Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-20
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Fro'a the London Tmes, October rs.
THE pRIScIp trtr,o

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THE PRINCIPALITIEs
The Danubisn Prncpaitie. form one Of those upfo,,u
nate countries which seldom long out of the hand. f
'Pons"-"' IL the nation be happy the annals of which
are du certainly people may be considered to.uo., n
lis Affairs escape forming aud then Earso-.p ou.
'oo. For ~ years koldav. aud waach. have been ,h
battle ground OF three Powers the last eight year. ,,s
pressure % military occupation has never ceased sircr the
evils Of Que Invasion scarcely at al. end
"ega Al this mouenteveryhing unsettled the country
"ein oy AN Austrian force which has Just oecu.irJ
new point. the portiou which b.. b..n go
d, Russia Is not yet defined the future government of the
provinces has still to be decided upo the op,non.
" TIE people are h,tle known and p-rh.ps are nan.
'nousnt worth an inquiry Sr months after the e,,,
o !" peace We mud Ourselves still issue With our LAT.
enemy o" the iuhiInent Of its conditions Ru.-;. h
mink with no very deep sighted policy though. st %
quooe ara 70 contest unimporant ponts evdeu,v fo,
""'Piay' she wishes to d-lude the world, and
ParueuaHy the Eastern races into the notion that h
'''' un.fm-d and erect But this policy has been At
tempted too soon. IL would probably h,x. b. -.
statesniAnike il she bad for the present s;,
MISSION" ahd allowed the feeling uhich her arrog.nc. Ind
loused 70 pass gradually away, il might among the
ana Jealous Powers Of the Continent Rot .
Dent on keeping his adversaries together the
every opportunity TO show how necessary il their ,no
Inc Affairs OF Bograd and Of Serpents Island NAV be Of
"te real Importance, and will Certainly r..ult II, mn o.;
unPh ior hu-sia but they sufficient To alarm all
were parties to the late treaty and nu.t NJ n..,
70 preserve good understanding until each ques
The continued presence Of the Austiians In IN. pr.
may therefore be easily understood. No doubt
- " IN Itself an evil ltprevrnts any return
regular and civil government prolones the :u.n.ns,
impars the rights Of the PoRrr as Suzerain
Ahu OF 'he people as separate community Furtbernor
,s , nave not the faculty OF making themselves
PoPA anu thei military traditions carried ou in al
"gidty everywhere that their cslumns pen,,r,,s ;,h
- d. e customs or even the rights Of the popu
auon But as regards the continuance of the ccnns,;
hat complaint Is unreasonable Until ever, thing
lie fully arranged Austria must be allow cd 10 r.m hs
sue Is Her troops entered the provinces To protect ,hn
RON the Russians, and until the conclusion Of ne,cs -
nightly IN Possession. They were to d.nart ~ - ~
possible afterwards but the stipulaons Of The ,r 80
nave NOT yet been complied with il is within their rich,
" uecafe at the spirit Of agreement sill allow then 10
hour have passed away VI tue
we have the less hesitation in expressing these opin
n rhce the danger that Austria should permaneptIr %
'aoi-h herself on the Lower Danube il but .n,.u r1
empire ~hich is ruled from Vienna il bv i,s n.,n g.
sgg'essVe The subject provinces too divided
"e eeh'ia power s too weak for any Austrian ,t.tes.
10 dream OF fresh conquests The whole enerye- Of h
Stse are taxed to Preserve what is already no.-.ssd
WIN hungary and Italy with large populations of Slavic
race ana oeek crsed Austria likely 10 seek f ,h
present an extension Of territory Her troops NAV ,h.
e nc COZ saered as safe garrison. We trust for IN.
