The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-28
National Progress in France, Germany
and Grea! Britain.
An Important Epoch IN the
History OF the Nations.
Is Russia in Her Youth or in
a Primitive Decay?
A Glance Toward the Orient-The
Asiatic Empires.


mount interest 20 the worli The long-fought
struggle APP ears TO be at an end. Monarchy and
Casarism have done their worst, and the Efforts
OF their partisans have only succeeded ia consol-
dating the lree institutions OF their country. A
Royalist ASSEMBLY, sitting In the palace Of Louis
XIV, has proclaimed the Republic. Like the MIDI
ante OF Old Il was lmpelied by a superior power
TO bless that wBica It designed to Dan. The Re-
public thus established. by popular fancy OF ne
hour but by the deliberate counses Of statesmen,
Will probably last and France may enter on long
period Of repose or rather OF commercial activity
unimpeded by the fear or revolution. The great
nation NAV at ength share the happiness OF us
smaller neg hbors and have no history.
GERMANY,
on TIE other hand, continues TO attract rhe anx-
ious interest OF thoughtful men. on the events
now taking place in tne Fatherland may be said
TO depend Ia no small degree the liberties OF man
kind for the German people represent modern
cul ure Ia lis highest deyeiopment--rhat is 10 say,
all Germans are educated, and q large proportion
OF them ale well educated. To superior mental
training they joiu nne physique aud pre-
emIneRce In military science and organization. A
young German, Who is pc maps al once professor
OF Sanscrit ana an officer o. Landwehr real
tees the Greek ideal OF citizenship, aud would
have been held worthy TO be among the guar
dams" OF Plato's MODEL Repu bic. II, then, this
naton-so learned so brave, so strong-dellb-
eratey rejects those theories Of liberty which
have hitherto been accepted, az least In principle,
by the majority OF civilized MANKIND, grave
question arises. Either these theories are
immor tai truths-in which case Germany win
be found 1shting against a divine law and
experience the usual rate OF such combatap ss-or
freedom, as expounded By Locke AMI as defended
at the peru OF taeir lives by the indicators or
American independence Is a sham and a eldson
IN WuiCQ case Germany q mt leading the WAY 10
new order OF things In which the rights Of ind-
Ylduals VIII avOWedy be sacrificed TO the might o.
the state. There can he no misunderstanding on
this point. The Prusslan government Is about to
strip the Roman Catholic Church in that country
OF It's endowneuts, bat SlGhout conceding to 1t
any freedom OF action in exchange. German
poiltic ms viii not tolerate independent church
aay more than an Independent press. Priest and
journalist alike must own no king but Caesar.
Caesar claims TO be enthroRed even in the human
conscience. Here and there German refuses to
worship tue image that Bismarck has set up, and
Is hned and imprisoned Tor his oostnacg But
tue majority OF the nation seems 10 accept and
even applaud the viglant despotlsm Of its
masters. But perhaps the inhabitants or Pome-
rama and Westpnalla are not the naeritors OF the
best Teutonic traditions, and the heart Of Ger
many beats in America rather than in Europe.
The Mississippi has well nigh taken the place OF
the Rnine In the romantic associations Of the Ger
man peasant a. OF the German poet, we may
J1dge rom centenp rary literature. in the mind
OF the famous novelist, Berthoid Auerbacn
America, It be clearly perceived, is the sacred
couEtrJ Of progress and liberty.
ENGLAND 4
confines to De troubled about many things;
chiefly the excuses 0: the rituallsts the advance
Of Russia in Central Asia ana a nervous fear lest
the Chancellor or the Exebequer should be unable
to announce a surplus OF than million.
Alarms OF this latter kind indicate an extraor-
binary amount Of prosperity, but there are also
more veriJaUle causes Tor uneasiHess.
