Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-09-02

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Enrorean hand which viii present our RcPupiic
in its true and Just light before The world i =
from The pcn OF Baron Won Raumcr, rluss'"''
S,ro,i who made tour through the U. o'a'cs'
!, l;,lle more than year ago. No one could see
iii, ana no, be struck with the modesy, inlelii-
oence enthusiasm and elegant simplicity oil ms
fine old gentleman. II was deiishIlulio hear nun
discourse upon the magnificent scenery Oh 'n's
country. lis giant rivers, lakes and mountains, -
exbausilcss natural advantages, anu inc spun
and energies Of lis fee people. Covercd WIN no.
nors a, home, he launched upon The VIDE sea q
observation in the new word, and has fe'u'. ~,
home, laden with practical experience - US
workings Of liber | institutions upon an in'e''''
gent and viruous people.
We have already given specimen oi his ~
rally and Impartial justice, in treating oi '''
domestic institutions OF the South. we DO" 10,
before our readers few extracts from MS "o'"
inst issued from The German press, sciinS 'o''n
his high appreciation Of Republican institutions
in general, and our Republic, IN parl'cula'
! We lake them from letter OF The inieii'sen
Brussels correspondent otihc PhilacciPhla Le'5e'
we have no doubt. that his fair and enllgh'ehea
exposition OF the practical operation oil our l's'',
buttons. will remove much oil the ignorance ""u
pr, iudice of Europe, and present our Govern
,nent in much more imposing and e!eVa'eu
aspect. We should be grateful TO Mi. van Tau
mer for rejecting SO accurately the spirit oil our
Government, ana people-and for meeting anu
refu,ing dirccl. The common objections id''e'
against Republican Institutions, that 'hey are
weak and bull, upon basis OF anarchy anu
confusion and must necessarily tumble 10 PEE
ces. Bu 10 the striking extracts:
"Some measure the value ana utility OF he
nub,ican Institutions, BY the unfortunate attempts
of The French Revolution which is Just rs I'M
martial as 10 measure the value oil monarchy py
what j, was al the time of The Roman l:mperors
Although there NAV exis! some resemblance be-
tween The French and the American Revolutions,
The differences and conrads,inciions are lar more
aboundine, anu their different origin and progress
has led to very different results. Had The French
people before the Revolution enJoyed more po-
litical privileges and greater personal rights they
would neither have pcrpelraled nor suffered me
oulrages by which their history was dls5raced.
Much that they preached was mol lrne' mnch
which was true not new, hence nothing hut con-
,radicliun, adherence 10 old imPracIicable doc
,rines and ex,ravagant praise OF The new subsli-
,u,es. In what respect has the French Reyo!u-
lion succeeded, (wha, good has il done 10 The
worldly If The American, which called ihio ex-
i,ence II new social world, is called failure
What intomi,ab!c courage in Thomas Jefferson,
M, 10 despair, in Il moment when the icariui ex-
pericnce OF France frightened back all Europe
from the most necessary progressive deVeioPmeh';
He GeHcIsunl showed the true difference between
The people separated truth from la!sehcod, usage
from abuse that which is possible IRON lmpossi-
bility.
"Whaever may he though, Of the legal form
Of the election of President, there is no uninier-
rupled series OF hereditary Kings, or elective
Kings either or Of Popes, which could be COM
pared to the chosen American Presidents. Those
ab,o,utisis who are most shocked a; lie proceed
ms Of an American Presidential Election
ought 10 remember that during the time that those
excellent Amer can Presidents were peaceaby
elected, flied their stations with honor, ana aid
down their Office ia peace, more than twice as
many Kings werr in Europe d"hroned, re-iasia-
led. haniShed, guiliolined, and murdrfed Glisia-
vus III, and Gns,avns Nv, Paul !, Sianslaus
Poniatowskv the Kinss OF Portugal and Naples
Charles, Ferdinand, and Christina, OIL Spain;
Louis XVI, and Charles y, Murat, Napoleon and
The Napoeonitcs, and thus down 10 The Duke Of
DTuIlSWICh, anu ll't dt'Ciif'eu
Louis Philippe, Victoria, and William Nv OF
Prussia. How much more order, stability, secu-
rly and order was there in the Republic OF The
United States. And il riots like those Of Bos-
Ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, are properly
condemned one need only be rsllindcd Of The
ro,ous acts OF Manchester Bristol Stockholm,
Petersburg, Madrid, Rome, Bologna, Naples
Brunswick, Dresden, Munich, Luzerne (why the
learned histor an did not mehliGn The Prus>ian
provinces Of Silesia and Wcsphala ! cannot
comprehend) may, Paris alone furnishes an ac-
count, by lar alone coun;cTba!ancins all The Anne
lican scenes Of disorder"
This tribute Of venerable and distinguished
scholar far outweighs the assaults Of tie English
and French press upon our Republican insiilu-
tons, and should encourage us 10 pcrseycre still
more earnestly and viganlly, in resisting The in
trgues and diplomacy Of Europe, 10 control our
destinies and impede the development OF our pow
er. The Old World will soon find oul, that We
are rot TO be confined Oh embarrassed by any
interference on the part Of its ambitious rulers.
We are free in every respect and have The abili-
" TO maintain our rights and independence
against every opposition. We will violate tie
laws and privileges of no other nation, bni viii
fearlessly and successfully sustain our high posi-
ton among the nations oflhe earth.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN FAUQUIER.