The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-26
The European News.

We give in columns to day, full details of the
very important European and Indian intelligence
received by the steamship Canada, and as much of
our foreign correspondence as we could find room
for We shall publish the rest as fast as possible
but what we give to-day will enable our readers
to form an opinion OF the interesting condition of
the European world, the changes and transitions
which are taking place there, and the prospect
which Is before us.
AS we remarked in yesterdays paper, the signs
OF the times are portentous-pregnant with great
events. 1t would seem, indeed, that nothing less
than a miracle can prevent Europe from becoming.
before many months shall have elapsed, one vast
battle field, which will be fought the great and
final struggle between the spirit of human freedom
and despotIsm, in every shape. The bare thought
of such dreadful events as would accompany
such conflict, Is sufficient to fill the mind with
horror But we live in wonderful age. We 1--we
IN an age, in one week of which greater changes
and more important and interesting events affect
ing the destiny OF the human family, are crowded,
than what TRANSFERRED in century In past times. #
would appear that general European war is in
evltable-as if II were the natural conclusion, or
finale, of the course of events for the past quarter
OF century, and brought to focus by those of the
last two years.
While we shudder at the prospect before Europe,
we cannot help contrasting the situation of that
part of the world with that of the United States
With government and institutions which our
people would die In defence of, we pursue
the even tenor of our way, increasing from day to
day in all the elements OF national greatness, and
offering to the martyrs of Liberty, in every part of
the world, safe, secure, and happy asylum. While
every throne IN Europe-while every form of gov.
eminent theIe-ls unstable and unsafe, our govern
ment and our institutions are as permanent and
lmmovesble as the Rocky Mountains Who is
there that might rot be proud of calling himself an
American cltlzen?
The news from india still occupies great deal
Of pubic attention, and promises to be an exciting
topic OF conversation among all CLASSES OF society,
ior some time yet. Our people have been asto.
shed, as much at the military skIu, bravery and
daring OF the Slkhs, as at the glorious and brilliant
victory achieved by them against the British Ia
the ever to be remembered battle o. Calllianwai-
iah Important as the result OF that sangunary
struggle was, IN the loss of officers ano men IN the
British army, it is more 30 in its moraie-ln the
effect which 1t will have on all India. Although
almost every victory achieved by the lntruders ia
India has been dearly purchased, they maintained
prestige OF nvlnclbllly, which the last battle has
dispeed. The charm has been broken, and one
or two sucE losses as the British have met with,
would, In the words of the English press, be vir-
tual rum to British authority. Those losses may
have happened before this. If the Slkhs followed
up their advantages and assumed the offensive, the
whole will have been ended before Sir James Ma
pier, who appears to be looked upon as another
Give, IN Indian warfare, shall have arrived there
We have space tor moralizlng; but we cannot
help saying, that if British DOMINION and autho.
y is annihllated IN India, it will be just retrlbu-
ton. Ii has been accompanied by all the horrors
of carnage, conquest, devastation, lntamy, and
vlany, from its commencement to the last battle
and those who believe that God of justice and
mercy rules the world, cannot but see his finger in
the late events there. 1t Is not unreasonable to
suppose that these same Sikhs have been raised up
to carry his DEGREES into effect. They have been
the bltterest foes that that naughty power has ever
contended with, and it not for false impress
sion--a false construction Of movement OF the
British forces In former war with them-the
whole British army IN India would then have been
destroyed, root and branch, by them. We shall
itch with intense interest tor the next news from
there
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