Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-10
From the Baltimore american,

ga revolution III France is n revolution in Eu.
rope" These words present themselves again and
again, with new emphasis, contempates the
present aspect of that quarter, and remembers the
events of the last year. If believe O. z. Q.
all the Continent, from Portugal to Lithuana ard
from Hungary to Belgium, is but one vast volcano
of which the great crater is Paris, but whose fires
already or less visible ut different points, are
struggling for vent, and will end an eartiquakc
which is TO shake all the thrones. The language
of this writer is confident 10 carry with it
certain impression that he must have access to
facts yet the beliefs slow Of events violent, and
of such extensive results. We have long been told
however, Of ''ths war of Opinion" Mr. Canning
thought he welded in the popular discontents a
weapon that would cmter tho sides of the European
Suvercigns, and shake them III their palaces. So
grave assertion, made in such 4 place, and on
such occasion, could have proceeded only from
a view of the state of opinion on the Continent;
knowledge that the feudal presiiges we're about to
evaporate, and general resistance TO them 10 sue
coed the contempt or hate into which they were
fallen. This cause of disqu:ct TO kings is surely
otlcsS To he feared in the hands of France than of
England Napoleon thought and the commo.
tons which every where broke out after the Revo-
luton of July, brought unexpected evidences TO
that effect. All these events, remarkable and
unforeseen, have occurred while france still re-
mained without movement, and in the hope merely
of her influences and interpositiOn. What then
would be the effect of her armies being actually
in motion, and advancing on the gates of capitals
whose inondTchS already look with suspicion
the discontcnts Of the subject provinccs2
o. 7. .. who is looked on b. some persons as
mere inccndiary, brihed, even, by th- Legi,imates
to drive things to extremity that absolutisu may
enter betwixt the confusion, and establish Itself
moro firmly, predicts, therefore, no more than
those consequences which both the mind Of Napo.
Icon aud the accond-rate genius of Mr. Canning
contemplated as patural.-Itis still question, no
doubt, between armies aud people, and though the
final result hardly seems properly questionable, the
immediate Issue Of the present crisis may he moth
ing but a new catastrophe 20 the latter The fate
Of tie present French ministry, and the result or
the new commotions in Paris, ,-e events Of the
deepest interest. Here, again, orr writer is COIL
fdcnt aud peremPtory. lie spcu.s 0f the fcrrncnl
a. national and universal. The pri.sciplo Of non
Intervention he declares to be considered b. tho ma.
ton, as involving the honour and the safety too.
of It's own revolution; and the policy OF tho minis.
try which is a virtual Abandonment of it, is cxe-
Grated as dangerous as well as disgraccflI. Yet
this principle of non.intervcntiou can no more be
granted by tho Sovereigns than Austria can be ex.
pccted TO evacuate Italy, or give away Hungary,
Prussia 10 disgorge the Grand Duchy OF Posen, or
Russia to give freedom to Bitluonia and Volhyna.
In fact they amount 10 tic same thing.
Thus, tho Revolutionists Of July, and the Euro
pe,n Kings are, by this account at an issue which