ThethirdmemberofthetrioisMr。JuliusFaucher。HeisoneofthoseBerlinHuguenotswhoknowhowtoexploittheirminortalentwithgreatcommercialadroitness。HemadehispublicdebutastheLieutenantPistoloftheFreeTradePartyinwhichcapacityhewasemployedbyHamburgcommercialintereststomakepropaganda。Duringtherevolutionarydisturbancestheyallowedhimtopreachfreetradeintheapparentlychaoticformofanarchism。Whenthisceasedtoberelevanttothetimeshewasdismissedand,togetherwithMeyen,hebecamejointeditoroftheBerlinAbendpost。Underthepresenceofwishingtoabolishthestateandintroduceanarchyherefrainedfromdangerousoppositiontowardstheexistinggovernmentandwhen,lateron,thepaperfailedbecauseitcouldnolongeraffordthedeposit,theNeuePreussischeZeitungcommiseratedwithFaucher,theonlyablewriteramongthedemocrats。ThiscosyrelationshipwiththeNeuePreussischeZeitungsoonbecamesointimatethatFaucherbegantoactasitscorrespondentinLondon。Faucher’sactivityintheLondonEmigrationdidnotlastlong;hisfreetradeinclinedhimtowardscommercewherehefoundhistruecalling,towhichhereturnedwithgreatenergyandinwhichheachievedwondersneverseenbefore:namelyaprice-listthatassessesgoodsaccordingtoacompletelyslidingscale。Asiswellknown,theBreslauerZeitungwasindiscreetenoughtoinformthegeneralpublicofthisdocument。
Thisthree-starconstellationoftheBerlinintelligentsiacanbecontrastedwiththethree-starconstellationofwholesomeSouthGermanprinciples:Sigel,Fickler,Goegg。FranzSigel,whomhisfriendGoeggdescribesasashort,beardlessman,bearingastrongresemblancetoNapoleon,is,againaccordingtoGoegg,\"ahero\",\"amanofthefuture\",\"aboveallagenius,intellectuallycreativeandconstantlyhatchingnewplans\"。
Betweenourselves,GeneralSiegelisayoungBadenlieutenantofprincipleandambition。HereadinanaccountofthecampaignsoftheFrenchRevolutionthatthestepfromsub-lieutenanttosupremegeneralismerechild’splayandfromthatmomentonthislittlebeardlessmanfirmlybelievedthatFranzSigelmustbecomesupremecommanderinarevolutionaryarmy。HiswishwasgrantedthankstotheBadeninsurrectionof1849andapopularitywiththearmyarisingfromaconfusionofnames。ThebattleshefoughtontheNeckaranddidnotfightintheBlackForestarewellknown;hisretreattoSwitzerlandhasbeenpraisedevenbytheenemyasatimelyandcorrectmanoeuvre。Hismilitaryplansherebearwitnesstohisstudyofthe[French]RevolutionaryWars。InordertoremainfaithfultotherevolutionarytraditionHeroSigel,ignoringtheenemyandoperationalandwithdrawallinesandsimilarbagatelles,wentconscientiouslyfromoneMoreaupositiontothenext。AndifhedidnotmanagetoparodyMoreau’scampaigns[59]ineverydetail,ifhecrossedtheRhineatEglichauandnotatParadies,thiswasthefaultoftheenemywhowastooignoranttoappreciatesuchalearnedmanoeuvre。InhisordersofthedayandinhisinstructionsSigelemergesasapreacherandifhehasaninferiorstyletoNapoleon,hehasmoreprinciple。Later,heconcernedhimselfwithdevisingahandbookforrevolutionaryofficersinallbranchesofwarfarefromwhichweareinapositiontoofferthefollowingimportantextract:
\"anofficeroftherevolutionmustcarrythefollowingarticlesaccordingtoregulations:1head-coveringandcap,1sabrewithbelt,1black,redandyellow[60]camel-hairsash,2pairsofblackleathergloves,2battlecoats,1cloak,1pairclothtrousers,1
tie,2pairsofbootsorshoes,1blackleathertravellingcase——12\"
wide,10\"high,4\"deep,6shirts,3pairsofunderpants,8pairsofsocks,6handkerchiefs,2towels,1washingandshavingkit,1writingimplement,1writingtabletwithletterspatent,1clothesbrush,1copyofserviceregulations。\"
JosephFickler——\"themodelofadecent,resolute,imperturbablytenaciousmanofthepeoplewhomthepeopleofthewholeBadenuplandandtheLakeDistrictsupportedasonemanandwhosestrugglesandsufferingsovermanyyearshadearnedhimapopularityapproachingthatofBrentano\"(accordingtothetestimonyofhisfriendGoegg)。
Asbefitsadecent,resolute,imperturbablytenaciousmanofthepeople,JosephFicklerhasafleshyfull-moonface,afatcrawandapaunchtomatch。Theonlyfactknownabouthisearlylifeisthatheearnedalivelihoodwiththeaidofacarvingfromthe15thcenturyandwithrelicsrelatingtotheCouncilofConstance。Heallowedtravellersandforeignart-loverstoinspectthesecuriositiesinexchangeformoneyandincidentallysoldthem\"antique\"souvenirsofwhichFickler,ashelovedtorelate,wouldconstantlymakeupanewsupplyinalltheirauthentic\"antiquity\"。
HisonlydeedsduringtheRevolutionwerefirstlyhisarrestbyMathy[61]aftertheVorparlament,and,second,hisarrestbyRomerinStuttgartinJune1849。Thankstothesearrestshewashappilydeprivedoftheopportunitytocompromisehimself。TheWürttembergDemmcrassdeposited1000guildersasbailforhim,whereuponFicklerwenttoThurgauincognitoandtothegreatdistressofhisguarantorsnomorewasheardofhim。Itisundeniablethathesuccessfullytranslatedthefeelingsandopinionsofthelakesidepeasantsintoprinters’inkinhisLakejournals;fortheresthesharestheopinionofhisfriendRugethatmuchstudymakesyoustupidandforthisreasonhewarnedhisfriendGoeggnottovisitthelibraryoftheBritishMuseum。
AmandusGoegg,lovable,ashisnameindicates,isnogreatorator,but\"anunassumingcitizenwhosenobleandmodestbearingearnshimthefriendshipofpeopleeverywhere\"(WestamerikanischeBlätter)。FromsheernobilityGoeggbecameamemberoftheprovisionalgovernmentinBaden,where,asheadmits,hecoulddonothingagainstBrentanoandinallmodestyheassumedthetitleofDictator。NoonedeniesthathisachievementsasFinanceMinisterweremodest。Inallmodestyheproclaimedthe\"Social-democraticRepublic\"inDonaueschingenthedaybeforethefinalretreattoSwitzerlandactuallytookplace,althoughithadbeendecreedbefore。Inallmodestyhelaterdeclared(SeeJanusbyHeinzen,1852)thattheParisproletariathadlostonDecember2becauseitdidnotpossesshisownFranco-BadenesedemocraticexperiencenortheinsightsavailableelsewhereinthefrenchifiedGermanyoftheSouth。AnyonewhodesiresfurtherproofsofGoegg’smodestyandoftheexistenceofa\"GoeggParty\"willfindtheminthebookTheBadenRevolutioninRetrospect。Paris1850,writtenbyhimself。AfittingclimaxtohismodestycameinapublicmeetinginCincinnatiwhenhedeclaredthat\"reputablemencametohimafterthebankruptcyoftheBadenRevolutionandhadannouncedthatinthatrevolutionmenofalltheGermantribeshadtakenanactivepart。
ItwasthereforetoberegardedasaGermanmatterjustastheRomeuprisingwasofconcerntothewholeofItaly。AshewasthemanwhohadheldouttheysaidthathemustbecometheGermanMazzini。Hismodestycompelledhimtorefuse。\"
Why?Amanwhowasonce\"dictator\"andwhotocapitall,isthebosomfriendof\"Napoleon\"Sigel,couldsurelyalsobecomethe\"GermanMazzini\"。
OncetheEmigrationwasaugmentedbytheseandsimilar,lessnoteworthyarrivals,itcouldproceedtothosemightybattlesthatthereadershalllearnofinthenextcanto。
XIIIChimidaralavoceeleparole,Eunproferirmagnanimoeprofondo!
