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  Gustav,ontheotherhand,arguedforatriumviratecomprisingtwoBadenersandhimselfMoreover,GustavfoundthatHeinzenhadincludedinhisprematurelypublishedprogrammean\"idea\"stolenfromhim。ThisputanendtothesecondattemptatunificationandHeinzen,deniedrecognitionbythewholeworld,recededintoobscurityuntil,inAutumn1850,hefoundEnglishsoiltoohotforhimandsailedofftoNewYork。

  VII

  GustavandtheColonyofRenunciationAftertheindefatigableGustavhadmadeanunsuccessfulattempttoestablishaCentralRefugeeCommitteetogetherwithFriedrichBobzin,Habegg,Oswald,Rosenblum,Cohaheim,Grunichandother\"outstanding\"

  men,hemadehiswaytowardsYorkshire。Forhere,sohebelieved,amagicgardenwouldflowerandinit,unlikethegardenofAlcine,[43]virtuewouldruleinsteadofvice。AnoldEnglishmanwithasenseofhumourwhohadbeenboredbyGustav’stheoriestookhimathiswordandgavehimafewacresofmoorinYorkshireontheexpressconditionthathewouldtherefounda\"colonyofrenunciation\",acolonyinwhichtheconsumptionofmeat,tobaccoandspiritswouldbestrictlyprohibited,onlyavegetariandietwouldbepermittedandwhereeverycolonistwouldbeobligedtoreadachapterfromStruve’sbookonConstitutionalLawathismorningprayers。

  Moreover,thecolonywastobeself-supporting。AccompaniedbyhisAmalia,bySchnauffer,hisSwabiancanaryandbyafewothergoodmenandtrue,GustavplacedhistrustinGodandwenttofoundthe\"ColonyofRenunciation\"。

  Ofthecolonyitmustbereportedthatitcontainedlittleprosperity,muchcultureandunlimitedfreedomtobeboredandtogrowthin。OnefinemorningGustavuncoveredadreadfulplot。HiscompanionswhodidnotshareGustav’sruminantconstitutionhadresolvedbehindhisbacktoslaughtertheoldcow,theonlyoneandonewhosemilkprovidedthechiefsourceofincomeofthe\"ColonyofRenunciation\"。Gustavwrunghishandsandshedbittertearsatthisbetrayalofafellowcreature。Heindignantlydissolvedthecolonyanddecidedtobecomea\"wet\"Quaker[44]ifhewereunabletorevivetheDeutscherZuschauerortoestablisha\"provisionalgovernment\"inLondon。

  VIIIArnold,whowasanythingbutcontentinhisretreatinOstendandwholongedfora\"frequentappearance\"beforethepublic,heardofGustav’smisfortune。HeresolvedtoreturntoEnglandatonceandbyclimbingonGustav’sshoulders,tohoisthimselfintothepentarchyofEuropeandemocracy。ForinthemeantimetheEuropeanCentralCommittee[45]hadbeenformedconsistingofMazzini,Ledru-RollinandDarasz,Mazziniofcoursewasthesouloftheenterprise。

  Rugethoughthecouldsmellavacantposition。InhisProscritMazzinihadindeedintroducedGeneralErnstHaug,hisowninvention,astheGermanassociatebutfordecency’ssakeitwasnotpossibletonominatesuchacompletelyunknownpersonontotheCentralCommittee。RugewasnotunawareofthefactthatGustavhadhaddealingswithMazziniinSwitzerland。HehimselfwasacquaintedwithLedru-RollinbutunfortunatelyLedru-Rollinwasnotacquaintedwithhim。SoArnoldtookupresidenceinBrightonandflatteredandcajoledtheunsuspectingGustav,promisedtohelphimfoundaDeutscherZuschauerinLondonandeventoundertakeasajointventurethedemocraticpublicationoftheRotteck-WelckerLexiconofPoliticswithRugepayingtheCosts。AtthesametimeheintroducedGustavasagreatmanandcollaboratorintothelocalGermanpaperwhichinaccordancewithhisprincipleshealwayshadontap(thistimetheblowfellontheBremerTages-ChronikofthenonconformistparsonDulon)。

  Onegooddeeddeservesanother:GustavpresentedArnoldtoMazzini。AsArnold’sFrenchwaswhollyincomprehensibletherewasnothingtopreventhimfromintroducinghimselftoMazziniasthegreatestmaninGermanyandaboveallashergreatest\"thinker\"。ThecannyItalianidealistatoncerealisedthatArnoldwasthemanhewaslookingfor,thehommesansconséquencewhowouldprovidetheGermancountersignatureofhisanti-papalBulls。ThusArnoldRugebecamethefifthwheelonthestatecoachofEuropeandemocracy。WhenanAlsatianaskedLedruwhatonearthpossessedhimtomakeanallyofsuchabête,Ledrurepliedbrusquely:\"HeisMazzini’sman。\"WhenMazziniwasaskedwhyhebecameinvolvedwithLedru,amanbereftofallideas,heansweredslyly:

  \"Itookhimforthatveryreason。\"Mazzinihimselfhadeveryreasontoavoidpeoplewithideas。ButArnoldRugesawhiswildestdreamscometrueandforthemomentheevenforgotBrunoBauer。

  WhenthetimecameforhimtosignMazzini’sfirstmanifestohesadlyrecalledthedayswhenhehadpresentedhimselftoProfessorLeoinHalleandoldFolleninSwitzerlandasaTrinitarianononeoccasionandasahumanistatheistonanother。ThistimehehadtodeclarehimselfforGodandagainsttheprinces。However,Arnold’sphilosophicconsciencehadbeenenfeebledbyhisassociationwithDulonandotherparsonsamongwhomhepassedforaphilosopher。EveninhisbestdaysArnoldcouldnotentirelysuppressacertainfoibleforreligioningeneralandmoreoverhis\"honestconsciousness\"keptonwhisperingtohim:Sign,Arnold!Parisvautbienunemesse。OnedoesnotbecomefifthwheelonthecoachoftheprovisionalgovemmentofEuropeinpartibusfornothing。Reflect,Arnold!

  allyouhavetodoissignamanifestoeverytwoweeks,andasamemberoftheGermanParliament,inthecompanyofthegreatestmeninallEurope。

  AndbathedinperspirationArnoldsigns。Acuriousjoke,hemurmurs。Cen’estquelepremierpasquicoûte。Hehadcopiedthislastsentenceintohisnotebookthepreviousnight。However,Arnoldhadnotcometotheendofhistrials。TheEuropeanCentralCommitteehadissuedaseriesofmanifestostoEurope,totheFrench,theItalians,thePolesandtheWallachiansandnow,followingthegreatbattleatBronzell,[46]itwasGermany’sturn。InhisdraftMazziniattackedtheGermansfortheirlackofcosmopolitanspirit,andinparticular,fortheirarroganttreatmentofItaliansalamivendors,organ-grinders,confectioners,dormousetamersandmouse-trapsellers。TakenabackArnoldconfessedthatitwastrue。Hewentfurther。HedeclaredhisreadinesstocedetheAustrianTirolandIstriatoMazzini。Butthiswasnotenough。HehadnotonlytoappealtotheconscienceoftheGermanpeople,butalsotoattackthemwheretheyweremostvulnerable。Arnoldreceivedinstructionsthatthistimehewastohaveanopinion,asherepresentedtheGermanelement。HefeltlikethestudentJobs。[47]Hescratchedhimselfthoughtfullybehindhisearandafterlongreflectionhestuttered:\"SincetheageofTacitusthevoicesofGermanbardsandbaritonescanbeheard。Inwintertheykindlefiresonallthemountainssoastowarmtheirfeet。\"Thebards,thebaritonesandfiresonallthemountains!ThatwillputabombunderGermanfreedom!thoughtMazziniwithagrin。Thebards,baritones,firesonallthemountainsandGermanfreedomtobootwentintothemanifestoasasopfortheGermannation。TohisastonishmentArnoldhadpassedtheexaminationandunderstoodforthefirsttimewithwhatlittlewisdomtheworldisgoverned。FromthatmomentonhedespisedBrunoBauermorethaneverforallhiseighteenheftytomeswrittenwhilehewasstillyoung。

