Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-25
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,r ,,,5;,oy Situation and Ration; Of Enrope-ine',
Mts of The Hcek-1He CGrnirai in PnrtS-lhe uFa"o
Xiii al The iraaemis-freMet Lye and hioHS &c 4.
s,,emu hing 10 contemplate the position of France
10 nnmnnt with population Of about 50 millions 10
,rv pt hardly 100 million acres t-, ,oo,oii pee
49,, anil animated by central Impulse ana ll"l
o;n certainly her fate year hence In III: L. stats
~ h,ve poluatinn called twenty ltfr" millions WIN
rv nj fifteen hundred millions ACRES; thus me pnpuE:
,;o, II France is one person 1" Tour acres "nr III Ahci
w one 10 about sixty acres This superior con
Of France is indefinitely great for good or cyl, as
800 r war prevails because large masses can ne brought
=, hear all over the country for the other pur-
Sixry years ago the population o! France was cSti-
p ,sa nj twenty millions and in reading The French Rcvo
one il struck at the vdStness OF the force put ioTh 90
i;,r.,r from the little armies oil our Revolutionary VAT
" sd she can present armies sill greater than the
I ,ies OF the Reign of Terrcr suddenly evoked
of railroads great armies can be hurled mned-
,i m any required spot; this point in warfare was
narcuIay evidenced in The Eruption OF me heavy austrian
rn,v recently into the lesser German STATES II apples
,ha,!f,rr 10 all Central and Western Europe FOR inc
onnnies Of work. the wastes OF battle, it Is clear una
Thai France prccnlnen she may pursue the one or r
,hor nncy Al present her policy Is struggle between od
~ d d,as; her industrial going hill with heavy
dr,n chain The OF expenditure over INCOMES rom
sIS IN I-lS was thousand million francs according
~, Tho nnbs,ed budgets Without condensed population
III ~ have crushed her. but her people enjoying unequal
led advantages in position and climate were not ngshe
| hv had government. Notwithstanding France has been
rnIed By military men, would seem by the reports "i In
sh observers that the excessive restitution which exists IN
Enand does prevail here. This is owing 10 the small
rnnr,ary system which parcels the land among four mil.
Ian owners These little estates though righttuy morga4cd
and in MANY instances small for economical culture Sc
cure the owners against the fate of the agricultural abure
Of England and Ireland AT present Egyptian completes
win that Of Southern France; the result Is that Northern
France exports grain 10 Great Britain and Irish mills are pc
inn cIoei This is curious cycle for tradehe land OF
The Phaaohs interfering with that OF ST. Patrick by way
of France. -.
Tho Continental news is important. Switzerland IS
hecomng more stringent towards the political refugees, and
sooner invite attack she will give them all notice to
ouit No place in Europe harbor them except England
and thai begins TO look doubtful 1t is remarkable that En-
GLAND who suspends the habta when dangers hcken
and prevents meetings in the open air or under cover
onlv when attended by SPIES should allow The democratic re-
frees 10 assemble and issue their manifesocs The ques
ton has finally been brought before the House OF Lords as
YOU will see by the papers
il will not the want of will! At the Leicester Square
sop House poorest refugees have been refused assist
ancc: the object being TO starve them out.
The dismissal of Mchclct from his historical chair has
caused great excitement. Mr. V. Hugo has addressed him
letter The politics OF France battle between the
apal party and motive power Republicans Ii
ia as much religious political contest Americans
must take interest in ii for they cannot be independent of
the struggle going in Europe Rome being the head
Germany must have n revolution The repose there sim
oy Temporary The laws the press in Prussia
terribly stringent They worthy OF the Pope himself
and sch as his emissares would introduce into America, If
thew dared The American democracy shonli make
provision TO have their Foreign Ministers elected BY the peo
ple or the office should be abolished altogether We must
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men who are pledged democracy Mr. Nebsers letter to
the Austrian Charge is mere words II our diplomacy abroad
be in accordance with IT, II we put pinyen our part
roh,ly we could make ourselves felt In the first place. as
REGARDS Rome notwithstanding Mr.. Hughes of New York
recently declared in London that the French army 10 their
"immornl honor" had restored the Pope 10 MS throne
This from an American citizen Our Charge there should
be made TO understand that thrones of all kinds are antago
nsc liberty and that the American nation abhors them
and sides with the Roman people. The civil war winch l.
