Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-14
The European News.

The accounts by the Caledonia (which arrived
nj New York on Saturday last, with Liverpool
dates to June 24) are by no means such as to
remove the apprehension of further political
troubles in Europe. In one quarter, things look
comparatively favorable. The British Islands
are quiet; Chartism has shown no signs of in.
creased activity or self-coufdence in England,
while Ireland is no more "ripe for rebellion"
than what may now be regarded as her normal
and uniform state. On the continent, matters
wear different aspect. France has assumed q
more threatening attitude, both toward herself
and her neighbors. The government have man
ifestly lost confidence in themselves, very bad
symptom. They vacillate, and show n dispo.
sition TO take the mere chance Of the day, and
worry through the twenty-four hours by tempo
rary expedicnts, rather than to march on stead
lily to their precise ultimate object, regardless Of
little rubs and bitches A government Of expe.
dents cannot last long.
Bonapartism seems TO be in the ascendant
The adventurer Louis Napoleon is clearly capa
BILE Of doing mischief-not 50 much by any inhe-
rent strength Of his own, as by the want Of en-
ergy and tact in the members Of the government
who oppose and dread him. b. few blunden
on their part, he may do much mischief-possibly
a very brilliant piece Of mischief, and provided
il Be brilliant, the mob Of Paris will not be SLOW
to cheer him Oh. II would be worse than idle,
however, 70 predict, at this moment, whether be
is next to greet us from the Tuleries or the on.
bliette Of Vincennes. A breath may unmake
him as breath has made.
The French want bread to eat yet they
dream Of war and glory, and have already be-
gun to project schemes Of conquest and terrific
rial aggrandzement A plea is not wanting
Charles Albert aims at the crown Of Northern
Italy. The French cannot sit still and see the
Kingdom Of Sardinia doubled in strength;
they must keep the balance in its old poise by
Selling upon Savoy. Such is the language that
has already found a semi-official utterance, and
such to 8 great extent is the popular feeling
There is no lack of motives and pretexts for
general European war.
An anxious eye, meantime, is cast upon Rus
STA This gigantic power sits impregnably in
trenched amid her icy barriers, and her Euro
pean outposts bristling with cannon and bayo
nets,
~And hushed In grim repose expects her evening
The commissions Of France, Italy and Germs.
ny are not lost upon her. Havoc and spoil and
ruin are her gain. The first French revolution
brought her armies into the faircst capitals Of
Western Europe. She is now watching the de-
velopment of the second act in the great dra-
ma With everything to gain and nothingo
lose in the general oyerturn, she may calculate
her chances and strike for herself at the critical
moment The hug of the bear is not easily
thrown off,
! Wallachia is said to be invaded by the Rus
sian armies. That province is nominally inde-
pendent, though its governors are appointed oy
the Ottoman Porte. Russia has generally CLAIM
ed the privilege of interfering for the protection
Of the Inhabitants and a plausible excuse can
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