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Department de Ville de Paris (France) (search for this): chapter 5
and maintain peace. The government had undertaken to find work for the unemployed in and about Paris, but as it had neither workshops nor business organizations, neither factories nor machinery, an proposed intervention in Italy, the condition of trade, and the alarming increase of beggary in Paris. In regard to the last-mentioned subject, I quote as follows: . To answer the demands may those who are evidently unused to begging would require daily a small fortune. At evening all Paris, almost, seems to be abroad in search of charity. Young men stop you in the streets to ask assi The agitation continued in France, the army was kept constantly on the alert, the streets of Paris were filled with artillery, conspiracy was suspected on every hand, the republic was in constaneral interest. In speculating upon the course of events ill Germany and Austria, as viewed from Paris, Dana declares that no reaction can ever take back the abolition of seignorial rights, or reimpo
Scotia (search for this): chapter 5
into a hereditary one--with promising aid to Italy and then refusing it. He calls attention to the fact that while all Europe has been going through political convulsions, the retrograde party is everywhere gathering strength—everywhere rejoicing in the prospect of returning to power. The revolutionary forces have only two allies-winter and famine-against which armies are powerless and martial law of no effect. The discontentment which had spread to England, and was increased by famine in Ireland, shook his confidence in the eternity of British institutions, and led him to declare: The majesty of England is after all fragile at the base, the feet of the statue are of clay. Its day will come, sooner or later, whether to-morrow or the next century, no man can foretell. A feudal aristocracy monopolizing the soil, and the moneyed aristocracy monopolizing the materials and implements of industry, are both things that cannot stand before the spirit that is abroad. Nor will they d
Hungary (Hungary) (search for this): chapter 5
nary genius of France first to extinguish the conflagration around themselves, and then to destroy forever that France whence the revolution had gone forth. The spirit of democracy had spread throughout the continent. The people of Italy and Hungary were like those of France and Germany, showing a firm determination to substitute republicanism for despotism. Local disturbances seemed about to merge themselves in European revolution, and the people were everywhere calling for help. But thet she may shirk from the responsibilities which that post implies. The aid which from motives of mere self-interest, she rendered to America in the hour of need she is bound to render from motives of paternal generosity to Italy, to Germany, to Hungary, and to Poland, to every appealing nation to which that aid may avail. Those nations are in some sort her children — called into life by her influence and example-and it is treachery of the same hue, though of a fainter tinge, to allow them to
Preussen (search for this): chapter 5
dren — called into life by her influence and example-and it is treachery of the same hue, though of a fainter tinge, to allow them to be strangled by Absolutism, as it would be to allow one of her own provinces to be taken from her by Austria or Prussia. The notion that they are foreign nations and may be neglected is a relic of an idea happily growing more obsolete every day. The truth that in Christendom, in Europe, there are no foreign nations, but that all are members of one sisterhood, ofential in the growth of this National Spirit in the French nation. It is their preparation for the last and most momentous war in Europe for the final struggle between Despotism and Liberty. Calling attention to the alliance between Russia, Prussia, and Austria to resist the democratic tendency of the times, he declares: If France is the positive pole of Europe, Russia is the negative — the one the day-dawn, the other blackest midnight; the one life, the other death. Pointing out
Russia (Russia) (search for this): chapter 5
mentous war in Europe for the final struggle between Despotism and Liberty. Calling attention to the alliance between Russia, Prussia, and Austria to resist the democratic tendency of the times, he declares: If France is the positive pole of Europe, Russia is the negative — the one the day-dawn, the other blackest midnight; the one life, the other death. Pointing out how Russia was becoming everywhere the leader of the party of resistance, that France was in better condition to makRussia was becoming everywhere the leader of the party of resistance, that France was in better condition to make war than any other nation of Europe, and that a general war was sure to break out sooner or later, he argued that the sooner France begun it the sooner and the more certainly would she conquer a lasting peace. But in order that his personal views so depraved as that! I have simply attempted to show that a war is inevitable, that it will be a war between France and Russia, or between Liberty and Despotism, and that France has lost the opportunity of strengthening herself very greatly by negl
France (France) (search for this): chapter 5
y the fact that a revolution had broken out in France, which ended in the expulsion of Louis Philipp on the drift of public affairs, especially in France. He formed definite and not always favorable fullness, as bearing upon an acute question in France which had not yet made its appearance in his oer from Paris relating mostly to the policy of France towards the surrounding countries. I shall omand constitutions were coming into existence. France, having been the first to drive out the old ansend the French army on a democratic crusade. France had troubles of her own in abundance, and deepons form only one aspect of the argument. For France it is not only a question of morals but of intc tendency of the times, he declares: If France is the positive pole of Europe, Russia is the r is inevitable, that it will be a war between France and Russia, or between Liberty and Despotism, and that France has lost the opportunity of strengthening herself very greatly by neglecting the dic[9 more...]