  WhileArnoldinthewakeoftheEuropeanCentralCommitteewassigningwarlikemanifestoeswithGod,forMazziniandagainsttheprinces,thepeacemovementwasragingnotonlyinEngland,undertheaegisofCobden,butevenbeyondtheNorthSea。SothatinFrankfurt/MaintheYankeeswindler,ElihuBurritttogetherwithCobden,Jaup,GirardinandtheRedIndianKa-gi-ga-gi-wa-wa-be-taorganisedaPeaceCongress。

  OurArnoldwasjustitchingtobeabletomakeoneofhis\"frequentappearances\"

  andtogivebirthtoamanifesto。SoheproclaimedhimselfthecorrespondingmemberoftheFrankfurtAssemblyandsentoveranextremelyconfusedPeaceManifestotranslatedoutofCobden’sspeechesintohisownspeculativePomeranian。VariousGermansdrewArnold’sattentiontothecontradictionbetweenhiswarlikeattitudeintheCentralCommitteeandhispeacefulQuakerism。Hewouldreply:\"Well,thereyouhavethecontradictions。That’sthedialecticforyou。InmyyouthIstudiedHegel。\"His\"honestconsciousness\"

  waseasedbythethoughtthatMazziniknewnoGermanandthatitwasnothardtopullthewooloverhiseyes。

  Moreover,hisrelationshipwithMazzinipromisedtobecomeevenmoresecurethankstotheprotectionofHarroHarringwhohadjustlandedinHull。ForwithHarringanewandhighlysymptomaticcharacterstepsontothestage。

  IXThegreatdramaofthedemocraticemigrationof1848-52

  hadbeenprecededbyapreludeeighteenyearspreviously:thedemocraticemigrationof1830-31。Eventhoughwiththepassageoftimemostoftheplayershaddisappearedfromthestagetherestillremainedafewnobleruinswho,stoicallyindifferenttothecourseofhistoryandtheirownlackofsuccess,continuedtheiractivitiesasagitators,devisedcomprehensiveplans,formedprovisionalgovernmentsandhurledproclamationsintotheworldineverydirection。Itisobviousthattheseexperiencedswindlerswereinfinitelysuperiortotheyoungergenerationinbusinessknow-how。

  Itwasthisveryknow-howacquiredthrougheighteenyearspracticeinconspiring,scheming,intriguing,proclaiming,duping,showingoffandpushingoneselftotheforethatgaveMr。MazzinithecheekandtheassurancetoinstallhimselfastheCentralCommitteeofEuropeandemocracysupportedonlybythreestrawmenofmuchsmallerexperienceinsuchmatters。

  NoonewasmorefavouredbycircumstancestobecometheverytypeoftheémigréagitatorthanourfriendHarroHarring。AndindeedhedidbecometheprototypewhomallourheroesoftheExile,alltheArnolds,GustavsandGottfriedsstrovemoreorlessconsciouslyandwithvaryingsuccesstoemulate。Theymayevenequalhimifcircumstancesarenotunfavourable,buttheywillhardlysurpasshim。

  HarrowholikeCaesarhashimselfdescribedhisowngreatdeeds(London1852)wasbornonthe\"Cimbrianpeninsula\"andbelongstothatvisionaryNorthFrisianracewhichhasalreadybeenshownbyDr。Clementtohaveproducedallthegreatnationsoftheworld。

  \"Alreadyinearlyyouth\"heattemptedto\"setthesealofactionuponhisenthusiasmforthecauseofthepeoples\"bygoingtoGreecein1821。WeseehowFriendHarrohadanearlypremonitionofhismissiontobeeverywherewhereconfusionreigned。Lateron\"astrangefateledhimtothesourceofabsolutism,tothevicinityoftheCzarandhehadseenthroughtheJesuitismofconstitutionalmonarchyinPoland\"。

  SoHarrofoughtforfreedominPolandalso。But\"thecrisisinthehistoryofEuropefollowingthefallofWarsawgreatlyperplexedhim\",andhisperplexityledhimtotheideaof\"thedemocracyofnations\",whichheatonce\"documentedinthework:TheNations,Strasbourg,March1832\"。ItisworthremarkingthatthisworkwasalmostquotedattheHambacherFest。[48]Atthesametimehepublishedhis\"republicanpoems:Blutstropfen[DropsofBlood];TheHistoryofKingSaulortheMonarchy;MalevoicesonGermany’sFreedom\"andeditedthejournalDeutschlandinStrasbourg。AlltheseandevenhisfuturewritingshadtheunexpectedgoodfortunetobebannedbytheFederalDietonNovember4,1831。Thiswastheonlythinghestilllacked,onlynowdidheachieverealimportanceandalsothemartyr’scrown。Sothathecouldexclaim\"Mywritingswereeverywherewellreceivedandechoedloudlyintheheartsofthepeople。Theyweremostlydistributedgratis。

  InthecaseofsomeofthemIdidnotevenreceiveenoughtocovertheCostsofprinting。\"

  Butnewhonoursstillawaitedhim。In1831Mr。Welckerhadvainlyattemptedinalongletter\"toconverthimtotheverticalhorizonofconstitutionalmonarchy\"。Andnow,inJanuary1832,therecameavisitfromMr。Malten,awell-knownPrussianagentabroad,whoproposedthatheshouldenterPrussianservice。Whatdoublerecognitionthiswas——andfromtheenemytoo!Enough,Malten’soffer\"triggeredofftheideathatinthefaceofthisdynastictreacheryheshouldgivebirthtotheconceptofScandinaviannationality\",and\"fromthattimeonatleastthewordScandinaviawasrebornafterhavingbeenforgottenforcenturies\"。

  InthismannerourNorthFrisianfromSouthJutlandwhodidnotknowhimselfwhetherhewasaGermanoraDaneacquiredatleastanimaginarynationalitywhosefirstconsequencewasthatthemenofHambachwouldhavenothingtodowithhim。

  WithalltheseeventsbehindhimHarro’sfortunewasmade。VeteranoffreedominGreeceandPoland,theinventorof\"democracyofnations\",re-discovereroftheword\"Scandinavia\",poetacknowledgedbythebanoftheFederalDiet,thinkerandjournalist,martyr,agreatmanesteemedevenbyhisenemies,amanwhoseallegianceconstitutionalists,absolutistsandrepublicansviedwitheachothertopossessand,withallthat,empty-headedandconfusedenoughtobelieveinhisowngreatness——whatthenwasneededtomakehishappinesscomplete?ButHarrowasaconscientiousmanandashisfamegrewsodidthedemandswhichhemadeuponhimselfWhatwasmissingwasagreatworkthatwouldpresentinanentertainingandpopularformthegreatdoctrinesoffreedom,theideaofdemocracy,andofnationalityandallthesublimestrugglesforfreedomonthepartoftheyouthfulEuropearisingbeforehisveryeyes。NonebutapoetandthinkeroftheveryfirstrankcouldproducesuchaworkandnonebutHarrocouldbethisman。Thusarosethefirstthreeplaysofthe\"dramaticcycle\"ThePeople,ofwhichthereweretwelvepartsinall,oneoftheminDanish,alabourtowhichtheauthordevotedtenyearsofhislife。Unfortunatelyelevenofthesetwelvepartshave\"hithertoremainedinmanuscript\"。

  However,thisdallyingwiththemusewasnottolastforever。

  \"Inthewinterof1832-1833amovementwaspreparedinGermany——whichwasbroughttoatragicendintheskirmishinFrankfurt。Iwasentrustedwiththetaskoftakingthefortress(?)inKehlonthenightof6April。

  Menandweaponswereattheready。\"

  UnfortunatelyitallcametonothingandHarrohadtoretiretothedepthsofFrancewherehewrotehisWordsofaMan。FromtherehewassummonedtoSwitzerlandbythePolesarmingthemselvesfortheirmarchonSavoy。

  Herehebecame\"attachedtotheirGeneralStaff\",wroteafurthertwopartsofhisdramaticcycleThePeople,andmadetheacquaintanceofMazziniinGeneva。Thewholebandoffire-eatersconsistingofPolish,French,German,ItalianandSwissadventurersunderthecommandofthenobleRamorinothenmadetheirfamousattackonSavoy。[49]InthiscampaignourHarro\"discoveredthevalueofhislifeandstrength\"。

