Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-05
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waste o time aud the w.sie of ,non.v ~h.h a.. al, .
annoyanees Inflicted upon tourist without anv
return IN the shape security to the Continental Gov
ments but u ls the ndign,ty of the proc,..i,g whx
stouh man Who n'eiilaes trei.oa against Kiuy ar
h'''' ""o carries no revolution in HE carpeLb-g be
dragged about like ~alet-cos from police -atisr 70 Do
'e Station. and be forcei contact with el.s. nj
-ots wih whom he would have no d.,,nv. a, b,,,s ,
les he lad Pick Il pocket q forged nam. TO hin 1
"hch-ngrr We Gait perfectly undsr-t.nd that Ia. d-ba,,.
IA t"e hngs Parliament .d the discussions ia IN, col
umns OF ti't English pres ave profoundly ug,.;v -, ~
Continental poe' but it l. INDEED pushny the dc
ine ot .caoas punishment L, its e1trrne so.-<au.uc.
10 v'-'t the sins of prs Parliament uop IN. h.,
tourist A general rule u mas De st.,ed tbs, an ,h.
ven-hee- u the fsl upon h, p,so,- WHO e..
"ot one sira. shout the coots al pstu. hiI< th- d.
themselves with papers Completely IN regle. and
are iuly prepared with a tissue OF pl,usible H..
Tor the ri'hea"n OF the police NJ Mnzzi,i h..
oeen dodging ahint the Austrian futirr. and b,s .c
ally penetated AT his pleasure into the Au.,i,,
has organized risings, aud has all time laughed AZ H.
police and their ridiculous -y-tem OF passport. TLa
>a'u. r mark applies maefactors and criminal
as 70 political psrsans These prr-.- shave their head.
I'VE Their boards, change usual costume fur ,noh
u 'h"ir pockets WITH forged pap~r- pass irun State
I" State with less hindIanc- than they ~o.Id =;
' own isaid ~here the pas port sy-tem il unkno~,
he r"ason Is manifest Where reliance is placi on
"eau'o easily evaded other precautions of rno. ef
nSen KIND are neglected or msapprd The only ration.
a ground upon which We have heard IN. systeu, de-
Tended - that 1t operates kind Of law Of sttrme,
upon zoe Continental peasantry Thos. person. who ar.
- opinion 'nat at the present point OF scal developneit
"poh he contiu"nt oil Europe stringent Law of
setu1inent Is polite arrangement must TO n err.
l'" 'htrhf' approve the passport system n. far
natives are concrrued IL i, however but
clumsy method OF attaining the end in x;..,
tne emu De desirable In this country We have alx,,
held tha was right aud proper TO remit oanp.r b,cL
te place OF his origin when he actually appis to the
puuhc fund.- for relief II he notorious vay,hond
without any ossnsibe means of gaining bis HvaE,,oi
he Law dealt with him Ia sharper and more dirac, mar
ne o!t ~ th,s ca-e too he wa- afe Certain int rmr
a'e uiscipNne, hnaly rentted his place ef I.a
m-nt We have obtained the desired r,snlt vi,hor,
teasing our rural population With unnecessary form,,
Au without placing any veIatous restrictions in their
way when they really hoped Improve their con,;or
hv passing through the country from place IN nI.c w
scarcely know more melancholy sight than to SEQ the in
eoehce h which the host OF humble applicants for mas
-f are treated at the police ofces in foreign conn,;
Were they criminals arrested on suspic;or th.v .ii
not be subjected to grosser outrage or indputv Tn
real source OF the mischief lies in ths-that foreign mon
ens oOk ta'ner TO the espionage OF the police than TO
the love OF thtir subjects for their personal security and
the permanepce oi their Gynasties I'D -
Ihis, however, may fairly be urged in their f,von,
nay VI enforcing thr passport system in their various do
"nions they rather anticipate than counter TO public
opinion We verify believe that from Que end Of CONT,
"ea' Europe 70 another the persUns bo appreciate lib
erv are innhteiy ies IA number Equality, not liberty
T. the go OF their dnatry. Now equality among u,en il
a. fle d'lusion the exploded theory of the Divine
nght oil kings Equality among there never has been
s never sii De- There IS a. little equality in the UNI
al the
Czar Liberty IL atttinabe and the American Satas and
Tie British Islands are there proofs OF the fact man
~ 'his country may do what he likes what he likes
@aNs what lie likes, 60 where he likes so he does not
g'sly offend against morality or act in ANY vav 70 ,h
rr dice o his neighbour. The Government l. strong
though and wisely enough constituted not only to tolerate
nat 10 invite, discussion ot its We have no rcvo
lions although have PASSPORTS and leave IN opr no
lice only the humber Office Of dealing With murerers and
burglars IL viii be hsppy day for continental Europe
DAY from which the various Governments NAV with CON
Derm and
hey cease to reply upon police precautions aud feel thar
uere no security equal To that of public opinion whom
ever, subject of the State becomes an unpaid pocemaD
to guard the Throne in the hour Of need To the peop
too, We would say, leave of this schooboy's chase OF
the phantom Equality and resolve to win that ui,h
out Which alton can never be really prosperous
" eo"tenteh-hbetty OF thought word, and act
AS The hfSt fruits OF such change in the popular opinion
ct TIE Continent confident that the nassno,,
-ystem would perish As political engine it Is absolute
Worthless a. machinery ior the arrest OF maeiactot
worth very little Indeed IL il terrible oppr es.on a.