ChemaicosapiufierasottoilsoleNonfuvedutaintuttoquantoilmondo;
L’altrebattagliefurroseeviole,Alraccontardiquestamiconfondo;
Percheilvalor,e’lpregiodellaterraAfrontesoncondottiinquestaguerra(Boiardo,OrlandoInamorato,Canto27)
[Nowwhowillgivemewordsandwhothetongue,Tosingofsuchbravedeedsinsonoroussounds!
Forne’erwasstrifeuponthisearthbegunMoreproudlyfoughtonbloodierbattlegrounds;
ComparedtothisallotherwarsarerosesTotellofitmyIyricartconfoundsForonthisearththerene’erwasseensuchgloryOrnoblevelourbrightasinthisstory]
ThelatestfashionablearrivalshadmadeupthefullcomplementoftheEmigrationandthetimehadnowcomeforamorecomprehensive\"organisation\",torounditoffupwardstoafulldozen。Asmighthavebeenexpectedtheseattemptsdegeneratedintobitterfeuds。Thepaperwarconductedinthetransatlanticjournalsnowreacheditsclimax。Theprivationsofindividuals,intrigues,plots,self-praise——theheroesspenttheirenergiesinsuchpaltryactivities。ButtheEmigrationdidhaveoneachievementtoitscredit:
ahistoryofitsown,lyingoutsideworldhistory,withitsownpoliticalpetti-foggeryrunningparalleltopublicaffairs。Andtheveryfactthattheyfoughteachothersobitterlyledeachtobelieveintheimportanceoftheother。Beneaththefaçadeofallthesestrivingsandconflictslaythespeculationindemocraticpartyfunds,\"theHolyGrail\",andthistransformedthesetranscendentalrivalries,thesedisputesabouttheEmperor’sbeard,intoordinaryquarrelsamongfools。AnyonewhowishestopursuethestudyofthisgreatwarbetweenthefrogsandthemicewillfindallthedecisiveoriginaldocumentsintheNew-YorkerSchnellpost,theNewYorkDeutscheZeitung,theAllgemeineDeutscheZeitungandtheStaatszeitung,intheBaltimoreCorrespondent,intheWecker[Clarion]andinotherGerman-Americanpapers。However,thisdisplayofallegedconnectionsandimaginedconspiracies,thiswholehueandcryraisedbytheémigréswasnotwithoutseriousconsequences。ItprovidedthegovernmentswiththepretexttheyneededtoarrestallsortsofpeopleinGermany,tosuppresstheindigenousmovementsandtousethesewretchedstrawmeninLondonasscarecrowswithwhichtofrightentheGermanmiddleclasses。FarfromconstitutinganydangertoexistingcircumstancestheseheroesoftheexilewishedonlythateverythingshoulddiedowninGermanysothattheirvoicemightbeheardthebetterandthatthegenerallevelofthoughtshoulddeclinesofarthatevenmenoftheirstaturemightappearoutstanding。
Thenewly-arrivedSouthGermanbonhommes,lackinginanydefinitecommitment,foundthemselvesinanexcellentpositiontomediatebetweenthevariouscliquesand,atthesametime,togatherthemassofémigrésaroundtheleadersasakindofchorus。Theirsturdysenseofdutyimpelledthemnottoforgothisopportunity。
Atthesametime,however,theycouldalreadyseeLedru-Rollinwherehesawhimself,namelyinthechairofthepresidentofFrance。AsthemostimportantneighboursofFranceitwasvitalforthemtoobtainrecognitionfromtheprovisionalgovernmentofFranceastheprovisionaloverlordsofGermany。SigelespeciallywishedtoseehissupremecommandguaranteedbyLedru。ButthewaytoLedruledoverArnold’scorpse。However,theywerestillimpressedbyArnold’spersonaandhestillpassedasthephilosophicalNorthernLightwhowouldilluminetheirSouthGermantwilight。SotheyturnedtoRuge。
OntheopposingsidestoodinthefirstinstanceKinkelwithhisimmediateentourage——Schurz,Strodtmann,Schimmelpfennig,Techowetc。;thencametheformerdeputiesandmembersofparliament,ledbyReichenbachwithMeyenandOppenheimastherepresentativesofliterature;and,lastly,Willichwithhishostwhich,however,remainedinthebackground。Therolesweredistributedasfollows:Kinkelplayingapassion-flowerrepresentedtheGermanPhilistinesingeneral;ReichenbachplayingaCountrepresentedthebourgeoisie;Willich,playingWillichrepresentedtheproletariat。
ThefirstthingtosayaboutAugustWillichisthatGustavalwaysfeltsecretlymistrustfulofhimbecauseofhispointedskullsignifyingthattheenormousovergrowthofself-esteemhadstuntedallotherqualities。
AGermanPhilistinewhooncecaughtsightofex-LieutenantWillichinaLondonpubsnatcheduphishatandfledexclaiming:MyGod,helooksjustlikeJesusChrist!InordertoincreasethesimilarityWillichbecameacarpenterforawhilebeforetheRevolution。LateronheemergedasapartisanleaderinthecampaigninBadenandthePalatinate。
Thepartisanleader,adescendantoftheoldItaliancondottiereisapeculiarphenomenonofmorerecentwars,especiallyinGermany。Thepartisanleader,accustomedtoactonhisowninitiative,isreluctanttosubordinatehimselftoamoregeneralcommand。Hismenowetheirallegianceonlytohim,butheislikewisewhollydependentonthem。Forthisreasonthedisciplineinafreecorpsissomewhatarbitrary;accordingtocircumstancesitmaybesavagelystrict,butmostlyitisextremelylax。Thepartisanleadercannotalwaysactthemartinet,hemustoftenflatterhismenandwinthemoverindividuallywiththeaidofphysicalcaresses;thenormalmilitarypracticesareoflittleusehereandboldnessmustbesupplementedbyotherqualitiesiftheleaderistoretaintherespectofhissubordinates。
Ifheisnotnoblehemustatleasthaveanobleconsciousnesstobecomplementedasalwaysbycunning,thetalentforintrigueandacovertpracticalbaseness。
Inthiswayhenotonlywinsoverhissoldiersbutalsobribestheinhabitants,surprisestheenemyandcontrivesmatterssothatevenhisopponentsacknowledgehisstrengthofcharacter。ButallthisdoesnotsufficetoholdtogetherafreecorpswhosememberseithercomefromtheLumpenproletariatoraresoonassimilatedintoit。Whatisneededinadditionisahigherideal。