  Butastheotherfreedomfightersfelt\"thevalueoftheirlives\"nolessthanHarroandnodoubthadjustasfewillusionsabouttheir\"strength\"

  theexploitendedbadlyandtheyreturnedtoSwitzerlandbeaten,dishevelledandindisarray。

  Thiscampaignwasallthatwasneededtogiveourbandofemigrantknightsacompleteinsightintotheterrortheyinspiredinthetyrants。

  AslongastheaftermathoftheJulyRevolutioncouldstillbefeltinisolatedinsurrectionsinFrance,GermanyorItaly,aslongastheyfeltsomeoneorotherstandingbehindthemourémigréheroesfeltthemselvestobebutatomsintheseethingmasses——moreorlessprivileged,prominentatoms,tobesure,butinthelastanalysistheywerestillatoms。Butastheseinsurrectionsgraduallygrewfeebler,asthegreatmassof\"lackeys\",ofthe\"half-hearted\"andthe\"menoflittlefaith\"retiredfromtheputschistswindlesandasourknightsfeltincreasinglylonely,sodidtheirself-esteemgrowinproportion。IfthewholeofEuropebecamecraven,stupidandselfish,howcouldourtrustyheroesfailtogrowintheirownestimation,forweretheynotthepriestswhokeptthesacredfiresofhatredforalltyrantsburningintheirbreastsandwhomaintainedthetraditionsofvirtueandloveoffreedomforamorevigorousgenerationyettocome!Iftheytoodesertedtheflagthetyrantswouldbesafeforever。Solikethedemocratsof1848theysawineverydefeataguaranteeoffuturevictoryandtheygraduallytransformedthemselvesmoreandmoreintoitinerantDonQuixoteswithdubioussourcesofincome。

  Oncearrivedatthispointtheycouldplantheirgreatestactofheroism,thefoundationof\"YoungEurope\"whoseCharterofBrotherhoodwasdrawnupbyMazziniandsignedinBerneon15April1834。Harroappearsinitas\"initiatoroftheCentralCommittee,adoptivememberofYoungGermanyandYoungItalyandalsoasrepresentativeoftheScandinavianbranch\"

  whichhe\"stillrepresentstoday\"。

  ThedateoftheCharterofBrotherhoodmarksforHarrothegreatepochfromwhichcalculationsaremadeforwardsandbackwards,thusreplacingthebirthofChrist。Itisthehighpointofhislife。Hewasco-dictatorofEuropeinpartibusandalthoughtheworldknewnothingofhimhewasoneofthemostdangerousmenalive。Noonestoodbehindhimbuthismanyunpublishedworks,afewGermanartisansinSwitzerlandandadozenpoliticalspeculatorswhohadseenbetterdays——butforthatveryreasonhecouldclaimthatallthepeopleoftheworldwereonhisside。Foritisthefateofallgreatmennottoberecognisedbytheirownagewhereasthefuturebelongstothem。AndHarrohadtakencareofthefuture——hehaditinblackandwhiteinhisbagintheformoftheCharterofBrotherhood。

  ButnowbeganHarro’sdecline。Hisfirstsorrowwasthat\"YoungGermanysplitofffromYoungEuropein1836\"。ButGermanywasdulypunishedforthat。Becauseofthesplit\"nothinghadbeenpreparedforanationalmovementinGermanyearlyin1848\"andthisiswhyeverythingendedsomiserably。

  ButamuchgreatersorrowforHarrowasthegrowthofcommunism。

  Welearnfromhimthatthefounderofcommunismwasnoneotherthan\"thecynicJohannesMüllerfromBerlin,theauthorofaveryinterestingpamphletonPrussianpolicy,Altenburg1831\"。MüllerwenttoEnglandwhere\"theonlyavailableopeningforhimwasinSmithfieldMarketwherehehadtotendswineatthecrackofdawn\"。

  CommunismsoonbegantospreadamongtheGermanartisansinFranceandSwitzerlandanditbecameaverydangerousenemyforHarroasitcutofftheonlymarketforhiswritings。Thiswasduetothe\"indirectcensorshipofcommunism\"fromwhichpoorHarrohassufferedtothisverydayandindeeditisnowworsethaneverashesadlyconfessesand\"asthefateofmydramaTheDynastyproves\"。ThisindirectcommunistcensorshipevensucceededinexpellingHarrofromEuropeandsohewenttoRiodeJaneiro(in1840)wherehelivedforatimeasapainter。\"Usinghistimeconscientiouslyhereaseverywhere\"hebroughtoutanewwork:\"PoemsofaScandinavian(2000copies)whichhasbeendistributedsowidelyamongsea-faringpeopleastohavebecomeanoceanicbest-seller\"。

  However,his\"scrupuloussenseofobligationtowardsYoungEurope\"

  unfortunatelyledhimtoreturntotheOldWorld。

  He\"hastenedtoMazziniinLondonandsoonperceivedthedangerthatthreatenedthecauseofthepeoplesfromcommunism\"。

  Newdeedsawaitedhim。TheBandierabrothers[50]werepreparingfortheirexpeditiontoItaly。TosupportthemandtodiverttheforcesofdespotismHarro\"returnedtoSouthAmericawhereinunionwithGaribaldihededicatedhimselftofurtheringtheideaofaUnitedStatesofSouthAmerica\"。

  ButthedespotshadgotwindofhismissionandHarrotooktohisheels。HesailedtoNewYork。

  \"DuringthevoyageIwasveryactiveintellectuallyandwroteamongotherthingsadrama:ThePowerofIdeas,whichbelongedtothedramaticcycleThePeople——thistoohasremainedinMS。uptonow!\"

  FromSouthAmericahebroughtwithhimtoNewYorkaprogrammefromagroupallegedtobeaffiliatedwithHumanidad。

  ThenewsoftheFebruaryRevolutioninspiredhimtoproduceapamphletinFrench,LaFranceréveilléeandwhileembarkingforEurope\"Idocumentedmyloveformycountryonceagaininsomepoems,Scandinavia\"。

  HewenttoSchleswig-Holstein。Here,afteranabsenceoftwentysevenyears,he\"discoveredanunheardofconceptualconfusioninthesphereofinternationallaw,democracy,republicanismsocialismandcommunism,achaoswhichlaylikerottinghayandstrawintheAugeanstablesofpartyfactionsandnationalhatred\"。

  Nowonder,forhis\"politicalwritings\"likehis\"wholestrivingandactivitiessince1831hadremainedalienandunknowninthosefrontierprovincesofmyhomecountry\"。

  TheAugustenburgParty[51]hadsuppressedhimforeighteenyearsbymeansofaconspiracyofsilence。Todealwiththishegirtonasabre,arifle,fourpistolsandsixdaggersandcalledfortheformationofafreecorps,butinvain。AftervariousadventureshefinallyarrivedinHull。HerehehastenedtoissuetwocircularstothepeoplesofSchleswig-Holstein,ScandinaviaandGermanyandevensentanote,ashasbeenreported,totwocommunistsinLondonwiththismessage:

  \"FivethousandworkersinNorwaysendyoufraternalgreetingsthroughme。

  DespitethiscuriousappealhesoonbecameasleepingpartneroftheEuropeanCentralCommitteeagain,thankstotheCharterofBrotherhood,andhealsobecame\"nigh/watchmanandemployeeofayoungfirmofbrokersinGravesendontheThameswheremytaskwastodrumuptradeamongships’

  captainsinninedifferentlanguagesuntilIwasaccusedoffraud,athingwhichthephilosopherJohannesMüllerwasatleastsparedinhiscapacityasswineherd\"。

  Harrosummarisedhisaction-packedlifeasfollows:

  \"ItcaneasilybecalculatedthatapartfrommypoemsIhavegivenawaymorethan18,000copiesofmywritingsinGerman(varyingfrom10

  shillingsto3Marksinprice,andhenceamountingtoaround25,000Marksintoto)tothedemocraticmovement。Ihaveneverevenbeenreimbursedfortheprintingcosts,letalonereceivedanyprofitformyself。\"

