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Title: De Beurs Lacht

Author: Heinrich Heine

Release date: September 1, 2001 [eBook #2838]
                Most recently updated: January 1, 2021

Language: Dutch



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De Beurs lacht


De veldtocht naar België, de blokkade van Lissabon en de inname van
Ancona zijn de drie karakteristieke heldendaden waarmee onze
JUSTE-MILIEU-regering naar buitenuit haar kracht, haar wijsheid en
haar heerlijkheid heeft laten gelden; in het binnenland plukte zij al
even roemrijke lauweren, onder de pijlers van het PALAIS ROYAL, en in
Lyon en Grenoble.  Nooit stond Frankrijk lager aangeschreven in het
buitenland, zelfs niet in de tijd van MADAME DE POMPADOUR of MADAME
DUBARRY.  Men kan tegenwoordig wel zien dat er ergere dingen bestaan
dan een maîtressenbewind. In het BOUDOIR van een galante dame valt
er nog altijd meer eer te vinden dan aan de COMPTOIR van een bankier.

En de aanhangers van het ministerie – dat is te zeggen, de
ambtenaren, de bankiers, de gezette burgers en de BOUTIQUIERS – die
maken het alleen maar erger als ze ons weer eens al lachend verzekeren
dat we met ons allen in de allervreedzaamste toestand leven; dat de
thermometer van het volksgeluk – namelijk de koers van de
staatspapieren – gestegen is; dat de OPÉRA nog nooit zo gebloeid
heeft, en dat we deze winter in Parijs meer bals gezien hebben dan
ooit tevoren. Dat laatste, nu, was werkelijk het geval; die lui hebben
dan ook de middelen om bals te geven, en ze dansten daar om te tonen
hoe gelukkig Frankrijk wel was; ze dansten voor hun systeem, voor de
vrede, voor de rust in Europa; ze wilden de beurskoersen de hoogte in
dansen, ze dansten À LA HAUSSE. Het moet nochtans gezegd worden dat
tijdens hun luchtsprongen, tijdens hun vrolijkste ENTRECHATS, het
CORPS DIPLOMATIQUE wel eens kwam aandraven met allerlei Jobstijdingen
uit België, Spanje, uit Engeland en Italië –– maar ze
lieten geen ontsteltenis blijken, en dansten vertwijfeld-vrolijk
verder. Die mensen dansten voor hun renten, en hoe gematigder ze
gezind waren, des te vuriger dansten ze: zelfs de dikste en
deugdzaamste bankiers waagden zich aan de beruchte Nonnenwals uit
"ROBERT LE DIABLE", de beroemde opera van Meyerbeer.  Ik erger mij
altijd weer als ik de Beurs betreed, dat mooie marmeren huis, gebouwd
in de edelste Griekse stijl, en toegewijd aan het meest waardeloze
handeltje. Hier, in die enorme ruimte van de hooggewelfde Beurshal,
hier is het, dat het gesjacher met staatspapieren plaats heeft; al die
rondstuivende personages met hun doordringend gekrijt: ze deinen heen
en weer, als een zee van eigennut, en de bankiers schieten dan uit die
woeste mensengolven als haaien naar voren, en hàppen. Het ene
monster verslindt het andere. Boven in de GALERIE kan men zelfs
speculerende Dames zien, als loerende roofvogels op een klip. Hier is
het ook, dat de Belangen wonen, die in deze tijd over oorlog en vrede
beslissen.

Het valt nochtans niet mee om de aard van die belangen juist in te
schatten, en hun werking te begrijpen, of om de gevolgen te
overzien. Zeer zeker, de koers van de staatspapieren en de
discontovoet zíjn een politieke thermometer; maar het zou een
vergissing zijn om te geloven dat die thermometer de vooruitgang kan
tonen van de ene of de andere grote vraag die de mensheid tegenwoordig
beweegt. Het stijgen en dalen van de koersen bewijst niet het stijgen
of dalen van de liberalen of de reactionairen. Het gaat hem veeleer
over de grotere, of juist de geringere hoop die men heeft; op de
pacificatie in Europa; op het instandhouden van de bestaande orde; of,
liever nog, over de hoop dat alles, waar de terugbetaling van de
staatsschuld van afhangt, bij het oude blijft.

En – bij al de bedenkingen die men kan hebben – in dit beperkte
opzicht zijn beursspeculanten bewonderenswaardig.  Niet gestoord door
enige overweging van geestelijke aard, richten zij al hun zinnen op de
platte feiten, en met de dierlijke zekerheid van de weerkikvors voelen
zij aan of een bepaalde gebeurtenis, die er op het eerste gezicht
misschien geruststellend uitziet, niet óóit een bron van stormen
zou kunnen worden – en omgekeerd, of een groot onheil niet ten
langen leste de rust zou kunnen consolideren. In het geval van
Warschau vroegen zij niet: hoeveel ongeluk er nu voor de mensheid zou
uit voortkomen; maar: of de zege van Kantschu niet de onruststokers
zou ontmoedigen – zij bedoelen natuurlijk de vrijheidsgezinden. Ze
dachten van wel, en de koersen gingen omhoog.

Veronderstel nu dat er op de beurs een telegram zou aankomen, met de
boodschap dat mijnheer Talleyrand in een vergelding nà de dood
gelooft: dan zouden de Franse staatspapieren direct tien procent
zakken; de speculanten zouden er dan rekening mee houden dat hij zich
misschien met God zou willen verzoenen.  Hij zou dan vast
LOUIS-PHILIPPE en het hele JUSTE-MILIEU laten vallen, hen
sacrifiëren, en daarbij de schone rust die wij nu genieten op het
spel zetten. TO BE OR NOT TO BE is niet de grote vraag aan de Beurs,
maar – rust of onrust? Daar houdt de disconto rekening mee. In
onrustige tijden is het geld angstig, en het trekt zich terug in de
koffers van de rijken, zoals in een vesting, en het houdt zich
gedeisd; de disconto stijgt. In rustiger dagen wordt het geld weer
zorgeloos, biedt zich te koop aan, toont zich in het openbaar, en doet
erg uit de hoogte; de disconto staat laag. Zo'n ouwe LOUIS-D'OR heeft
meer verstand dan een mens, en die weet beter of het nu oorlog wordt
of vrede.

Toen ik gisteren? naar de Beurs ging, om daar een brief op de post te
doen, toen stond daar dat hele speculantenvolk onder de kolonnen, voor
de brede trappen van het Beursgebouw.  Net was het bericht aangekomen
dat de nederlaag van de vrijheidsgezinde patriotten zo goed als zeker
was – de zoetste tevredenheid straalde van alle gezichten; men kon
zeggen dat de hele Beurs lachte. Onder het gebulder van de kanonnen
gingen de fondsen tien stuivers omhoog. Er werd namelijk geschoten tot
vijf uur; omstreeks zessen was de hele revolutiepoging onderdrukt.

Heinrich Heine
Französische Zustände
in: Sämtliche Werke, Meyers Klassiker-Ausgaben, Ernst Elster,
1893
vertaald als radiotekst door Marc Vanfraechem

? dat was de zesde juni 1832 (nvdv)


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