Thismadstateofmatterswillofcoursebeforelongallayitself，asithaseverywherebeguntodo；theordinarynecessitiesofmen’sdailyexistencecannotcomportwithit，andthese，whateverelseiscastaside，willhavetheirway。Someremounting——verytemporaryremounting——oftheoldmachine，undernewcolorsandalteredforms，willprobablyensuesooninmostcountries：theoldhistrionicKingswillbeadmittedbackunderconditions，under“Constitutions，“withnationalParliaments，orthelikefashionableadjuncts；andeverywheretheolddailylifewilltrytobeginagain。Butthereisnownohopethatsucharrangementscanbepermanent；thattheycanbeotherthanpoortemporarymakeshifts，which，iftheytrytofancyandmakethemselvespermanent，willbedisplacedbynewexplosionsrecurringmorespeedilythanlasttime。Insuchbalefuloscillation，afloatasamidragingbottomlesseddiesandconflictingsea-currents，notsteadfastasonfixedfoundations，mustEuropeanSocietycontinueswaying，nowdisastrouslytumbling，thenpainfullyreadjustingitself，atevershorterintervals，——tilloncethe_new_rock-basisdoescometolight，andthewelteringdelugesofmutiny，andofneedtomutiny，abateagain！
Foruniversal_Democracy_，whateverwemaythinkofit，hasdeclareditselfasaninevitablefactofthedaysinwhichwelive；andhewhohasanychancetoinstruct，orlead，inhisdays，mustbeginbyadmittingthat：newstreet-barricades，andnewanarchies，stillmorescandalousifstilllesssanguinary，mustreturnandagainreturn，tillgoverningpersonseverywhereknowandadmitthat。Democracy，itmaybesaideverywhere，ishere：——forsixtyyearsnow，eversincethegrandor_First_
FrenchRevolution，thatfacthasbeenterriblyannouncedtoalltheworld；inmessageaftermessage，someofthemveryterribleindeed；andnowatlastalltheworldoughtreallytobelieveit。
Thattheworlddoesbelieveit；thatevenKingsnowasgoodasbelieveit，andknow，orwithjustterrorsurmise，thattheyarebuttemporaryphantasmPlay-actors，andthatDemocracyisthegrand，alarming，imminentandindisputableReality：this，amongthescandalousphaseswewitnessedinthelasttwoyears，isaphasisfullofhope：asignthatweareadvancingcloserandclosertotheveryProblemitself，whichitwillbehooveustosolveordie；thatallfightingandcampaigningandcoalitioninginregardtothe_existence_oftheProblem，ishopelessandsuperfluoushenceforth。Thegodshaveappointeditso；noPitt，norbodyofPittsormortalcreaturescanappointitotherwise。
Democracy，sureenough，ishere；oneknowsnothowlongitwillkeephiddenundergroundeveninRussia；——andhereinEngland，thoughweobjecttoitresolutelyintheformofstreet-barricadesandinsurrectionarypikes，anddecidedlywillnotopendoorstoitonthoseterms，thetrampofitsmillionfeetisonallstreetsandthoroughfares，thesoundofitsbewilderedthousand-foldvoiceisinallwritingsandspeakings，inallthinkingsandmodesandactivitiesofmen：thesoulthatdoesnotnow，withhopeorterror，discernit，isnottheoneweaddressonthisoccasion。