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" The one Idea whica History exhibits as evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to throw dovgi all the barriers erected between men . by prejudice and one-sided views ; and , by setting aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Colour , to treat the whole Human race as one brotherhood , having one great object—the £ ree development of our spiritual nature . "—HumholdVa Cosmos .
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK- i > aoe Naval and Military 872 3 k > olcsellers'Adulterations ............ 878 The Jewish Nation .-,.. , 8 S 3 Bigotry Rapped on the Knuckles . 886 State of Trade 873 Congratulations 878 TwoNovels 884 Tie Coronation of the Czar 867 Miscellaneous 873 « OrMv . A ,,. m ,, Social and Professional Life 884 Mr-Dallas on the Transatlantic Postscript .... 875 OPEN COUNCIL- . The Ancient Solar System . 885 Electric Telegraph ... 3 BT G ! he Order in American Disorder ... 879 — ..- , „ . IS !^? . ^_^™ ::::::::: ii - public affairs-. - ¦¦ . ¦¦ , . . uterature- T ^ "Snin 6 s _^ ..... ,...... 885 America . 868 The Peace of Europe 875 Summary ..... ........ i $ ............... 880 ' m * . ' p . -,,- * . ! . - " QQR Ireland ; . ...... 869 . The Reduction of the Forces ......... 876 32 merson on England ............. 8 S 0 llie Gazette 885 Continental Notes .... 869 The Moscow Coronation ............... 877 The Sketcher .............................. 882 COMMERCIAL AFFAIRSOur Civilization 871 TheLastK . G 877 Qlie Religious Wars of Prance 882 City Intelligence , Markets , & c . 885
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VOIi . VII . No . 338 ] SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 13 , 1856 . Price { SSS !^; :: IS ^ '
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Ins coronation , no higher wisdom in his policy , and Russian to the backbone , he still trusts in the pageantry of Mosco \ v as a means of establishing a hold upon his dominions . Of course Alexander intended the huge outlay of cash and toil on the coronation ceremony to serve a purpose , and it could scarcely serve any purpose but one . The procession of entry on the 5 th formed an army representing all the powers of Russia—its Government , its nobles , its soldiery , regular and irregular- —the whole collected for a single parade in the presence of a
multitude , also representing Russia . Alexander led the assembled might of the empire to bow in adoration before the sacred images and the relics , and ho feasted the multitude with a lavish hospitality . These acts formed tangible lessons to all beholders , which the meanest of the multitude could read . If a man . will travel to the capital of old Russia , and for one single day witness the emperor ' s acts , he will find that from the royal hand flows the good cheer , the wealth , and honour of that vast portion of the globe . If ho will
< jnter the temple , he will find that the most exalted power which this world can display , the omperor , who is as far removed from the peasant A 3 man is from a superior world , nevertheless bows down to the images and relics in the church ; and shall not the peasant believe that his own welfare , here and hereafter , depends upon submission to the same power of images and relics . Th « peasant
knows that he owes his life , his industry , the power to exist upon earth , to the nobleman above him ; but in the capital of old Russia ho finds all the nobles , all the soldiers , all the great of the land , bow down to the one emperor , the one and indivisible . The threo lessons have practically taught tho Russian that it is but an inferior kind of Maaphemy to question the word , tho power , or the goodness of the imperial representative of
might upon earth . It is true that the accounts oi the pageant will not be carried throughout Russia , as they would throughout England or France , by the means of the press ; true that the story will but gradually pass from mouth to mouth ; but it will not be the less impressive , it will not be the less adorned with wonderful traits and incidents , it will not be couched in language less calculated to reach the heart of each particular man in the empire . The pageant , therefore , will really perform that function which the emperor and his councillors must have intended when they expended upon it so lai'ge a portion of their not unlimited funds as one million sterling or more .
At first we might say that the lesson , which is conveyed to Russia must be read backwards by the rest of Europe- ^ that the potentate who can rely upon such means of power as this , cannot have any higher reliance , and must be content to reckon himself beneath those who can command , the intellect , the science , and the political influence of the civilized world . But perhaps our own superiority is not so certain . Jf neither
Nicholas nor Alexander obtained , through the Russian war , the Vienna Conference , ox the Paris Conference , all the objects at which tliey immediately aimed , is it certain that any one of the other Powers obtained a portion of its objects , or < jven so large a portion of its objects ? Still more , we may ask whether the peoples , whose pride it is to suppose themselves to be represented by their Governments , obtained any guarantee whatever for their own desires ? What did Piedmont
obtain ? Nothing but slight . What did England obtain ? Nothing but the doubt whether ' England' and Clarendon were one and the same thing in the Paris meeting . All public events on the Continent , at present , are of a kind to make us ask whether Russia is , after all , not more truly persevering than any one of the most civilized countries of Europe , —whether , in fact , the Powers , as they are called , are not swayed more by Russian principles than by those which
theyarc compelled to profess before their own peoples ? France hag professed to hold tho balance between extreme parties in Europe , and should , therefore , give an immediate support to constitutional principles . Yet Piedmont is at present suffered to maintain a precarious independence of Austria ; and -when Manin proposes a complimentary gift from the French people , in the form of a subscription towards tho artillery expense for the oxtended fortifications of Alessandria , Loyia Natoleon
prohibits the subscription-. France is not allowed to sympathize with Piedmont ; but France , officially at least , was represented in the idle pomp of Moscow . The arch-Adventurer has just crossed over into Spain : what for ? Even the failure at Neufchatel does not establish the impartiality of Louis Naeoleon . For if it were true that he was prepared to wink at the restoration of royal authority in the canton , there ave two reasons why lie should not feel very warm on the subject . He has several things to request
from Switzerland , who might materially obstruct his policy , both in Italy and in Germany ; and he will not be very soiry to let the slow and uncertain Frederick William undergo a few such misfortunes . Besides , Count j > e Potjrtales was guilty of a grave offence when he attempted to raise an insurrection in the name of royalty , without being certain of more success . A nobleman who lifts a flag in the name of the King , and allows himself to be put down by a major , can he no object of sympathy or pity for the hero of the conn cPetat .
The conduct of the Swiss in the canton may have its lessons for others besides the Kings and Emperors . It is an example which the French may study . There is no people on earth which , preferring freedom , to death , cannot be fi'ee ; the people of Piedmont have proved that they can overcome the most insidious enemies of their independence and freedom , —a great foreign enemy like Austria , and an alien clergy like the Roman priesthood . Unable to carry cut his threat of excommunication , the Pope has been obliged to cede
the offices of the Church even to the purchasers of the sequestrated Church property . The Bishops of the Sardinian dominions felt their difficulty . If they persevered in refusing tbo offices of the Church , they would first afilict many of their best clients upon earth , and secondly they would suffer to exist living evidences that men can oppose tho Church and yet can thrive in all the relations of life . Since they could not command the lightnings of H eaven to strike the purchasers of sequestered property with
death and destruction , they found that their only resource was to forgive the misappropriators ; and they have obtained the concurrence of the Pove in that policy . This is the true meaning of fli » , merciful concession made by the Sacra ^ <; 'i ^^^^^ J * \ Mi tenzioria . ftJJ ^^^ 'Q ^ 'f ^ i * ' tA From America they report the continua » g ^ q »& T ^^^ MT 3 *; ' * p Pf ^*^ 5 ^ ^ W ^ WiMS *^ ifg !>
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 13, 1856, page 1, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_13091856/page/1/
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