussed h GREATER