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Identifier: outlinesofninete00myer (find matches)
Title: Outlines of nineteenth century history
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Myers, P. V. N. (Philip Van Ness), 1846-1937
Subjects: History, Modern
Publisher: Boston, Ginn & Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA 3 European countries, have occasion to say something respectingthe relations of each to the Congress, we shall here say only aword regarding the spirit and temper of the assembly and thegeneral character of its work. The Vienna commissioners seemed to have but one thoughtand aim, — to restore everything as nearly as possible to its con-dition before the Revolution. They had no care for the people ;the princes were their only concern. The principle of nationalitywas wholly ignored, while that of the sovereignty of the peoplewas, by most of the plenipotentiaries, looked upon as a principleof disorder to be repressed in every possible way. The first principle adopted by the Congress was that of legiti-macy. According to this principle a throne is to be regarded likean ordinary piece of property. Long possession gives a good andindefeasible title. Under this rule all the new usurping families set up by Napo-leon were swept aside without ceremony, and the old exile

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