Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-24
EUROPEAN INTELLIeENoE.


The news from Europe Ia embarrassing, and pre-
ssnIs o feature of novelty. AID s.sss throsl
upon the spsculatIons of Paris correspondents 20 &c
Up something IL the shape of an item. The Pasi
CORE spondant OF the fillmore American thus speeu
ll.ss upon the sympAtLies OF the gIest body Of IT,
FssLoa people. We pat very little importance In til
character Of those symp at any Time aud eeps
olAIly whsE they are Interpreted by Yankee penny
a.ner; as-s-t ~ basx ae
The, decision to continue the war a. all sscrhce
and HI zires aud the reelection Of Ar. Lincoln
proof Of that determination have mot wisn the unani
nous approval aud sympathy OF the great bod,
of the FreLol psople. q oted Do largely las
week IRON the leading FseGch Journals IN eV'-
dsnce of sais conclusion of public opinion, that
am uaWilling again 10 fill youf oelumns witt
rsoetitlona. But testimony OF q certain oharae.
Ter ia sometimes so valuable and sncoutagips
that &c becomes matter of Guy not TO Withhold d
chen it falls pnder eye. Aud OF elch descrip.
lion appfehend, 10 the ;eslimcny borne favor VI
Amercan pcI oy BY the Dsbdts OF Sunday Iast in al
aricls siEn,d Dy the gDeut Of iss oontrbuIofs and
perhaps the abss political writer Of Fanca Of the pre-
seat day. TIE name aud opinions OF Mr.. Provost
PARADE and how much DO has sacrificed to bis love
OF liberty ana nds Idenee, 100 wel known, both
In Europe and America, Tor Is 60 be necessary Tor
t. Dwell upon them. wal only rely upon The suher
OF his name hs al hPSiSey yOui
readers an sxuscs from his views upon American AZ
fars at the present crisis; 49,.
.here are very lev events" be writes ''of contem.
porarJ hsoy Wnich are OF as great III portALce, OF
which will leave such deep traces behind them, the
re election OF Mr. Lincoln in the United Ststes. Il
te first lime that people IN posses sion Of uuivsiss
Suffrage has been sumM0red to decide, dnectly and
supremey fol Itself upon the question OF the coatiau.
o. CO or GilcontiI OF distressing and difficult
war No nat on OF tie o World has ever been SUBJ
iotad 10 such u trial. Government has ever been
reduced 10 make it. The qlest on, thea 10 be de-
cded was wbeiher the Anefcln pscpe, after -four
years OF ue pfering, Vas Wiling " lay down il.
aims or whether II would voluntarily engage itself 60
oont us the c for four years lo ger rather thar
submit to the DISSOLUTION OF the common country.
Ia elect 1g Mr. Lincoln by a crud ing msority, the
American peopls has given the world remarkable
example intelligence and patriotism Ii has proved
Iat the Federal form OF union Is capable OF withstand
log the trah; that tho people know how %
choose their leaders With eound Judgment l! has de-
card 10 the whole world thai the U1i0n shall uol
tersb and the South thai there exists no choice fol
/, but between submasion or complete. subj -o.ion :
Such is the glidcadOn OF the election of the Of
November last, pshed In the midst of the pro-
ioundest tranquility. If there b. any nation in Eu-
rope interesie0 In denying the grandeur Of such Q
spectacle wishing 60 see 80 noblo an effort mia
carry, of surey it hot The French people. IRE
VuchDD 06NOt(u 10 DeuOOihOyI iubcfdcttu
perhaps chan any other ia seeing Democracy face src
osssfdllJ the most minent ptrils"
Sch language to the unkuowing might be oAlcua.
ted 20 destroy every hope OF encouragement ifrm III,
lea asrs of public opinion in FIaics, did place ou
hopes in such opinion; but how hollow sound thes.
protesaiOns to those who know that Provost Parade
Is an arsnt political haFle quD, who stIenuousy op.
poses to- morrow the dootsnss Of which be made 10
self the propaganda yesterday. Those who hsv,
followed the discussions OF the American esliOn il
tbs ElrORtal press, will remember that shortly after
Mr. PAradol lefG the Constitutional TO enter the s6as
he undertook TO Leisure upon the horrors OF slavery
when one of the editors OF La France who had fol.
lowed the political gyraiions Of NJ. PAIsdol rathe
more OlOsey than he s1Ppied, aud perhaps than he
deserved, utterly eonOuGd the new aputtls Of Abo
itionism, by rspub ishng en- regard remarkable ar
tcls from the same Mr. Pirsdol, supporting tb'
slavery question as political theory.