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alargenuerofduargravates;principalities;
baronies;electorates;freecitiesandfreevillages;
ruledbythestrangestassortntofpotentatesthatwasever
seenofftheiperastagefrederickthegreathad
changedthisedastrongprussia;butthisstate
hadnotsurvivedhiynyyears
napoleonhadbluepenciledthedendforindependence
ofstoftheselittleuntries;andonlyfiftytofa
totalofrethanthreehundredhadsurvivedtheyear1806
duringtheyearsofthegreatstruggleforindependence;ny
ayoungsoldierhaddreadofaneherlandthatshould
bestrongandunitedbuttherecanbenounionhouta
strongleadership;andobethisleader
theresinthegespeakinglands
therulersofthese;austriaandprussia;werekingsby
thegraceofgodtherulersofthreeothers;bavaria;saxony
andberg;hegraceofnapoleon;and
astheyhadbeenthefaithfulhenperor;their
patrioticcreditanshereforenotvery
good
thengresshadestablishedaneannfederation;
aleagueofthirtyeightsovereignstates;underthechaiship
ofthekingofaustria;he
eerorofaustriaitakeshiftarrangent
andiet;
etintheoldronationcityoffrankforthadbeen
attersof‘‘npolicyandiortance
butinthisdiet;thirtyeightdelegatesrepresentedthirtyeight
differentinterestsandasnodecisionuldbetakenhouta
unaniusvoteaparliantaryrulehhadinprevious
ous
genfederationbecaverysoonthelaughingstock
ofeuropeandthepolitipirebegantoresele
thoseofourcentralaricanneighboursinthefortiesand
thefiftiesofthelastcentury
itiliatingtothepeoplerificed
everythingforanationalidealbutthengress
interestedintheprivatefeelingsof‘‘subjects;andthedebate
losed
didanybodyobjectstassuredlyassoonasthefirst
feelingofhatredagainstnapoleonhadquieteddownassoon
astheenthusiasfthegreatwarhadsubsidedassoonas
thepeopleethathadbeen
ttedinthenaof‘‘peaceandstabilitytheybeganto
rrtheyevendethreatsofopenrevoltbut
uldtheydotheyercy
ofthestpitilessandeffitheworldhad
everseen
theersofthengressofviennahonestlyandsincerely
believedthat‘‘therevolutionaryprinciplehadledto
theereeror
napoleontheyfeltthattheyoeradicate
theadherentsofthesocalled‘‘frenchideasjustasphilipii
hadonlyfollohevoiceofhisnsciencewhenhebued
protestantsorhangedorsinthebeginningofthesixteenth
centuryanbelieveinthedivineright
ofthepopetorulehissubjectsashesaic
anditinthe
beginningofthenieenthcentury;onthentinentofeurope;
anbelieveinthedivinerightofhiskingto
rulehisheorhisprinistersa;ic;and
ittothenearest
policenandseethathegotpunished
buttherulersoftheyear1815hadleaedefficiencyin
thesedtheirtaskch
betterthanithadbeendoneintheyear1517theperiod
betheyear1815andthe
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year1860hegreateraof
thepoliticalspyspiesheylivedinpalaces
andtheyobefoundintheloginshopsthey
peepedthroughthekeyholesofthenisterialcabiand
theylistenedtothenversationsofthepeopleaking
theaironthebenunicipalparktheyguarded
thefrontiersothatnooneghtleavehoutadulyviseed
passportandtheyinspectedallpackages;thatnobooksh
dangerous‘‘frenoftheir
royalsterstheysatangthestudentsinthelecture
hallandotheprofessorteredathe
existingorderofthingstheyfollohelittleboysand
girlsontheirochurchlesttheyplayhookey
innyofthesetaskstheyedbytheclergy
thechurchhadsufferedgreatlyduringthedaysofthe
revolutionthechurchpropertyhadbeennfiscatedseveral
priestshadbeenkilledandthegenerationthathadleaedits
cathechisrooltaireandrousseauandtheotherfrench
philosophershaddancedaroundthealtarofreasonwhen
thetteeofpublicsafetyhadabolishedtheworshipof
godinoctoberoftheyear1793thepriestshadfollohe
‘‘egresintotheirlongexilenoheyretuedinthe
iesandtheysettohavengeance
eventhejesuitscabackin1814andresudtheir
forrlaboursofeducatingtheyoungtheirorderhadbeen
alittletoosuccessfulinitsfightagainsttheeneesofthe
churchithadestablished‘‘provincesineverypartofthe
oteachthenativestheblessingsofchristianity;but
soonithaddevelopedintoaregulartradingpanyh
erferinghthecivilauthoritiesduringthe
reignoftherquisdepoal;thegreatrefognister
ofportugal;theyhadbeendrivenoutoftheportugueselands
andintheyear1773attherequestofstofthecatholic
poheorderhadbeensuppressedbypope
clentxivnoheyhejob;andpreached
theprinate
dynastytochildrenshadhiredshophat
theyghtlaughatrieantoitedrivingtothescaffold
isery
butintheprotestantuntrieslikeprussia;thingswere
notabetterthegreatpatrioticleadersoftheyear1812;
thepoetsandtheershe
usurper;agoguestheir
housestersheywere
obligedtoreporttothepoliceatregularintervalsandgivean
aselvestheprussiandrillsterloose
inallhisfuryupontheyoungergenerationyof
studentsationh
noisybutharessfestivitiesontheoldburg;theprussian
bureaunentrevolutionwhen
atheologicalstudent;rehonestthanintelligent;killeda
russiangoventspyany;the
universitiesedunderpolicesupervisionandprofessors
issedoftrial
russia;ofurse;oreabsurdintheseanti
revolutionaryactivitiesalexanderhadreveredfroisattack
ofpietyheelancholiahe
itedabilitiesandunderstoodho
viennahehadbeenthevietteichandthe
krudeneranreandrehetuedhisbackuponthe
eatrulyrussianrulererestslayin
nstantinople;theoldholycitythathadbeenthefirstteacher
oftheslavstheolderhegreheharderhehe
lessheplishandinhisstudy;
hisnisterstuedtheilitary
barracks
itisnotaprettypictureperhapsighthaveshortened
thisdescriptionofthegreatreactionbutitisjustaswell
thatyoushouldhaveathoroughknohiseraitwas
notthefirsttithatanattethadbeendetosetthe
clockofhistorybacktheresultheusualone
nationalindependence
theloveofnationalindependence;
hooostrongtobe
destroyedinthishesouth
aricanshefirsttorebel
agai