Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-30
4ailp s1'ir9ipian.
DIFFICULTIES ON THE CONTINENT


Never since the termination Of the great war IN
1915 has the political horizon been so gloomy aud so
threatening During our forty years peace, clouds
have, no doubt, sometimes lowered; hnt they never
quite obscnrcd the sunshine The danger always
seemed localized, mud ne, or portcnded general dis
turbaute. tatuous obStinacy nndn Wild ambition
have unhappily conspired To change NIL this Dis
trust rcigns everywhere From the merchants count
inghhise to the Ministers eabuett IL al the same
The stock markets throughout Europe, those sure
indicators Of the public feeling. betmy The general
anxicty-not TO say the alarm--of the commercial
world W must confess that ~s are not JHsflh'd N AZ
trsntiW his unhappy adte q m'ngsfo any ur'onnded
p1Hic. The moncNcd elrsSeSnre too intelligent I" be
dupcd by the m,nnnvres with Which mobs are some
times cnpthated Their Judgments are founded on
the logic nf facts and facts OF evil omen are just now
rather abundant.
The rdPproctcmentG Gf i"sd" 10 hhss'd-df hrsf so
posiirtlg drnad, dainop 50 e'frefg ddmHrf--rda"ot
Be r,qdydei roy f,rordhs 10 The peace Of Enrope.
We nsk the doubtcrs-the men OF hltlr faith =.lh"
meaning of the last dispatches from C"nsihniihor'e1
", learn that the Porte has appealed 10 the Western
Powers. and requested nrraiy otnlliancc with them
for ccrttin emergencies. What nre these cmrr-
rcncies- whnt these complications? Can II be
that any IA looking after the sck mans pcs
sessions? las Russia offered 10 help Austria To
get up again ou the hnck of Lombard. Has
grateful Austria in rciurn promised 10 let Ter kind
all, help hin self To slltcoi the DAnublan Pthci-
palities
"
He certainly is conscious of n danger which threatens
him, aud. ask, whtncs can Ldt dahgr dr'Ss sdrc
from Tic anon Of Iast,td and RHsstd' but is there
ANYTHING improhnhlcin hrIpprotdemaW 80 nltahin@c-
Gus to the interests of both ? Would il be good pol
ley in Russia to refuse such an alltnnce2 Wi shs
hsatr 10 rgr NJ, hosi egii,ciy npoa The rogtde,"-
cg Hitth i5t,iV SadyiV AHmitdi'd hsjF BV HaHHy
nor u,R 4as yid shr strikes Sni,n,p Eaacc ant Eng
land a. lie Sda,r nm. Nor does the time Tor deep
revenge seem very iuapproptlatc. We cettRluly
in no very war Ike mood. Has Russia calculated that
while we wunt onr brave su!lers at home il is not
likely that We shall send them again 10 rot,n Crimcnn
bitches in the maintenance oi hopeless quarrel p
Have her Statesmen judged temper Rightly =
Have they reckonc.l without their host in believing
that hv n union uow with Austria Rus sa will gnin
all and more than all thai she has LOST 1t may br
well to remember that it has been the character oi
Russia to rccnuVnrr the cabinet what she has host
ia the field. aud if her statesmen believe that they
ha,r estimated Justly the strength oi the Peace party
in England they Will have well chosen their time Tor
u revenge At once hitter and complete
Nor are the prospects Of lihl} better thnu thoe OF
the Pore. The wild ambition which "toNcsi 10
slide stand, and which prefers tsking its neck
ON Fortunes ice" is driving, away the friends whe
have been ,,od, and Who have been found true and
tied up the hanls of France. Shewns bound, n lai
possible to carry out tic niincpes Of those trca
ties; hut above all 'hings she was bound 10 abstain
| from any Arrangement which would sn3rcrt them -
France may be nH, pIdrsd IN n sHtdi'on Whfc al h1
| sVmpd'hes HoHid b" ~armH "Hh A"r7ih'r dHdohgt S4
wight f'ei hcrs'if r'stramed 'rom 9'"g them ct Sar