peaceful citizens u ' indigny and insult TO stran-
gers See shat has taken place in the Austrian domin
os more especially in tie Italian provinces Wbeney.r
TIE Austrian Government has fallen into the srks with
the aet OF the English Cabinet or the expressed opiion
OF TIE Engi-h people orders have been issued from the
centre OF Affairs at Vienna bully the few harmless r
vellers who might wish have summer stare AZ the G.
ihedrs at Milan, or To enjoy sail the Lake OF Como
ohe revenge truy-a wise precaution, which has op
Grated to render the Italian provinces peaceful happy and
e"n'enird under tie Austrian sway There has been
some talk OF late Of ah anxiety the part Of the Cont
ncuta Governments open up the channels of eou c
aud To cover their domninns with network of iron rails
We knoW not how they seriously expect TO carry thea
designs into effect with the present restrictions upon loco
motion Any foreigner ~ho might oihcrwise be tempted
:" engage In continental enterprises sl surely turn
BACK ~ disgust when he finds that he cannot move from
village to village without coming every hour of IN. day
ntn contact with the impure employees Of the police
To-day Se publish letter. With the signature Of "A
Northern Tourist affixed which gives on accurate account
oi the precautions taken by the Russian police t Keen
strangers out of the country. They are "a in numb,r-
Two ony have reference To acts which be performed
before entering the Russian dUmnions Croustadt The
hrSt n the necessity for the risa Of the Russian tonsl
General IN Loudon, and for letter OF recommendation or
introduction TO some wrknoSu person in Russia rcc
ondy the rsd OF the police be obtained on
Denmark The twenty-two other ceremonies must be
performed by every Englishman who wishes to visit Mos
COW pid St Petersburg n the interval between hs ar
val at the guarshp of CrOnstadt and the time whom he
passes the same guhrship his home ward voysge We
must refer Tor particulars to the letter but hoS ma
ny o our eounirymru will to undergo couple nf
stringent examinations before the Russian secret police
besides twenty other offensive ceremOheS penalty
or visiting the domnions Of the Czarf II this he The
wsy IN which the young Emperor about opening his
d"inons 10 the Western civilization his orms will not
make very rapid progress Il appears he has reduced
the tax upon natives Who Nsh visit foreign countrs
from son to roIbes. Why not have rrcourse q, th.
counlereHpeden aud facilitate the entrance Of strangers
into h- dominOnsg One Russian trayeIt mas co,. i,
contact with 500 foreigners but one traveller In Rn.
may come into contsct witb 500 Russians If the object
b. 70 impo Western ideas and instructions into Rns.is
which Is likely TO be the most effective process
VoirHREs CuArE,U At FsRxAY.-Thc Boston Poet has
hitter iron travelling correspondent In Europe dated
Ch1mouni September 10, IN which the writer says:-
"Nolfafc's tsO az Fcruay n~ar Geneva w. the
most interesting things bavo since leaving Paris
The ehattauis owned by rich Manufacturer but he kind
y permits .rangcr visit tn grounds Tn. tso rooms
sre said obe 10 precisely the state when vol
isire Inhabited them an long ago 1859. One was
hi Sleeping foom sud the other kind " saloon The
ed Is the same be occupied, little narrow very bache
Ot piece Il tiufnitue, covered With faded blue dsmask
couutepanc sod The curtains above abbreviated by 10
morseess visitors, in the material Here Votsire
sept for neay twenty years The furniture worn and
faded bat precious from the souvenirs suggests of the
poet The hOor and the was the sane but the cell
ngs have been daubed in modern style by the present.
owncf The pictures Voltare placed them and IN
one oi the rooms n earthenusre arrangements rescu-
bling Feuch pos intended TO hold his heart construc-
ted by the order Of he adopted daughter the Maque de
Ncite II bears the inscription Mes msnes sont cor
solcs puisque mon ceur est mlcu dcvous.H AZ his
hvat or rhstevcr ofthat article hc hsd with his ashes
in the Pantheon II Pats De have been inconsolablo
Tor slong time Our ~ the girdrn y long walk made
Of clipped peen boIn-beam The branches twine In an
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