The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-20
THE UNION.


King and drove him helpless exile from France Glad
y would Louis Philippe have compromised with the peo
pie then he endeavored 10 do But at was too
lale he blood OF the people had flowed. BY an acc-
den u IS SAID but was OF those accidents which,
Ia The providence of God are made to give direction TO
mighty events, in order that good may be accomplished
l. was destined that monarchy should cease in France
that republcanlsm should, in verify. be established
Whatever may have been the apparent causes or the
means used believe that this great destiny is accom-
plshed.
! Gentlemen, may be too sangune in this matter.
may possibly have 100 much confidence in the stability of
The new order OF things But have had this confidence
from the beginning. think in some OF the grand
events which have TRANSFERRED, evidences the most salts
factory that The people Of France are prepared for the full
enjoyment OF liberty. and for the adoption OF wise ns
unions, calculated 10 establish and preserve II forever
The eroakns voice OF dtust has reached my but II
has not shaken my confidence. have heard intelligent
Americans assert that this great revolution had been the
work only OF "crack -bIaned poets and mad phlloso-
piers, and that could result in nothing good or per-
maneni But we look in vain through the history OF the
world Tor any more astonishing exhibition OF great VIZ
tues IN evolutionary PERIOD than we have seen IN the
people OF france during this momenous change. What
forbearance what hrmness what moderation! what in
tegrlty what sublime clemency!
! Successive revolutions have not in vain spent their
bloody lessons on France. The people have learned
much-the evidence of their great advancement in pol
cal knowledge and political morality is most plainly ex-
hbled IN the great occurrences OF the day What
have we seen IN the hour OF complete successful the
proud moment OF almost boodless victory! We behold
countless thousands of the people of Paris conscious OF
Their reslsess strength feeling that they have been the
beraors OF France and accustomed to believe that they
are entitled TO control her desiines we this immense
mass OF men IN surrounding the members OF the
PROVISIONAL government-ther own creatures, poweress
IN themselves-and demanding the establishment OF IN
sttuons for France, such they would dictate What
will these men do! What they do! Who will breast
the flood ih seems about to sweep them away whittier
II Will There Is the poet-the man who writes verses
who deals IN words to tickle the OF men, What can
he do 1t is true he wrote but they stirred the
souls of men lie dealt in Words indeed but they were
He / IA w
The great poet Is great He appears before the peo
pie; he tells them that they are not the whole people OF
Frances that the departments must be consulted; that
every man within The borders of France must be heard
and his wishes especed and finally that the provisional
government rcW not yield the interests OF the people OF
France 10 the impulses of the inhabitants of Paris They
demand the red as instead of the tricolored The poet
tells them he will consent The tri-colored flag
has gone round the world in glory; but the red flag has
only been dragged IN blood around the Champ de Mars
The people, who would not submit TO the serred bayo-
nets OF usurplng king, bow to the majesty of truth
uttered by the lips oil an unarmed man, who dared
10 oppose their passions and impulses, even when
forced by The overawng power OF a resistless and
lnurateI multitude. Gentlemen confess that have
been profoundly impressed by. the sublime irmness
ernment well by the camness and good sense OF
the people in thus quietly listening to the voice OF truth
and submitting to ITS restraints: believe do not go
TOO far in arguing from these indications almost the GER
tanty that France will not have struggled this time in
vain,at she has the seeds Of repubIcanism broadly
scattered her generous SOIL and that she 10 des
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| FRATERNITY"
1t has been truly said here this evening" that our
ample has been OF essential service to France Who
Doubts How different would have been the strug
gle for liberty TO be secured by republicansm if there
had been example of stable republican government,
which the patriot could point for the encouragement
OF his people 1t Is said we are not propagandstS we
do not indeed, propagate our principles with the sword
of power But there is in which we are propa-
Me In the hs Se o s
where live, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
river have the true emblem OF the tree of liber-
| y There you may the giant cotton spread
ing his branches widely to the winds of heaven.
Sometimes the current lays bare his roots, and you
behold them extending far around, and penetrating to
turiy comes the is filled with cotton ike substance
which floats in every direction, bearing its light wings
the living seeds of the mighty tree They lodge upon
every bank of sand which energies from the bosom
of the recedlng tide and young forest is seen
to lift its head from the surface OF the barren waste.
Thus the seeds freedom have emanaied from the tree of
our liberties They fill the air They are waited to
every part of the habitabe globe And even in the bar
sands OF tyranny, they are destined to take root The
tree of liberty will spring up everywhere and nations
shall recliae in IFS shade.
We are indebted to the Old World for much that we
enjoy, We brought our civilization thence. We even
brought with us some OF the most important elements of
our liberties Yes the eagle OF liberty had made
his eyre amid the marble columns and majestic temples
of Greece He had dwelt awhile upon the seven hills of
imperial Rome He had soiourned among the noun
tains OF Switzerland, and in the free cities of Ger
many He had crossed the British channel and enjoyed
iii u happiness upon the seagirt isle But the climate
hardly congenal. The powers OF his rushing wing
were cramped and when he heard the groans of en-
shaved Ireland and the gives rubbing into the Hesh
and The very bones of Ern he leaped into the air,
screaming he scared to the sum- and took his way in
search OF happier cime destined to be his true home.
His flaming eye rested upon this continent then covered
with the mist of barbarisn but to- his prophetic vision
there appeared thirteen star like points nebuous and in
distinct but gradually gathering brightness, and assn
ming the form of perfect stars. From among the stars
above, he descended the below. Others, then
scarcely visible, have emerged from the dar kness and
now others, half formed. appear upon the horizon New
Mexico and California will soon add their etulgence TO
The bright constellation AMI verify believe that others
still will cluster around our glorious institutions, and en-
large the abode of the noble bird OF liberty. We shall
make full return TO the Old World for all we have re-
celved from it. Already, for years past, one of the off
spring OF that bird, nutured upon this continent, has
been lowering France; and with the charter
Of federal republican liberty his beak, he has descend
ell and ALT upon the soil of France there to take up his
everlasting abode For at the moment his foot rested
mat land, the dehroneI monarch fled exclalmng to
those around him. he went, $50 and join the republic
can party; for with me, departs royalty forever from
France!'
God grant that the prediction may be true; that the
reign OF liberty may be lasting as the race OF
and that the proud young eagle may flourish among that
generous people, and send forth his progeny to enghen
and berae, only the people OF Europe but OF the
whole world
SPEECH OF FRANCIS J. GRUND, ESQ.
Mr.. GRUND said: The ultimate success of the French
revolution still doubted by some but the doubt was
OF English origin and inherited by many people here by
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