  WiththiswebringtheadventuresofourdemagogicHidalgofromtheSouthJutlandManchatoaclose。InGreeceandBrazil,ontheVistulaandLaPlata,inSchleswig-HolsteinandinNewYork,inLondonandinSwitzerland:

  therepresentativeofYoungEuropeandoftheSouthAmericanHumanidad,painter,nightwatchmanandemployee,peddlerofhisownwritings;amongPolesonedayandgauchosthenext,andship’scaptainsthedayafterthat;

  unacknowledged,abandoned,ignoredbuteverywhereanitinerantknightoffreedomwithathoroughgoingdislikeofordinarybourgeoishardwork——

  ourheroatalltimesinallcountriesandinallcircumstancesremainshimself;withthesameconfusion,thesamemeddlesomepretensions,thesamefaithinhimselfHewillalwaysdefytheworldandneverceasetosay,writeandprintthatsince1831hehasbeenthemainspringofworldhistory。

  XDespitehisunexpectedsuccesseshithertoArnoldhadnotyetarrivedatthegoalofhislabours。AsGermany’srepresentativebythegraceofMazzini,hewasundertheobligationontheonehandtoobtainconfirmationofhisappointmentatleastbytheGermanemigrationand,ontheotherhand,topresenttheCentralCommitteewithpeoplewhorespectedhisleadership。HedidindeedclaimthatinGermany\"therewasaclearlydefinedpartofthepeoplebehindhim\"butthishindportioncouldscarcelyinspiremuchconfidenceinMazziniandLedruaslongastheycouldseenothingbuttheRugefrontportion。SufficeittosaythatArnoldhadtolookaroundamongtheémigrésfora\"clearlydefined’’tail。

  AtaboutthistimeGottfriedKinkelcametoLondonandtogetherwithhimorsoonafterwardsanumberofotherexilespartlyfromFrance,partlyfromSwitzerlandandBelgium:Schurz,Strodtmann,Oppenheim,Schimmelpfennig,Techow,etc。ThesenewarrivalssomeofwhomhadalreadytriedtheirhandatformingprovisionalgovernmentsinSwitzerland,infusednewlifeintotheLondonemigrationandforArnoldthemomentseemedmorefavourablethanever。AtthesametimeHeinzenagaintookovertheSchnellpostinNewYorkandsoArnoldcouldnowmakehis\"frequentappearances\"ontheothersideoftheoceanandnotustinthelocalBremenpaper。ShouldArnoldeverfindhisStrodtmannthelatterwouldsurelydeclarethemonthlynumbersoftheSchnellpostfromthebeginningof1851ontobeapricelesssourceofinformation。Onehastoseethisinfinitelyfeeblemixtureofgossip,sillinessandnastiness,thisant-likeself-importancewithwhichArnolddepositshisdung,forotherwiseonewouldnotbelieveit。WhileHeinzenportraysArnoldasaEuropeanGreatPower,ArnoldtreatsHeinzenasanAmericannewspaperoracle。HetellshimthesecretsofEuropeandiplomacyandinparticularthelatesteventsinthehistoryofworldemigration。

  ArnoldsometimesfiguresastheanonymouscorrespondentinLondonandParisinordertokeeptheAmericanpublicinformedofsomeofthegreatArnold’sfashionablemovements。

  \"OnceagainArnoldRugehasthecommunistsbythethroat\"——\"ArnoldRugeyesterday(datedfromParissothatthedatinggivestheoldjokeraway)madeanexcursionfromBrightontoLondon。\"Andagain:\"ArnoldRugetoKarlHeinzen:DearFriendandEditor……Mazzinisendshisgreetings……Ledru-RollingiveshispermissiontotranslatehispamphletontheJune13th\"andsoon。

  AletterfromAmericahasthiscommenttomake:

  \"AsIseefromRuge’slettersintheSchnellpostHeinzenmustbewritingRuge(privately)allsortsoffunnystoriesabouttheimportanceofhispaperinAmerica,whileRugeseemstoactasifhewereamajorEuropeangovemment。WheneverRugeimpartsamomentouspieceofinformationtoHeinzenheneveromitstoadd:Youcanaskothernewspaperstoreprintthis。AsiftheywouldhesitatetoprintnewsregardlessofRuge’sauthorisation。

  Incidentally,IhaveneverseenthesemomentousreportsactuallyappearanywhereelsedespiteRuge’sadviceandpermission。\"

  FatherRugeemployedboththispaperandtheBremerTagesChroniktowinovernewarrivalsbyflattery:Kinkelisherenow,thepatriotandpoetofgenius;Strodtmann,agreatwriter;Schurz,ayoungmanasamiableasheisbold,andawholearrayofdistinguishedrevolutionarywarriors。

  MeanwhileincontrasttotheMazziniCommitteeaplebeianEuropeanCommitteewasformedwiththesupportofthe\"inferiorrefugees\"

  andtheémigrédregsofthevariousEuropeannations。

  AtthetimeofthebattleofBronzellthiscommitteehadissuedamanifestothatincludedthefollowingoutstandingGermansignatories:Gebert,Majer,Dietz,Schärttner,Schapper,Willich。ThisdocumentwascouchedinpeculiarFrenchandcontainedtheinformationthatatthatmoment(10November1850)theHolyAllianceofTyrantshadassembled1,330,000soldiersbackedbyanother700,000armedlackeysinreserve;that\"theGermanpapersandtheCommittee’sowncontacts\"hadrevealedthesecretintentionsoftheWarsawConferences[52]andthattheseweretomassacrealltherepublicansofEurope。Thiswasfollowedbytheinevitablecalltoarms。This\"manifeste-Faneron-Caperon-Gouté\"asitwasdescribedbythePatrie(towhomtheysentit)wasoverwhelmedwithridiculebythereactionarypress。ThePatriecalledit\"themanifestoofthediiminorumgentium,writtenwithoutchic,withoutstyleandequippedwithonlythemostbanalclichés,’serpents’,’sicaires’and’égorgements’\"。

  TheIndépendenceBelgestatesthatitwaswrittenbythemostobscuresoldiersofdemocracy,poordevilswhohadsentittotheircorrespondentinLondoneventhoughtheirpaperwasconservative。

  Greatlyastheylongedtogetintoprint,theywouldneverthelessnotpublishthenamesofthesignatoriesasapunishment。Despitetheirattemptstobegfromthereactionthesenoblepeopledidnotmanagetoobtainrecognitionasdangerousconspirators。

  TheestablishmentofthisrivalfirmspurredArnoldontoevengreaterefforts。TogetherwithStrave,Kinkel,R。SchrammandBucher,etc。

  hetriedtofoundaVolksfreund,or,ifGustavweretoinsist,aDeutscherZuschauer。Buttheplanfellthrough。Partlybecauseour\"good-humoured\"GottfrieddemandedpaymentincashwhereasArnoldsharedHansemann’sviewthatinmoneymattersthereisnoroomforgoodhumour。

  Arnold’sparticularaimwastoimposealevyontheReadingCircle,aclubofGermanwatchmakers,well-paidworkersandpettybourgeois,butinthistoohewasfrustrated。

  ButsoontherearoseanotheropportunityforArnoldtomakeoneofhis\"frequentappearances\"。LedruandhissupportersamongtheFrenchémigréscouldnotlet24February(1851)[53]passwithoutcelebratinga\"FraternalFeast\"ofthenationsofEurope。

  InfactonlytheFrenchandtheGermansattended。Mazinididnotcomeandexcusedhimselfbyletter:Gottfriedwhowaspresentwenthomefumingbecausehismutepresencefailedtoproducethemagicaleffectheexpected;ArnoldlivedtoseethedaywhenhisfriendLedrupretendednottoknowhimandbecamesoconfusedwhenhearosetospeakthathekeptquietabouttheFrenchspeechhehadpreparedandwhichhadbeenapprovedinhighplaces;

  hejuststammeredafewwordsinGermanandretreatedprecipitately,exclaiming:

  Àlarestaurationdelarévolution!totheaccompanimentofageneralshakingofheads。

  Onthesamedayarivalbanquettookplaceundertheauspicesofthecompetingcommitteereferredtoabove。AnnoyedthattheMazzini-LedrucommitteehadnotinvitedhimtojointhemfromthebeginningLouisBlanctookhimselfofftotherefugeemob,declaringthat\"thearistocracyoftalentmustalsobeabolished\"。Thewholeloweremigrationwasthusassembled。

