Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1849-10-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TIIE SPIRIT OF EVIL.  Mischief gains the ascendant in the central continent of the civilized world, wearing the crown and wielding the imperial sceptre. The Revolution of 18 IS had its ugly traits; but, for all their errors, in their brief possession of power the peoples were generous. . . .  Their crimes have been eclipsed by the deeds of legitimate authority. It is with the return of her spiritual and temporal Prince that meanness, servility, and cowardly oppression, return to Rome; it is victorious Russia who is dictating an unchristian and cowardly breach of hospitality to the Turk ; it is the Imperial Government of Austria which is setting the example of blood to the rebels of Hungary ; it is the renewal of " order" in France which opens the way for a cruel and jesuitical treachery. Prussia and Austria are negotiating the partition of Germany among them—and then, Heaven help patriots or peoples! It is not alone the cruelty of the ascendant powers which is to be deplored, but the lamentable moral and material effects that must follow. A but spirit rules, and its influence is mischief. Austria is teaching the Hungarians, and all nations attempting to change the form or policy of their institutions, that victorious governments give no quarter to chivalrous foes, and that the only safety for nations that rebel is war to extermination. Hungary would now be safer if the rebels of Austria and Bohemia had broight the whole Royal Family and its adherents to the block—that is the lesson which Amnia has recorded in letters of blood. Batthyani attempted to reconcile new imperial claims and old national rights: liatthyani is condemned to ignominious death. An imperial government is one that upholds its authority by the flogging of aoys and women : revolutionary leaders disdain brutal and degrading weapons, but the imperial statesmen and ,decorated cavaliers of Austria wield the scourge and the rope and war upon the weak. Thu scene at Ituskby, where Madame de 111aclerspach was scourged by order of an Austrian officer, was not only brutal iii itself, hut of necessity it rouses throughout Hungary— throughout Europe—a spirit of villement revenge that longs to slake its thirst in the blood of the oppressor. The last act of leniency, if it is truly reported, only casts a baser slur on these ferocities : to the fugitives at Within' the same Haynau has granted an amnesty. Thus Kossuth, protected by the Crescent sword, enjoys the Imperial mercy ; Goergey, who negotiated at tho head of an army, is freely pardoned ; Batthyani, who confided in law and chivalrous faith, is murdered by the dispenser of Imperial favour—a favour which spares die strong and wars upon the vanquished. Austria is fostering the had passions of the dark ages. Nay, the manly Rudolph, who founded the ?Anise of Ilapsburg, would blush for die recreant son who lives the power and dignity of that house in keeping to the butcher Myriam So in Fret cc, the literary adventurer Thiers, not having much hope of the Republic as a profitable investment of Ins talents, is speculating for the fall, and warning Name revolutionists not to trust those who have enjoyed the favour of princes. They are the crowned and accompli,dted vindicators of " Order " who are teaching Site world bad faith, cruelty, and degrading cowardice. And England 1 Alas! she looks on and—prevaricates. She utters sublime sentiments, piquantly composed in essays by Henry John Viscount Palmerston—and suffers the wrong to go on. Does she not raise a finger—does she not vindicate the independence of Turkey 1 No. that would be '' tincourteous" to Russia. Do none of her sons volunteer to avenge the matron .vhorn Austrian heroes have licaten with nulls ill the public market-place 1I No, that would be disagreeable, expensive, and "ridiculous." England cannot help: she herself is not unstained by cowardice at Malta, EMI not undisgraced by prevarication anywhete. Iler leading men tolerate the trade in cant, perhaps share in it; and if other politicians compete with them in the trade, she cannot help herself; she has no rebuke to put down the daagerous quackery of Repeal in Ireland, or more dangerous mustioiialia that winks at crop-lifting. She too is possessed by the spirit of evil— a Luau and low suirit of trwilding to k,tti.SIVI -bg!SliiS.—Npectuor.