Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-13
The State Of Eurene.

~ chntOucu oy NE drTirdl of me dedmer Con,d
at Boston, Juiy4
The struggle between civilization ana Al
spirit OF the dark ages goes on ia Europe. n.
cmpcrors Of Russia and Austria are Iesl;r.
host Of 100000 men TO fight in the mos, mr.
tous cauic for which banner was ever lined \,
England, poor, feeble, and dispifited, st,,T
neuter The lion is no longer roaring 6on~
Not a solitary cry goes forth from Parliament.
vindicaic British supremacy. Not a regime,
moves from its barracks at the sound Of Fr,o.Il
snd Mnncotitc cannon. Not sail Is loo,ss :.
Chatham or portsmouth, and not mouse 49,
among The rod tape and foolscap Of Dov,.'
street, San Marine and Antlorra arc nd, ~.
politically inert and insignificant than IN. r.,
anchored isle. France republican Fr,,e,-
pluming herself on being the newest born IN,
offspring Of freedom, u laboring 10 Get m n.
crepit absolutism on the rubbish Of priefly =.
thoriiyI The nation which swept sHay h. 4.
breath OF ito mouth the thrones Of Ch,rls. H.
Tenth and Louis Philippe, has sent its arn,..
10 batter down the walls Of republican c;ir~
lead back runaway Pope, and force him NJ,
a rceusant nation at The point Of the b.yon,i
Let no man predict what will happen mart 80
but IL conjecture mar be haiardcd. n n,
face Of n thousand dinppoiniments. we b;,t;,
the safest thing 10 say that the fall Of Rom, ~
trip mp the heels Of that mustacLioed co,eo,.I
Louis Napoleon, and send his iunio Of rof;,;..l
Jesuiis home to their chatesus 10 cultivate nj
anchcly aud the muses. With Gui.os and Lama.
tine.
II seems hardly possible that the French en-.
submit to the men now In power, for thos, mar
are flying in the face and eyes Of every thing
that 10 French. Their whole policy, il polev
they have, Is international. The French dcse.,
league with Austria and Russia; they h,rs
no wish to see neighboring republic crushed
they hate Paphl despoiism; they abhor q naf,
lied press, and they arc dstrustful Of govern
ment which cannot live without driving men inf,
exile. The ministry may put down the nsrl
instruction, but how long will tue French 81.
diers fight for government which will not allow
Tree discussion IN the newspapers2 IL Il W.
reasonable 10 say that change Of policy or,
change Of rulers Is = necessity that cannot b
overlooked much longer?
| The issue OF the contest in Hungary 1 Ill
1 doubtful. Russia hangs like nightmare upm
the political system Of Europe. Bot for M
crushing weight, the continent might riah, itI,t
Her military organization aud financial resOu,-
ccs make her truly formidable, and the onb
hope seems to be in the lesson taught by his,ory.
si'-' sss sii'es arc su'sis'ed ~ tesvHo hcr tnpt
taries Austria, however, VIII MOI heed futi
useini warning; she VIII make any sacrifice d
nauonai dienny for revenge on Hungary
Tome what VII, however, nr no small 'aii'ist-
i ton 10 reflect that Austria, but Just nov q,
proudest empire IN Europe, IS heneforih 10 u
| nothing more than second or third rate ess.
Germ She is substantially broken up and usi
| up. Nothing can restore 10 her the povsf
which she once possessed in Hungary and Lon
hardy. II she reeains the former, she can only