New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-03-12

h;shon Marx that and cry out no mere mar
Savs NV oath Il is you who break daily The
n,h IN human nature. You break the oath OF au-
IN filling 10 speak and act the truth, TO har-
onig' and perfect human nature; indeed you do
ns, the contrary. Your opuience lmpover1shes the
}ysoole Your example promotes immortality. You
rcsress what tends to spiritual edicaiion and de-
sool man Of his dignity.
You break not only the oath 10 collective human
nature but TO Your country in particular, for You
are born and brought up by German fathers and
mothers you are nourshed by the labor OF Ger
man compatros; YOU recognise the German tongue
as that IN which your mother greeted your entrance
into life, and expressed the immeasurable love OF
her heart, you have your share IN the rch lnherl,
lance OF German mind; you share the fields and
air OF Gernany,-,he hills, the plains, the streams
of Germany you call yours, you share all these with
us but YOU are no Germans, Tor you obey biiDdiy
Romsh Bishop TO be his slave you Will Cypress
and degrade your Germanbrothers. Consider tins,
look into history and INTO lite, and you VIII ne con-
WINGED that the era of Romlsh rule draws TO an
end, and that the Jesuits are no more IN place
among Us.
The hour is come the path is open, you can de-
eide whether 10 be Romish or German, slave or
free. Hypocrisy or truth, priesthood or Christian
ity. are the signal words between which yeu must
choose: you saw this, but you have not listened 10
religion nor to conscience 10 reason or your coun-
try YOU have preferred 10 be, on German ground,
slaves and tools of Rome; you would your father,
mother, brothers, Sl5ters--y0ur ndOn, your amer
land, still farther debase and be;ray. Is 1t so /!
Then let me declare TO you in the name OF my ma
tom You yourselves have wllled TO become
aliens; pass to the home you have chosen, which
you prefer TO your mother earth dwell within the
walls of Rome, il indeed they can bear up against
the burden of the blood the tears, the curses OF the
nations of the earth Believe me, the hour is near
er than you dream Of Soon will other priests,
communities and teachers rise up agains, YOU"
Already the SPIRIT draws nigh like the rushing OF
Storm; soon will rotten buildings fall The frtiers
laid upon the reason and the heart be broken, and
the people emerge into the daylight OF truth and
mental freedom. II is sprlng-tlme indeed II Is
May; the airs Of spring arc waited over the earth :
have felt them III my heart, in my spirit, before
saw the seed, which is now spnnglng up; and
will never leave the stand | have taken. Till the
work is completed that Duty called me 10 begin.
Only the boder am | become through your as
sauIis; bolder in the name of my Nation, which
has so long endured your injustice and lnilde!lty,
but which now IL also become holder and more
courageous, and which will conquer through broth
eriy unity in rs powers JOHANNES foNGE.
We have condensed some sentences where 1t
seemed desirable TO omit triins particulars, or too
many words; but the sense IS given. The Schnell-
post mentions messages that have been sent 10
Ronge from varioys quarters, expressing deep
sympathy with his course. From Berlin came a
verse TO this effect:
"Renounce, Friend, a place in the Valhalla,
A huhcr may 10; there be seen;
But, in the halls OF history,
Thou vii; find one beside Huss and Luther"