Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-05-17
CONTINENTAL AFFAIRS.

W., If make the pr.scDt subject the leading arti.
Gle NJ "'r paper 20. this weck-Sct i,ai,'io: Pyi;mo
&C dut.m.
On the a'l-2pgr1Seing si'i ct OF reform and the
results which have attended The dcb,tcs we refer to
postscript and to the pa, liza nnentlry proceedings
Bat continental Affairs if not indeed the hinge on
which omr internal tranquility depends, is the real
touch stone of peace and
The relations between France and England are
those which govern the relations of all the o. her
Powers Of Europe; aud the quiet and prosperous &,
condition of the affairs OF France must always affcc,
almost as int matcly the concerns If ireland and
Scotland, because it never be disguised by any
statesman that France is tho great pivot upon which
the peace OF Eurnpc turns. \
Now it is known to most Of our readers that the =
French government, wihn the last fortnight, has {
mad new adrnnls ration; IN other words that Mon ,
sieur IIalttc broken down banker and !evulu-
,lonary incendiary, has bern dismissed and thu, he
is succeeded by commercial prrsnn-onc Casimir
Pcricr, hiud Of manufacturers Of steam rneine.--a
sort of anchorsnh but man If great orucr ce
ard who las acquired a considerable fortune by the
successful pursuit e his trade.
As to he fail 81 poor l.aiit,c, It qnitr ural.
The funds # II 80 per cent, and La:iitc FL wi Ii
them; but the elevation OF Casimr Prricr IS unac- |
countabie lli+ However, of little Importance Who !
Is now minister IN France. The whole country is IN
state OF the West subordnaton and subjcction TO
the bnsest instruments in nature. cunning ol'gar
chy OF the stocks and the press first seized upon the
reigns of power. This party connected With tho
funds have been beaten down b. the tenpcsts of Tx:
time; and this has produced the dismissal of In itc.
of mischief and c,n,rouis he government, ny crcc
ting the popular violence upd the popular will plea
sure. The present ministry, like the last, will he
compelled 10 be the puppets o. The press or the
slaves OF con ending factions. They have no utter
nal power and strength III themselves, and, as they
daily losing the confidence or the Revolutionary
party and OF the large jacobn division If INC coun-
try, Tot which thai neXiinguislah!e frrbraud, l.,
Faycttc, is the leaGar) it is utterly impossible that
their power can be cf any long duration.
Nothing, indeed. be moIc miserable than
France at The present i!iomen. She has no public
cred!t-no comiEcTcc--n" iride; aud yet her minis
t,rs have proposed taxes than double, the
amount of th"s, wAcl. wrcr levied under the Dour-
bon dynas!--B"t such Is always The result of
radio Il gnvrrnm nIs hey uniformly fraudulent
and s"ndle under tao ctcXt Of liberalism and mod
Grafton.
We have dwrt very briefly on The affairs of
France. Thus cn.n.ry VIC CONSIDER to b.. the ho he'd
of Revolution. France has evidently prompted the
Belgian insurrecrinn, ond the Polish revolt Tile
Efforts Of this government have obviously been TO
shake all tho thrones and dynastics OF Europe But
let Franco look &. bnmc As LA Fayct'c himself
tells the Chamber Of Deputies, ga riot is already
prepared against her. The A"d Powers of Europe
arc IN motion, and it becomes France, bcfre she is
prepared to c"nvulse the of The world to place
her own ms buttons on the bass cf pcrmancncy and
peace
Next 10 France, let rrgar! Russia. 1t is very
clear that the Emperor Nicholas is playing very
cunning game III Pei md.--'Thc Polish nsurrcctI ION is
mere iircc. II Is already SIbdued. But il ia nc
cesSary that the Emperor Of Russia should trans
port his mighty masses across the Vstula and cs-
tabsh his miiitarv columns in Germany. This *
what he is now dong. The Polish resurrection at
fords him far pTctcXt for Il Is purpose and il is
quito oionrIhut he VIII have arrny of 300 600 men
in Germany by the end of the month. The absc-
lutte GeSpotlsn OF this Autocrut is inca pablo of any
compromise u rh government which has the audn-
city to Pretend To ii free chr CIR But We ds1nss
Russia for the present.
Inc Emperor Uf Austria acs without DISGUISE or
Discrimination. lie X tyrant TOO open and avowcd
to stoop to hypocrisy; and it il certainly the merit Of
tins monarch that he has always acted ms he prn,s-
sed ana set his face against charters and liberalism
ut all times and in all places. He has marched
without delay 10 QIcIi the instruction in fraly and
he appears To- have fully succeeded in TIL. effort
ii troops have already entered Parma aml Modena
and the revolt AT Rome has been cowcd do,rn bv
the very smell Of his troops The hustrans are
row supreme in Italy. We may say what we v,ll ,
but it is evidently "Impus htp: tam cuIta no.
v1llo miles habcbi; barburus has segetcs
France has been obliged to abandon Italy as she 8
has been obliged 10 abandon Poland IL both coun- +
tries 'he power # absOlutisn has prevailed against
The power Of liberalism. The genius of Ce-sar in :
the language OF Shakespeare. has been able to re-
bnkc the genius of Brntus. Bu, enough of Austria :
We pass to Prussia.
Prussia ls q military state in perpetual cncnmp. I
ntnf She Is an arsenal aud frlrcss of war in the
lhi'isi 81 Hropc-aIways prepared for military nc {
fence or offence. On he northeast, Prussia threat
ems B2IgUm an! France with armies E UvcrwiciI:-
ing strength. Bat W!a do iff,r ttom ali this?
omriy that continental is about To commences;
hd 1t dHh'it TO resist 10" nnsa %! her powerful en-
ernIes aud that we :houiG wuudcr il the allies
were again 10 Te-vIS.t Paris ,
We Ger al ,Iy think IT but Just 20 confess that The
opening speech OF Cdsimir Pcrr:, on taking the r
hsl'n OF ai'Ir# assumes decidedly p,cfc tone 1t /
Ia'hc5 the principle Of n0n-DtervcniiJn which tic
late Ministers ibid duwn aud Processes to reform The
rest OF Europe aud to Infusc freedom into their re-
sPectIve dc~poiisin3 10y the pacific csampo OF the I
developemcnt OF liberty IN the government of ,
france Never" says &c Minister, .'sl,a VIC do r
otherwise than feel lively sympathy for other {
Stlte;bu tho progress of Eur pcIn societies hcIonns
to themselvcs-lhrr destiny is in their own hands: :
and liberty. and every movement towards j., ourb,
10 be Livery foreign proyocali,n in,nairs
aud COMPROMISES u. On the part of an sdn.l
u ~ bad service to- render to ony people: on the
pert OF Il government, it, is a crime. France docs
Hol cXh"r the rest Of the world to liberty but by The
pacific example Of the regular dcvclopcmcnt OF her
institutions, and her reSicc for the rights Of
others.
Row, oil this VIC admit to be liberal, wise and
candid on the part Of N. PETER; and this is IN
donbGdIy The true policy of Francs But yLo ia u