Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-11
Foreign Correspondence, &C.


and chrltuIailun vi \ cnice. n city Nhica hfnvely siaod
the siege until sickness and fainin, had we'll nigh crush
ed The spitit ni Its heIaic defenders. aud uni,l lis wall.
and houses were In ruins. Gonparsd with the def,nee
OF Genna. Of Palermo. aud even Rome. that Of The old
city of the Duges will stand out in brgh, contrast. The
Inhabitants held oni without coercion until further frsis
lance was entirely hnpcless-unlil starvation was busy
Among the women and children. Had thu same spirit,
which animated the Veneliaps, been shared by the
other Italian cities, aud been coupled with any thing like
unity Of purpose, tt a hostile foot might nav have been
found south OF tie pr, per lines ol Austria, but there was
neither unity nor combination IN the Italian movement
from the first tho petty States were jealous If each other,
aud one after another they have been crushed.
With the fall Of ' cnice the curtain drops on all the
great revolutionary movcmsnls Of the people. Despollsm
ever where rears its head triumphant tho masses are
either already gloanlng IN their former slncllrs ,or .stflck-
EN- In spirl. are subm'ssively awaiting The hour when
more oppressive yokes oreto ho placed IN llieit nerks.-
Men. claiming blasphemously 10 rule "by tho ptaeo ur
God, y thcit tremof OIL, are now securely fencing them
selves IN with forests Of bayonets. and they cluekle as
they see their iuimer power returning. Prussia stands
stronger and moe Greet thaa ever Austria may be par
tally crippled, and lis former high es'ale lust To IL hut
the urea Of ahsnlulism or depnlisn has been widcn,d by
Russian power. aud the people n" rs they were besore,or
else are lroddcn even to a more aljcet sta Of bondage.
Aud what nex7
To him. who will reflect Tor a momen, /, mus, now BIZ
evident, that. without the active assistance Of France OF
England. or both. The gallant lluunatians were all along
engaged IN a hopeless struggle. Even had they been
huVtfftfNl huhltitt mo IN nehSf 'uite thrown On lIeun Nv
Russia and Austria. it, the end Prussia would have east
her powerful aid into The scale. All tie great Powers,
engaged III the nnhuly PARTITION Ut Poland saw the danger
OF allowing the liunGnians 10 establish u new Il ecrn
ment on The bmdefs of their III gotten posses,ious. Prns.
sa as we'll ~ the resi; aud the friendly ia i,ns existing
BE- ween The Courts OF ST petershur,l, aul Berlin. with
The 0proiuus jy If The Prussian King when the news
mas brought 10 him by n Russian nd Il, camp, { he sub
mlssion Of Go,gey, showed that his heat was interested
IN the struggle Ia an extent winch would have sc. hi.
hand finally To ito work Of enliN tlon. Hungary aud
the hopes of the people. ut least for the present. were lost
when the French Government refused Ia send It's at
mics across the Rhine. aud England lieut. 10 other aid
than The sympathy Of public meetings 10 the cause Of
the Maeyars.
have said that eyory where the hores of tho people Of
Eutole ara for the present ctnsl ell. II il true that The
repablic exists IL name here in France. bn, it isa per.
feet burlesQue ior under thai title it would not 20 on
Tor n week longer were II nt ir the iealuusy Vt The dit
reteni parties c%ehsplrIng against 1t. In whatever light
one may view the present Government hero. it Is moth
ing hut a military ~dcspotsm. n absolute rs that whic,
,xlsted nj any period Of tho rule of the great Napoleon.
whilst II has none II tho advantages whel, his command
ing genius WIS constantly sho"eriug on France aud her
nenple. That the most cordial understanding exists al
this moment between the French President and the Rus
sian Autocrai, there in no doubt; 10 such complexion has
rcpnblicanism come Mt last. And viii, such an alliance
what hope is here iur free and liberal institutions 7
According 10 the .Ndiiolat. Prince Louis Napoleon
every one here calls him the Priuce-in true inouarchl
cal style, has nsked The hand ul his cousin, the daughter
If he Qur,n Of Sweden. in marriage, and has nhiained
the consent Of all parties. He beat alou, nmong the
6efman Courts, ~ hts enlissaIles did soiur him. On n
matrimonial speculation, aud II Is said onicavoted 10 OBJ
tain the hand Ola Princess Of Wurtembnrg bnt, falling
ing IN this quarter, be turned his attention to the Cunt
of Sweden; and. ~iffeports are true, with success. If he
marry this princess she will bring him a goodly d,Nry
in The way Of ready money. of " hirh he eton'ts much IN
need. HID he and his lnrisans ms much wealth as The
adherents Of the Count dc Chambond md Of Legitimacy.
Louis Napoleon. pushed on by reckless place-hunters and
naiierers. would SOON strike for u higher or Tore lasting
position than that which he NOW occupies. : ma grand
intrigue is nj work rs il is, even witlnnt m abundant
exchequef 10 carry ii on, and before long you may be
prepared for news more startling than any you have late
" received. How IL gel rid of the Republic is the quss
lion now asked on every side you henr II every where.
PR ets, chnmberlnaids, walters about The loltl., cab
divers all. who have any industry and are anAi, us Ia
10 thrive by work openly av0w themselves sick and tired
Of he present institutions. and at HE same time manifest
Their readiness 10 throw up their caps al the first member
Of n fnanarrlcnl family who may come along. Great
sicklets AS they are for equality The French are still fond
Of The punp aud pagcaniry Of brilliant Court; and row,
thinking that the driving away Of royalty has Driven a
way trade, industry, ana prosperity along with it, they
are anxious 10 bring il back in somc shape, in otdef that
il may restore To them The well being hey enjoyed in
former times. This feeling has entered. since the month
Of June last, into every branch of socieIy-beipTe that
tine The hostility To democratic institutions was N a
great measure mOnopolized by the old rank and Iegiti-
misle, by the more moderate Monarciists even, and by
all the sh0p-keeping classes who live by the sale Of wares
Of luxury and exiravngance. Bot repeat that justnow,
all. save ihuse who never expo TO live by honest labor /;
all, save the anarchists, the ultrss of all the democratic
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