  ThechivalrousWillichpresided。Thehallwasfestoonedwithflagsandthewallswereemblazonedwiththenamesofthegreatestmenofthepeople:

  WaldeckbetweenGaribaldiandKossuth,JacobybetweenBlanquiandCabet,RobertBlumbetweenBarbèsandRobespierre。ThatcoquettishapeLouisBlancreadoutinawhiningvoiceanaddressfromhisoldEeyorebrothers,thefuturepeersofthesocialrepublic,thedelegatesoftheLuxemburgof1848。WillichreadoutanaddressfromSwitzerlandthesignaturestowhichhadpartlybeencollectedunderfalsepresences。Laterhewasindiscreetenoughtopublishtheaddress,whichresultedinthemassexpulsionofthesignatories。FromGermanynomessagehadarrived。Thenspeeches。

  Despitetheeternalbrotherhoodboredomcouldbeseenoneveryface。

  ThebanquetgaverisetoahighlyedifyingscandalwhichliketheheroicdeedsoftheEuropeancentralmob-committee,unfoldedwithinthepagesofthecounter-revolutionarypress。IthadstruckobserversasverystrangethatduringthebanquetacertainBarthélemyshouldhavegivenanextremelygrandioseeulogyofBlanquiinthepresenceofLouisBlanc。Thepuzzlewasnowelucidated。ThePatrieprintedatoastthatBlanquihadsentfromBelle-Îleinresponsetoarequestfromtheoratoratthebanquet。Inthetoastheaimedsomeroughblowsatthewholeprovisionalgovernmentof1848andatLouisBlancinparticular。

  ThePatrieexpressedastonishmentthatthistoasthadbeensuppressedinthecourseofthebanquet。LouisBlancatoncewrotetoTheTimesdeclaringthatBlanquiwasanabominableintriguerandhadneversentsuchatoasttotheBanquetcommittee。ThecommitteeconsistingofMessrs,Blanc,Willich,Landolphe,Schapper,BarthélemyandVidil,announcedsimultaneouslyinthePatriethattheyhadneverreceivedthetoast。ThePatrie,however,didnotallowthedeclarationtobeprinteduntiltheyhadmadeinquiriesofM。Antoine,Blanqui’sbrother-in-law,whohadgiventhemthetextofthetoast。BeneaththedeclarationoftheBanquetcommitteetheyprintedM。Antoine’sreply:hehadsentthetoasttoBarthélemy,oneofthesignatoriesofthedeclarationandhadreceivedanacknowledgementfromhim。WhereuponMr。Barthélemywasforcedtoadmitthatitwastruethathehadlied。Hehadindeedreceivedthetoastbuthadthoughtitunsuitableandsohadnotinformedthecommitteeofit。Butbeforethis,behindBarthélemy’sbackhisco-signatory,theFrenchax-captainVidilhadalsowrittentothePatriesayingthathishonourasasoldierandhissenseoftruthcompelledhimtoconfessthatnotonlyhebutalsoLouisBlanc,Willichandalltheothersignatoriesofthefirstdeclarationhadlied。Thecommitteehadconsistedof13membersandnot6。TheyhadallseenBlanqui’stoast,theyhaddiscusseditandafteralongdebateagreedtosuppressitbyamajorityof7votesto6。Hehadbeenonewhohadvotedinfavourofreadingitinpublic。

  ItiseasytoimaginethejoyofthePatriewhenitreceivedBarthélemy’sdeclarationafterVidil’sletter。Theyprinteditwiththispreface:

  \"Wehaveoftenaskedourselves,anditisadifficultquestiontoanswer,whetherthedemagoguesarenotablemorefortheirstupidityortheirboastfulness。

  AfourthletterfromLondonhasincreasedourperplexity。Theretheyare,wedonotknowhowmanypoorwretches,whoaresotormentedbythelongingtowriteandtoseetheirnamespublishedinthereactionarypressthattheyareundeterredevenbytheprospectofinfinitehumiliationandmortification。Whatdotheycareforthelaughterandtheindignationofthepublic——theJournaldesDébats,theAssembléerationaleandthePatriewillfindspacefortheirstylisticexercises;toachievethisnocosttothecauseofcosmopolitandemocracycanbetoohigh……Inthenameofliterarycommiserationweincludethefollowingletterfrom’Citizen’Barthélemy——itisanovel,and,wehope,thelastproofoftheauthenticityofBlanqui’sfamoustoastwhoseexistencetheyfirstalldeniedandnowfightamongthemselvesfortherighttoacknowledge。\"

  XI\"Theactualforceofevents\",touseoneofArnold’sall-pervadingbeautifulforms,nowtookthefollowingcourse。On24February,RugehadcompromisedhimselfandtheGermanémigrésinthepresenceofforeigners。Hencethefewémigréswhostillfeltinclinedtogoalongwithhimfeltinsecureandwithoutanysupport。Arnoldputtheblameonthedivisionintheemigrationandpressedharderthaneverforunity。Compromisedashewas,hestillreachedeagerlyforthechancetocompromisehimselffurther。

  HencetheAnniversaryoftheMarchrevolutioninViennawasusedtogiveaGermanbanquet。ThechivalrousWillichdeclinedtheinvitation;ashebelongedto\"citizen\"LouisBlanchecouldnotcollaboratewith\"citizen\"Rugewhobelongedto\"citizen\"Ledru。Likewisetheex-deputiesReichenbach,Schramm,Bucher,etc。,recoiledfromRuge’spresence。NotcountingthesilentgueststhereappearedMazzini,Ruge,Struve,Tausenau,Haug,RongeandKinkel——allofwhomspoke。

  Rugefilledtheroleof\"thecompletefool\"asevenhisfriendsadmitted。TheGermanpublicwashowevertoexperienceevengreaterthings。

  Tausenau’sclowning,Struve’scroaking,Haug’smeanderings,Ronge’slitaniesturnedthewholeaudiencetostoneandthemajoritydriftedawayevenbeforethatflowerofrhetoric,Jeremiah-Kinkel,whohadbeensavedforthedessert,couldbeginhisspeech。\"Inthenameofthemartyrs\"forthemartyrs,Gottfriedspokeasamartyrandutteredlachrymosewordsofreconciliationtoall\"fromthesimpledefenderoftheconstitutiondowntotheredrepublican\"。

  Atthesametimeasalltheserepublicans,andevenredrepublicans,likeKinkel,groanedawayinthisfashion,theyalsokneltdownbeforetheEnglishconstitutioninhumbleadoration,acontradictiontowhichtheMorningChroniclepolitelydrewtheirattentionthefollowingmorning。

  ThesameeveningRugesawthefulfilmentofhisdesiresascanbeseenfromaproclamationwhosemostbrilliantsectionsweofferhere:

  \"TotheGermans!

  \"BrothersandfriendsinGermany!We,theundersigned,constituteatpresentanduntilsuchtimeasyoudecidedifferently,thecommitteeforGermanaffairs\"(irrespectivewhichaffairs)。

  \"TheCentralCommitteeoftheEuropeandemocraticmovementhassentusArnoldRuge,theBadenrevolutionhassentGustavStruve,theVienneserevolutionhassentusErnstHaug,thereligiousmovementhassentusJohannesRongeandprisonhassentusGottfriedKinkel,wehaveinvitedthesocial-democraticworkerstosendarepresentativetoourmidst。

  \"Germanbrothers!Eventshavedeprivedyouofyourfreedom……

  weknowthatyouareincapableofabandoningyourfreedomforeverandwehaveomittednothing\"(inthewayofcommitteesandmanifestoes)\"thatmightaccelerateyourrecoveryofit。

  \"Whenwe……whenwegaveourguaranteeandoursupporttotheMazziniloan,whenwe……whenweinvokedtheHolyAllianceofpeoplesagainsttheunholyallianceoftheiroppressors,weonlydid,asyouknow,whatyouwishedwithallyourheartstoseedone……Thetyrantshavebeenarraignedbeforetheuniversalcourtofmankindinthegreattrialoffreedom\"

  (andwithArnoldaspublicprosecutor,the\"tyrants\"cansleepinpeace)

