Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-20

bates and action of the parties who 10 be gath
cred AT Paris. to devise means FIR harmonizing
all their adverse opinions and objects Tor The par
pose Of a common repression of yer, thing which
may endanger their hold of power at home. Or
disturb the apporiionment of influence aud pow
eras between themselves.
1t is manifest that. with all these questions to
embarrass and divide them. the Conference will
have weghty task before them to decide upon
anything which shall command the approval of
all In regard to any one of these points Of diff
Guilty, and still more TO arrive Mt any adjustment.
! Tor present purposes, which will keep them from
! open disagreement ON some Of them. Yet we
are fully persuaded that breach will take
| place which will lead TO hostities between any ii
the parties. There is so much at stake for all
in continuing league of authorities for mutual
support-that we do net doubt Of the discovery
Of devices which will establish an apparent con
cord and plans for evadng and postponing issues
, on those which are really incapable of being mel
without fragrant discord.
1t may be impossible TO say how long such u
system can last, just as it is impossible TO say
how long u man afflicted with an incurable com
plant can live. But we know that the man must
die, and assign limits beyond which he cannot
survive; 80 We may say that it is possible for
such state of things TO continue in Europe for
years-perbaps for the lifetime of generation
but IL is as obviously impossible that it should
hold together successfully after another genera.
ton shall have risen and suffered, us ii would bo
for the Invalid, IN whom stimulants alone pre-
serve consciousness, to expect 10 1.-Two to the age
OF the antediluvian patriarchs.
The junior editor of tho Enquirer makes some
interesting disclosures in regard to official organ
grinding Hear him:
Our neighbor of tho Wing takes n tilt against Tor
gans'--ot course we mean newspaper organs. Now,
although we are not prepared TO endorse the Wings
indictment in ivory particular are bound to con.
Tess that II IL Just in some OF its accusations We
speak from experience. We know the narrow limits
within which the editor is iriYcn perform his daily
routinc-how recntlessly every play of fincy every
sally OF w.t. every original speculation repressed
by the deadenlng weight Of authority aud with what
nervous horror old women in place shrink from IA fell
low who is disposed to do little thinking aud talk
ing ON his responsibility. Should the editor
fortunately be possessed of some spirit, it will go
hard with him II he does not kick out of the traces,
and so lose his proyender The writer has suffered in
this way, and therefore speaks ieengly on the sub
jet. Instead, too, of being eompllmonted for the in
dependence OF his judgment, he is reproached with
an insubordinlte and contumacious temper, which it
IS hazardous TO rely upon. Thus the New York
Herald in that benevolent spirit which characcrzes
all its criticism OF men aud things, chariably Informs
the world that we have been tired aud found want
ing-too much sail--dohcicnt in bnllast-no good"
Now, whether the Affair To which the Herald Rlludrs
WAS discreditabc 10 10 those who Afterwards
adopted the very policy which they rcpudiacd in the
first instance il is not for rs To determine neither
viii we undertake to deny TINT an uHbnrss for the
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