Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-15

MANIFEsToEs.-ln glancing over the For
eign news by the last steamer, we find no less
than four long proclamations by four of the
-" Great Powers of Europe. In the first in
stance, the British declare that the Sikh King
dom of Lahore, and the other territories of the
Paniaub-comprising 900 square miles
of territory, with four millions of people, and
a revenue of five millions of dollars, is an
nexed to the British Crown, and its separate
nationality at an end Next, the Emperor of
Austria makes an outcry, denouncing the gal
liant Hungarians as &c scoundrels,'' and threat
ening them with further objurgations. Then
again, Russia comes in to help Austria, and
the Emperor, NICHOLAS, comes out with his
say in the matter, and orders his armies TO go
forward and l." annihIate'' all the agitators,
who are foolish enough to think for them
selves. And to cap the climax, Prussia joins
in with them, and says that go rder"-i. e.
despotism must be maintained at all hazards.
This is about as pretty league of Kings for
tie maintenance of Kingcraft as the very ia
Their of mischief himself could desire. But
the worst of all is, that the President of Re-
publican France seems to have Joined himself
with these hoary despotisms to crush every
germ of freedom in a sister Republic. This
view of matters bodies no good TO liberty 8
but, on the other side, the champions of free
dom are not without their demonstrations -
The defeat of seventy five thousand Russians
by the Magyars, with the capture of over hall
their number, is certainly a ,f0rcibIe argument
The repulse of the French and Neapclitans al
Rome, also appeals to the feelings of the
French army, while the French House Of Rep.
resentatives have virtually passed vote Of
censure against the ministry, and declared thai
terfering between Austria and Hungary as {
| blow directly aimed at France, and an insuI
to the Republic. Should the elections show
as they promise, preponderance of the true
republican element in the councils of France
it will be impossible for the government te
stand idle during the tendency of the coming
struggle between despotsm and liberty-be
tween Cossack and Republican rule. Again
Great Britain, whatever the leaning of her ar
istocracy may be, cannot but dread the exten
sion of Russian power, and will hail any
movement that will erect barrier against he
further entertainments The bold and proud
but law observing, constit uton-loving Mag
yares afford the very elements out of which
this barrier can be reared, barrier that vii
not only stop the progress of Asiatc barbar
ism, but roll back the tide of Tartan tongues
to its original wilds The first decided revers
of the Russian arms would arouse the nation
ality, and shake the allegiance of fifteen mill
ions of Poles, incorporated into the Russia
monarchy. The wild mountaineer OF the eau
causus would hurl his predatory bands upo
the South Eastern frontier of the Empire, an
Russia yet taste the bitter cup which she ha
so often caused other nations 10 drain.
would require no strong effort 20 fancy Eu
rope, within two years time, engaged in wa
from the Rhine to the Neimen, and from tn
Mediterranean to the Baltic.