Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-20

The letters of o. P. @, though occasionally
fippant--often exaggerated and bombastic-and
tiuued with the prejudices and predictions OF
the writer, contain much interesting matter, re-
,,,;ve 10 the state of Europe; aRd did not ne
cessarv attention to other matters, reqatre
,rreater variety in our columns, we should pub
Gsh them entire, and consecutively. As 1t Is,
we must content ourselves with occasionally
GIVING extracts from this correspondent OF the
London Morning Chronicle, who Is second
Iuuius, in the mystery which hangs over his
,ru, coguomen, and in his denunciations against
mower, and support of popular rights In the
Gazette a few days since, we gave U. T. Is
opin;on Of the present condition OF France
- . add this morning some Of his observations with
regard to Russia and Poland;
I,be Emperor Nicholas has been oblging the
world through the official Journal Of st. Peters
hnroh with an account of the object OF his mis-
s;oni I, ,ppears, according to his statement,
,h,t bo has mission from Heaven. Liberty and
c;v;l;z alton TO fulfl-and he has given us an IN
ss;,h, into its character. Let us deSote Jew
moments TO its consideration-and then we shall
,yhat France has 10 expect from Russia, should
,he Polish Revolution be put down by this North
ern Despot.
M this Mission from Heaven, Liberty and
Civ;liz ation committed to the care OF the EmPe
ror. his Majesty thus speaks in the Gazette oh
cieile de Petersburg, Of May %.
Cette mission que PEmpereur Nicno'as COM
mence a remplir au milieu du oruit oes ar"es'
il saura paccomplir tout entiere, aussitot que le
dsmon de Panarchie aura etc chasse de son pro-
10 fuf lnyaSlOn de Napoleon
Il va 10 ans.
Even the Journal des Debats is ,ncensed at
THE II nrotests against such language, and asks
what does the Emperor mean! What does ne
mean WIN who could doubt after the following
declarations?
..Tbe future is impenetrable to our eye; but
;f n he true that all evils on earth are conhned
20 certain hounds, and that the invisible hand
which rules the world (lmpious basphemer!-
OP. OK nuts an end to them sooner or later,
.re think we perceive through the threatening
o,oom the first ray of this consolatory truth
However great the destroying iage OF the revo-
iut;onarv scouree, which has been chastising Eu-
rome for these ten months, may be, it is perhaps
nearer beiuu exhausted than we imagine. AT the
asnees Of Itaiy, which is restored to legitimate
ar5cr and tranquility, Propagandlsm sees some
rs th,se seeds of anarchy, which had been sown
so amply over all Europe, destroyed upon aP-
spearance, in the bud. :.,e :, ,r
..Let it cease, then. to exhaust itself In muir,
derous efforts to keep up the remains OF error anu
,leusion, which can only increase the humVe,
Of victims, and is not match tor power 'iia'
y founded on justice & reason! Let it leave the
care Of happiness Of nations to the Princes who
severn them. and who, better than the heads OF
she liberal School, know how to render the light
Of the 10Th century conducive to the general good
These sovere,sns aud their Governments will now
have to close with their utmost Efforts the .err'r
w., uopn,ls inflicted BY liberalism in the name OF
.hs, lsbt. This task. which the emperor has al
ready begun in the midst of the cares OF war; he
viii fully accomplish when the Demon OF Anar-
chy shall have been driven FROM his empire by the
powerful exertions Of faithful nation, IN tn the
Same manner as 10 years ago the invasioa OF Ma
poIeoa was repelled. We are daily witnesses Oh
he gracious acts By which the Emperor o'm'n'sn'