The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-10-10
De MOCRAT.
From The Jc6ersonidn Herald.
How will 1t end.

Europe, from the 9th 10 the 10Th century
hat dark period of the worlds story, and the
wild and troub!ous chaos of elemental socie.
y there revealed, deveopes no turmoil, nor
conflict to equal the instability and GER
ainty; the confusion aud revolution Of the
pcriluus present. These are indeed strange
and fearful times. Society throughout the
civilized world is in a terment, and her
whole fabric is touering beneath the per-
verse tendencies; the unsteady and change
,ui disposition Of the day. What is all Eu-
rome but the vast field of new and startling |
and dangerous experiment. France repub-
licanized is scene Of all most anarchy. |
Her political system is resting upon a stor-
my base, and human passions are its ele-
ments; passions, which, scarce pent up now,
threaten ere long, TO burst forth with giant
fury, and cover her sunny plains with the
blood of friends and countrymen and breth-
en. The German;c Empire, with its min
Cling of democracy and despOtism, popular
Ire dom and autocracy, is rushing with
lrighuul rapidity TO the doom Of civil war.
Russia, ia the north, with her countless pop
uiation, is teemjng with disafection and ia
,ugurs pointing to the sad return OF her
suli remembered baIbarism, Spain; still
proud amid her weakness and poverty, yet
broken by internal feuds, and dspiriled by
the ceaseless war Of legitimist and Carlist,
folds her mantle about her, and calmly
awaits the destiny which is fast rushing upon
hOr. Portugal menaced now by England
and anon by America, trembles before the
dark fate, whose shaft is pointed at her bo-
som. Aud Italy; fair Italy land Of proud
dream and heroic gIory-the scePtre OF
Rome has departed from her, and her ancl-
ent name alone remains, the solitary and
lonely relic Of the maguifceuce OF other
times Poor Italy the unwilling subject oil a
once exiled pontih, or the slave OF Austrian
protection, she has but her heaven and CHI
mate lett, to mark her upon the page OF exls-
tence. England Of all the European states
appears fixed and stable; and yet the disai-
(eclion OF ireland and her hugo pnuper sys-
tenn, with the national debt OF countless mil
lions hanging like an incubus upon her en-
erges, are striking monuments OF approach
ing decay and dissolution. This is brlel
epltome ol things abrOad-and how much oi
warm. z, solemn and impressive warning
Mt to one country nor another, but 10 cIyll'-
zed, aud enIighieded mankind, docs the les
con il impafts, contain! Should the future
fulfill its prophecy, who dare look to it, and
calculate the results upon human enlghten'
ment and progressl Who will say ;ha
another age OF barbArism and retrOgradP
may hur civilization from its pedestal, anC
draw ITS dark curtin across the stage, whose
scenes shall be filled with terror aud desOla
ton. is sad thing 10 see the old land
marks of the world passing away, before
the advance OF progress, which scheme
at best are experimental, and whose Issue !
replete with uncertainty and doubt. Their
is a magic in age that iacnstes aud compel
our veneration. Who can gaze upon tn
uyaIy edifcc, whose now use ess column
serve to block up its entrance, and not lee
wild strange awe steal over him, chalnln
him by somo invincible power TO the sPo
aud awakening weird devotional love
his BOSOM for the time marked rum! Sue
a feeling comes over us, when we turn
rae up on the ancient Kingdoms and dyna
Ties, whose stories are the history OF Ia
world. We regard them with honor, wit
almost affection; and sorrow for their rui
and fall. deep and almost holy in it's intens
". steels with the gloomy influence in OF
heart Of hearts. Reason may teach us the
inutiliy-their opPression-their tyrann
Inn; while we Weld to It's mOnitiOns, teellr
will still breathe its low emphatic dissent.
Passing away" are the monarchles
old: and upon their ruins are being rear
,he democracies and institutions OF POPul
freedom. We on this side Of the waters, 81
in il all, the triumphs Of our own principle
the vindication OF their catholicism, and I
establishment Of their undying truth. v
bslieve that ic commissions come; "lt 1
heavens thunder and the earth rock" }
yyben the storm shall have passed away,
will leave "a brighter and a purer atmt
pbere' upon the political horizon OF I
world May our hopes be prophetic!
But amid the excitement and dang'
which brood darby over other lands, let
NOT he unmindlu of our own difficult and U
certain position. That position is trauG
with the elements OF discord and disuni'
Bebo;d the Vaccinations and plOttings
Markham abolitionists and free sellers. Il
ZEN 70 ,hier mad and ianatical orgies, Ia
determinations and threats. Hear the ind
nant and fiery responses Of the South,
~ n the deep-toned and furious denunc
,ion, Of the people of South Carolina q
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
Texas gathering together her armed Tor
~ rene an unjust invasion Of her rigt
Hearken 10 the sympathy her cause
awakened in the whole South. what d
olI this portendl Is it civil war 'Gat
threatening the country; is it the di'sOlut
and dismsmberment ofthe cOnleoeracy
proaching with their terror and destTuc'l
Or Is il tho wild cOmmotiOn OF popular
element which will ebb away into sium
and peacefulness agaiRl Who may lore