Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-29
The Condition of Europe.

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In an address, which he delivered lately in
New York, Mr.. Mcagher referred in the follow
ing eloquent but mournful terms TO the present
condition of Europe:
Austria-the whole German family
tongue tied; the Rhine stagnant IN her bed; Pc.
land, still the Nobe of nations. and her estate
and children cut up and parcelled out among
the robbers; Hungary, with the knife at her
proud and beauteous neck; Italy, locked with
in her sculptured sepuchre, and profane sol
dery keeping watch on ii; France. grinning in
masquerade the glare of " hch BIN s men TO
crime, OF which it is the senseless and reckless
carnival; Ireland her people deeaylng and dis
appearing faster than tho ruins even,
which ruthless civilization has yet left stand
Ing the soil; whcrc--where can the eye that
Scars the history OF this Gay turn with joy
without grief. without vengeance without des-
pair,-unless 1t be to this great commonwealth,
the power, the progress. the immensely Of
which are mapped out in those mighty waters
Of the West, from which came but ,esler
day."
The rev dictionary storm which swept over
Europe in lS4S-49 seems only TO have ex
hausted the courage and palsied the energies
of the people. Never did so blight promise
bring on SO sad an ending. Nor is the evil
confined TO the disappointment, the disasters
and destruction which attended and resulted
from the fierce conflicts of that era-nor,o the
tightening the chains and increasing the yoke OF
power, which was the conseq uence-hut the
most lamentabe effect viii be, that the conf
dence of the world is shaken in the power OF
the masses to overthrow their masters. Sc
signal atriumph of power over tight will Ions
be remembered, with all its disheartening in
Auence, by those who aspire 10 be free.
The present attitude of Russia towards Tur
key gives the only hope that we see at present
for the defeated patriots and liberasts of 40
Could the shadow OF that colossal power b,
lifted from Hungary and Poland, and the hanc
OF France be Withdrawn from Italy, as would
be the case. their oppressed and heroic pcopl,
might rise again. with iairer chance of sue
cess than they yet have had That such time
may speedily come to Thorn, either out of tn,
present imbrQglio, or other fortunate concur
renee of events, none can more heartily wsl
than the free people of America.
The Holly Springs (Miss.) Banner announ
ces the death at his residence there, Of Judg
Joseph w. Chalmers, and adds that "Missis
sippi has lost one of her noblest sons, the ba
one of its ablest lawyers, and society one @
her brightest ornaments" Judge c. was ma
tive of Halifax county Virginia.
The Circuit Court at Richmond have rem
dered decision in favor of the State of Vrgl
MIA againstthe Rappahannock Company, di
rectng that unless said company pay to thu
State, within specified time, he sum of 8 90,
600, secured by mortgage, all its real ano
personal property. works improvements, &c.
connected with the navigation above Freder.
icksburg, shall be sold at public SALE
The War Department is sending larg,
amount of supplies out to the Pacific Coast, il
anticipation ofany contingency which may a
rise. 1t is stated that vessel chartered 70
the purpose,is loading at New York, with ord
nance stores for San Francisco; also, that Gov
eminent has recently purchased fast san
schooner, TO sail soon from New York, for tn
same destination, with stores for the Quartz
Masters Depot.
John Cough the well known advocate 9
temperance, has been invited by the Londo
Temperance League to visit England. In re