第4章

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。