The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-07

Art UNIos CoNornr.
New HOrS. Thursday, June 2, IsA0.
The Foreign News-The Plot Thickens.
We give, to-day, full synopsis of the news
brought by the Hermann and Europa, comprising
seven days later intelligence from all parts of Eu
rope. This intelligence presents many features of
commanding interest.
All the minor questions and movements, such as
the socialist movement in France, sink into insig-
nifcance, compared with the great events which
are now passing before on the European CONT
nent Instructions, revolts, emeutes, election
squabbles, must give way to the grand develope-
nents which are now exhibiting themselves In all
their imposing grandeur. The final, decisive strug
gle between liberty and despotsm, between the old
order of things and the newborn power of the peo-
pie, is rapidly approaching to close.
For more than thirty years, the combined efforts
of the ancient dynasties of Europe have been en-.
deavoring to this final conflict with repub-
icanism; but at length, that day has dawned upon
the European world, which Napoleon predicted
when he declared that, before fifty years, Europe
should be republican or Cossack. Despotism,
when it crushed Napoleon and restored the Bour-
bons, devoutly believed that the Liberties of tho
people had persisted for ever But the everlasting
principle was not thus to be destroyed and from
that very day, so dark and so lowering, we may
date the new growth which now laughs at banded
armies, overturns thrones and dynasties, converts
Europe into one vast camp, dictates terms to the
tyrant, and drives forth kings and princes as wan
derers and vagabonds upon the face of the earth.
Meanwhile, despotism, with instructive appre-
hension Of the future, girds itself for the contest
Russia unveils her designs upon the liberties of
Europe. The intelligent reader will not fail to mark
the significance of the details which give of the
movements of that colossal power. What is Grea,
Britain to do? When is she to show her hand,
and hows Will she take part with the despot, or
will she maintain neutrality and allow the question
to be decided on its merits, by the people of the
continent themselves These are questions to
which the United States cannot be Indifferent.
We cannot remain indifferent spectators of this
mighty drama. We have something to whisper in
the ear of England, to which she must give heed.
Our policy must be the policy of England. Her
arm must not be raised against the liberty of the
European people, now struggling for constitutional
freedom; and we must let England know it.
We rejoice at the progress of this great struggle.
We behold in it the evidences of the strength and
sincerity Of the great popular mass, throughout
Europe. Everywhere the revolutionary spirit is
at work, vigorous, practical, unquenchable. The
vast debts of the European nations are the only
links which maintain the connection between an
cient despotism and the financial and middle
classes. These links cannot much longer sustain
the pressure. They will be, by and by, dissolved,
and then from the ruins of corrupt, false, oppres
sive SYSTEM will speedily arise the fair fabric of
Just and equal government. month or week
may now produce the most astounding results in
the world beyond the ocean.
The TRIAL OF WALKER-Thls trial, which
has been proceeding for nine days in the Court
of Oyer and Terminer, is at length approach
ing a close. The summing up on the part of
counsel commences this forenoon at ten o'clock.
OF course great deal Of interest has been ex-
cited during the progress of this trial. The
grave nature of the crime charged upon the
prsOner-the character and position of the parties
to the sad af1a,r-the array of counsel on both
sides, and certain peculiarities in the management
OF the trial, have conspired to give to these pro-
ceedings rather unusual degree Of interest.
One OF the most prominent, and at the same time,
we are constrained to add, one of the most dis
graceful features of this trial, has been the exhibl-
ton of personal feeling, real or affected, genuine
or theatrical between the opposing counsel. 1t
has been really melancholy to witness the inde-
cent vehemence with which the counsel have con-
Quoted the case on both sides. solemn tribunal
Of justice has been converted into bear-garden,
for the display OF professional rivalries, and all
those petty, paliry tricks TO which lawyers and
lswyernes of all grades are so prone to resort on
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taste, just as undertakes sometimes rudely jest
over the cold remains of departed worth and
greatness.
We have no patience with this criminal trifng
WIN The better feelings of an intelligent commune
ty-this mpudent disregard of the propretes of
our courts OF justice. Here is man on trial for
the murder OF woman. Can there be imagined
more solemn scene-a scene more calculated to
excite emotions of disturbing pathos and sadness!
Yet, by the indecent conduct Of lawyers, who ap-
pear 10 be dead to all feelings of propriety. the
court in which the trial is proceeding is converted
into mere theatre for the display of the small wit
of smaller natures, and the i'll temper Of rival law
yers. We shall have more to say on this subject
hereafter, and in the meantime only add that we
shall complete our full record of the proceedings
On this trial by rerbatim report Of the Judges
charge.
LATER FROM BERMUDA.-By the arrival, yester-
day, of the brig Lady of the Lake, Captain Hill,
from Bermuda, we are in receipt of files of the
Bermuda papers to the 18th ult., for which Captain
Hill has our thanks. They contain no news
TORNADO AT THE WEsT.--We understand that
tornado, yesterday afternoon passed through
ereek valley uprooting trees, destroying property
m mt oil d.a, Ia, he
angry path Near Cumminsvills the influence Of this
Was perhaps most severely felt. At this place
omnibus was precpitatsd from the bridge inuring
sns orver tosoch an extent that his life III
cnosngcred The entire damage done in the proeress
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