Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-24
state OF Europe.

The preesEious condition OF Europe glanced at In
an interesting article which Yesterday copied from the
London Times IN another number Of that psper now be
fore have su further evidence OF the feeble
upon which the peace of old world hangs After re.
erfing to Elbeuf in France "a town on
the Seine, celebrated for its wooden ciores growing out
OF the introduction Of new laborsayng machine into one
Of them and which only suppressed BY calling
and 500 troops TO the aid o! the National Guard the
Times makes the following remarks:
The evidence that the elements Of coming though
possibly distant Storm exist the pressed up.
on - m nearly letter receive France Italy,
Germany. OF the Of Spain and Portugal our
es require not now 10 be informed. The condition Of
Switzerland would be deemed alarming il anything done by
the mounebanks al the head o the movement in the
tons could appear important Throughout Germany fer
men prevails the profundy Of which appreciated
by the Governments OF the various which Con-
federation il composed. The Italian peninsula from north
TO south, VIGOROUSLY sgitaed Lombaidy and the Lega
ons arc even represented ripe for revolt the
when Austria shall have occupation elsewhere To Pc.
land It unnecessary to refer. "Its not" says our
private letters, ihe force OF Russia the strength her ar
miles, the depth Of her intrigue the unbounded character
her ambition the power and the absoutism Of Aus
,rla and Prussia the selfish France support
ed by military force any or all of these that
menace peace and order; it is the progrss""
But the subIo.ned article upon this ground swell "
symPiomauc OF future general conyuson, which we
copy from the Paris Steele " is perhaps more sig
neant than the remarks Of the London paper il draws
II
faithful reflection OF the position Of the different ma
lions, cannot long endure. And not the least sgni6
cant indication OF the temper Of the times Paris pa
per has the bodnes TO proclaim that he banner Of sg
the revolutionary banaeT'is the which all regards
ins'ncvey Turn The Steele speaks Of the present and
lifts edge Of the curtain that hides the stormy future In
the following bold and imprisoned language:
Nations, like individuals decrease decline and die
and must be admitted that first glance Europe pre-
severa symptoms that apparently Justify the drea-
forebodings Of Psssimsts. What indeed is Italr the
cousy Of the sovereign people they e1cIai but an
academy OF music'l What Poandl A vast cemetery
What is Spainl half secularized What -
Prussia workshop not large enough and built next to
garrison. What is Austria feudaI IN the midst
OF meadow. Above these people arise like two yiant.
Russia and Engand-Rassia which in the north attacbs
her designs Prussia and Sweden who are her yassas
and 10 the SOUTH Persia and Turkey her slaves and En-
gland, which reigns the councils Of Spain Portugal
France, and Belgium But, frankly be though, that
every part OF mankind which this state Of things huuili
aes, should endure IL for any length OF time Can II be
supposed that the empire OF the world belongs deinyey
to the two Powers who alone appear atprcscnt share III
We do not think Energetic proestaons break out on
every side al short intervals against the blows aimed NJ the
liberty or independence Of nations. Those which are dis
dalnu!y called at Vienna tile dileffant Of Italy some
times transform themselves into soldiers or martyrs the
pretended dead OF Poland from their tombs Prussia
IN Poland, Russia in Warsaw, and Austria al Lemberg
must have felt that justice cannot be DESTROYED as men
may be- In the manufactures Of Sesa and the Rhenish
provinces the yorkmon begin think and exclan loud
enough that does live alone upon bread and that
oaihs binding Kings as on tho ne ipe At Vi
enna It s now beginning be acknowledged that what
was hitherto considered a. species Of herd is really hu
man society. The domination Of the Muscoyi'e sabre and
the Austrian stick u considered eyerywh,.e the unjust
triumph VI tue interests Of dynasty or caste over those
OF humanity in general. Great Britain that formerly en-
rolled b. Of is subsidies The States OF Europe under
the banner OF ia arsocracy, with al Lis
bon, and il herself subjected by the Corn Laws to an i'm
mensc transformation. 1t Il given to France 10 march al
the head Of pacific league hold the torch which en-
ghten' the efforts iObour and peIs Of all friends Of pro-
gress The banner Of 80 is the one which al
regards insincuyey turn"