  \"……arson,murder,pillaging,hungerandbankruptcywillsoonbewidespreadthroughoutGermany。

  \"YouhavetheexampleofFrancebeforeyoureyes——Smoulderingwithfuryitismoreunitedthaneverinitsdeterminationtoliberateitself\"(Iaskyou,whoonearthcouldhaveforeseenthe2December!)——

  lookatHungary,eventheCroatshavebeenconverted\"(thankstotheDeutscherZuschauerandRuge’swood-shavingcoats)——\"andbelieveus,forweknow,whenwesaythatPolandisimmortal\"(Mr。Daraszconfidedthispieceofinformationtothemundersolemnoathofsecrecy)。

  \"Forceagainstforce——thatisthejusticethatisbeingprepared。

  Andweshallleavenothingundonetobringintobeingamoreeffectiveprovisionalgovernment\"(aha!)\"thantheVorparlament[54]andamorepotentarmofthepeoplethantheNationalAssembly\"(seebelowwhatthesegentlemenbroughtintobeingwhentheyattemptedtoleadeachotherbythenose)。

  \"Ourdraftproposalsconcerningthefinancesandthepress\"(Articles1and2ofthestrongprovisionalgovernment——theCustomsOfficer,ChristianMüller,istobegiventhetaskofimplementingthismeasure)\"shallbepresentedseparately。WewishonlytosaythateverypurchasefortheItalianLoanwillbeofimmediatebenefittoourCommitteeandtoourcauseandthatforthemomentyoucanhelpinapracticalwayaboveallbyensuringaliberalsupplyofmoney。Weshallthenknowhowtotranslatethismoneyintopublicopinionandpublicviolence。(WithArnoldastranslator)\"……Wesaytoyou:Subscribe10millionFrancsandweshallliberatetheContinent!

  \"Germans,remember……\"(thatyousingbaritoneandlightfiresonthemountains)\"……Iendusyourthoughts\"(whichweneedalmostasbadlyasyourmoney),\"yourpurse\"(yes,don’tforgetthat)\"andyourarm!

  WeexpectyourzealtoincreasewiththeintensityofyoursufferingsandthattheCommitteeshallbeadequatelystrengthenedforthehourofdecisionbyyourpresentcontributions。\"(Ifnot,theywouldhavetoresorttospirituousliquorwhichwouldbeagainstGustav’sprinciples。)

  \"Alldemocratsareinstructedtopubliciseourappeal\"

  (theCustomsOfficer,ChristianMüller,willtakecareoftherest)。

  \"London,13March1851

  TheCommitteeforGermanAffairsArnoldRuge,GustavStruve,ErnstHaug,JohannesRonge,GottfriedKinkel\"

  OurreadersarenowacquaintedwithGottfried,theyarealsoacquaintedwithGustav;Arnold’s\"frequentappearances\"havelikewisebeenrepeatedoftenenough。Sothereremainbuttwomembersofthe\"effectiveprovisionalgovemment\"whomwehavestilltointroduce。

  JohannesRongeorJohannesKurzwegashelikestobeknowninhisintimatecircle,iscertainlynottheauthoroftheBookofRevelations。Thereisnothingmysteriousabouthim,heisbanal,hackneyed,asinsipidaswater,luke-warmdish-water。AsiswellknownJohannesbecamefamouswhenherefusedtopermittheHolyMantle[55]inTriertointercedeforhim——thoughitiswhollyunimportantwhointercedesforJohannes。WhenJohannesfirstmadehisappearancetheelderlyPaulus[56]expressedhisregretsthatHegelwasdeadashewouldnolongerbeabletoregardhimasshallowwerehealiveandheaddedthatthelatelamentedKrugwasluckytobedeadashetherebyescapedthedangerofacquiringareputationforprofundity。Johannesisoneofthosephenomenaoftenmetwithinhistorywhoonlybegintounderstandamovementcenturiesafteritsriseandfallandwhothenlikechildrenreproducethecontentofthemovementasifithadjustbeendiscovered,regurgitatingitinthemostfeeble,colourlessandphilistinicmannerimaginable。SuchcraftsmanshipdoesnotlastverylongandsoonourJohannesfoundhimselfinadailydeterioratingsituationinGermany。Hiswatered-downversionoftheEnlightenmentwentoutoffashionandJohannesmadeapilgrimagetoEnglandwhereweseehimreappear,withoutanynotablesuccess,astherivalofPadreGavazzi。[57]Theungainly,sallow,tediousvillageparsonnaturallypaledbythesideofthefiery,histrionicItalianmonkandtheEnglishbetheavilythatthisaridJohannescouldnotbethemanwhohadsetthedeep-thinkingGermannationinmotion。

  ButhewasconsoledbyArnoldRugewhofoundthattheGerman-CatholicismofourJohanneswasremarkablysimilartohisownbrandofatheism。

  LudwigvonHauckhadbeenacaptainofengineersintheImperialAustrianarmy,thenco-editoroftheConstitutioninVienna,laterstillleaderofabattalionintheVienneseNationalGuard,wherehedefendedtheBurgtoragainsttheImperialarmyonOctober30withgreatcourage,abandoninghispostonlyafterallwaslost。HeescapedtoHungary,joinedupwithBem’sarmyinSiebenburgenwhereinconsequenceofhisvelourheadvancedtotherankofcolonelinthegeneralstaff。AfterGörgysurrenderedatVilagosLudwigHauckwastakenprisoneranddiedlikeaheroononeofthemanygallowsthattheAustrianserectedinHungarytoavengetheirrepeateddefeatsandtoexpresstheirfuryattheprotectionRussiahadextendedandwhichtheysobitterlyresented。InLondonHaugwaslongthoughttobetheincarceratedHauck,anofficer,whohadsodistinguishedhimselfintheHungariancampaign。However,itnowseemstobeestablishedthatheisnotthelateHauck。JustashewasunabletopreventMazzinifromimprovisinghimintoageneralafterthefallofRome,sotoohecoulddonothingtostopArnoldRugefromtransforminghimintotherepresentativeoftheVienneserevolutionandamemberofthestrongprovisionalgovernment。

  Laterhegaveaestheticlecturesabouttheeconomicfoundationsofthecosmogonyofuniversalhistoryfromageologicalstandpointandwithmusicalaccompaniment。Amongtheémigrésthismelancholicmanisknownas\"thepoorwretch\",orastheFrenchsay,\"labonnebête\"。

  Arnoldcouldnotbelievehisgoodfortune。Hehadamanifesto,astrongprovisionalgovernment,aloanoftenmillionfrancsandevenahomunculustoproduceaweeklymagazinewiththemodesttitleKosmos,editedbyGeneralHaug。

  Themanifestocameandwentunread。TheKosmosdiedofmalnutritioninthethirdnumber,themoneyfailedtorollin,theprovisionalgovernmentdissolvedintoitscomponentsoncemore。

  Atfirst,theKosmoscontainedadvertisementsforKinkel’slectures,fortheworthyWillich’sappealsformoneyfortheSchleswig-HolsteinrefugeesandforGöhringer’ssaloon。ItcontainedfurtheralampoonbyArnold。TheoldjokerinventedacertainhospitablefriendcalledMüllerinGermanywhoseguest,Schulze,hepretendedtobe。MüllerexpressesastonishmentatwhathereadsinthepapersaboutEnglishhospitality;

  hefearsthatallthis\"sybaritisrn\"maydistractSchulzefromhis\"affairsofstate\"——buthedoesnotgrudgehimthisaswhenSchulzereturnstoGermanyhewillbesooverwhelmedbystateaffairsthathewillhavetodenyhimselfthepleasuresofMüller’shospitality。Finally,Müllerexclaims:\"SurelyitwasnotthetraitorRadowitz,butMazzini,Ledru-Rollin,CitizenWillich,Kinkelandyourself\"(ArnoldRuge)\"whowereinvitedtoWindsorCastle?\"

  IfafterallthistheKosmosfoldedupafterthethirdissuethefailurecouldnotbeputdowntolackofpublicity,forateverypossibleEnglishmeetingthespeakerswouldfinditpressedintotheirhandswiththeurgentrequesttorecommenditastheywouldfindtheirownprinciplesspeciallyrepresentedinit。