10 come there will then find where ought IL be- As
regards Russia and Austria should hold them equally as
cheap and do what can TO Hibernate kossuth The DEBATE
in the House Lords shows that the feeling against that
hero and not him. with the British government II should
be distinctly conveyed Minister in England whoever
he muy be- that no longer province OF Enoiand ana
instructions TO Ministers generally that we are too pow
eriu deal in hollow compliments IN these portentos
times We do nothing but send old men abroad upon most
important missions. We want young menvoung men who
do remember the provincial times vi America ana are III
splrcd by new literature
The French Revolution abroad young men The men
who drove back the combined rufflans with the Duke OF
Brunswick as hcadsman Chief were young IN conc!! and
in the field BY the time man has lost the ire and indie
pepdeuce OF his youth, and has become worldly and cacu
atnr tind and apoogetc then, generally he Is selected
10 fiji our important embassies abroad ask any erctns
American 10 review what have done abr0hd WIN "Iia
we might have DONE if young frank and fearless had
represented them The great occasions which have recently
marked Europe. When The Court of Versailles was playing
sy shay in regard 10 giving assistance 10 me Americans
Young American officer suddenly appeared at Paris and
suid that ii aid be Immediately given, my sword, and
that of nv comparots, will be turned as subjects OF the
King Great Britain against France That settled The mat
Ter The aid came the concluded. We might now
tell England and France that our commercial alliance de-
ponds political atnities that we have something TO say
that we feed entirely millions OF Englshmcn-tha
our trade essential Francehat we recognise Tie night
Of each nation 10 govern ITSELF ard not listened
could make our homcpocy felt with iorce the peace
being kept :.
licking fun is difficult TO understand Your hghtlng pune
ous pistols and coffee for t%n men won't do Tor the Car
niyol Ii is time when give and take Bas-he old
Venan masked bals-without s tragedy-hoound. Let
go the Grand Opera The performance finished at u;
mia ting
ball company Dazzling the blaze of light in front Six
triple rows Of brilliant gas lights hung across the entire
front of the theatre. Those immense on the heavy hor-
.es the Municipal Guards Their he mes are OF brass
Ajax might have Them the pattern so antique Their
heavy boots have extra polish and are about as long as
their legs Their coaks fall gracefully over their uniforms
They sill like the Commentaries statue in Don Juan
stern reality these men, il told 10 march straight 10 death
they do 80; they live but 10 obey We pass through an ar
cpde and buy our tickets Fantastic fit before
That lady there has domnoher face can't be seem but her
grace of figure can't be hidden Wcpass the ticket Keepers
marble Of Rossn in modern costume is the prcsi
ding genius of the place He greeted with SCOTS when
he came first Paris in the shape OF his worksnow he is
divinity We walk up stairs to the pit Ii is hoored over
At the back of the stage 200 orchestral players About
500 dancers the oor aud what costumes the girls
dressed in satin silk trousers pretty generally The men
in every possible grocsque FORM The 20U Instruments send
roaring sound the irhet niche of the six tiers Each
dancer in queer dress has the right take upon himself
queer manner He quizzcs you. You take offence
he has right mock and laugh and make finn In the
grand saloon the proncnaders AT seven in the morning
tho ball endsand with the Carnival umultnouhly roll
ues0uc the siatesque horses have sat sentinci all
night. We ready for supper Or breakfast and the
Mnson Doec close by on the grand street the B9vards
affords us one Cultivate the French chicken Ii has
its equal Being the best meat, and vain Bird the French
have taken it for emblem. The garcun with we'll oiled
hair white apron and stocking and face that 10 look
fatigue spreads the table little particular cahi
net Hc brings in bright Vessel with straight spout with
steady hand he pors out the intensely black colrc into
cupnot much-and then with the other hand gives pro-
fuse supply Of rich milk. That is French cup Of coffee
cafe au !a Its like seldom be had out OF France be-
cause elsewhere they deluge the coffee with water addnga
mere dash of milk. But make good cup OF coffee is
make intensely strong, and then weaken il with the best
milk hot There is party in the next who nrc certain
" French The Frenchman is we'll bred 10 lose his
Partisan identity in vulgar noise
The Seine il lined with wash houses The last day q! the
Carnival is the cc of the washcTwomen, water carriers &c
Their floating quarters decorated with ribbons and flow
These poor people live in Paris and therefore arts
ca inclined They in boats the river They cleo;
their queens They in procession 10 hear mass On The
Boucvarts number Of masks and oddities But here
procession. There horn players mounted.
Then follow thirteen gentlemen in the Of the mid
die ages and standard bearers Then there is car stand
ing is tall figure in flowing white robes, with
and scepre. At his feet sit several beauties. The Of
the contains sign in French this effect The Pro-
nh House ready mad, riotiinn M II This ia