The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-09
The Revolutionary War.

much more liberal and statesman
like colonial policy. the results o
which are strong and loyal attach
ment of the great self-governing de
Tendencies of the Mother Country al
exemplfied in their attitude during
the present war.
Meanwhile. the United States hav,
become one of the great nations o
the earth with the prospect at no dis
tant date of becoming the creates
of all. During the war of the Rev
olution. France, Spain and Holland
threw their weight into the scale &C
lively against Great Britain. whilst
she rad to combat the passive hos
tility of the northern powers of Eu
rope leagued together in what wa:
called the Armed Neutrality.
The French Revolution.
The wars of the French Revolution
lasted in effect from 1889 to 1915
The enormous sums of money requir.
ed to carry out the foreign policy OF
Louis XVI. and his successor Louis
XIV. brought France in the reign OF
Louis XVI. to the verge of bankrupt
cy. The onerous taxation fell upon
the peasantry; the rolay domain, the
lands of the nobility and the property
of the church being exempt from all
economic burdens. The National AS
sembly fell under the control of rev.
dictionary factions each more violent
and truculent than its predecessor.
The property of the church was Sc
cularized, that of the nobility seiz-
ed and sold. and the domain of the
Crown confiscated. Each faction
maintained itself in authority for a
time by violence, prescription. blood
shed and wholesale massacre.
In 1892 a Republic was proclaim
ed. In 1898 the King and Queen were
beheaded. The government in its
| frenzy offered to fraternize with any
peoples who would rebel against
their kings.
Several coalitions of European
powers were formed to prevent the
fall of the monarchy, to avenge the
execution of the king. to defend the
central powers against the revolu
tionary frenzy of republican France,
to curb the ambition of the empire.
and finally. to bring about the fall
of the empire and the abdication of
Napoleon, who for years made and
unmade kingdoms at his will. The
Revolution. the Republic. and the
Empire cost Europe millions of lives
and billions of treasure.
War of 1812-15.
Ere the animosities caused by the
American revolution had been allay-
ed, new causes of controversy grew
out of the war between England and
France under Napoleon. England in
fringed the rights of neutrals on the
high seas, claiming and exercising
the right of search of American YES
sells for deserters from the British
navy. and for contraband of war.
This with other grievances led to a
declaration of war by the United
States against Great Britain June IS,
1912. about ten days after England
had conceded all that America had
contended for. Had transatlantic tele-
graphy then existed, the war of 1912
would not have been.
The war continued until Dec. "a,
1914, when the Treaty of Client was
signed. But owing to the non-eXist-
ence of transatlantic telegraphy, the
treaty of peace was not known il
America until weeks afterwards and
meanwhile the Battle of New Orleans
was fought January s, 1915.
The Mexican War, 1853.
Texas, which had been an integral |
part of Mexico, asserted in 1885 her |
After some sanguinary |
engagements. her independence was
recognized by England. Holland and
Belgium in 1910. The war with Mex
leo still went on, however. President |
Tyler made overtures to President
Houston. of Texas, for the annexa-
lion of the latter to the United States.
A treaty to this effect was signed by
The Texan Commissioners and the
American Secretary of State, but fail
I'd of ratification by the U. s. Senate.
These negotiations were renewed and
Joint resolutions for the annexation
Of Texas were adopted by the Senate
and House of representatives in Jan
nary and February. l845.
In June following, war was de-
,lared by Mexico against the United