Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-06

depends, Is the real tOuchst0ne OF peace and war
The relations between France and ENGLAND
are those which govern the relations Of ali n.
other Powers of Europe; and the quiet and DrO,
nerous condition of the affairs of France INNS,
always affect US as intimately as the concerns NJ
Ireland and Scotland. because it can never h,
disguised by any statesman. that France is tbs
great pivot upon which the peace of EurOns
turns.
Now it is known to most of our readers fiat
the French Government within the last fortniobt
has had new administration: In other words
that Monsieur Lalittc. broken down banker
and revolutionary incendiary, has been dismissed
and that he is succeeded by commercial person,
one Casimr Perier. akind of manufactures or
steam engines, sort of anchorsmith; but a man If
great opulence and who has acquired very con.
siderable fortune by the successful pursuit Of hi,
trade.
As to the fall of poor LATTE, it was quite ma.
tural. The funds fe! thirty per cent, and La.
fitte fell with them; but the elevation of Casimir
Perier is unaccountable. 1t is, however, of Ii.
tie Importance WIN is now minister in France
The whole country is in state Of the vilest sub
ordination and subsection to the basest instru.
ments in nature. a cunning Oligarchy of the
stocks and the press, first seized on the reins Of
power. The party connected with the fund,
have been beaten down By the tempcsts of the
time; and this has produced the dismissal of La.
6tte. But the press still subsists in all its Vi.
cious perfection of mischief, and controls the 90
vernment By directing the popular violence anu
the popular will at its pleasure. The present
Ministry. like the last. will te compelled to be
the puppets of the press, or the slaves Of contend.
ing factions. They have no internal power Or
strength in themselves, and as they are daily los
ing the confidence of the revolutionary party.
and of the large jacobin division OF the country,
! (of which that unextingushable fire brand. La
| Fayette. is the leader it is utterly impossible
I that their power can be of any long duration.
Nothing. indeed, can be more miserable than
France at the present moment. She has no pub
| lie credit-nO C0mmerce-nO trade; and vet
her Ministers have proposed taxes more than dOg.
! BILE the amount of those which were levied under
the Bourbon dynasty. But such is always the
sure results of radical Governments; they are
uniformly fraudulent, and swindIe under the pre-.
text of liberalism and moderation.
We have dweIt very briefly on the affairs Of
France. This country we consider to be the hot
bed of revolution. France has evidently prompted
the Belgian irsurrccion. the Italian instruction
and the Polish revolt. The efforts of this 90.
vcrument have obviously been to shake all the
thrones and dynasties of Europe. But let France
look at home As Lafayette himself tells the
Chamber Of Deputies, " A plot is already pre-.
pared against her. The Allied Powers Of Eu.
rope ar0i in motion, and it becomes France, be.
fore she is prepared to convulse the rest Of the
world. to place her own institutions on the basis
of permanency ard peace.
Next to France let US regard Russia. 1t is
quite clear that the Emperor Nicholas is play
ing very cunning game in Poland. The Polish
insurrection is mere farce. 1t is already sub
dued. But il is necessary that the Emperor Of
Russia should transport his mighty masses across
the Vistua, and establish his military column;
IN Germany. This is what he is now doing
The Polish insurrection affords him fair pre-.
text for this purpose, and it is quite clear hn
he will have all army of 500, 600 men in Germ
nv by the end of the month. The absolute de-
potism of this Auto crat is incapable of any CON.
promise with a government which has the auda.
city to pretend to free charter. But We dlsml';
Russia for the present.
The Emperor Of Austria acts without disguise |
VI uisSi'uuidtiou' liz - ant 'oo oP'H ""t
avowed to stoop to hypocrisy; and it is certain!
the merit of this monarch. that he has aluan
acted as he prolesset and set his face aganS
charters and liberalism at all times and in all
places. He has marched without delay to qusl
the instructions in Italy. and he appears u
have full y succeeded in this effort. HIS troop
have already entered Parma and Modena, and
the revolt at Rome has been cowed down by in
very smell of his troops. The AustrlaDs all
now supreme in Italy. We may say what
will, but it is evidently so. "Impius hae Ia"
cul,a noraha miles hab.bif; barbmvs has /"
getes."
France has been obliged to abandon Italy a.
she has been obliged to abandon Poland 10 ool1 1
countries the power of absolutism has PrevaleG
against the power of liberalism. The genus
Caesar, in the language of Shakespeare, has oest
able to rebuke the genius Of Brutus. But en0'.
of Austria. We now pass to Prussia ffus
is military state in perpetual encamPment!I
She is an arsenal and fortress of warm the @ID'
o! Europe-always prepared for military desn.'
or offence. On the northeast Prussia threa's-
Belgium and France with armies OF o'er"lyp
ing strength. But what do we infer from all u,
Simply, that continental war is about 10 9"
mence; that France, in her present d'uis'
state will find it difficult to resist the onset