The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-08-05
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The Situation in Europe.

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IN the rear. and tie Bonapsrtists are but little
better. TIE Count &c ChaIBb0nd II a public
proclamation announces las retirement from
Frame. in order that bis presence N the country
nav no longer give eogntenance % agitation ;
the Prime de goiuriile Will take bis seat - j
Republican in The Azsembiy and the man Of
SEDAN re1a4iEs patiently waiting IN MS English
retreat f0r the restoration Of his dynasly- thus
tie m0Darchieal cause appears % be IN dislaEOr
IN France. just AZ preset, but II does not follow
that he Republic Is really 80 much stronger
T5isrs announces himself as = Republican, but
5e + more really : constitutional monarchist.
The contest FOR the Government Of tie country
hzs been between Theirs and Napoleon. Thiers
has won. and viii be President for the next two
7ears. and during thSs time the attempt VIII be
made - give France a permanent TORN Of Govern
nent hat viii smbOdy the principle Of popular
rule 5gt whether the popular Government viii
" q genuine Republic OF a Constitutional
Monarchy, remains 70 be seeD. II Thiers shall
give power. strength, cohesion and a liberal
Government TO the people Of France, he must
follow the Aap0leouie idea IF order with
liberty But the French character naturally
loves ire zplendors Of an empire, eTen while il
eiings % tie rights Of the people, and It IL in
possible 70 say that unexpected Developments
may not get restore that form Of Government.
with constitutional limitations that would now
be gladly accepted by Napoleon. THEIRS is now
TIE ezecutive head Of France, and If be were a
believer IN the capacity Of the people for rcpub-
lean Institutions, or indeed a sincere republican
himself, the country under his administration
might settle down permanently into that form Of
Government. Bat ne has been a Lifelong
OF eanist, and there IL little doubt but that ne
viii labor towards the establishment Of aere-
ditaTy rule combined with popular legislative
and constitutional rights. This may be plainly
inferred from his elaborate speech in the Assem-
big On the 8th Of June, IN extract from which
reads A. follows
81 am not changed, and viii tell Tou how far I
SIN Republican / have all my life thought about
the government which my country should desire,
and 4 / had mad the power which no mortal has
ever possessed, / would have Ziren 20 my country
that which n the measure Of my strength I have
laoored Tor forty years % secure % i, without being
able % succeed the constitutional monarchy Of
England I wish you 10 know me wholly I desire
70 Halter no party I desire 10 speak the truth as il
- or appears 70 me. We'll, then, gentlemen. yes. I
md that they are free,-nObly, grandly fee-at
Washington, and that they 30 very great things
there but / ind also that they are equally free ~
London, and may I bs permitted 10 say il, more free
perhaps than At Washington The reason IS that at
LONDON me government has been placed ia q regiOI
which - at an equal distance frnm passion in high
plhees and from passion IN low. Never in any other
country, IN any tine, has the government been
PLACED IN q region where reason prevails more, where
reason - les disturbed. There the princes who
govern are compelled TO take advice. r they wish
70 have a share IN governing, they have III equal
snare OF responsibility. All princes have not under
stood the celebrated maxim which / have adhered 70
throughout my life: Primers must acknowledge
that tne monarchy in our times cau be nothing but
the sel-government Of the c~Ountry-that Is TO Ey,
a republic with a hereditary president -
Meanwhile the alacrity with which the loan Of
the Government IL taken, shows the wonderful
elasticity Of French finances, and the eztraor-
binary resources aad vitality Of the people. The
country is the richest in Europe, snd if she re-
mains in peace a few years, she viii overcome
her financial difficulties. and be on the highway
70 prosperity and power again.
In Britain. Notwithstanding the opposition Of
Earl Russell and a few Of bis GROWERS in sympa-
thy IN Parliament, the ratification Of the Treaty
Of Washington is received with general salts
faction, a. a fresh and strong guarantees Of friend
ship between the two great English-speaking
nations Of the world. The administration OF
Grant and Gladstone will have the proud boast
in the future, Of having put the two countries on
better terms with each other than ever before.
But there 10 a new bone of discomfort, just
discovered, that like a cloud, no bigger than a
mans hand, il beginning to loom up in the
European horizon. Bismarck the inevitable, has
asked Of England the cession to Germany Of the
leland Of Heligoiand, as necessary for the pro-
Of the German coast. Granville replies
England does not wish to sell, and in effect,
hat IL IS no affair Of hers whether Germany
needs the island or not. And 90 the matter stood
at last accounts. The little lslasd Of Heligo-
and, which may be destined % render the .. bat
lie of DOrking something more than The dream
Of a magazine writer, lies in the German ocean,
about thirty-fve miles from the mouth Of the
Eibe. Il il only about a mile in length, and
about a third Of a mile in breadth, supporting
IN various wars a population Of twenty-iour
persons. But though 30 very small, it
s famed in history. and it is supposed 70 be the
island mentioned by Tacitus, where the German
Hertha was worshiped. As early as the
seventh century the inhabitants were converted
to Christianity. Originally 1t formed a part of
SchIesxig Holstein, but was taken by the Danes
IN lsIts anu FetdlAeN D then lIA loOl5 When II
passed into the hands of the English. England
used it for a double purpose, as a naval station
and az a depot from which goods could be snug
gIed into Germany. An English garrison is
always kept on the island, but its internal affairs
are lefs to the inhabitants. The soil il rich, but
Of course the chief products Of the Island come
from It's fisheries. It's position makes It an i'm
portant naval station, and the Germans complain
that during the recent war it rendered essential
aid to the naval operations Of the French. Ger
many will be az eager to gain as England viii be
to lose II, and if Bismarck persists in
his demand, as we do not doubt that he Will,
most serious complications must ensue.
Ere this, Victor Emmannel, King Of United
Italy, has established MS capital in the Eternal
City. and Rome VIII no longer be the city Of the
Holy Father. Whether the Pope viii remove TO
some other point, and thence send forth his
appeal to the faithful of al nations to restore
n his 81 heritage . remains n ba neon Tho