Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-03
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. .JAN'Y ,, 1855


WEDNESDAY MORNING. .JAN'Y b 1850
American Intervention for Peace in Europe
The proposition of Mr.. Clingman, ct North
Carolina. that tender of mediation should be
made. by this government. To the belligerent
powers of Europe, is undergoing general discus
sion by the press. Contrary TO the opinion at first
entertained, experience has demonstrated that
the contest now going there acts injuriously,
instead of bencfcally. upon the interests of this
country, in common with all the commercial na-
lions of the earth. 1t is now generally conee-
ded, that the restoration of peace would be boon
to us-as well as to the parties TO the struggle.
In addition to this, the question of humanity in
voved is one which Christian people should
disregard. 1t is considered, too, that the remote
ness of the United States from the theatre of
trouble, and their total disconnecton from all
the causes of strife, would better qualify them To
act as umpire, than any European government
and would win for such proposition more ia.
vorable consideration. than if it came from
quarter less liable TO suspicion. We confess
that we should have but little expectation that
the offer would, at this time. be accepted, that
a modification could be effected, If the attempt
were made. We doubt it,beoanse we have never
believed that the alleged cause of quarrel
the real one. The rights of the Christian sub.
jects of the Porte, inhabiting the Danubian PROV
nces, were bat the pretended objects of concern
with the Car; as the national well-bcng of Tur.
key was but the pretended object of the Anglo
French alliance and intervention. The real con-
test is selfish and ambitious struggle for pow
er, without reference TO principle. The inntili-
ty. if not the improperly, Of eur interfering IN
such strife is forcbly maintained in the annex
ed remarks of the New Orleans Picayune;
IF it were a territorial question, or disputed
boundary, or point Of faet TO be inquired in
to- the amount of some confessed injury 10 be
assessed or a matter of wounded pride Ia he
soothed by kindly Intervention, the case would
be easy to handle But how the United
States TO deal with questions purely and peeu-
harly European, springing out OF system with
which ours has not community or assimilation. to
which it is in fact radically opposed With what
fitness republic enter into counsel with
monarchies and empires, for the distribu-
ton of territories among them for the better pre-
servation Of their existence, without the consent,
and in many places against the will Of their sub
jects,in whom clone our theory of government re
cognises the true right of disposng ofthemsevesi
How can undertake TO adyise how much Rus-
STA must Toe weakened, exactly to prevent
her from becoming dangerous to her neghbors,
and at the same time preserved in her aseenden-
dency, so as to make it certain that she will be
powerful enough to keep down the republican
longings in Hungary and Italy.
at is notorious, Notwithstanding all the os-
tensible causes Of this war. that it is struggle
for the adjustment Of power in the European sys-
TEN; that the Turkish Empire is upheld, because
the great powers find il necessary in order 10
keep up an equilibrium, which they despair of es
tabli fishing among themselves if il should fall; and
that = part of this jealous supervision of each
other is the dread of the maratime powers least
Russia should emerge from the Black Sea TO be
a great naval power the Atlantic, and the al
arm of England lest her Levant road to In-
dia should be blocked up by Russia Are these
points which America should beg admission into
the circle of European courts tn be permitted to
discuss Are they such as she discuss at
all without departing from all tho landmarks OF
her history, and entangng herself in pol
icy alien TO all her distinctive principles, and
repugnant TO all her cherished ideas Of liberty
and human rights We hope that she will keep
clear of all unseemly associations; declining any
overture if such should be made, 10 become ar
btrator or mediator any such points and not
exposing herself to the refu sal, which she would
in all likelihood receive,if she should volunteer.
We had better stay at home and mind own
affairs, instead of going abroad in hopeless at
tempt to manage what is beyond our reach and
punging our country into political vortex from
which it can not be extricated without peril aud
loss, of which the heaviest will be damage to con-
sistency and character