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    【】posedtheelvesthefeeble

    desdants.

    thefirsthalfofthehturyheeraofthe

    greathistoricaldisveries.everyorianswerebusy

    publishingdiaevalchartersandearlydiaevalicles

    andineveryuntrytheresultheold

    fatherland.agreatdealofthissentinthe

    erpretationofhistorits.butinpraalpolitics,

    itdoesnottteristrue,buteverythingdepends

    uponostuntries

    boththekingsandtheirsubjectsfirybelievedintheglory

    andfaoftheiraors.

    thengressofvieal.

    theirexiesdividedthepofeuropeagtothe

    bestisofhalfadozendynastiesandput``national

    aspirationsupontheindex,orlistofforbiddenbooks,together

    hallerous``frenchdoes.

    buthistoryisnorespeereason

    orotheritybeanhistoricallahusfarhas

    esedtobe

    ofhunsocietyand

    theattettostehistideeasunsuessfulasthe

    tteithinking.

    curiouslyenoughthefirsttroublebeganinaverydistant

    partoftheerica.thespanishlonies

    ofthathadbeenenjoyingaperiodofrelativeindependence

    duringthenyyearsofthegreatnapoleonicwars.

    theyhadevenreinedfaithfultotheirkingwhenhewas

    takenprisohefrencheerorandtheyhadrefused

    tnisejosephbonaparte,heyear1808been

    dekingofspainbyorderofhisbrother.

    iheonlypartofariuchupset

    bytherevolutionheislandofhaiti,theespagnolaof

    luusfirsttrip.hereintheyear1791thefrenvention,

    inasuddenoutburstofloveandhunbrotherhood,

    hadbestoheirblackbrethrenalltheprivilege**herto

    eheirasters.justassuddenlytheyhad

    repehisstep,buttheattettoundotheinal

    proseledtonyyearsofterribleweengeneral

    le,thebrotherinlalouverture,

    thenegrochieftain.intheyear1801,toussaintwas

    askedtovisitleussterofpeaeived

    thesoleprosethatheolested.hetrusted

    hiseadversaries,onboardashipandshortly

    afterthenegroesgained

    theirindependehesaandfoundedarepublic.

    iallytheyhelptothefirstgreatsouth

    aripatriotinhiseffortstodeliverhisnativeuntry

    frohespanishyoke.

    sinbolivar,anativeofcaravenezuela,boin

    theyear1783,hadbeeneducatedinspain,hadvisitedparis

    entatwork,had

    livedforaheuatesandhadretuedtohis

    nativelaagainstspain,

    thetheruntry,.

    intheyear1811,venezueladeclareditsindependend

    bolivarbeeoftherevolutienerals.hin

    tonths,therebelsedandbolivarfled.

    forthefiveyearsheheleaderofanapparently

    lostcause.hesaedallhishandhehave

    beeobeginhisfinalandsuessfulexpeditionhout

    thesupportofthepresidentofhaiti.thereaftertherevolt

    spreadalloversoutharidsoonitappearedthatspain

    abletosuppresstherebellionunaided.sheaskedfor

    thesupportoftheholyalliance.

    thisstepgreatlyishshippers

    hadsueededthedutarriersoftheworld

    andtheyexpeadeclarationof

    independenerica.theyhad

    hopesthattheuatesoaricaerferebut

    thesenatehadnosuchplansandinthehouse,too,therewere

    nyvoiceshatspainoughttobegivena

    freehand.

    justthen,thereinistersinengland.

    theanning

    beretaryofstate.hedroppedahintthatengland

    erienthallthe

    ghtofherfleet,ifsaidgovents

    disapprovaloftheplansoftheholyallianregardtothe

    rebelliouslohesouthe.presidentnroe

    thereupon,onthe2ndofdeceeroftheyear1823,addressed

    ngressandstatedthat:``arisider

    anyattetoofthealliedpooextendtheir

    systeoanyportionofthisisphereasdangerous

    toourpeadsafety,andgaveeri

    goventionoofthe

    holyallianceasaionofanunfriendlydisposition

    toheuates.fourer,thetextofthe

    ``riheenglishneersand

    theersoftheholyalliaheir

    e.

    tteichhesitated.personallyhewouldhavebeenwilling

    toriskthedispleasureoftheuateshhad

    alloyandnavytofallintosiheend

    oftheangloariheyear1812.butings

    threateningattitudeandtroubleoiforcedhibr>

    tobecareful.theexpeditioookpladsouth

    aridxigaiheirindependence.

    asforthetroublesoiofeurope,theywere

    ingfastandfurious.theholyalliancehadsentfrench

    troopstospaintoactasguardiansofthepeatheyear

    1820.austriantroopshadbeenusedforasilarpurposein

    italyhe``carbonaritheseietyofthecharal

    buersakingpropagandaforaualyandhad

    causedarebellionagainsttheunspeakableferdinandof

    naples.

    badneefroussiahedeathofalexander

    hadbeenthesignforarevolutionaryoutbreakinst.

    petersburg,ashortbutbloodyupheaval,thesocalleddekaberist

    revoltbeber,hended

    berofgoodpatriotswhohad

    beendisgustedbythereaofalexanderslastyearsand

    hadtriedtogiverussiaanstitutionalfovent.

    butetteichhadtriedtoassure

    hielfofthentinuedsupportoftheeuropeanurtsbya

    seriesofnfereaixlachapelleattroppauat

    laibad

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