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a youth having the " Girondms pointed out to him in the streets . This old gentleman looked to me the very type of old Paris . l " shall have much , to say to Slingby Lawrence himself on the perfect—absolutely perfect- — acting of Geoffroy as Mcrcadet , and , indeed , of the w hole caste ; and a few hints to offer as to the acting at the Lyceum . But I may tell you , without flattering our friend , that I was more struck at the wonderful adaptation to Eng lish society he has made of this monumental satire on the French Haute Bourgeoisie , when I saw the original play acted , than when I read it in England . His rewriting of the play for the English
etage iu thirteen hours is little less than a miracle But I want to say how the audience caught at two or three " mots " in the play , apropos to existing circums tances , such as " Us resscmblent a ces vieux soldats qui attendant toujours Napoleon , '" This was received with a shout of laughter . And at these words , " Le succes ! ah ! de combien d'infamies se composet ! ils souvent" ! there was an audible " frisson" through the audience ; for the success of the coup d ' etat was accomplished by how foul a murder in cold blood of three thousand inoffensive persons —besides I know not how many shot at dusk on a foggy evening , in the Champ de Mars !
It seems that Balzac left Mercadet as a five-act comedy ; but one act , of which the scene was laid at the Bourse , was thought a little " trop hazarde , " so it was cut down to three . But what a merciless dissection of this French society : rotten to the very core , a xohitcd sepulchre ! To this deep decomposition all the materializing , corrupting policy of Louis Philippe lent its whole power . There is no soul left but in the working people , and even they have tasted the poison of . materialist doctrines . Whoever has seen the profound
and terrible corruption will not be surprised at the revolutionary elements that exist , or at the panicstruck servility of the middle and upper classes here ; the disposition to accept of any strong yoke-that will keep tilings as they are ; the true Utopians ! I have no space to do more than suggest to you all the thoughts that spring from these considerations . I should like all France to sqe Mercadet acted ; it is the best of sermons . I hope all England will see the Gatne of Speculation . Le Chat Huant .
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[ In our number of July 19 last , we not only gave insertion to the address of the Central European Democratic Committee to the ltoumaius , but moreover accompanied it with a , brief explanation , who and what those lloumains were : we now give the answer of their National Committee , which , being a complete adhesion to the policy and principles of European Democracy , hIiowh at the ; same time the aspirations and tendencies of that People . ]
T 1 IK NATIONAL CO . MMn . TKH OF THE JtOUMAlNS TO Till ' . MliJIItKllS or TIIH CUNI'ILAI , ElIllOrHAN Dkmocuatio Com mittkio . C / tizkn . s , —Your appeal was listened to by the Itoumains . Your prophetic voice lias already reechoed throughout the land of the ; Itoumains , and that land of believers ban heaved with joy . Yes , we have recoiveel your Hacreel words with transport , with faith ; and tin ; faith of a Roumain is great , for his Ion" martyrdom has purified and consolidated it .
It is already IB centuries that we have Hull ' ered , worked , and silently struugleel , never having forgotten that we arc failed to rc ]> reseut . in the bosom of I'lastern liurope the . thouahc of individual liberty and collective proi / rt-sa , which has consecrated us European * to he . the apostles of 'humanity : that we . ( ire the vau-r / uard of ( fie ( irn-co-Latin race , anil that uw otiyht to hi : one of ( he Units of junction , destined- to unite oar race with those of the Sclavonians and Magyars . No , even in our "vvoi-Ht days we never doubted our great mission to mankind .
Forgotten , mistaken by the ; western IVopleH , b y our brethren of the blood of the Latin family , miscomprehended by the ; eastern IVoples , harassed by our nei-hhouis , ' nbaiuloneel , we marched steadily onwurds tbroiif ' U the ; innumerable storms which Asia fathered around mm . Kne-h blow inflated upon us , each wound rece'ived , elevated uh , hikI the ; lnllictor too--i " or b y his ninis be ; e-ame into eemtact with e'ivilisntion . The p rofound isolation and the imminent
elaii [; crH we huel elnily to coiile-nd with , lar ( rom '" -hating our e'enira ^ e-, uneejeiin ^ ly reminded iih that tee teen : of the race of those who never perish , and the . defcniili ' ints of that People which had impressed the . world , on the great road of European civilisation , with its gigantic stamp . Those Hiilferings , niore'over , daily conlirmeel us in the ; instinct , of a Rounmin , that nothing we ; inij ; ht < lo ceMild be- le )» t to mnnkinel , unel Unit the timej "will come when it ( munlund ) ahull yi \ i \ x . a
each drop of that blood we have shed . For our heart told us that God—that guide who never errs , that witness who overlooks nothing—traced our route with his Almighty finger , and his eye followed our steps . That time has come . You , now , representatives of European Democracy , give evidence before mankind of our efforts and of our rights . Citizens , by verifying the accumulated treasures which every People contains in itself , you teach us the secret of our nigh victory—you give to all of us the consciousness of our collective strength .
