Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-04
WIS CRLIANY.

The following speculat ions on ,he Affair, :,
Europe. and the present relation of The d,s
en' powers. is from the Journal DIES Deba,e,
the 18th uli. "
Paris, April17b
Lei Us not hide il from ourselves awbs,..
justly or not, nothing is more popular ON =.
banks Of the Thames than hatred agains, D..
sia and nothing more national than stand =
eainst the exaggerated deyeopement of :,
power. The blockade ofthe Dardanelles ~
| Of Gambia, a few happy shots al Nayarin
the way TO the Mediterranean found our a.,
well learned by Russian squadrons, and H.
Black Sen, turned into a Mnscovite Isla
here is a hundred times more than was necey
sary to shock old English prejudices, and :.
wound the pride OF the nation in its dearest and
most sensible part. This was certainly M,
the original conception which dictated the {.
Petersburgh Protocol, and the Treaty OF tLa
/ 9th July. England signed them both .,
guards against that future which they have
FASTENED. Destined to suppress. well or m
! the Greek question, by creating a semblapce NJ
independence, they were to leave the Russia,
question entirely to Itself; the Ministry rel,.
ing in the first place on the fears Of Eurone
and afterwards on the prudence of Russia
This was skilful combination but the All.
vanisges of such system consisted wholly !,
its frank and rapid execution. II REQUIRED
Greece strong and powerful, recognized by
the Porte, and with its independence secure
ag aiDst the incursions of Pacha it required
in fine. the attainment of a first object, before
an attempt should be made TO obtain second
Instead of this, time and events have Interim.
| gled the Greek and Russian questions NOR.
closely than ever; and this year, like the Ia.,
in the eyes Of most people, il is the fate Of Al
iIca which is TO be decided in the plains Of
| Bulgaria. This under standing Aecessar;Iy
isoates the system of England. -There was.
! however, power led by its narrow and mean
policy, TO impede by its effects the solution Of
| the Greek question, whether il was ATTEMPTED
at the foot of the Balkan, on the banks Of the
| Eurotas, or on the walls of ConStaniinopIe.
This power is Austria.
II is the only one that has sue ceeded in gly
ing to events the course best calculated la
serve its own views. Surprising the Treaty of
| the 9th Of July accomplished in all its objec,g
Russia would have come out Of the war more
respected on her frontier. the Porte enfeehIed
within and without, and Greece with half her
yoke broken. Now, Austria wished nothing
of the kind, either Oh her own account or or
that of Italy Yet such would have been tie
inevitable result of the crisis if the Porte had
| given way. Six months ago England would
| have been satisfied with il, but Austria would
not permit it hence The issue of all the npgo.
Citations undertaken at COnstantinople ei,hef
by direct agents OF through the interference Of
neurals.
Though the Ally of Austria will England re.
qure nothing but protestalions of devotion 10
Justify state Of things which suits no one bdi
! Prince Metternich Il is hard enough mol L.
have settled ones affairs in the East, aud it
would be still harder to have settled only those
of the Court ofVirnna. Such is the result Of
| the negotiations of 1928 and the Engl,h
Cabinet nerved by the popularity derived
| from the immense service which il has lust rea-
dered TO its country, already knows what /.
has to do abroad, to restore to England the
preponderance which il has right to share
with the great Powers OF Europe. When one
| enters late upon matter OF business, one gen.
orally seeks TO regain by additional energy.
| the time LOST in indie cision. In THIS point OF
view, the return of Eng LAND on the political
arena ought TO be striking one. II she vera
! to sink behind Austria, her former indifference
would almost be pre- ferable and in SO suboE.
dinate part, she could not realize the promSs
es held out in the last discussion"
TIE TiriiteS Of DeluSion-The happiness OF
life consists in being well deceived, Swift
knew this, and led platonic life. The closer
we approach the thing we have reverenced az
a distance, the more they decline in our est
ma iun Familiarity DESTROYS all our notions
Of perfection We no longer appreciate the
fame of sculptor after we have been admitted
TO his studies, amidst paster-casts and wet
earth, his face smenred, night cap on his head,
and his shnt.sleeyes tucked up 10 his elbows
unless, indeed, our enthusiasm for the art
is OF higher quality than our admiration ia
| The artist Genius will not endure hail fer
| fow weil-met Inspection No man is great be-
lore his rGiet de chambre said the French King.
Intimacy is the udiet TO enthusiasm il is the
prying enemy opopular reputation and man
can no more preserve in his closet the farce o.
| superiority than he can subdue the tooth sch.
| or the govt, or any physical pain, by The force
OF his mind. Proximity brings all men TO an
equal discount and reduces the wonder of the
vulgar who go away astonished at missing
the outward types Of that iIaeleciual SUPERIOR
| ~ which they we're accustomed to think 'lled
to something divine. Many of those whV
heard Sheridan deliver his celebrated Begun
speech dropped asleep on the benches and
Pit merely contributed to the professional delU
sion when he spoke about the spell of the eiA
| chanter. Had the maj rity of those who no"
| 'aIk OF mat GRAFTON as the greatest OF modern
| iimfs, been present, they would have longed
Tor their pillows in the middle of il. The dis
proportion between our general conception.
and our sense OF details, goes bali nay in pro-
ducing this lasstude the rest is supplied By
our natural tendency to deiec those points d
vulgar resemblance in which gre Il men SINK 10
our own level. There are few who have suli
Gent magnanimiiy 10 balance common buman
feelings by just aud Sustained acknoH edg
ment OF mental excellence. This leads TO Il
consideration of the House of Commons IA
such occasions rs the recent debates. lhe
millions who read the speeches at a distance
will be struck with the nuency, the ease, the
comprehensiyeness, the learning of the speak
ers they will envy those who have been PIE
sent al the display ; aud they viii secretly p'ns
Tor an opportunity of witnessing that "hIen'
even at second hand, is so delightful and insirnc
I i've. We can assure them that heir secon"
hand pleasure is more perfect than the orIs'na,
enjoyment. One evening in ST. Stephen