Thepartisanleadermustthereforehaveanucleusofidéesfixes,hemustbeamanofprincipleinpermanentpursuitofhismissiontoredeemtheworld。Bymeansofsermonsatthefrontandsustaineddidacticpropagandahemustimpartaconsciousnessofthishigheridealtoeverymanindividuallyandinthiswayhewilltransformthewholetroopintosonswithinthefaith。Ifthishigheridealistingedwithphilosophyormysticismoranythingthatsurpassesnormalunderstanding,ifitissomethingHegelianbynature(aswasthecasewiththeideasthatGeneralWillisen[62]triedtoinfuseintothePrussianarmy),thensomuchthebetter。Forthisensuresthatthenobleconsciousnesswillenterintoeachandeverypartisanandthedeedsofthewholecorpstherebyattaintoaspeculativeconsecrationwhichexaltsthemfarabovethelevelofordinaryunreflectingcourageandinanycasethefameofsuchanarmydependslessonitsachievementsthanonitsmessianiccalling。Thestrengthofacorpscanonlybeenhancedifallthewarriorsaremadetoswearanoaththattheywillnotsurvivethedestructionofthecauseforwhichtheyarefightingandwouldprefertobemassacredtothelastmanbeneaththeappletreeonthefrontierwhilesingingahymn。Ofcourse,suchacorpsandsuchaleaderinevitablyfeeldegradedbycontactwithordinaryprofanesoldiersandtheywillmakeeveryefforteithertokeepatadistancefromthearmyorelsetoshakeoffthesocietyoftheuncircumcised。Theyhatenothingmorethanalargearmyandalargewarwheretheircunningbuttressedbyspiritualfaithcanachievelittleifthenormalrulesofwararedisregarded。Thepartisanleadermustthenbeacrusaderinthefullsenseoftheword,hemustbePetertheHermitandWalthervonHabenichts[63]rolledintoone。Facedwiththeheterogeneouselementsandtheinformalmodeoflifeofhiscorpshemustalwaysupholdvirtue。Hemustnotallowhismentodrinkhimunderthetableandsohemustonlydrinkinsolitude,forinstanceatnightinbed。Ifitshouldhappentohim,asitmighttoanyfalliblehumanbeing,thathefindhimselfreturningtobarrackslateatnightafterinordinateindulgenceinthepleasuresofthislife,hewilltakecarenottoenterthroughthemaingate,buttogoroundthesideandclimboverthewalltoavoidgivingoffence。Femininecharmsshouldleavehimcold,butitwillmakeagoodimpressionifhe,likeCromwell,takeshisNCOsoratailor’sapprenticeintohisbedfromtimetotime。
Ingeneralhecannotleadtoostrictandasceticalife。Behindthecavalieridellaventurainhiscorpsstandthecavalierideldente[64]wholivemainlyfromrequisitionsandfreequarterstoallofwhichWalthervonHabenichtshastoturnablindeyesothatPetertheHermithasalwaystobeathandwiththeconsolationthatsuchunpleasantmeasurescontributetothesalvationofthenationandsoareintheinterestofthevictimsthemselves。
Allthequalitiesthatthepartisanleadermustpossessinwartimereappearinpeacetimeinamodifiedformbutonethatcanscarcelyberegardedasanimprovement。Aboveallelsehemustpreservethecoreoftheregimentforlateronandhencekeephisrecruitingofficersinastateofconstantactivity。Thecoreconsistingoftheremnantsofthefreecorpsandthegeneralmobofémigrésisputintobarrackseitheratgovernmentexpense(asinBesançon)orbysomeothermeans。Theconsecrationintheserviceofanidealmustnotbelackinganditisprovidedbyabarracks-communismthatascribesahighersignificancetothecustomofholdingordinarycivicactionsincontempt。Asthiscommunistbarracksisnolongersubjecttothearticlesofwar,butonlytothemoralauthorityandthedictatesofself-sacrifice,itisinevitablethatquarrelsshouldbreakoutoverthecommunalfunds。Fromthesedisputesmoralauthoritydoesnotalwaysemergeunscathed。Ifthereisanartisans’clubanywhereinthevicinityitcanbeemployedasarecruitingbaseandtheartisansaregiventheprospectofajollylifefullofadventuresinexchangefortheoppressiveworkofthepresent。Bypointingtothehigherethicalsignificanceofthebarracksforthefutureoftheproletariat,itisevenpossibletoinducetheclubtomakefinancialcontributions。Inboththebarracksandthedubthesermonisingandthepatriarchalandgossipystyleofpersonalrelationswillnotfailtoimpress。Eveninpeacetimethepartisandoesnotlosehisindispensableassuranceandjustasinwartimeeverysetbackspurredhimontoproclaimvictoryonthemorrow,sonowheisforeverexpoundingonthemoralcertaintyandthephilosophicalinevitabilitywithwhich\"it\"willstarttohappenwithinthenextfortnight。Ashemustneedshaveanenemyandasthenoblemanisnecessarilyopposedbytheignobleoneshediscoversinthemaraginghostilitytowardshimself,heimaginesthattheyhatehimmerelybecauseofhiswell-deservedpopularityandwouldgladlypoisonhimorstabhim。Withthisinmindheresolvesalwaystoconcealalongdaggerbeneathhispillow。Justasthepartisanleaderinwarwillneversucceedunlessheassumesthatthepopulationrevereshim,likewiseinpeacehewillnotindeedmanagetoformanylastingpoliticalgroupingsbuthewillconstantlysupposethemtoexistandfromthisallsortsofstrangemystificationscanarise。Thetalentforrequisitioningandobtainingfreequartersappearsagainintheformofacosyparasitism。
Bycontrast,thestrictasceticismofourOrlando,likeeverythingthatisgoodandgreat,issubjecttoterribletemptationsintimesofpeace。
BoiardosaysinCanto24:
Turpinbehauptet,dassderGraivonBravaJungfräulichwaraufLebenszeitundkeusch。
GlaulotiLrdavon,waseuchbeliebt,ibrHerren——
[TurpinclaimsthattheCountofBravaWasvirginalandchastehiswholelifelong。
Ofthatyoumaybelieve,Sirs,whatyouwill——]
ButwealsolearnthatlateronCountBravalosthisreasonatthesightofthebeautifulAngelicaandAstolfhadtogotothemoontorecoveritforhim,asMasterLodovicoAriostosocharminglynarrates。OurmodernOrlando,however,mistookhimselfforthepoetwhotellshowhe,too,lovedsogreatlythathelosthisreasonandtriedtofinditwithhislipsandhandsonthebosomofhisAngelicaandwasthrownoutofthehouseforhispains。
Inpoliticsthepartisanleaderwilldisplayhissuperiorityinallmattersoftactics。Inconformitywiththenotionofapartisanhewillgofromonepartytothenext。Pettyintrigues,sordidhole-and-corneractivities,theoccasionallie,morallyoutragedperfidywillbethenaturalsymptomsofthenobleconsciousness。Hisfaithinhismissionandinthehighermeaningofhiswordsanddeedswillinducehimtodeclareemphatically:
\"Ineverlie!\"TheidéesfixesbecomeasplendidcloakforhissecrettreacheryandcausethesimpletonsoftheEmigration,whohavenoideasatall,toconcludethathe,themanoffixedideas,issimplyafool。Andourworthyslybootscoulddesirenothingbetter。
DonQuixoteandSanchoPanzarolledintoone,asmuchinlovewithhisknapsackaswithhisidéesfixes,withthefreeprovisionsoftheitinerantknightasmuchaswithrenown,Willichisthemanoftheduodecimal[65]warandthemicroscopicintrigue。
Heconcealshiscunningbeneaththemaskofcharacter。HisrealfutureliesintheprairiesoftheRioGrandedelNorte。
ConcerningtherelationsbetweenthetwowingsoftheEmigrationwehavedescribed,aletterfromMr。GoeggintheDeutscheSchnellpostinNewYorkisveryrevealing:
\"They(theSouthGermans)resolvedtobolsterupthereputationofthemoribundcentralcommitteebyattemptingtounitewiththeotherfactions。Butthereislittleprospectofsuccessforthiswellintentionedidea。Kinkelcontinuestointrigue,hasformedacommitteeconsistingofhisrescuer,hisbiographerandanumberofPrussianlieutenants。Theiraimistoworktogetherinsecret,toexpand,ifpossibletogainpossessionofthedemocraticfunds,andthensuddenlytearofftheirmaskandappearpubliclyasthepowerfulKinkelparty。Thisisneitherhonestnorjustnorsensible!\"