America (Netherlands) (search for this): chapter 5
and intellectual success, it is believed that although the letters written to the various journals on his list were not absolutely identical, they constituted the first syndicated correspondence ever contracted for by any one either in Europe or America. Perhaps nothing in Dana's career ever showed more clearly his practical sense, or bore stronger evidence as to his natural genius for journalism, which, except during the war between the States, was to be his occupation to the end of his life.the era of Universal Emancipation. She is not put at the head of the great movement of these times in order that she may shirk from the responsibilities which that post implies. The aid which from motives of mere self-interest, she rendered to America in the hour of need she is bound to render from motives of paternal generosity to Italy, to Germany, to Hungary, and to Poland, to every appealing nation to which that aid may avail. Those nations are in some sort her children — called into lif
Poland (Poland) (search for this): chapter 5
ty to come out from the old league of kings and despots, and, planting herself on the rock of popular Liberty, to proclaim the era of Universal Emancipation. She is not put at the head of the great movement of these times in order that she may shirk from the responsibilities which that post implies. The aid which from motives of mere self-interest, she rendered to America in the hour of need she is bound to render from motives of paternal generosity to Italy, to Germany, to Hungary, and to Poland, to every appealing nation to which that aid may avail. Those nations are in some sort her children — called into life by her influence and example-and it is treachery of the same hue, though of a fainter tinge, to allow them to be strangled by Absolutism, as it would be to allow one of her own provinces to be taken from her by Austria or Prussia. The notion that they are foreign nations and may be neglected is a relic of an idea happily growing more obsolete every day. The truth that in C
Austria (Austria) (search for this): chapter 5
an extract now and then on some subject of general interest. In speculating upon the course of events ill Germany and Austria, as viewed from Paris, Dana declares that no reaction can ever take back the abolition of seignorial rights, or reimpose, the first of which related exclusively to French affairs, and the second to the progress of the revolution in Germany, Austria, and Italy. On October 4th he wrote his final letter from Paris relating mostly to the policy of France towards the sure, to allow them to be strangled by Absolutism, as it would be to allow one of her own provinces to be taken from her by Austria or Prussia. The notion that they are foreign nations and may be neglected is a relic of an idea happily growing more obfor the final struggle between Despotism and Liberty. Calling attention to the alliance between Russia, Prussia, and Austria to resist the democratic tendency of the times, he declares: If France is the positive pole of Europe, Russia is t
Europe (search for this): chapter 5
City editor New York tribune visits Europe as correspondent revolution of 1848 provisiond then I had thirty-five. On this I lived in Europe nearly eight months, saw plenty of revolutiondence ever contracted for by any one either in Europe or America. Perhaps nothing in Dana's career He calls attention to the fact that while all Europe has been going through political convulsions, turbances seemed about to merge themselves in European revolution, and the people were everywhere cae every day. The truth that in Christendom, in Europe, there are no foreign nations, but that all ar between Democracy and Absolutism commenced in Europe long ago; it was definitely engaged in ‘92 whearation for the last and most momentous war in Europe for the final struggle between Despotism and Llares: If France is the positive pole of Europe, Russia is the negative — the one the day-dawncondition to make war than any other nation of Europe, and that a general war was sure to break out [5 more...]<
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