The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-08-22

triumph. Those hopes of future sue
cess still entertained by the masses, and
still threatening to uproot the thrones
of the whole swarm of secondary prin-
ces, ultimately drove those princes to
seek their individual safety against
popular outbreaks, under the protec-
ton of the five confederated monarchs,
by the total surrender of their political
independence. This concentration of
the whole sovereignty Of Europe in five
associated crowns-an aggregation Of
power which now wmenaces the freedom
of the world, and the independence Of
all natlons-was accomplished by the
alliance signed at Chaumont, that sub
sequently signed at London, the tlea-
ties of Paris, the nego tiations at the
Congress Of Vienna, and by the sever
al succeeding alliances and compacts;
the whole embraced between the years
1918 and 1923. Thus has been con-
solidated system, founded upon the
brute power Of the sword, against the
social rights Of men. By this system,
the perpeluity of hereditary power
of thrones---of orders Of nobilitv----of
political abuses----of the wrongs Of gov
ernment---of all the sullerings of the
people throughout Europe, have been
guaranteed by five monarchs, who stand
pledged TO each other, and ready to en-
force passive obedience, with two mil
lions Of bayonets. By this system it
is, that these sovereigns have constitu-
ted themselves the sole legislators Of
Europe; have, for all purposes Of State,
parcelled out among themselves, its
whole surface and population; have
sought to entail everlasting bondage
upon the masses; and have secured
themselves against the ambition Of each
other, by the adjustment of all jurisdic-
tional and territorial disputes. Thus,
having taken every precaution against
danger from popular movements, as
well as against the ambition of each
other at home, they are now seeking
to extend their system from Europe to
the ends Of the earth---.to make their
edicts stand for the law Of nations, and
to regulate the intercommunications,
between all the communities of the
world. Under this scheme of univer-
sal dominion, what spectacle does
the world, at this moment, present!
With the professions Of peace and of
religion upon their lips, these holy al,
lies are, at this very hour, waging the
most cruel and the most causeless wars
of spoliation and despotsm, against the
remotest, the oldest, the youngest, the
most numerous, the most defence!ess,
the most harmless portions Of mankind.
With this state of things before US
with England and Russia reducing old
Asia TO their sway--France overrunn-
ing Africa-.England and France united
to reduce South America - England
seeking to stretch her empire over our
own soil Of Oregon-France and Eng
land selzing upon every island in every
ocean-with q family alliance between
the throne of France and the only
throne in South America-with France
and England but lately united in in
trigue TO prevent Texas from entering
our Union-with the official announce.
ment, by the chief Minister of France,
of his wish to apply the European prin-
ciple of the balance OF power tu the in
dependent governments of America,-
with this state of things before us, where
| ask, if the United States shall falter.
where has the world another friend left,
strong enough to secure it against the
universal dominion of these conspira-
tor-kings?
And how, sir, stands the case with
the two Americas? This great continent
(for | shall speak Of them as one CONT
nent) embraces one third of the habita-
BILE portion of the globe. The whole Of
1t, from Cape Horn to the Arctic Circle,
was, within eighty years past, and the
most of it, within thirty, subject, as col.
onles, to European monarchs. With |
the exception of the present British de-
Tendencies on our north, the whole of
these numerous colonies, in both Amer
lcas,snccessfulIy revolted, and, except
ing Brazil, on the eastern side of South
America, established for themselves
their independence as nations, and Re
publican forms of government, founded
upon The sovereignty Of the people, and
excluding the principle Of hereditary
power. These colonies having become
thus independent, though feeble Repub-
lican States, and justly fearful that the
very form of their government would
be, of itself, a sufficient reason for the
of Europe TO combine against
them, formed among themselves, in both
Americas, such considerations, as their
geographical proximity permitted
From this. has resultaI the ureat noliti.