The\"honesty\"oftheintentionsoftheSouthGermanscanbeseenfromthefollowingletterfromMr。Sigeltothesamenewspaper:
\"Ifwe,thefewmenwithhonourableintentions,haveinpartresortedtoconspiracies,thisisduetotheneedtoprotectourselvesagainsttheterribleperfidyandthepresumptuousnessofKinkelandhiscolleaguesandtoshowthemthattheyarenotborntorule。OurthiefaimwastoforceKinkeltocometoalargemeetinginordertoprovetohimandtowhathecallshisclosepoliticalfriendsthatnotallthatglittersisgold。Thedeviltaketheinstrument\"(i。e。Schurz),\"andthedeviltakethesingertoo\"[66](i。e。Kinkel)。
(WeeklyeditionoftheNew-YorkerDeutscheZeitung,September24
1851)。
Thestrangeconstitutionofthetwofactionsthatrebukeeachotherforbeing\"north\"and\"south\"canbeseenfromthefactthatattheheadoftheSouthGermanelementsstoodthe\"mind\"ofRuge,whileattheheadoftheNorthGermansidewerethe\"feelings\"ofKinkel。
Inordertounderstandthegreatstrugglethatwasnowwagedwemustwasteafewwordsonthediplomacyofthesetwoworld-shakingparties。
Arnold(andhishenchmenlikewise)wasconcernedabovealltoforma\"closed\"societywiththeofficialappearanceof\"revolutionaryactivity\"。Thissocietywouldthengivebirthtohisbeloved\"CommitteeforGermanAffairs\"andthiscommitteewouldthenpropelRugeintotheEuropeanCentralCommittee。Arnoldhadbeenindefatigableinhiseffortstorealisethisaimsincethesummerof1850。HehadhopedthattheSouthGermanswouldprovide\"thathappymediumwherehecoulddominateincomfort\"。
TheofficialestablishmentoftheEmigrationandtheformationofcommitteeswasthenecessarypolicyofArnoldandhisallies。
Kinkelandhiscohorts,ontheotherhand,hadtotryandundermineeverythingthatcouldlegitimisethepositionRugehadusurpedintheEuropeanCentralCommittee。InreplytohisappealforanadvanceofLLL500sterlingKinkelhadreceivedthepromiseofsomemoneyfromNewOrleans,whereuponhehadformedasecretfinancecommitteetogetherwithWillich,Schimmelpfennig,Reichenbach,TechowandSchurz,etc。Theyreasoned:oncewehavethemoneyweshallhavetheEmigration;oncewehavetheEmigrationweshallalsohavethegovemmentinGermany。Theiraim,therefore,wastooccupythewholeEmigrationwithformalmeetingsbuttoundermineanyattemptatsettingupanofficialsocietythatwentbeyonda\"looseorganisation\"
andabovealltoundermineallproposalstoformcommittees。Thiswoulddelaytheenemyfaction,blocktheiractivitiesandenablethemtomanoeuvrebehindtheirbacks。
Bothparties,i。e。allthe\"distinguishedmen\"hadonethingincommon:theybothledthemassofémigrésbythenose,theyconcealedfromthemtheirrealobjectives,usedthemasmeretoolsanddroppedthemassoonastheyhadservedtheirpurpose。
LetustakealookatthesedemocraticMachiavellis,TalleyrandsandMetternichsandtakenoteoftheiractions。
Scene1。July14,1851。——Aftera\"privateunderstandingwithKinkeltomakecommoncause\"hadfallenthrough,Ruge,Goegg,Sigel,FicklerandRongeinvitedthedistinguishedmenofallshadesofopiniontoameetinginFickler’shomeonJuly14th。Twenty-sixpeopleappeared。
Ficklerproposedthata\"privatecircle\"ofGermanrefugeesshouldbeformedandthisinturnwouldgivebirthtoa\"businesscommitteefortheadvancementofrevolutionaryobjectives\"。ThiswasopposedmainlybyKinkelandsixofhissupporters。AfteraviolentdebatelastingseveralhoursFickler’smotionwaspassed(16votesto10)。Kinkelandtheminoritydeclaredthemselvesunabletoparticipateanyfurtherandtooktheirdeparture。
Scene2。July20th。——Theabovemajorityconstituteditselfasasociety。Joined,amongothers,byTausenau,whohadbeenintroducedbyFickler。
IfRongewastheLutherandKinkeltheMelanchtonthenTausenauistheAbrahamaSanctaClara[67]oftheGemmandemocrats。IfthetwoaugursinCicerocouldnotlookeachotherinthefacewithoutlaughingthenMr。Tausenaucannotcatchsightofhisownearnestfeaturesinthemirrorwithoutburstingintolaughter。IfRugehaddiscoveredintheBadenerspeoplewhomheimpressed,FatenowhaditsrevengewhenitintroducedhimtotheAustrianTausenau,amanwhoimpressedhim。
AtthesuggestionofGoeggandTausenauthenegotiationswerepostponedinordertotryonceagaintobringaboutaunionwithKinkel’sfaction。
Scene3。July27th。——SessionintheCranbourneHotel。The\"distinguished\"Emigrationtheretoaman。Kinkel’sgroupappearedbutnotwiththeintentionofjoiningthesocietyalreadyinexistence;
onthecontrary,theypressedfortheformationofan\"opendiscussionclubwithoutabusinesscommitteeandwithoutdefiniteobjectives\"。SchurzwhoactedasKinkel’smentorthroughoutalltheseparliamentarynegotiations,proposed:
\"ThepresentcompanyshouldformitselfintoaprivatepoliticalsocietywiththenameGermanÉmigréClubandshouldacceptasnewmembersothercitizensfromamongtheGermanrefugeesonthenominationofamemberandafteramajorityvoteinfavour。\"
Passedunanimously。ThesocietyresolvedtomeeteveryFriday。
\"Thepassingofthismotionwaswelcomedwithgeneralapplauseandwiththecry:’LonglivetheGermanrepublic!!!’Everyonefeltthattheyhaddonetheirdutybybeinggenerallyopen-mindedandthattheyhadachievedsomethingpositiveservingthecauseofrevolution。\"(Goegg,WeeklyeditionoftheDeutscheSchnellpost,August20,1851。)
EduardMeyenwassodelightedwiththissuccessthathewaxedecstaticinhislithographedreport:
\"ThewholeEmigrationnowformacoherentphalanxuptoandincludingBucherandwiththesoleexceptionoftheincorrigibleMarxclique。\"
ThissamenoticeofMeyen’scanbefoundalsointheBerlinerlithographischeKorrespondenz。
Inthisway,thankstoageneralopen-mindednessandtotheaccompanimentofthreecheersfortheGermanRepublicthegreatÉmigré
ClubwhichwastoholdsuchinspiringmeetingsandwhichwastodissolveinsatisfactionafewweeksafterKinkel’sdepartureforAmerica,cameintobeing。ItsdissolutiondidnotofcoursepreventitfromplayinganimportantpartasalivingentityinAmerica。
Scene4。August1st。——SecondmeetingintheCranbourneHotel。
\"Unfortunatelywemustalreadyreporttodaythattheexpectationsraisedbytheformationofthisclubhavebeensadlydisappointed。\"(Goegg,loc。
cit。,August27th。)
KinkelintroducedsixPrussianrefugeesandsixPrussianvisitorstotheGreatExhibitionintotheclubwithoutobtainingamajoritydecision。Damm(President,formerpresidentoftheBadenConstituentAssembly)expressedhisastonishmentatthistreacherousinfringementofthestatutes。[\"Dammishere!\"\"Whoishere?\"\"Dammishere!\"\"Who?\"\"Damm,Damm,surelyyouknowDamm?\"]
