Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-31
The Revolution in France

Will perhaps take some by surprise, though
the tendency of things in that country has
long been approNimating TO a radical change.
Ever since her people first tasted Of Republic
canism, bloody as the draught was, there has
prevailed among them a rtstlessness, an in
quietude which the throne has tried in vain
TO suppress. The seeds of liberal principles
have been sown, the people have learned to
feel the want Of something better than Ii
monarchy; and though il would perhaps be
difficult for them to tell just what they de-
sire, or 10 be satisfi d with what they need,
their very ~longings will in time work out the
problem of a better government than they
have yet had. Before this is accomplished
there may be other monarchies established
and other revolutions effected; for the French
are a mercurial people, and their political
changes require scarcely more time than is
necessary for the waving Of a magician's
wand-three days are ample time to revolu-
tionize the Empire.
We are not enough Of politicians to pre-.
tend to speculate upon the effect which the
French Revolution will exert upon the al
fairs of Europe. We know that its influence
must of course be felt in the councils of the
Old World. Russia, England, Austria, Prus-
STA and Italy will all be affected by it to a We
ry considerable extent, and We hSpe and be-
lieve that the movement will aid in the dis
semination of liberal principles, in the es,ab-
lishment of governments that will recognize
the equal rights of all. Apprehensions have
been entertained that France would sustain
Austria in an attempt to crush the Spirit of
Progress that now g~laddens with her smiles
the vine-clad hills of Italy; but this fear will
now be dismissed, and we trust that the from
) hearted Melternich will find that it is Aus
, trials best policy TO permit the people of TIA
= ly 10 adopt unmolested, such measures Of re-
form as they and PIus may agree upon.
i o. The " Incidents in the Life of an An
: ti-Slayery Agent" from The pen of Parker
Pillsbury, are so true to life that those who
have labored in the l%ecturing field, will at
{ once recognize their correctness, and instinct
X lively recur 10 some of the dark and cherries
hours Of their own experience, when their
e path was lighted scarcely by a ray of hope.
lie who goes forth to preach repentance to
a wicked and perverse people-to combat ma
y tional sins and rebuke popular wrong, has
hard and rugged way to travel. And We havC
often thought that if some of those do-little
rs give-nothing abOlirionists who object 10 pay
10 ing a lecturer for his services, and try hare
to persuade themselves that they are doing
s. as they would be done by, could be induced
or to take the field for a few months, they woul'
OF return, if not sadder, yet wiser; and woal'
~ be constrained TO admit the urgent n~ecessit,
" that existed for such laborers, and the unrea
sonableness of expecting them to toll withou
nd the hire which is richly the laborer's DUE
n: After such an experience-brief, though
is might bc-they would be able TO tell other
in how unjust is The too prevailing opinion lh;
No. the lecturer is bound TO make more sacrifice
hin than the Merchant, tie Mechanic, the Nam
h. f|acturer, or the Farmer.