Mankind at last reechoes through you the so oftrepeatedcry of Fraternity / In the name of Frenchmen , Italians , Poles , and Germans , you call us your brethren . Thank you , brothers ; for up to this moment we have felt our life but through isolation and suffering . Yes , this very cry we uttered in 1848 , as also at any other great historical epoch . Whenever a ray enlightened the horizon of a People , we hoped that it would pierce the dense cloud which prevented the nations from knowing and from fraternizing with each other , and we hastened to recognize in them our brethren .
You now know that the God we worshipped in 1 S 4 S was not the God of physical iovce ,,. i . e . the God of the Romans , in . whose name , however , we have once filled the world with marvels . The scymetar of the Mussulman has blunt itself against our breasts , and , as you know , was thus prevented from reaching you , who live in the West . The God we Christians worship has exalted us by the martyrdom of several centuries , and in 1848 our God was the God of justice , the God of mankind . In 1 S 48 , since the first day of our Democratic revolution , we unanimously proclaimed , besides the sovereignty of all , justice for all , fraternity amongst all . But the time was not yet come ; our neighbours had not yet understood us . Even you , Peoples of Western Europe , you great Peoples , were not yet ready for the grand consecration of Fraternity .
Doubtless , all the Peoples have suffered ; but , m order to have fraternized in 1811 in happiness , we ought to have first walked side by side in misfortune . Yes , the great Democratic communion required simultaneous suffering and a common preparation , and then the great mourning which expended itself from one extremitj * of Europe to the other , the last three years of sorrow and blood , might have been averted . But they are passed ; from the intense evil
we foresee the hour of deliverance ; from the intense darkness which is overwhelming us , and the coldness which seized us in our dungeons , we feel that the aurora will ere long dawn upon us ; we see it coining ; we have again seized our banner , and we wave it over the heads of our neighbours , that they too may be in readiness , lift up their eyes and behold the first ray of a new light behind the rainbow of suffering Humanity , peering through the three colours on which the Roumain has inscribed with letters of lire :
Justice—Fraternity . Have confidence , brethren ; this time we shall all be united ; we ; shall march together , Hungarians , Sclavejnians , Greeks : they will all join us to struggle in the holy crusade of Democracy ; for we shall not e ' . ombut for our own sake ; , we shall ce > mbat for the ; rights of all ; the enemy of right , whoever he be , shall be ; our enemy , for our motto is : one for < t 11 , all for one ; our desire is liberty , equality , justice for all ; we wish that eve ; ry population , a . s we'll as e > ach individual , be ; entitled to freely choose its e'it . y ; and , should the fixation of territe > rial bounelaries create ;
litigation , it is not ( we're we even ten times stronger ) the sword , not brutal force ; that shall decide ; ; it will be rig ht that will be the ; mediator ; it will be ; the future ; cemgre . ' . ss of Knropean Denie > cracy , such as y ou in your sagacious lbre ; .-ight preipose to us in aelvance , and to the ; verdicth of which we ; from this moment readily submit . Our neighbours will likewi . se submit ; elo not eloubt it . At this hour the ; y all know that against brutal fem : e there will always be still greater brutal force to oppose , anel that the ; pe > we ; r of right , alone ; is invincible * , for there is no right against right .
" The ; great Danubiau Keeleration will be ; a fact of our epoe : h , " y ou say . Ye * s , for the liberty of the ; Danubian populations will be ; a fact of our e'poe-h . In the ; vie : w of self-pre' ^ e-rvat ion , < uiel the ele've-lopme'iit , of we . 'll-beiiur , association . bee * ouu \ 4 nu imperious law to all animated be * in ; n's : to man , cemside'iations of a hig her moral order re'nele * r it . still nu > re ; inipe'iious ; hut libeTt . y is to sue : h an cxte * nt , our e'sse'nce-, that , e * ve * n inel i vieluals or People ' s , who by their nature ! an ; nyinpiithotie :, anel are : at . t , rae : te : el towarels oacli oilier , reciprocall y repel eae : h other , under the pressure ! of penvcr . Withemt , liberty no association
in possible ; whilst , with liberty the : Peoples , " those : individual !! of Humanity , " will link the : individuals who associate , nccemling te > the : ir inclination anel tlieir wants , in [ iciiiiimun int . e-re \ st , {> roup the-mm-lve's around eae : h othe : r , ace : e > nling Lo the-ir e ; e : ograpliieal position anel affinities . Am e : ve > ry Pe .-ople' pe > sse : sse't ; seune : aptitudes of its e > wn , unel a speeial missieni te > aeutennplish in this worlel , anel as the * People's belonging te > the : same liie-e : have : some : allinitie'H bet ; wee : n e-ae . li othe : r , anel Hiniihu it . ie's whie'h the : y elo ne > t . nhnre' with Pe : e > ple . s e > i " different , race : ;) , it in the : interest e > f all that eve-ry nation should reunite * nil its imrta in a , concentrated
