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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 ...