Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-21
From BeH's London Weekly Messenger.

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THE CONTINENT AND GREAT BRl TAIN.
| There is certainly iaaridl use made oil tho
| French Revolution il this Couutry, against
which it /, the dnty of every wise and cautious
man TO guard hi,nset. Hitherto as a Reyolu-
ton almost hloodless, aud as he trinmph ol ra'
ilonal liberty oeer das totis,n We regard the
present change IN France 10 be "a victory gam
ed in the common cause OF freedom, justice aud
| humanity. But The monarchy 10 slill gteen the
| revolutionary plsnet ~ culy now IN one OF its
| courses aud although it at present exhibits n
phasis altogether favorable 10 freedom. we
must not he too conf lent ttat ts int1re NOV -
ments aud appearances will be equally auspi-
| cious
| b It ehatever the course Of France my he, we
cannot nnderstand what is now meant by HE
general invitations held out tn E4gllshn,sH, ,
10 follow the footsteps of France not 10 be
behind hand in the glorious course of change,
| but to take down and repair our social edhce
after the p ample Of our "eighbors.
The wise and loval will jiscsrn IN all 0i this
a mere revouto.ary slang whlN the precl-
pitate and foolish Inap he inVo,Vel IN perllons
designs against thu state, AMI b. induced 10 cast
! away the real blessings nnd protection oi he
! Constitution ler fancic1 improvements which
wsuld destroy the whole fabric OF oar govern
ment.
VIVA, is there. in the name OF Heaven. which
we can be required 10 initiate N France Why
is Revolution in France to he hailed only AS
an object Of enthusiasm, m,snuah asn re-
minds I'm glishmen how much nay be effected
by the people z INST their Governors Why
are we Consistently told by some uisshievo Gus
Journals tat the grand problem OF Govern
ment is now solved that all social INSTITUTIONS
can subslst no longer than the people choose, -
that opinion is the only foundation on shIch
all sta e. rest and that having now q success-
ful example afforded To us OF The rSing 81 - Peo'
pie against their govern neni, We mhtl CONSIDER
that # both teaches a precePi whilst At holds GA
a rule of imitation In other words, that gtadn
ates ia the rights OF man ARE again called upon
TO resume heir hbpininabl| functions, snd 10
D each and practise c sacred doctrine 81 insnf
reclion and revolution.
In what way lei MS be permitted To ak, ls-
our ovU monstc6y departed from Us ngbt h1e
OF PerpenAicuiarl sit not l,pur1 by law
aud as little likely 10 Introduce despoiIsa IN the
State and TO infringe The reOpl 5 rlsbts AZ II
ia to conyeri them To Popery Wnat frante
has been endengorng 10 acquire We nave inbe-
rlted aud practically enjoy all the blessings nf
n Government which sue hOids az 10 tubna1ud
aud TO her own people al a model oi evil per
lection.
Could any man IN his senses wish 10 reduce
the nrer1gatiVes Of the crown in tbs country
10 the mere feeble paee 4ut OF an executive which
the Deputies have set mp IA France Could
any man wish 10 make the Duke oi Yelling
ton, like General Lafayette, the cHsios OF the
person of the King, aud the popular Vcerov
over HIN Does moi every man OF sense know
thai the monarchy Of Great BrItain. so far
from being too suong, IS scarcely aoie To Dear
up against the other TWO branches OF the Gov
eminent
We have long possessed line ot kings who
have voluntarily departed rom their prerogh-
fiyes when they nave been found injurious TO
their subjects, aud have been nj ali ilmes more
ready TO abridge ,aau 10 extend the royal pow
er.
It's well known that The public opinion, or
the power OF the press, has been gaining OF late
years so grsa, an authority in the state, that Il
compels our governors to pursue the public
good at all hazards and frequently 10 take cour-
ses. mistaken for popular, which are forced
upon them by the turbuieat passions OF the peo-
Pile.
We deprecate, therefore, these mlscheyious
attempts which are making 10 get up the old cry
OF the rights of man to swell the Jacobnical
cb orus and to declare war against all our iasti-
tutions, civil and religious.
We have livedfor ages happy under Gov
eminent of king, lords and commons, and why
indulge any rash attempts 10 change 1t, psrticn-
larly after the example at France
Many writer's tells us, and these OF most au-
thor,y with the people, and whose eloquence
and talents in a better cause, would be the sub
iect OF unho lnded admiration, that the raising
| OF the tr-colored flag has fixed the doom OF
Europe. and given new destiny TO the citizens
of every State /. that this immortal flag, Taviog