  Scarcelyhadthesubscriptionsfortheten-million-FrancloanbeenopenedthantherumourwentaroundthatalistofcontributorstoafundtodispatchStruve(andAmalia)toAmerica,wascirculatingintheCity。

  \"WhentheCommitteeresolvedtopublishaGermanweeklywithHaugaseditor,StruveprotestedashewantedthepostofeditorforhimselfandwishedthejournaltobearthetitleDeutscherZuschauer。HavingprotestedheresolvedtogotoAmerica。\"

  ThusfarthereportintheDeutscheSchnellpostofNewYork。Itremainssilentaboutthefact(andHeinzenhadhisreasonsforthis)thatasGustavwasacollaboratorontheDukeofBrunswick’sDeutscherLondonerZeitungMazzinihadstruckhisnameoffthelistoftheGermanCommittee。

  GustavsoonacclimatisedhisDeutscherZuschauerinNewYork。Butsoonaftercamethenewsfromovertheocean:\"Gustav’sZuschauerisdead。\"Ashesays,thiswasnotforthelackofsubscribers,norbecausehehadnoleisureforwritingbutsimplybecauseofadearthofpayingsubscribers。However,thedemocraticrevisionofRotteck’sUniversalHistorycouldnotbepostponedanylonger,sogreatwastheneedforit,andashehadalreadybegunitI5yearspreviouslyhewouldgivethesubscribersacorrespondingnumberofissuesoftheUniversalHistoryinsteadoftheDeutscherZuschauer。Hewouldhavetorequestpaymentinadvanceforthistowhichinthecircumstancesnoonecouldobject。

  AslongasGustavhadremainedonthissideoftheAtlanticHeinzenregardedhimalongwithRugeasthegreatestmaninEurope。Scarcelyhadhereachedtheothersidethanagreatscandalarosebetweenthem。

  Gustavwrites:

  \"Whenon6JuneinKarlsruheHeinzensawthatcannonwasbeingbroughtupheleftforStrasbourgwithfemalecompanions。\"

  WhereuponHeinzencalledGustav\"asoothsayer\"。

  ArnoldwasbusybroadcastingthevirtuesoftheKosmosinthejournalofhisfaithfuldiscipleHeinzen,whenitfailedtoappear,andataboutthetimewhenthestrongprovisionalgovernmentwasdisintegratingRodomonte-Heinzenwasbusyproclaiming\"militaryobedience\"towardsitinhisjournal。Heinzenisfamousforhisloveofthemilitaryinpeacetime。

  \"ShortlyafterStruve’sdepartureKinkeltooresignedfromtheCommitteewhichwastherebyreducedtoimpotence。\"(DeutscheSchnellpost,No。23。)

  WiththisthestrongprovisionalgovernmentdwindledstillfurtherandonlyMessrs。Ruge,Ronge,andHaugremainedinit。EvenArnoldrealisedthatwiththisTrinitynothingatallcouldbebroughtintoexistence,letaloneacosmos。Neverthelessthroughallthepermutations,variationsandcombinationsitremainedthenucleusofallhissubsequentattemptstoformcommittees。Anindefatigableman,hesawnoreasontothrowinhishand;afterallhisaimwasmerelytodosomethingthatwouldhavetheappearanceofaction,thesemblanceofprofoundpoliticalschemes,somethingthat,aboveall,wouldprovidematterforself-importantconsultations,frequentappearancesandcomplacentgossip。

  AsforGottfried,hisdramaticlecturesforrespectablecitymerchantsdidnotallowhimtocompromisehimselfButontheotherhanditwasaltogethertooevidentthatthepurposeofthemanifestoofMarch13wasnoneotherthantoprovidesupportfortheplaceArnoldhadusurpedintheEuropeanCentralCommittee。EvenGottfriedcouldnotfailtorealisethis:butitwasnotinhisinteresttograntRugesuchrecognition。Soitcametopassthatshortlyafterthemanifestohadbeenpublished,theKölnischeZeitungprintedadeclarationbythatdamaacerba,Mockel。Herhusband,shewrote,hadnotsignedtheappeal,hewasnotinterestedinpublicloansandhadresignedfromthenewly-formedcommittee。WhereuponArnoldgossipedintheNewYorkSchnellposttotheeffectthatKinkelhadbeenpreventedbyillnessfromsigningthemanifesto,buthegavehisapproval,theplantoissueithadbeenconceivedinhisroom,hehadhimselftakenresponsibilityfordespatchinganumberofcopiestoGermanyandheonlyleftthecommitteebecauseitelectedGeneralHaugpresidentinpreferencetohimself。ArnoldaccompaniedthisdeclarationwithangryattacksonKinkel’svanity,callinghim\"absolutemartyr\"and\"theBeckerathofthedemocrats\"andaffirminghissuspicionsofMrs。JohannaKinkelwhohadaccesstosuchprohibitedjournalsastheKölnischeZeitung。

  Inthemeantime,Arnold’sseedhadnotfallenonstonysoil。Kinkel’s\"beautifulsoul\"resolvedtoturnthetablesonhisrivalsandtoraisethetreasureofrevolutionalone。Johanna’sstatementdissociatinghimfromthishare-brainedschemehadscarcelyappearedintheKölnischeZeitungwhenGottfriedlaunchedhisownappealinthetransatlanticpaperswiththecommentthatthemoneyshouldbesenttotheman\"whoinspiresthemostconfidence\"。AndwhocouldthismanbebutGottfriedKinkel?Forthetimebeinghedemandedanadvancepaymentof500poundssterlingwithwhichtomanufacturerevolutionarypapermoney。Ruge,nottobeoutdone,hadtheSchnellpostdeclarethathewasthetreasureroftheDemocraticCentralCommitteeandthatMazzininoteswerealreadyavailableandcouldbepurchasedfromhim。Whoeverwishedtolose500poundssterlingwoulddobettertotaketheavailablenotesthantospeculateinsomethingthatdidnotevenexist。AndRodomonte-HeinzenroaredthatunlessMr。Kinkelabandonedhismanoeuvreshewouldbebrandedpubliclyasan\"enemyoftherevolution\"。Gottfriedhadcounter-articlespublishedintheNew-YorkerStaatszeitung,thedirectrivaloftheSchnellpost。Inthiswayfull-scalehostilitieswereinprogressontheothersideoftheAtlanticwhilekissesofJudaswerestillbeingexchangedinthisside。

  ByissuinganappealforanationalloaninhisownnameGottfriedhadshockedthedemocraticrankandfile,ashesoonrealised。Tomakegoodhisblunderhenowdeclaredthat\"thisappealformoney,foraGermannationalloandidnotproceedfromhim。InalllikelihoodwhathadhappenedwasthatsomealltoozealousfriendsinAmericahadmadefreewithhisname。\"

  ThisdeclarationprovokedthefollowinganswerfromDr。WissintheSchnellpost:

  \"ItisgenerallyknownthattheappealtoagitateforaGermanLoanwassenttomebyGottfriedKinkelwiththeurgentrequesttopubliciseitinalltheGermannewspapersandIamreadyandwillingtoshowthislettertoanyonewhoisindoubtonthispoint。IfKinkelhasnowreallyallegedthecontrarytheonlyhonourablecourseforhimtopursueistoretracthisstatementspubliclyandtopublishmycorrespondencewithhimfromwhichitwillbecomeplaintothePartythatIwasquiteindependentandcertainlythatIdidnotexhibit’anexcessofzeal’。ShouldhenothavebeenguiltyoftheseallegationsitwasKinkel’sdutytodenouncethejournalistresponsibleforprintingthemasanevilslanderer,oriftherehadbeenamisunderstanding,asanirresponsibleandunscrupulousgossip。FormypartIamunabletobelieveKinkelcapableofsuchunmitigatedperfidy。Dr。C。Wiss。\"(WeeklysupplementoftheDeutscheSchnellpost。)

  WhatwasKinkeltodo?Onceagainhethrusthisaspradonzellaintothebreach,hedenouncedMockelasthe\"irresponsible,unscrupulousgossip\",heclaimedthathiswifehadpromotedtheloanbehindhisback。Itcannotbedeniedthatthistacticwashighly\"aesthetic\"。