Kinkelexplained:\"TheClubisonlyalooselyorganisedsocietywithnootherpurposethanforpeopletogettoknoweachotherandtohavediscussionsthatareopentoeveryone。ItisthereforedesirableforvisitorstobeadmittedtotheClubinlargenumbers。\"
StudentSchurzattemptedtocoverupquicklyfortheProfessor’slackoftactbymovinganamendmenttopermittheadmissionofvisitors。
Motionpassed。AbrahamaSanctaClaraTausenauroseandputthetwofollowingmotionswithaperfectlystraightface:
\"1。Acommission(thecommittee)’shouldbesetuptoreportweeklyoncurrentaffairs,particularlyinGermany。ThesereportsaretobepreservedinthearchiveoftheClubandpublishedatanappropriatetime。2。Thereshouldbeacommission(thecommittee)todepositinthearchiveallpossibledetailsconcerningviolationsofthelawandactsofcrueltytowardsthesupportersofdemocracycommittedbytheservantsofthereactionduringthelastthreeyearsandatthepresenttime。’
\"Reichenbachopposedthisvigorously:’HesawsuspiciousmotiveslurkingbehindtheseseeminglyharmlessproposalsandalsothewishtousetheelectionofthemembersofthiscommissionasadevicetogivetheClubanofficialcharacternotdesiredbyhimselforhisfriends。’
\"SchimmelpfennigandSchurz:’Thesecommissionscouldarrogatepowersuntothemselvesthatmightbeofaconspiratorialnatureandgraduallyleadtoanofficialcommittee。’
\"Meyer:’Iwantwords,notdeeds。’\"
AccordingtoGoegg’saccountthemajorityseemedinclinedtoacceptthemotion;MachiavelliSchurzproposedanadjournment。AbrahamaSanctaClaraTausenauagreedtotheproposalsoasnottoseemunfriendly。Kinkelexpressedtheopinionthatthevoteshouldbepostponeduntilthenextmeetingchieflybecausehissupporterswereintheminoritythateveningandsoheandhisfriendswouldbeunableinthecircumstancestoregardthevoteas\"bindingontheirconscience\"。Adjournmentagreed。
Scene5。August8th。——ThirdmeetingintheCranbourneHotel。DiscussionoftheTausenaumotions。——Ignoringtheagreement,Kinkel/
Willichhadbroughtalongthe\"rankandfilerefugees\",lemenupeuple,soasto\"bindtheirconsciences\"thistime。——SchurzmovedanamendmentproposingvoluntarylecturesoncurrentaffairsandinaccordancewithapreviousarrangementMeyenimmediatelyvolunteeredtospeakonPrussia,SchurzonFrance,OppenheimonEnglandandKinkelonAmericaandthefuture(sincehisimmediatefuturelayinAmerica)。Tausenau’sproposalswererejected。Hedeclaredmovinglythathisonlywishwastosacrificehisjustangeronthealtarofthenationandtoremainwithinthebosomofhisallies。ButtheRuge/Ficklercontingentatonceassumedtheoutragedindignationofbeautifulsoulswhohavebeenswindled。
Intermezzo。——KinkelhadfinallyreceivedLLL160
sterlingfromNewOrleansandtogetherwithotherdistinguishedheroeshehadsetaboutinvestingitfortherevolution。TheRuge/Ficklerfaction,alreadyembitteredbytherecentvote,nowlearnedofthis。Theyhadnotimetolose,actionwasessential。TheyfoundedanewcesspoolandconcealeditsfoulstagnationunderthenameoftheAgitationClub。ItsmemberswereTausenau,Frank,Goegg,Sigel,Hertle,Ronge,Haug,FicklerandRuge。
TheClubimmediatelyannouncedintheEnglishpress:
\"Itsaimsarenottodiscussbuttowork,itwouldproducenotwordsbutdeedsandaboveallitappealstolikemindedcomradestomakedonations。
TheAgitationClubappointsTausenautobeitsexecutiveleaderanditsforeignminister。ItalsorecognisesRuge’spositionintheEuropeanCentralCommittee\"(asImperialAdministrator)[68]\"aswellashispreviousactivityonbehalfofandinthenameoftheGermanpeople。\"
Thenewcombinationdoesnotconcealtheoriginalconstellation:Ruge,RongeandHaug。AfterthestrugglesandtheeffortsofsomanyyearsRugehadfinallyreachedhisgoal:hewasacknowledgedtobethefifthwheelonthecentralcarriageofdemocracyandhadaclearly——alltooclearly——definedpartofthepeoplebehindhim,consistingofeightmeninall。
ButeventhispleasurewaspoisonedforhimashisrecognitionwaspurchasedatthecostofanindirectslightandwasagreedtoonlyontheconditionimposedbythepeasantFicklerthatRugeshouldhenceforthceaseto\"broadcasthisrubbishtothewholeworld\"。
ThecoarseFicklerregardedas\"distinguished\"onlythosewritingsbyRugewhichhehadnotreadanddidnotneedtoread。
Scene6。August22nd。——TheCranbourneHotel。Firstly,therewasa\"diplomaticmasterstroke\"(videGoegg)onthepartofSchurz:
heproposedtheformationofageneralrefugeecommitteetocomprisesixmemberstakenfromthedifferentfactionstogetherwithfiveco-optedmembersofthealreadyexistingrefugeecommitteeoftheWillichArtisanClub。
(ThiswouldhavegiventheKinkel/Willichwingapermanentmajority)。Agreed。
TheelectionswerecarriedoutbutrejectedbythemembersoftheRugeanpartofthestate,whichmeantthecompletecollapseofthediplomaticmasterstroke。HowseriouslythisrefugeecommitteewasmeanttobetakencanbeseenfromthefactthatfourdayslaterWillichresignedfromthecommitteeofartisansandrefugeeswhichhadonlyhadanominalexistenceforalongtime,followinguponrepeated,whollydisrespectfulrevoltsonthepartofthe\"rankandfilerefugees\"whichhadmadethedissolutionofthecommitteeaninevitability。——InterpellationconcerningtheemergenceinpublicoftheAgitationClub。Motion:thattheÉmigré
ClubshouldhavenothingtodowiththeAgitationClubandshouldpubliclydissociateitselffromallitsactions。Furiousattacksonthe\"Agitators\"
GoeggandSigeljunior(i。e。senior,seebelow,p。228)intheirpresence。
RudolphSchrammdeclaredthathisoldfriendRugewasaminionofMazzinianda\"gossipyoldwoman\"。Tuquoque,Brute!Goeggretorted,notasagreatoratorbutasanhonestcitizenandhelaunchedabitterattackontheambiguous,slack,perfidious,unctuousKinkel。
\"Itisirresponsibletopreventthosewhowishtoworkfromdoingso,butthesepeoplewantafictitious,inactiveunionthattheycanuseasacoverforcertainpurposes。\"
WhenGoeggreferredtothepublicannouncementabouttheAgitatorClubintheEnglishpapersKinkelarosemajesticallyandsaidthat\"HealreadycontrolledthewholeAmericanpressandhadtakenstepstoensurehiscontroloftheFrenchpresstoo。\"
ThemotionoftheGermanfactionwaspassedandprovokedadeclarationfromthe\"Agitators\"thatthemembersoftheirclubcouldnolongerremainwithintheÉmigréClub。
ThusarosetheterriblegulfbetweentheÉmigré
ClubandtheAgitators’Clubwhichgapesthroughthewholehistoryofthemodernworld。
ThemostcuriousfactaboutitisthatbothcreaturesonlysurviveduntiltheirseparationandnowtheyvegetateintheKaulbachian[69]battleoftheghoststhatstillragesinGerman-Americanmeetingsandpapersandnodoubtwillcontinuetoragetotheendoftime。