THg HoaE RULE AGITATION,
though to al human appearance hopeless, is una
bated. The emphatic condemnation Of i. pro-
nouuced by Lord Harrington snd Mr.. Bright
though Teass ar ng 10 conservative Ministry,
carries no weight Whatever in Ireland. What the
movement LACKS, fortunately for all parties, ls
competent leader. Mr. Butt and Mr. Martin cam
not Draw the bow Of O'Couuell. Tne HDs al Cath
o1cs, school Of statesmen which is the peculiar
glory Of ireland, arc armly opposed TO any schemes
for the dlsntegra ion OF Tie Empire. Lord Emiy,
Mr.. Glsdstone's Postmaster General went so far
as 20 assure me Irish mat hey we're better gov
erned tnan their English fellow subjects, ENJOYING,
as they DID, better lana laws and more perfect re-
british DEMOCRACY.
Inc return 81 Dr. Ksnealy to Parliament by the 4
electors o. stoke-u pom Trent Is, If pOsstDie more
serious TACT than the demand ior nome rule, In
olcaung wl1espre 40 dlsirust among the lower /
orders Ia the adm nlstratlon Of jusrce. IL may
be doubted, however. whetner the new tribune OF
the people wOuld not have retained more power ]
by remaining outside tie Legislature. Cocbett, lis
prototype in piucK ana honesty, quite exun-
Euishei himself by 8CcepUn a seat IN the House.
AsameulDer OF Parliament Dr. Kenesly is but q
unit IN a crowd; the editor OF the Enpt3hT0dn I
he IS the cnei OF all tue dscontented IN toe coun-
Try. The patrlclan Clodius turned plepelan 10
OBTAIN he nibunlttan authority. DIT. kenealy is ]
mo- e likely 10 turn patrciaB as he accommodates
himsel to the ways OF an arstocrarlc Senate
tsrae eITu y.rrr - q M
England's rival, Russia, - doing much TO justify
the Tears OF AnQio-lndlans Tor the security OF
Queen Nictoriais commons IN ASA Under one
pretext or anOtner her ieglOns continue year by
year taeir advance toward the lertile ana Of
the nogus. Oniv last week another expeGiLo IN /
INTO rne rartar country was orGct cd by the War
department OF 81. PETERSBURG ana IL was oDclalJ
announced that II wOuld not be composed Of more I
tnan a lev thousand soldiers nOt very reassur- /
ing statement snen tue cobqnests OIL GIVE or
so.uiers are remembered. TIE most hopeful
guarantee tor the duration OF peace netween
the two countries wOuld seem 70 ne IN
the earnest wishes en- ertsined Dy cnAghtencd
Uusslaus or the moral and material ainelorat On Oh
the people, Wnc they know would be inGeh-
niteB REGARDED BY aoother war. me aolest CI
Egsslan adn nistrators are uhy awe 70 the some
wnat degraled position OF their country IN tle
lace OF western CtviizatiOn As one OF Turgue-
Hers heroes frankly puts It, PRUSSIA IL beniudhsnd
sne has 70 eaten up win Europe. IneY sag we
are young teope ldle taiesl nelach the sPirt
OF invention, wnich snouid characterize youth,
ana We are condemned T. i've ON loans. We are
sick because we aye only har tnfope4Ds u ~
the duly Of The government 10 RAISE Russia 70 ne
lcyei OF the rest Of EurOpe.n
A GLANCE TOWARD TIE ORIENT
Turning 10 tBat other eemt-Ouenfal Empire OF
Austria, one sees that there, asO commerce IL BE-
ginning 10 assert ner supremacy. The trial Of
Herr Ofenuem Oas been rightly described
conflict between morality and the nnan-
cial system OF age. The railway ut-
rector VINO represented the latter Is acqut-
ted and the Minister VINO ordered the prosecution
has obtained ''unimtcd leave OF susencen TOO
much zeal IL believed 70 nave been The cause OF
the discontinue OF the Cabinet, wnich had set its
heart on A CONVICTION, ana attempted 70 inhuehce
tie tribunal by questionable means As sOOn as
TINS was discovered puDlc sympathy veerah roaho
60 the sfde Of the accused, and tue jury husteieu
courage to Rivo a verdict opposed TO tRat wnIcn
the government seemed disposed 10 demand In
too arbitrary q fashion.
TTALY REUNITED.
The condition OF Italy would be emDenty salts.
factory Jus nov but for