o. .ne hoido- alachsns and OF Europe In general
mat me necessity for the occupation NAV soo CO. -
mat the hnal settlement Of the territory Is near ~ ~
we publish to-d,y letter from waiachan on tbi. sh
a vel Known that everything that can be deba- |
~ W ABOUT nations Affairs is at present unde, |
discussion M in the of the Princ;n,,;,ies -
"sether they shall cease 10 be Pr;nc;n.I;,;o. |
anu become Kingdom, with an hereditary
monarch from the prulfc Courts of GERMANY. vh.,hs
remaning under the Porte they shall be united or go
rate IN Their adninists atom whether the Ho-nos tu
Tor n,e OF Tor term Of years during the
Treasure OF the Porte are all questions debated with
more or less spirit b. the Roumans and tbose ho 80
esih themselves with Rouman politcs Social ,o.,,as
are no. forgotten the condition Of the pessanty the
nrfn I'll
ihs nasgsion al the Danube viii an come ma, r. -
hee OF The Commissioners One Of the sehenes@thst
% the establishment Of monarchy after the natte-n NJ
Aihrns-s nov almost forgotten though much t.Ited
oi year or two since. That We who vent 70 x.r -,
.e OF the Ottoman empire should take an op-
Portunty TO dsmember il Is hardly likely nor have We
III studied the past as TO consent ~ The
erection OF monarchy ~hich would only be
"a instrument In the hands OF future Cars A King
e houinaiiians might hld il polite and popular TO
play the game OF Orthodox patriotism and hying .sd.
MS Lutheran or Catholic prepossessons to commencr .
I propaganda on his own that of
nS Po"e'iui neighbour In such should soon
have reason to regret having established an
rultles OF everything but the power TO h.rsss Turl
" n'uIo tne quiet Of Europe As regards the union
e rnneipahtles, on which correspondent insists
Enghshmen certainly wish nothing but that the mat
ter should be settled in the way most consistent utb ,b
hsr % .ne people. But the TACT that the provinces
nave been always accustomed to separate
ana are one only In the OF their inhabtant
ng the same language, is strong argument against the
s, Ts y. 'uose VINO would consolidate the Hospoda-
I,s'es Inc burden OF proving the proprety Of the
change hes on those VINO advocate IT, and as vet ~ have
heard nothing in favor OF the pan except the untv ~
ace and its desire Of political nationality
me pnncpaies differ considerably in social and mate
nal conditions Wallachia is far more advanced In nros
perty and culture, and is probably little desrous Of be-
ing more closely bound to the sister province The call
tor union, but feel proceeds more from, g.
Who have imbibed the prevailing notions sho,, &c.
ana nationality than from any real desire Of the people
france was indeed, some time SINCE partisan of the
scheme, which at FIRST sight plausible and NAV he .d
more so by Judlcous advocacy But the French Govern
ment has yielded to the remoustrances Of England and
u Is nov, We hope, dehnitively abandoned The AIes i
remain true their principle Of altering "a E,s a. -
s,be what has been established in the East To change
the sput rather than the form Of Ottoman institntions
must be our otee and the Of the East with the
oumans among tem must look to be elevated rather by
their oun Improvement than by any political changes Il
iected from "ithout The Western Powers have We be-
eVe Dat one ooJect-to prevent repetition of such ca
iamiies as the occupations OF ls4s and Is5s and n,
erect barrier aguinst monarchy which Is now veskened
Out "hieh even In weakness refrain from showing
nov ihSeterste y s ambition, and how UNCHANGED il
policy IL the holdo sIachisns really law claim % a
nstonsy let them show the spirit and the high pripc
pie which should accompany IT, Let them prove by their
acts during the next few years that they deserve sd
sion into the European family and that anv "a
confidence ON the part Of the Western nations win not
be extended In vain.
PUBtro sHoE BLscEa-wthin short period Of time 4.
srge humber OF persons young and old have in this cy
en up he business OF public shoe blacks and sooth
say! ~ our du ~ aud muddy streets they are found TO be
great convenience Around the doors OF our priueip,I
hotels and other places where people most do congre
gate gather these black knights OF the brush With their
souVe hsnds aud ever ready iootstOo polish the under
standings Of the citizen aud stranger
Although novelty with the business Of the peripa-
tciie shocbiack Of great antiquity We find the Do
e' Gay among others, thus sposrophzug upon IL In his
amusing poem, Trivia"
The shoe boys mother thus addresses him:
60 thrive; at some irequened corner stand
tbs brush give ,hee-grasp it In thy hand;
Temper the foot within this vase OF oil
And let the little tripod aid thy toll
On this meihnks I see the walking crew
AZ Thy request support the merry shoe
The foot grows blsck that uas with dirt embrovnd
Aud IN thv pocket jingHng hall pence sound
The goddess pluuges swift beneath the Hou,d