  ThusdidGottfriedswaylikeareed,nowadvancing,nowretreating,nowlaunchingaproject,nowdissociatinghimselffromit,alwaystackingtoadjusttothewindofpopularity。WhileheofficiallyallowedtheaestheticbourgeoisietofeteandfeasthiminLondonasthemartyroftheRevolutionbehindthebacksofthesamepeopleheindulgedinforbiddencommercewiththemoboftheEmigrationasrepresentedbyWillich。WhilelivingincircumstancesthatcouldbedescribedasluxuriousincomparisonwithhismodestsituationinBonn,hewrotetoSt。Louisthathewaslivingasbefittedthe\"representativeofpoverty\"。Inthiswayhebehavedtowardsthebourgeoisieasetiquetterequired,whileatthesametimehedeferredhumblytothetasteoftheproletariat。Butasamanwhoseimaginationfaroutweighedhisunderstandinghecouldnothelpfallingintothebadmannersandthearrogantposturesoftheparvenuandthisalienatedmanyapompousbonhommefromhim。WhollycharacteristicofhimwasthearticleontheGreatExhibitionthathewroteforKosmos。HeadmirednothingsomuchasthegiantmirrorthatwasexhibitedintheCrystalPalace。Theobjectiveworldreducesitselftoamirror,thesubjectiveworldtoacliché。Underthepretextofseeingonlythebeautifulsideofthingsheaestheticiseseverythingandthisprocesshedesignatespoetry,self-sacrificeorreligion,astheoccasiondemands。Fundamentally,everythingisusedtoexalthimself。Itisinevitablethatinpracticetheuglysideshouldmakeitsappearance,asimaginationturnsintoliesandenthusiasmintobaseness。InanycaseitwastobeexpectedthatGottfriedwouldsooncastoffhislion’sskinwhenhefellintothehandsofold,experiencedclownslikeGustavandArnold。

  XIITheGreatIndustrialExhibitioninauguratedanewepochintheEmigration。ThegreatthrongofGermanPhilistinesthatfloodedintoLondonduringthesummer,feltillateaseinthebustleofthegreatCrystalPalaceandintheevenlargertownofLondonwithitsnoise,itsdinanditsclamour。Andwhenthetoilandthelabouroftheday,thedutifulinspectionoftheExhibitionandtheothersightshadbeencompletedinthesweatofhisbrow,theGermanPhilistinecouldrecoverathiseasewithSchärttnerattheHanauorGöhringerattheStar,withtheirbeerycosiness,theirsmoke-filledfugandtheirpublic-housepolitics。

  Here\"thewholeofthefatherlandcouldbeseen\"andinadditionallthegreatestmenofGermanycouldbeseengratis。Theretheyallsat,themembersofparliament,thedeputiesofChambers,thegenerals,theCluboratorsofthehalcyondaysof1848and1849,theysmokedtheirpipesjustlikeordinarypeopleanddebatedtheloftiestinterestsofthefatherlanddayafterday,inpublicandwithunshakeabledignity。ThiswastheplacewhereforthepriceofafewbottlesofextremelycheapwinetheGermancitizencoulddiscoverexactlywhatwentonatthemostsecretmeetingsoftheEuropeancabinets。Thiswastheplacewherehecouldlearntowithinaminutewhen\"itwouldallstart\"。InthemeantimeonebottleafteranotherwasstartedandallthePartieswenthomeunsteadilybutstrengthenedintheknowledgethattheyhadmadetheircontributiontothesalvationofthefatherland。NeverhastheEmigrationdrunkmoreandcheaperthanduringtheperiodwhenthesolventmassesofGermanPhilistineswereinLondon。

  ThetrueorganisationoftheEmigrationwasinfactthistavernorganisationpresidedoverbySilenus-SchärttnerinLongAcrewhichexperienceditsheydaythankstotheExhibition。HerethetrueCentralCommitteesatinperpetualsession。Allothercommittees,organisations,party-formationswerejusttrimmings,thepatrioticarabesquesofthisprimevalGermantavernsocietyofidlers。

  InadditiontheEmigrationwasstrengthenednumericallyatthetimebythearrivalofMessrs。Meyen,Faucher,Sigel,GoeggandFickler,etc。

  MeyenwasalittleporcupinewhohadcomeintotheworldwithoutanyquillsandwhounderthenamePoinsinet,wasoncedescribedbyGoetheinthisway:

  \"Inliterature,asinsociety,oneoftenencounterssuchcuriouslittlemannikins。Endowedwithsomesmalltalenttheyendeavouralwaystoclaimtheattentionofthepublicandastheycaneasilybeseenthroughbyalltheyarethesourceofmuchamusement。However,theyalwaysmanagetoprofitsufficiently。Theylive,produce,arementionedeverywhereandareevenaccordedafavourablereception。Theirfailuresdonotdisconcertthem;

  theyregardthemasexceptionalandlooktothefutureforgreatersuccess。

  PoinsinetisafigureofthissortintheFrenchliteraryworld。Itgoesalmostbeyondbelieftoseewhathasbeendonewithhim,howhehasbeenfooledandmystifiedandevenhissaddeathbydrowninginSpaindoesnotdiminishtheridiculousimpressionmadebyhislife,justasafrogmadeoffireworksdoesnotattaintodignitybyconcludingalengthyseriesofsputterswithaloudbang。\"[58]

  Writerscontemporarywithhimpassonthefollowinginformation:EduardMeyenbelongedtothe\"Resolute\"groupwhichrepresentedtheBerlinerintelligentsiaasagainstthemassstupidityoftherestofGermany。HetoohadaMaybugClubinBerlinwithhisfriendsMügge,Klein,Zabel,Buhletc。Eachofthesemaybugssatonhisownlittleleaf[Blättchen——\"leaf\"and\"newspaper\"]。EduardMeyen’spaperwascalledtheMannheimerAbendblättchenandhere,everyweek,afterenormousefforts,hedepositedasmallgreenturdofcorrespondence。OurMaybugreallydidprogresstothepointwherehewasabouttopublishamonthlyperiodical;contributionsfromvariouspeoplelandedonhisdesk,thepublisherwaitedbutthewholeprojectcollapsedbecauseEduardaftereightmonthsincoldsweatdeclaredthathecouldnotfinishtheprospectus。AsEduardtookallhischildishactivitiesseriouslyhewaswidelyregardedinBerlinaftertheMarchRevolutionasamanwhomeantbusiness。InLondonheworkedtogetherwithFaucheronaGermaneditionoftheIllustratedLondonNewsundertheeditorshipandcensorshipofanoldwomanwhohadknownsomeGermantwentyyearsbefore,buthewasdiscardedasuselessafterhehadattemptedwithgreattenacitytoinsertaprofoundarticleaboutsculpturethathehadhadpublishedtenyearspreviouslyinBerlin。Butwhen,lateron,theKinkel-emigrationmadehimtheirsecretaryherealisedthathewasreallyapracticalhommed’étatandheannouncedinalithographedleafletthathehadarrivedatthe\"tranquillityofapointofview\"。Afterhisdeathawholeheapoftitlesforfutureprojectswillbefoundamonghispapers。

  ConjointlywithMeyenwemustnecessarilyconsiderOppenheim,hisco-editorandco-secretary。IthasbeenclaimedthatOppenheimisnotsomuchamanasanallegoricalfigure:thegoddessofboredomitisreported,camedowntoFrankfurtonMainandassumedtheshapeofthissonofaJewishjeweller。WhenVoltairewrote:\"Touslesgenresventloons,excepté

  legenreennuyeux\",hemusthavehadapremonitionofourHeinrichBernhardOppenheim。WepreferOppenheimthewritertoOppenheimtheorator。Hiswritingsmaybeavoided,buthisspokendelivery——c’estimpossible。ThepythagoreanmetempsychosismayhavesomefoundationinrealitybutthenamebornebyHeinrichBernhardOppenheiminformeragescannolongerbediscoveredasnomanevermadeanameforhimselfthroughbeinganunbearablechatterbox。Hislifemaybeepitomisedbyitsthreeclimacticmoments:

  ArnoldRuge’seditor——Brentano’seditor——Kinkel’seditor。

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