ThewholesessionwasallthemorestormyastheundisciplinedSchrammwentsofarastoattackWillich,claimingthattheÉmigréClubdegradeditselfbyitsconnectionswiththatknight。Thechairman,whohappenedtobethetimorousMeyen,hadalreadylostcontrolseveraltimesindespair。ButthedebateabouttheAgitators’Clubandtheresignationofitsmembersbroughtthetumulttoaclimax。Totheaccompanimentofshouts,drumming,crashes,threatsandragingtheedifyingmeetingwentonuntil2a。m。whenthelandlordturnedoffthegasandsoplungedtheheatedantagonistsintodarkness。Thisbroughtallplanstosavethenationtoanabruptend。
AttheendofAugustthechivalrousWillichandthecosyKinkelmadeanattempttosmashtheAgitators’ClubbyputtingaproposaltotheworthyFickler。
\"HeshouldjoinwiththemandtheircloserpoliticalfriendsinformingaFinanceCommitteetomanagethemoneythathadcomeinfromNewOrleans。
Thiscommitteeshouldcontinuetofunctionuntilitissupersededbyageneralfinancecommitteeoftherevolution。However,theacceptanceofthisofferwouldimplythedissolutionofallGermanrevolutionaryandagitatorialsocietiesthathadexistedhitherto。\"
TheworthyFicklerrejectedtheideaofthis\"imposed,secretandirresponsiblecommittee\"withindignation。
\"How\",heexclaimed,\"canamerefinancecommitteehopetounitealltherevolutionarypartiesaroundit?Themoneythathasarrivedandthatisstilltocomecanneversufficetopersuadethewidelydivergentstrandsofthedemocratstosacrificetheirautonomy。
Thusinsteadofachievingthehoped-fordestructionoftheoppositionthisattemptedseductionenabledTausenautodeclarethatthebreachbetweenthetwomightypartiesofEmigrationandAgitationhadbecomeirreparable。
XIVToshowhowpleasantlythewarwaswagedbetweenEmigrationandAgitationweappendhereafewexcerptsfromtheGerman-Americanpapers。
Agitation。
RugedeclaredthatKinkelwasan\"agentofthePrinceofPrussia\"。
AnotheragitatordiscoveredthattheoutstandingmenoftheÉmigré
Clubconsistedof\"PastorKinkeltogetherwiththreePrussianlieutenants,twomediocreBerlinliteratiandonestudent\"。
Sigelwrote:\"ItcannotbedeniedthatWillichhasgainedsomesupport。Butwhenamanhasbeenapreacherforthreeyearsandonlytellspeoplewhattheywishtohear,hewouldhavetobeverystupidnottobeabletowinsomeofthemover。TheKinkelitesareattemptingtotakethesesupportersover。TheWillichsupportersarewhoringwiththeKinkelsupporters。\"
AfourthagitatordeclaredthatKinkel’ssupportersare\"idolators\"。
TausenaugavethisdescriptionoftheÉmigréClub。
\"Divergentinterestsbeneaththemaskofconciliatoriness,thesystematicgerrymanderingofmajorities,theemergenceofunknownquantitiesasorganisingpartyleaders,attemptstoimposeasecretfinancecommitteeandalltheotherslipperymanoeuvreswithwhichimmaturepoliticiansofallageshavetriedtocontrolthefatesoftheircountryinexile,whilethefirstglowoftherevolutiondispersesallsuchvanitieslikeamorningmist。\"
Lastly,Rodomonte-HeinzenannouncedthattheonlyreputablerefugeesinEnglandpersonallyknowntohimwereRuge,Goegg,FicklerandSigel。ThemembersoftheÉmigréClubwere\"egoists,royalistsandcommunists\"。
Kinkelwas\"anincurablyvainfoolandanaristocraticadventurer\",Meyen,OppenheimandWillich,etc。werepeople\"whodonotevencomeuptohis,Heinzen’s,kneeandasforRuge,theydonotevenreachtohisankle\"。
(NewYorkSchnellpost,New-YorkerDeutscheZeitung,Wecker,etc。
1851。)
Emigration\"Whatisthepurposeofanimposedcommittee,thatstandsfirmlyinmid-air,thatconfersauthorityonitselfwithoutconsultingthepeoplewhomitclaimstorepresentoraskingthemwhethertheywishtoberepresentedbysuchpeople?\"——\"EveryonewhoknowsRuge,knowsthatthemaniaforproclamationsishisincurabledisease。\"——\"InparliamentRugedidnotevenacquiretheinfluenceofaSimonofTrieroraRaveaux。\"[70]\"Whererevolutionaryenergyinaction,talentfororganisation,discretionorreticencearenecessary,Rugeisdownrightdangerousbecausehecannotholdhistongue,hecannotholdhisinkandalwaysclaimsthatherepresentseverybody。WhenRugemeetsMazziniandLedru-RollinthisistranslatedintoRugeanandpublishedinallthepapersas:Germany,FranceandItalyhavebandedtogetherfraternallytoservetherevolution。\"——\"Thispretentiousimpositionofacommittee,thisboastfulinactivitydeterminedRuge’smostintimateandintelligentfriends,suchasOppenheim,MeyenandSchrammtojoinforceswithothermen。\"\"BehindRugethereisnoclearlydefinedsectionofthepeople,butonlyaclearlyoutlinedpigtailofpeace。\"——
\"HowmanyhundredsofpeopleaskthemselvesdailywhoisthisTausenauandthereisnoone,noonewhocangiveananswer。HereandthereyoucanfindaViennesewhowillassureyouthatheisoneofthosedemocratswithwhomthereactionusedtoreproachtheViennesedemocratssoastoputtheminabadlight。ButthatistheconcernoftheViennese。AtanyrateTausenauisanunknownquantity,andwhetherheisaquantityofanykindisevenmoredubious。\"
\"Letustakealookattheseworthymenwhoregardeveryoneelseasanimmaturepolitician。Sigel,thesupremecommander。Ifanyoneeverasksthemuseofhistoryhowsuchaninsipidnonentitywasgiventhesupremecommandshewillbecompletelyatalossforareply。Sigelisonlyhisbrother’sbrother。Hisbrotherbecameapopularofficerasaresultofhiscriticalremarksaboutthegovemment,remarkswhichhadbeenprovokedbyhisfrequentarrestsfordisorderlybehaviour。TheyoungerSigelthoughtthisreasonenoughintheearlyconfusionprevailingattheoutbreakofrevolutiontoproclaimhimselfsupremecommanderandministerofwar。TheBadenartillerywhichhadoftenproveditsworthhadplentyofolderandmoreexperiencedofficerswhoshouldhavetakenprecedenceoverthisyoungmilksopLieutenantSigel,andtheyweremorethanalittleindignantwhentheyhadtoobeyanunknownmanwhoseinexperiencewasonlymatchedbyhisincompetence。ButtherewasBrentano,whowassomindlessandtreacherousastopermitanythingthatmightruintherevolution……ThetotalincapacitythatSigeldisplayedduringthewholeBadencampaign……ItisworthyofnotethatSigelleftthebravestsoldiersoftherepublicanarmyinthelurchinRastattandintheBlackForestwithoutthereinforcementshehadpromisedwhilehehimselfdrovearoundZurichwiththeepaulettesandthecarriageofPrincevonFurstenbergandparadedasaninterestingunfortunatesupremecommander。Thisisthetruemagnitudeofthismaturepoliticianwho,understandablyproudofhisearlierheroicdeeds,imposedhimselfassupremecommanderforasecondtime,onthisoccasionintheAgitators’Club。Thisisthegreathero,thebrotherofhisbrother。\"
