Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-26
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TO THE PgBLIC.

Tho undersigned proposes to publish in this city
a cheap, weekly paper. 10 be commenced in july
next. aud devoted exclusively, to EURorEAx AND
F"REisN ISrELLIGENcE.
He has for some time-sinco Europeap Affair,
assumed so pr PREDOMINANT interest in CONSEQUENCE
of the Revolution of July at Paris-mcdi,a ted such
dsSgn-Ihe political transactions of he u States
have become vast and complicated and the ordinary
press, compelled to distribute it's attention amono
so many objects Of the greatest and most mme date
interest, Foreign and Domestic, of necessity Ends
ITSELF unable to present Foreign Intelligence in that
iuiness, order ana connection desirable at such
time: outlines, and results, san seldom more than
DO gwen rarely explanatory of the actual condition
OF things or satisfactory 10 those whose
is now 90 powerfully attracted TO the momeptous
drama acting in Europe. The communication with
france ana England has become SO frequent and the
succession Of exciting events SO rapid in the old
world, hat the reader hurried kom result to result
nnds himself unable preserve the order of conne1
ION, and without that knowledge of canse Invested
0f which, history is worth little more than Romance
10 penetrate the hidden causes which influence great
events Is the principal object of Philosophical his.
tory without due attention to which those events
are improbable for instruction OF all historians
the political Press In the freedom which il now en,oys
in France, England md America is The best and
most successful in laying open the hidden motives Of
Kings, Statesmen and Cabinets which before the
Press conquered its liberty, locked up IN their
own oosom and lett to be inferred by the historian,
'rom probability balancing, and splitting the differ
ence among conflicting versions To the specula-
tioRs OF the London and Paris Press oondue
many OF them by the most shining and eloquent men
OF the age shall therefore pay particular attention,
chrolclinR not onS results, the ne,cs, but ncorpora
ting the contemporaneous fectons upon men, cause
and eject In addition, l will endeavor to keep the
reader up whthc gigantic march of the age, by ma
King him acquainted with it's discoveries and I'M
| provements, and wha'evcr is new and curious in
Science. Literature, Religion and Politics. aim
not at the dignity of Review, but simply at
emoodylng, condensing and preserving for pre-
sent use and future reference, whatever Of Foreign
occurrence, may be thought valuable for either
purpose. To this end, the most famous Journals
and Periodicals of Lond1n and Paris will ha forth
with procured.
The destines Of Europe it is evident, have arsi-
we'd at crisis new, peculiar and portentous In the
language of Mr. Brougham, the sehoomaster has
been abroad and opinion instructed the nature and
validity OF human right, has commenced an almost
universal struggle for its establishment. The quar-
rel Is common 10 all ma ions, and must end in one
oi.two ways-n the universal establishment 1--WE
speak OF the civilized world of Governments prac-
ucally free, or tine overthrow of liberty in every
country Of Europe. The issue is made up finally
between kings. priests and oligarchy on one side.
and mankind on the other. The question is ifa pam
Perad few shall grind the millions-or the millions
enjoy that equal right and liberty tended by Pro-
vldence and necessarily nferrabc from his attrib-
utes OF and benevolence whether i'm the brave
language OF Rumbold, Kings and Aristocrats were
born ready equipped with whip and spur 10 ride and
mankind with saddles on their backs to be riddeh
or equality right of divine intention. OF this
question there can be no compromise. Productive
of great events, possibly involving consequen,ialIv
eur e"n fate, intensely sympathsing with the pop
ular cause, the people of this country cannot bu,
watch the progress of this the mightiest conflict
which he world ever witnessed, with the mort ab.
sorbing anxiety.
Such is an outline of the plal, and the induce
ments for undertaking it, and for the public to pat
ronize The JOURNAL PoREIoS IsraLLIoEHcs
II wal! not interfere in any manner with the Who
1t will have nothing to do with party or domestic
politics, and may therefore be taken by all.
Price three dollars per annum-Payable at the
end of three months j. II. PLEASANTS
2. S. We request eur editorial brethren in Va.
to spare the above niche.