Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-08-19

gins to make her appearance: the work Of
establishing representative government
has actually commenced. "A council OF
state and commission court have been
nominated by the king, and are now both
sitting the organization of represent
alive body is their first duty, and indeed
appears to be the sole object of the COM
mission court. Precautions will be taken
of course to prevent the representation
from being too popular, but the admission
of the people into any share OF the gov
ernment, which has been hitherto pure,
unmixed, and unqualified despotism, is a
new era il is AN event more important
than one hundred victories. 1t proves
that man is becoming of more value, that
the moral fermentation has not prevailed
in vain. 1t shows that there is force of
mind i'm Europe, which can already awe
military despotism INTO respect and
while England is sinking fast into slavish
habits, as well as despotic propensities,
the people Of Europe are raising them
selves up into the station and post Of free
men. Strange revolution, when Eng
shall be put to the blush by Prussia, and
Prussian become enthusiastic for that
liberty respecting which the EnyiishmaD
IS clay cold
There is great reason 10 believe that
the Emperor Alexander is awaiting him
self of his present opportunity to make
all the other powers of Europe subser-
Went TO him. 1t would seem that he has
designs upon Hungary. BY the bounty of
the Porte he has silently acquired the
dominion ofthe province of Moldavia and
Walachia aud the first notice Of this
valuable acquisition in the English papers,
was in an article from India. which al
!uded to the progress of the Russian for
ccs in Persia. 1t is quite certain that
Alexander is insisting OIL some sacrifice
of territory from Austria. Dare Austria
refuse? Certainly not without the aid of
his son Napoleon. Strange if this quar-
rel were TO bring the great Napoleon on
the stage again but we have seenstrange
times, and for the soul of us, we can
not but believe that we shall see times
still more strange. This, however, Is be-
You'd doubt, that Russia is III motion,
and by treaty and by force, the power
of Alexander will in the present year be
greatly increased.-The Bourbons are his
slaves, Prussia is his vassal, Poland is
his own, the minor states of Germany
have acceded (oh, 'blasphemy y TO the lio-
~ Alliance, Of which he is the head pro-
tector: and whether he shall this year
seize OH Hungary, Italy, or Greece, may
be doubtful, yet there can be no doubt |
but that he will have one-perhaps all.
We were the first in Ireland TO turn |
public attention to South America: we |
have also been the first to rouse the pub !
lie to observe the progress of Alexander. |
Let our readers bear in mind our prephe- |
cy. for Europe Is too small for his ambi- |
tion-we said before, that he has all the |
ambition without the talents OF virtues oi |
the fallen Napoleon.
The British have continued, we know
not how, to quarrel with the Chinese
The British Ambassador has been dis |
missed without an audience, and The Bril- |
fish presents refused. One of our vessels |
has been fired upon, and has, in return,
destroyed several OF the clumsy Chinese
vessels of war. From their military or
naval operations we have little 10 fear
but the danger is lest this quarrel should
throw the tea trade of the world into the
hands of the Americans. Even without
this event, they will soon undersellus on
The continent Of Europe, and, il is said,
will continue to smuggle into the home
market no small portion of what may be
required for home consumption. England
within and abroad, shows symptoms Of
decay.