\"Itisreallylaughablewhensuchpeople\"(astheAgitators)\"reproachotherswithhalf-heartedness,fortheyarepoliticalnonentitieswhoareneitherhalfnorwhole。\"——\"Personalambitionisthewholesecretoftheirfundamentalposition。\"——\"AsaclubtheAgitators’Clubhasmeaningonlyasaprivateinstitution,likealiterarycircleorabilliardclub,andthereforeithasnoclaimtobetakenintoconsiderationorgivenavoice。\"——\"Youhavecastthedice!Lettheuninitiatedbeinitiatedsothattheymayjudgeforthemselveswhatkindofpeopleyouare!\"——(BaltimoreCorrespondent。)
Itmustbeconfessedthatintheirunderstandingofeachotherthesegentlemenhavealmostachievedanunderstandingofthemselves。
XVInthemeantimethesecretfinancecommitteeofthe\"Émigrés\"hadelectedanexecutivecommitteeconsistingofKinkel,WillichandReichenbachanditnowresolvedtotakeseriousmeasuresinconnectionwiththeGermanloan。AsreportedintheNewYorkSchnellpost,theNew-YorkerDeutscheZeitungandtheBaltimoreCorrespondentattheendof1851,StudentSchurzwassentonamissiontoFrance,BelgiumandSwitzerlandwherehesoughtoutallold,forgotten,deadandmissingparliamentarians,Reichregents,deputiesandotherdistinguishedmen,rightdowntothelatelamentedRaveaux,togetthemtoguaranteetheloan。Theforgottenwretcheshastenedtogivetheirguarantee。Forwhatelsewastheguaranteeoftheloanifnotamutualguaranteeofgovernmentpostsinpartibus;andinthesamewayMessrs。Kinkel,WillichandReichenbachobtainedbythismeansguaranteesoftheirfutureprospects。AndthesesorrowingbonhommesinSwitzerlandweresoobsessedwith\"organisation\"
andtheguaranteeoffuturepoststhattheyhadlongbeforeworkedoutaplanbywhichgovernmentpostswouldbeawardedaccordingtoseniority——whichproducedaterriblescandalaboutwhoweretohaveNos。1,2and3。SufficeittosaychatStudentSchurzbroughtbacktheguaranteeinhispocketandsotheyallwenttowork。SomedaysearlierKinkelhad,itistrue,promisedinanothermeetingwiththe\"Agitators\"thathewouldnotgoaheadwithaloanwithoutthem。ForthatveryreasonhedepartedtakingthesignaturesoftheguarantorsandcarteblanchefromReichenbachandWillich——ostensiblytofindcustomersforhisaestheticlecturesinthenorthofEngland,butinrealitytogotoLiverpoolandembarkforNewYorkwherehehopedtoplayParzivalandtodiscovertheHolyGrail,thegoldofthedemocraticparties。
Andnowbeginsthatsweet-sounding,strange,magniloquent,fabulous,trueandadventuroushistoryofthegreatbattlesfoughtonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOceanbetweentheÉmigrésandtheAgitators。
Itwasawarwagedwithrenewedbitternessandwithindefatigablezeal。
InitwewitnessGottfried’scrusadeinthecourseofwhichhecontendswithKossuthandaftergreatlaboursandindescribabletemptationshefinallyreturnshomewiththeGrailinthebag。
Orbeisignori,iovilascioalpresente,Esevoitornereteinquestoloco,Diroquestabaffagliadov’iolassoCh’unaltranofumaiditalfracasso。
(Boiardo,BkI,Canto26)
[Andthere,kindSirs,Ileaveyouforthepresent,IfonedayyoureturnuntothisplaceI’llgiveyoufurthernewsofthisgreatwarSofullofmightydeedsne’erdonebefore。]
END1852:HeroesoftheExile——notesHEROESOFTHEEXILEbyKARLMARX
andFREDERICKENGELS
NOTESToreturntothemaintext,clickhere[1]
[2]Klopstock’sMessias。
[3]Siegwart:EineKlostergeschichtebyMillerappearedin1776andistypicalofthesentimentaltrendinliteratureatthetime。
[4]Goethe,FaustI。Faust’sStudy。TranslatedbyLouisMacneiceandE。L。Stahl。
[5]Ibid。
[6]AreferencetotheConfessionsofabeautifulsoulwhichoccurinGoethe’snovelWilhelmMeister’sApprenticeshipandwhichepitomisethecultofsentiment。
[7]WagnerwasthenaiveassistantofFaust。
[8]WolframvonEschenbachandGottfriedvonStrasbourgwerethetwochiefexponentsofthecourtlyepicinGermany。
TheirprincipalworkswereParzival(Wolfram)andTristan(Gottfried)。
[9]Platen(1796-1835)wasaneo-classicalpoetwhoattackedboththeRomanticsandthePhilistines;essentiallysecond-ratehewashimselftheobjectofanotoriouslyviolentsatirebyHeine。
[10]Chamisso,thewell-knownauthorofPeterSchlemihlalsopublishedtheDeutscherMusenalmanachwhichappearedinLeipzigfrom1833to1839。AlbertKnappwastheeditorofChristoterpe。EinTaschenbuchfürchristlicheLeser,Heidelberg1833-53。
[11]ThesupremeHindudeityShivawasalsoknownasMahadeva。IntheformusedbyMarx,Mahadoh,thereisanechoofGoethe’spoemDerGottunddieBajadere。
[12]TheconflictbetweendutyandinclinationisseenbythematureSchillerascentraltotragedy。
[13]ChristianHeinrichSpiess(1755-99),HeinrichClauren(177I-1854),andKarlGottlobCramer(1758-1817)wereallwritersofpopularnovelsoradventurestories。
[14]HeinrichvonOfterdingenbyNovaliswasaparadigmaticworkoftheGermanRomanticschool。Thehero——modelledonamediaevalpoetofthatname——spendshislifeinasearchforthe\"blueflower\"whichbecomesasymbolofthatinfiniteromanticlongingfortheideal,poeticrealmremovedfromthatofreality。
[15]TheconcludinglinesofGoethe’sZahmeXenieninwhichhemakesfumofPustkuchen’sWanderjahre,aworkparasiticonhisownWilhemMeisterandonewhichwasforawhilethoughttobefromhisownpen。Goethe’sownItalianJourneymarksadecisivechangeinhiscareer。
[16]Kotzebuewasanimmenselypopularwriterofsuperficialmelodramas。
[17]Hegel,ThePhenomenologyofMind,Berlin1832,pp。392ff。
[18]Schiller’sKabaleundLiebewasoneofthechiefworksoftheGermanStormandStressyriod。
[19]JohannHeinrichJung-Stilling(1740-1817)
asentimental,pietisticwriter。
[20]BettinavonArnimhadmanagedtocaptivatetheagingGoethewhileshewasherselfscarcelymorethanaprecociouschild。HerpublicationofGoethe’sBriefwechselmiteinemKindebroughtheracertainnotoriety。
[21]Thecriticalmovement,i。e。theYoungHegelians,Strauss,BrunoBauerandFeuerbach。
[22]TalebyClemensBrentano,oneofthechiefexponentsofGermanRomanticism。
[23]TheGöttingerHainpoets(HoltyandVosswerethemostimportant)wereactivefrom1772to1774。InfluencedbyKlopstockandBürgertheyplayedanimportantroleintheformationofGermanliteraturebeforesubsidingintophilistinism。
[24]Thereferenceistotheartisans’
congressesthattookplaceinvarioustownsinGermanyin1848andwhichproducedprogrammesforrestoringtheguildstotheirformerprosperityinaccordancewithWmkelblech’sutopiantheories。
