Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-23

en- OF ihe French ministry, and deprived them
of that Independent position which it is for the
interest of France 10 occupy. BY this alli-
ance, Louis Philippe has offended England
and the Queen personality apd he dares moi
offend the three other great powers of Europe
Hence, when Russia desires to occupy CracoW
and to violate her territory; or Prussia desires
to take one or more. of the cantons of Switzer-
land under protection, and to make war upon
Switzerland for disputing her rights SO to dc;
or Austria desires to occupy Ferrara, to send
her troops into Modena and Paunce, and to
seize upon the stropgholds in the independent
States in ltaly-M. Guizot thinks of the danger
to his Spanish alliance. and acquiesces in those
violent measures,
What complicated cobweb is the diploma
cy of Europe! OBSERVER
STATE OF EURoPE-HIGH PoLITIcAL FEEL
ING IN PARIS, AND ALL OVER EURoPE.-The
European intelligence is highly interesting
Revolutionary feeling seems to increase in Pa
rls, and all over Europe. A decided movement
has taken place in Naples, the particulars OF
which will be found elsewhere. In Paris a
crisis seems to be approaching, somewhat SIM
liar to that which preceded the revolution OF
of 1880, driving out the elder Bourbons
and eleyating the Orleans family to the
throne,
The movement in the Chamber of Deputies,
and the feeling OF the journals and the populace
cannot be be mistaken. 1t appears that Sc
ries of political banquets, held by the opposi-
ton members and their friends throughout
France, have increased and concentrated po-
litical feeling SO much against the govern
ment, as to demand from the ministers some
decided action. A debate accordingly took
place in the chamber of deputies, of most ex-
citing character, at the termination of which
the ministers declared their intention of put
ting down those hanquets, as being contrary
to lazy, On the other hand, the opposition
members have put forth their declaration 10
attend them, and to take measures to support
them at all hazards, or secede from the Cham
ber The first Conflict will produce crisis
II Pals, and probably throughout France.
This popular movement, growing out of the
reform banquets in France, resembles in some
respects the premonitory symptoms of the rev.
olution of 1880. The Bourbon dynasty became
very restless and uneasy under the freedom of
the press. They published ordinances repress-
ing that freedom, and on the back of that, two
hundred and twenty-one members OF the Cham
berof Deputies organized what may be called
a secession from their seats in the house.
This lighted the train which produced the rev.
olution of that day. The steps and symptoms
of the present crisis are similar The minis
ters declare that the reform banquets are lille
gal, and that they mean to put them down by
torce-the opposition members equally declare
that they will attend them, and, if force is
used to put them down, they will secede from
the Chamber, and throw themselves on the
country for support. This will bring on an
other crisis in Paris. and no one can tell what
may grow out of it, The whole Paris press,
with the exception of the Journal des Debats
and the Conservatism, are, we believe, are ar
rayed against the present dynasty or the pres
ent government. Popular agitation in Paris
has not been higher for the last twenty years.
Recent events in Switzerland, Naples, and in
the Roman States, and other portions of Eu-
rope, have only added fuel to the fire of revo-
linton, which has been increasing gradually
for the last few years.
Such is the present position of Paris, France,
and the Continent. The next news, therefore,
will be extremely important. If the French
ministers put down these reform banquets by
force, and the opposition members abandon
their seats in the Chamber of Deputies, moth
ing would seem to prevent an attempt at rev.
olution i'll Paris. and throughout the depart
ments. The King and the government have,
however, got three hundred thousand troops
under their command, fifty thousand of whom
are constantly stationed in Pari and that neigh
borhood. Ifthe troops are faithful, they may
sustain the government for while; but the
extraordinary force of the newspaper press
and popular agitation produced by the steps q
the government, may reach the materials of the
army. When that shall have been accom-
plished, all will be over with the present
| dynasty.
We wait, therefore, with extreme impa
| tience for the next news which may brins
accounts of revolution in Paris and France