Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-02

TUG n' ~ making nation rich, by givin q
new forms and additional value 10 its raw ma.
| 'erial-ihai Money commands all tbings-and
that the people who produce the most of all
things will command the greatest capital, and
take the lead among nations"
! These are truths illustrated BY every dav's
eaperence-by actual evidences, which are
worth all the closet theories and specula,ious
all The writer's on Political Economy who ever
racked their own brains TO puzzle those OF their
disciples. Their max inns, however beau,tf,l
on paper, cannot be conlided in much longer.
when SO many developments prove that they
are illusory aud deceptive in practice
Peace IN Europe. last advices from Eu.
rope leave no doubt that a treaty of Peace has
been concluded between Russia and Turkey.
and that Constantinople has not opened lis
gates 10 the invader. The splendid vision of
CaihaTine has not yet been realized, although
the greatest obstacles TO its future accomp ish.
ment have been conquered. Ii Shumla hs.
proved to be impregnable, the advance of the
Russians has shown that an invading army may
with impunity leave ii in the Iear. And the
terrible Balkan mountains, too. have been pas
sed--ihis great barrier of defence, thrown to-
gether by the hand of Nature, and pronounced
TO be impossible. has lost its terror-The j" vel
low haired race of Ivan" have poured through
its narrow dehles upon the plains of Adriano.
Pile almost nnresisted-and, thus breaking the
spell OF safety under which the Turks labored,
from a mistaken confidence in their capabilities
of defence, have pointed out an easy road to
Byzaniium. Lord Byrons prophecy came
mig h being verified before his mortal remains
! had crunbled into dust:
" The city won for Allah from the Giaour,
| The Giaour from Othman race again may
wrest,
And the SeraI's inpenetrable tower
| Receive the fiery Frank, her former guest
Guide HU0!d Canio 2. :
| II is impossible, with the slight Information
which has yet reached this country to conjec'
tnre whether this sudden termination of the
war, within sight, too. OF SO tempting prize
as Consiani'nople, SO long the Ultima thule Of
Russian ambition, is in accordance with the
| split Of moderation and forbearance ayowcd
by the Emperor Nicholas in the outset or
whether it is the eject OF the inter ference OF
| other Etropean powers. Ia either case, how
ever, IT puts the exrngusher on all calculations
OF war between the Northern and Southern
Powers OF Europe Those who look with de.
| light on blood and carnage may adopt the des-
ponding amenta,ion of the Moor Of Venice:
Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars,
Farewell the neighing steed and the shrilI trump,
| The sprit-slirring drum, the ar-piercing fife,
The royal banner and all quality.
Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war
Ana U, you mort al engines, whose rude ihroais
The immortal Jnve's dread camors counterfeit,
Farewell! Othellos occupation S gone y
-a0e-
English Sagacity English tourists and
paragraphists are eternaly endeayoring to
d'sparage the character of the people of the U.
States, but more particularly with regard 10
their intellectual attainmenis. From this fact
il would naturally be inferred that they regard
themselves beyond the reach Of crilicsm--tbat
they are as profound in knowledge rs ey are
pure in morals aud refined in manners Yet
notwithstanding their high pre,ens ions, the
mos, intelligent among them frequently betray
the most profound ignoranc of matters of an
everyday character, with which it might be
supposed the most ignorant of,hem were con-
yersant. Witness the subjoined paragraph
contained IN late No. of the London Courier
"A paper every where celebrated for the ab-
y with which it is conducted. If men OF intel
ligence know no more of the nature and opera.
tic of our political institutions than is mani
tested by this writer, they are wretcbedly
deficient in the means of forming an opinion,
either of theil positive or comparative value
and duration-on which points, nevertheless
they frequently express themselves in quite
dogmatical terms. Nor is it TO be- wondered
at, that the less enlightened portion of peo-
Pile of England regard Us as but one remove
from n state Of savage barbarism. The Cou.
rier after quoting from American papers, an
account of Gen. Jacksou's i'll health, which led
to his visit to Old Point Comfort, during the
summer, says;
!" His Liability TO such dangerous paroxysms
| occasioned great alarm amnng has friends and
| particularly his political adherents for, If he
should die loiihnn The first year Of ms Presidency,
they t0onid not be prepared Wih successor 10
FIJI has place and the supreme authority must at
once rereri 10 Mr.. adams =,
These gentlemen should tarry aw lille longer at
Jericho, before they deprec late our character,
institutions, &c.-lfthey do not understand
one of The most clear and simple, and at the
same time most important provisions of our
constitution, they should have discretion if hey
have not modesty enough, to be silent.
alexander Campbell and The new Sceptics.-
1t is generally known thai the celebrated theo-
logical contropersIalist, Alexander Campbell, !.