whole , strongly organise itself , Indefinitely develops its individuality , and harmonize it with that of other nations of v the same race ; thus preventing the force s of mankind from being scattered about , and from being neutralized by ill-assorted alliances . Hence the thoug ht which guides us lloumains in all our acts is to unite ourselves in an indivisible whole , and to establish a community of thought and action among us , Italians , French , Spaniards , and our other brethren of the same race living in the new world , and at the same time to form a great fraternal association with the popu lations whom chance has placed near us , in order to render the relations between the Peoples more facile , and to increase our mutual
resources . Let no fear creep into the bosoms of our neighbours ! The Danubian Federation , or , if you like it better , the close alliance of the Danubian Peoples , will not be a universal society , a community of property . In our association every member will continue to enjoy a free disposition of his resources ; he will only be answerable for his share in the engagement . Every one will preserve his individuality , his proper action . We shall not imitate models of the past , in which weak nationalities ,-confederated , intermingled , almost absorbing themselves reciprocally , merely to resist powerful enemies . Thanks to God , our nationalities
are distinct , well characterized and strongly established ; thanks to God , the barbarians no longer menace us with their invasions , for the sun of civilization already extends its genial rays A ery far beyond our southern frontiers , and the solidarity of all Peoples Avill soon protect the right of each . Besides , we are ourselves a living proof that a People which is conscious of its own providential destiny , which understands and performs its mission in this world , cannot perish . The People which made its chord vibrate , and has already Hung its note into the grand symphony of mankind , performed under the finger of the Almighty , is imperishable . To doubt it would be to despair of humanity , nav , of its Creator .
Meanwhile , before the day of political anel social reconstruction of the Peoples arrives , we watch ; we watch , we organize our forces , and proportion them to those of our ne i ghbours for the great battle of victory we soon shall fight ; for this time we must vanquish . Banish all fear , then , brethren ; the Czar and the Emperor of Austria cannot deceive us . We have unmasked them , and show them in all their ugliness and impotency to the Peoples , whom they could still seduce or intimidate . And this is the reason why they are so enraged against us . But never mind , our turn will come to-morrow , and woe to them , for we shall bejust . Put your faith in us , brethren , as we do in you ; the Itoumani shall not deceive the hopes which European Democracy has placed in him ; we have already built the new arches e > f the Trajan bridge , and the first cry of vietoriejus Demeicraey will rend the veil which now hides it from the jealous eye of the tyrants , anel the bridge of the People ' s holy alliance will appear resplendent with beauty anel strength ; for the cement used in its construction was nienstened with the blooel of our martyrs , anel burnt in the arele . 'iit furnace e > f our souls ; it will be the symbol e > f the great Kurope-an fraternity . We have almost ace-omplisheel our task , and we will entirely achieve it , eloubt not , brethren .... we will achie've it , for our own cemserie'iiee ; eemiinaiKls it , mankind invites us , anel ( iod wills it . In conformity with the original , Se > pt . 11 , 1 H' , 1 . 1 ) . Bkatiano .
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Kncjlisii Sympathy I-'Oil Fllkncie Hkpui...
KNCJLISII SYMPATHY I- 'OIl FllKNCIE HKPUISLICANS . Te > all prae'tical purpeises of the ; porioel in whie'li we * live , lvossuth rightly ele-liiie el " politics" as being " the * scie ; ne'e ; e ) f e : xige . 'iie'ie .: s "—and he : who doe's not tre'at . pe > lit . ies as suedi , must take' his j > I ; 1 <• c ; eithe . T in the ; ranks of the ; dreamers e > r the : obstrue'tive'M . To many straightforward per . se > nn e've-ry , sugn «\ slie > ii e > t p e > lie : y appesirs as the' KUgge . 'Stiem e > f trick . The ; great politician whose words are : e | iioti ; el above , caimett . be : . supponi'el te > mean anything e > f that kinel by the ele linitionhe ; gave > . His e > wn he'ie > ic care > e : r is a sullie ient . elenial eif sueth a supposition . By jmlitical policy in me-ant wise : anel hone'st e-iuYulatiem— ne > t inaneeiivre : - anel emly b y MMisible : anel verae-ious eale-ulation can 11 politician ainenig us aelvance : his views . lie- whe » calculnte'H by tiie : ks , elewrve . ' s to fail ; anel he : who ele > e-s ne > t . cale : ulute : a . s 11 tine : man , blunelers , anel will fail soeme'r e > r later , whether he : dese-ive's it . e » r not . At the : pre'sent hour , thoughtfuhie'ss is again nme'b . ne'e'eleel . The' rce'ent eve-nts in Frane-e' awaken e me > - tiems which language ; eanneit aeh'eiuate-l y utter ; but e > ut . e > f ali that is fell , b y the people , e » nly so much should he ex prcsse'el as will , in this time : e > f exe-ite :-ment , be : aelee | uat . e : ly and justly unele'istooel . Tho me : e : ting he-lel at the : National-hall last , week , l . e > exprt-. sa sympathy for the . French people , in un
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 27, 1851, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27121851/page/19/
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