The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-10
From The Nep York Tribune.
THE POLITICAL STATE OF EUROPE

we have already on several occasions
expressed our high sense Of The excel
lence Of the Paris correspondence which
is received through the Cunard steamers
by the DeatSrhe Sr1nelkpost in this city.
We are convinced that the readers Of
Tie Tribune will find no reason to differ
from us as to the merits Of this correspUn-
dence OF perusing the following speci-
men. We lay it before them this morn.
ing by the courtesy of Mr.. Won EicbtbaI,
who furnished us with slips from which
we translate in advance Of his publica-
lions: PARIS, August /, 1S47.
The Days of July are past, and |
can say nothing more about them that
is not joyous and cheering. Do not mis-.
understand me: l do not mean those July
Days when with smoky lamps and smok-
Ter fireworks, with greasy poles for climb,
ing and s%lovenly comedies gratis, people
celebrate the m of an event called
the Revolution ofJuly, which long since
died out, and in which no reasonable man
now believes. The July Days Of which
| speak are the days of the harvest, for
half starved Europe far more important
than all political caterwauIings and sub
%tleties. This harvest is the richest, the
most abundant since 1919, and not mere
ly abundant in this or that article, but in
all possible products of the earth. The
Rye has been got in, Wheat and Oats
are now cutting, in quantity and quality
universally satisfactory even to the most
extravagant wishes. The prices of bread
and vegetables are everywhere rapidly
declining, and in all probability until Au-
tumn we shall eat cheaper bread han ev-
err before the Famine. In Marsailies lie
a million and a half of bushels of foreign
grain that cdnnot be sold, for which, as it
was imported by the Spectators, its poor
quality may be the cause. AS a eek
portation would be a great loss, these
million and a half of bushels must trave'
to the brandy still. The crop of other
vegetables, such as Potatoes, Pulse, Cab.
bages, is quite as rich as of Corn; moth.
ing has failed. Everything yields a hun
bred fold. The sight of the vineyards is
most remarkable; the vines lie on the
ground under the weight of their crop;
to find an instance of such fruitfulpes:
we must go back to 1776. The cask Of
wine mot yet made) is already sold be.
forehan1 for % francs, while in the form
er very favorable wine-yeari it sold for II
to so francs; the price of wine casks ha
risen in consequence of the immense
prospective demand to IL francs. With
out any exaggeration can say that a Htr
[pint and a half of good table wine vii
cost out of Paris, that is, without the cit,
duty. only 2 sous. Thus richly does Ma
ture compensate US for the famine an,
privat;ons of last year! at the same tint
she appears a good monarchist and love
of d~espotism by once more st%renglhenin|
the old thrones of Europe which anothe
poor harvest would have flung one AM
all into ruins. But now the crowned
heads and their all-wise ministers breath
freer and deeper, saying, "Thank God!
Their dear subjects once more have e
nough to eat, and when their jaws ar
busy chewing have no time for thinking
But joyful and hopeful as is the aspect O
Nature, so wretched. comfortless and mis-
cradle is the aspect of Politics. Thu
whole of Europe, politically, is a foul ab
scess, breaking out 10 here, now there
and poisoning the atmosphere with it
presidential contents. AS often as sue
discharge takes place four or five charlf
; tans come together in London or Vienn
and deliberate on the treatment TO be en-
} ployed. This is always the same, an
5 consists in nothing but sticking a thic
t plaster on the old foul aperture, and lea'
ing the rest to time. In this way a Il
gion of ugly scabs and open wounds i
i. Europe have been automatically plas
! cred over, so that without nothing is see
while within the old venom does its wor
! of corruption and destruction. Two
( these wounds, newly broken open, no
especially employ the medical college
European diplomatists, and give occa'
ion to all sorts of quarantine regulation
: These two wounds are Italy and Switze1
: land. In both countries the state
things is so over-strained and excited TIL
j it can only find a violent solution an
this solution must shake all Europe
:. the centre
s In SWITZERLAND, the Diet has CON
together, and is discussing the affairs
Q the Federation in liberal Berne and u
der the guidance of Ochsenbeiu, the fc
mer leader Of the Free Volunteers.
n spite of all diplomatic notes.of warning,
. which Austria and France especial
take care that there shall be no lack, t
o liberal party, which, since the Revolutic
t, in Geneva and Waadt has the majority
the Diet, goes straight forward on
@ course. In the first sittings, the folio
d ing measures were carried by l2full a
2 half votes: First, the dissolution of
d Sonderbund, Especial union of the Cat
olic Cantons as prejudicial to the Fe
= Grafton; second the cashiering OF all OF
t. GERS in the army of the Federation W
st render farther service to the Sonderbur
n. third, a prohibition against accepting,
10 wearing any foregn orders and decorate
10 In the subsequent sessions, the followi
III measures were brought forward and c
I'd ried by the same majority: First the
of mediate employment of eticacious me
10 ures to dissolve the refractory Suud