The Sun. — 1848-03-13 (London, England)

GARNIEE PAGES. " Cursed be the Government," say we, " which shall evoke a discord among the nations 1 " War would be the greatest obstacle to the liberation of the Europeans —the only obstacle, in truth, because without that impediment the power of the popular will must prove irresistible.  Whilst these enormous changes are taking place, it is incumbent upon France and England to continue in the van of the glorious movement. France has advanced herself to the front rank of those nations which are in the march of Liberty. She has earned for herself the glory of being the Standard-bearer of Freedom. In 1792 she rose for the first time in vindication of the rights of humanity. In 1830 she gave royalty its last chance of consecrating itself by a more intimate association with the multitude. In 1848 she has  risen nsgtai trumpet ;I!l');irne indignation—she has blown the l republicanism—she has planted air i iinm hp,or t of the banners of democracy upon her palace.-51:e has declared that kingcrAft :dull' ha no more. Force, therefore, by a triple right, has become the Standardbearer of Freedom. England, on the contrary, has presented to the world, for three centuries, a spectacle of the progressive development of a popular and representative constitution. In England the great problem of society has been solved almost as by a miracle—the political circle has been squared—there has been a perfect quadruple alliance between the four. predominant powers of civilised life democracy, aristocracy, autocracy, and theocracy ! The Church, the King, the nobles, and the people have severally imparted motion to the :complex and admirable machinery of the Government. While, however, England has presented this wonderful spectacle to the world, she has reserved (except by the involuntary force of her example) all the blessings of the freedom which she has, acquired to herself. She has even fought side by side with the soldiers of northern despotism for the triumph .of dynastic power and the re-establishment of the system of absolute government upon the Continent. France, with very different sentiments of international fraternity, became not me. ely the prophet but the apostle of free institutions ; she scattered abroad the seeds of that knowledge which had been planted by the encyclopredists, and which had ultimately grown up into the Tree of Liberty; she rendered herself not only the Standardbearer but the Gladiator of Freedom. The unseen spirit of Republicanism marched under the eagles of her great Emesitoa, and left the pressure of its footprints upon the soil which had been saturated with the blood of his victories. Thirty years of peace have allowed those seeds to germinate, and those footmarks of freedom to become hardened. The seeds have struck their roots deeply into the hearts of the nations ; the footmark. have connected them with each other by a visible association, and have thus afforded an additional argument to the fraternizing impulse of the age.  Again France has sounded the tocsin of liberty— a Republic has been proclaimed in Paris. England has now an opportunity of expiating her criminal interference with the Continent. Let the convocation of the National Assembly, and the consolidation of the French Republic, be the signal for the atonement of Great Britain.  The Rhenish. Observer and the Official Gazette of Vienna of the 4:h have au article on the French Revolution, in which, after some very violent remarks against the new system, which the writer calls the reign of terror and disorder, he says—" We have no need to say that these principles compromise society and existence. Happily, the mine laid under Germany and Italy has exploded at Paris sooner than the incendiaries expected, and Europe has a view of the abyss into which it was intended to plunge her. In such circumstances there is but one means of safety, the firm attachment of the people to their governments, and their faithful and honourable fulfilment of their, duties in the hour of danger, in every station and class of society. Relying upon the virtues of the subjects under the sceptre of Austria, this monarchy may calmly wait for events, strong in its reliance upon PROVIDENCE, and in its confidence in its people.°  The Cologne Gazette announces that the magistrates and presidents of the bourgeoisie of Hanover recently addressed a petition to the KING to demand the representation cf the people in the Germanic Diet, and the immediate convocation of the States. The petition was transmitted to one of King ERNEST'S Aides-des-Camp. The Hamburgh Correspondent positively announces that the railroad company have received orders to prepare special trains for the conveyance of a Prussian corps d'arnzie of 2,000 men, which is about to proceed to the banks of the Rhine.  The Prussian State Gazette states that the Hungarians are only-one step from revolution. They have addressed the boldest demands to the Court of  Vienna.  Accounts from Lombardy state, that on Tuesday, the 7th, martial-law was proclaimed at Milan. The Pudesta Calati, in accord with the municipal council, has protested against this measure. Milan wears the aspect of = st=town in a state of siege. At nightfall all the shops are shut, and at nine o'clock the caf6s, hotels, and restaurants are also closed. The law against assemblages of the people is so rigidly in • terpreted, that three persons are not allowed to walk abreast. At every moment troops preceded by their drums beating are traversing the streets. The artillery also is repeatedly passing with lighted matches. The director of the police, who had shown during a week !unequivocal signs of mental alienation, has resumed his sad charge. The commissary who committed suicide was named DE