The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-10
LYNCHBURG, JANUARY 10, le2e.

The foreign ad,iees received BY the late
arrivals from Europe, are exceedingly utter.
esting, although they continue 10 be vague
aud contradictory. The Congress Of
Crowned Heads aud Prime Ministers has
assembled at Verona and we may shortly
expect TO receive the result Of their delibe-
rations. The causes which drew them tn
rether continue to be, NJ they have ever
been, matter OF conjecture. We have been
told, at various times, that they have met
% strengthen the Goods by which the fra
ternal association of klnss and Emperors
are allied tegcther--te fepress the growing
seeds Of dssenilon, which are shooting
forth their germs in almost every quarter Of
Che coniinent--to cousteract the effects of
The revolutionary spirit which is abroad,
threatening, like the simeon aud sirocoo Of
che eastern deserts, te oyerwhelm the I'M
holy combination who have Atlas-tke, ia
ken upon their shoulders the weight of TO-
verning a continent, and Of REFRESHING the
energies of the human mind--to regulate
the affairs of Creoce-to raise from the
dust the descendants Of once great nco-
ple--to curb the ambition aud demollsh
che power of the Ottoman and, in hne,
90 do whatsoever may seem unto their roy
al and imperial mWcstee, necessary for the
preservation oltheir crowns aud heads--nnd
which may more eiIectualy contribute To
their aggrsndizement.
France appears to be the general head
quarters Of the aisafreeted. However by
periodical it may seem, she was rocked to
rest in the midst of contulrlvs siorms; aud,
although now bound and fettercd by the
Strong cord of domestic aud foreign force
combined, and afraid prsmatarely 10 en-
bark the precious freight Of a whole VA
lions liberties on an ocean scarcely yet
calm from the recent tempests v hich swept
over its bosom, she cannot much longer re-
strain the impetaosity OF the old heroes who
have fought for liberty ia so many fields,
and find slavery the fruit of all their blood
aud toll. TWAS polite thing, for tbs
time being, in this Allied Powers, to place
gsrrisons in all the important towers of
strength in France, on the second re-esta-
blishment of Louis lie desire on the throne.
But the people cannot look back to that e.
pooh without feelings Of deep humiliation.
1t was a practical commentary on that
maxim, so commonly used by the enemies
of republlcanIsm, that" the people are their
ownw worst enemies" This doctrine cannot
be palatable in France. The French people
had, by their own energies, raised strong
empire from state of cha0s--from mater.
ais rude 4 mixed ,and dramatically opposite
ln their natures, they had formed govern
ment, which, during its existence, looks In
vain for n parallel in energy and grandeur.
Whatever cause it undertook, il seemed to
he rcslstless whatever track il pursued,
glory perched upon its banners. The Aus.
frian Eagle, which had for ages sheltered
the Rhen'sh Confederation, ned for assis
lance to the Bear Of the North--and both
subsequently, crouched at the feet of the
mighty Colossus whose strides aimed atu
UNIVERSAL empire. Austria, Russia, Prussia.
Italy, Holland, Spain, Pertugai-in fact,
nearly the whole continent, were his sul,si.
dlariesor hisslaves. The French capital was
decorated with the productions with which
art and science had combined 10 enrich IN.
temples and public buildings of foreign
powers-Fhe flags and arms won on tbc
fistd oil battle were exhibited to animate the
people--snd the whole nation was n nation
o' soldiers, burning for fame II not pos
slbie that such sentiments can have been an
speedily and so eaectually eradica,ed as
that The people Can quietly beat their
swords into ploughshares, and their spears
iate pruains HOOKS" The death off or;s
AVIll'is said to be the anxiously looked for
perio !, when, rising from their long slun,-
pers, FIenchmen will again, as they did !,
t's5r4-'' present on every side, TO their
soe'' an imPenetrable barrier of bayonets &
cannon. Wewish not TO see the hoody
aomestic scenes of that period reacted but
20 long as we are disposed to see A pation
Regulate its own internal concerns, without
dread oil foreign interference, wa shall 70.
Joice 10 the triumph of this principle, what.
ever be the cost. We wish to see the old
generals who were trained under IN. rrsa,
captain OF the ass, again before the cannon
OF the enemies they have SO frequently
hamoled, inmortalizipg their names by
Aae'r bold enterprises aud splendid success.