[25]ThedictatedconstitutionwasintroducedbyFrederickWilliamIVonDecember5,1848。TheLowerChambermetonFebruary26,1849,butwasdissolvedbythegovernmentonApril27,1849。
[26]ThebattleofRastatttookplaceonJune29&30,1849。ThedefeatofthedemocraticforcesatthehandsofthePrussiantroopsmarkedtheendoftheBadencampagne。
[27]ThereferenceistoGoethe’scelebratednovel,TheSufferingsofYoungWerther。
[28]May1852,i。e。theFrenchpresidentialelectionwhichthedemocraticmovementandespeciallytheémigré’shopedwouldinaugurateanewdemocraticepoch。
[29]I。e。thecampagnefortheImperialConstitutionwhosedefeatatRastattendedtherevolutionarystruggles。
[30]TheCamphausenMinistryinPrussialastedfromMarchtoJune1848。
[31]ThePrussianAssemblywasdissolvedinNovember1848。
[32]TheNeuePreussischeZeitungalsoknownasthe\"Krenzzeitung\"wasfoundedinJune1848。Itwastheorganoftheextremeright-wingcourtcamarilla。AssuchitopposedManteuffel’smoremoderateconservatism。
[33]TheDresdenUprisinglastedfromMay3toMay8,1849。ItbrokeoutwhentheKingofSaxonyrefusedtorecognisetheImperialConstitution。TheinsurrectionwasledbyBakuninandSamuelTzschirnerandinvolvedworkersandartisans。HenceanappealtothebourgeoisdemocratsofLeipzigwentunheeded。
[34]ThereferenceistoJune13,1849,whenLouisNapoleondefeatedachallengetohispowerbyLedru-RollinandtheMontagne。TheinfluenceoftheMontagnewasnowbrokenandLedruandothersfledintoexile。
[35]BrüggemannwaschiefeditoroftheKölnischeZeitung,1840-1855。
[36]ArnoldWinkelriedwasthehalf-legendarypopularherooftheSwisswarofliberationagainsttheHabsburgs。AccordingtotraditionheopenedtheattackinthedecisivebattleofSempach(1386)
withthecry\"DerFreiheiteineGasse!\"
[37]Boiardo,L’Orlandoinamorato,canto17。
[38]I。e。theKarlsruherZeitung。
[39]ApopularsentimentalnovelbyJ。
T。Hermes。
[40]TheMarchClubswerethebranches,existinginvariousGermancitiesoftheCentralMarchClub,thathadbeenfoundedinNovember1848bymembersoftheFrankfurtLeft。TheywerefrequencyattackedbyMarxandEngelsintheNeueRheinischeZeitungfortheirfailuretotakeaction。
[41]LudwigBörnewasthefounderofmodernpolemicalGermanliterature。WidelyreadinhisdayheexercisedaprofoundinfluenceonthestyleofEngelsandperhapsalsoMarx。Heisnowunjustlyneglected。
[42]JakobVenedey,PreussenundPreussentum。Mannheim1839。
[43]AlcinafiguresbothintheOrlandofuriosoofAriostoandtheOrlandoInamoratoofBoiardo。
[44]The\"wet\"QuakerswereareformisttrendwithinthemovementintheTwentiesofthelastcentury。
[45]SeeNote3tothe\"Revelations\"。
[46]BronzellwasthesiteofanunimportantskirmishbetweenPrussianandAustriantroopsonNovember8,1850。ItresultedfromtheclaimsofbothsidestohavethesolerighttointerveneintheaffairsofHesseandtocrushanuprisingthere。AustriareceiveddiplomaticsupportfromRussiaandsoPrussiahadtoyield。TheagreementthenreachedatOlmützeffectivelyconsolidatedtheReaction。
[47]I。e。inDieJobsiade。EinkomischesHeldengedichtbyK。A。Kortum。
[48]TheHambacherFestwasapoliticaldemonstrationbySouthGermanliberalsandradicalsinthecastleofHambach(intheBavarianPalatinate)onMay27,1832。Itresultedinthecompleteabolitionofthefreedomofthepressandassociation。
[49]TheinvasionofSavoywasorganisedbyMazziniandtookplacein1834。AdetachmentofémigrésofvariousnationalitiesmarchedonSavoyundertheleadershipofRamorino,butwasdefeatedbyPiedmontesetroops。
[50]InJune1844theBandierabrothers,whoweremembersofasecretconspiratorialorganisation,landedontheCalabriancoastwiththeintentionofsparkingoffaninsurrectionagainsttheNeapolitanBourbonsandtheAustrianyoke。Theywerebetrayedbyoneoftheirnumber,takenprisonerandshot。
[51]TheDukesofAugustenburgwereabranchoftheHolsteinDucalHouse。TheirdenialoftheclaimsoftheDanishkingstoSchleswig-HolstemwasafactorinGermanDanishrelationsandthecomplicatedSchleswig-HolsteinQuestion。
[52]AttheWarsawConferenceinOctober1850whichwasattendedbyRussia,AustriaandPrussiatheattemptwasmadetoforcePrussiatoabandonallplanstouniteGermanyunderitsownhegemony。
[53]TheanniversaryoftheabdicationofLouisPhilippeonFebruary24,1848。
[54]TheVorpariamentmetinFrankfurtfromMarch31andApril4,1848,pendingtheelectionofanall-GermanAssemblyandtheformulationofadefinitiveconstitution。Itwasmoderate,i。e。constitutionalistandmonarchistincharacter。
[55]AfamousrelicinTrier,saidtobetheseamlesscoatofChristforwhichthcsoldiersattheCrucifixioncastlots(seeJohnI9,23)。
[56]PauluswasaProtestanttheologiam,WilhelmTraugottKrugwasKent’ssuccessorintheKonigsbergchairofphilosophy。
[57]AlessandroGavazziwasanItalianpriestwhotookpartintheRevolutionof1848-49inItaly。AfterthedefeatoftheRevolutionheemigratedtoEngland,agitatedagainsttheCatholicChurchandthetemporalpowerofthePope。LaterasupporterofGaribaldi。
[58]Goethe,AnmerkungenviberPersonenundGegenstande,derenimdemDialog\"Rameau’sNeffe\"erwähntwird[59]Jean-VictorMoreau,ageneralintheFrenchRevolutionaryarmy;ascommanderoftheRhineMoselleArmyhegainedfamewithabrilliantlyconductedretreatinfaceofsuperiorenemyforcesin1797。
[60]Black,redandyelloworgoldwerethecoloursoftherevolutionariesin1848。
[61]BothMathyandRomerwereliberalsintheFrankfurtNationalAssembly。RomerwasalsoprimeministerofWürttemberg(1848-49)。
[62]ThereferenceistoWillesen’sbookTheoriedesgtossenKriegesangewendetaufdenrussisch-polnischenFeldzugvon1831(1840)inwhichhebasedthescienceofwaronabstractpropositionsratherthanontheobservablefacts。
[63]BothPetertheHermitandWalthervonHabenichtswerepeasantleadersintheFirstCrusade。
[64]Cavalieridellaventuraandcavalier)deldenseare,respectively,\"knightsoffortune\"and\"knightsoftheknapsack\"。
[65]Theduodecimal,i。e。petty,war。
[66]Goethe,FaustI。
[67]AbrahamaSanctaClara(1664-1709)
wasCourtpreacherinVienna。Heisknownforhisbitingsatires。
[68]ImperialAdministrator(Reichsverweser)
isareferencetotheappointmentofArchdukeJohanntothispostin1848。
ItpointstoboththegrandeurandthemeaninglessnessofRuge’soffice。
[69]Kaulbach’spainting,theBattleoftheHuns,showstheghostsofthewarriorswhofellontheCatalaunianPlainsinA。D。451continuingtofight。
[70]LudwigSimonwasalawyerfromTrierwhobecamealeft-wingmemberoftheFrankfurtNationalAssembly;FranzRaveauxwasoneoftheleadersoftheLeft-CentreintheVorparlamentandNationalAssembly;laterhejoinedtheprovisionalgovernmentinBaden。
Bothemigratedafterthecollapseoftherevolution。