Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-13
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democracy is making gigantic strides, and must
eventually cause the establishment of free gov
ernments over half of Europe. The waves of pop
uar liberty are agitated and are proceeding with
force, which will sweep over that continent
and Will prove as fatal to the pampered stock of
ROYALTY as was Noah's flood to the corrupt ante
deIuvians. At the conclusion Of this powerful
flood of principles-when the political and social
institutions become settled, the country will be
strewed with the ruined fragments of wrecked
monarchies. Crowns, thrones and scepters will
lie in one confused scramble. DynaStes will be
scattered, and their members will never again be
able to build up their genealogical tree TO any
special advantage.
In France where the philosophy of true liberty
is better understood than in any other part of Eu
rope, the flame is enkindled and the fire kept
burning that will give The genial warmth 10, and
spread the purifying principles of liberty over
that continent.
Kindred fires have been lighted up on the hill
tops of every nation, and now all Europe is iIlu-
minated by blaze Of lights sent up as freedoms
offering which will never again expire.
In the midst of all these exciting events we
led to turn our attention to Ireland that unhappy
nation which has made repeated efforts to gain
her freedom since the torch of liberty was first
lighted by free America. The sympathies of
Americans have been with the Irish people in
their frequent but abortive struggles TO throw off
the yoke that has goaded their fierce spirit. Like
the proud bird of liberty tha: is pinioned, Gagged
and boIted in by all the shackIes that intoerant
tyranny can forge, her tyrant The British Lion,
lies in argus-eyed watchfulness ready to repress
any attempt that his unfortunate victim may
make TO regain liberty'S proud flight. Her
screams have been heard and responded to by
every free nation earth.
This nation which has given to Britain some
of her most eminent men-ihe record of whose
acts adorn the brightest pages in British history
whose fame has built up undying monument
to British glory-A land that has furnished Brit
ain some Of her greatest orators and poe:s-most
distinguished statesmen and warriors-a people
whose valor has sustained the standard Of st.
George on fields most distinguished for martial
gory-whose blood has purchased empire for that
government double that of the " United King
doms" together: by British tyranny and misrule
has been reduced to the abject state Of slave
ry and misery. Reduced by the million who
perished from famine, the million who fled the
fell destroyer by migration and the millions who
remained in condition Of famine and brigandism
of the lower classes-of the higher, in gloom and
dependency. The champion of her cause.-The
great O'Conne; her liberator gone from her
his soul taken flight from the scenes Of his count
ry's degradation, What has the Irish to
hope for, except from revuution-to what worse
condition can they be reduced by the effort.
This crisis in the affairs of Europe presents
favorable opportunity for the struggle of IreIand'S
liberty. The glorious opportunity which she has
so long and so ardenty wished for has at length
arrived and we believe it will be embraced with
an ardour and Joy that will shake the British
Empire from the centre TO its remotest limits,
That Ireland is determined to 90 through the
fiery ordeal and risk every thing is now most cer-
lain-that England will resist that attempt with
her usual obs.n0cy and cruelty is Just as certain.
The eyes of the world arc now fixed upon that
theatre with the greatest anxiety, and the alarm
ing state of European affairs tends to increase
the anxious solicited of England herself. Wheth-
er prepared for the contest or not-whether cir
cums!ances favor prospect of her redemption
or not, Ireland is ready and willing to engage in
the deadly struggle-to measure her strength with
her oppressor upon the field and hazard her fate
upon the cast OF the die. She is determined to
be free or perish in dreadful conhlgraton and
present England, in this age of humanity and civil
reform, to the world as the most abhored tyranny
earth.
THE OWNERS OF PRoPERrY IN ENGLAND-A n
York paper says that the soil of England, which
a century ago was owned by three hundred thou
sand persons, is now owned by tAiriy-taco thousand
indiriduGls.
ABOLITION EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON CITY
The abolitonists have been kicking up fuss at
the Federal City. Three white men from free
States kidnapped about seventy negroes; men, wo-
men and children, and sailed down the Potomac
river in sloop which they had chartered for that
purpose. They were pursued by a posse, on a
steamboat, and overtaken near the mouth of the
river, about 100 miles from Washington City.
The citizens of Washington were very indig-
nant and held a town meeting, al which they ap-