The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-20
-" Got drunk with crime TO vomit blood.
And fatal have her Sammal been
10 freedoms cause in every noa and cliuo

uch for his adopted country as Lamariine has done
and is dong for Fanceno OF the French of 1915 would
The nnsrous bard have sung, or have had sing
as thirty years ago he sung OF the Frenchmen of the rs
revolution
Reused up much wrath which follows o'ergrown
fears,
They made themselves fearful monument,
The wreck OF old oPinons--hings which grew,
Breathed from Tue birth OF time,
Aud what behind II lay, all earth shall view
But good cnh i'll thcy also overthrow,
Leaving but ruins wherewilL rebuild
Dungeons and thrones which the same hour reflled.
A. heretoiore-beca"se ambition was seliwlleo."
II is not the humane and orbearng sruggers for free
dom of ls4S, OF whose deeds it will be said ehsr in
prose or verse
"Pty ceased TO melt
With her own natural charities"
Nor will they need to be vndcated by the argument
that
Who In oppression's darkness caved had dwelt
They were eagles, noushed with the day
What marvel then, at times they mook their prey ~
No longer is 1t proper to inquire
Scan tyrants but by tyrants conquered be,
And freedom find no champion and child,
Such rs Columbia arise when she
Sprung forth rs Paas, armed and undefed z
Or must such minds be nourshed in The wild,
Deep in tue unpruned forest, mid the roar
Oicaiararis, where nursing allure smiled
On infant Washington Has earth more
Such seeds within her breast Europe such shore r.
The events which have occurred in France and
throughout Europe have supplied suitable response to
these questions; and he who propounded them seems
have had some prophetic forecast of the glorious future
when he exclaimed
Streams like The thunje rs,orm against the wind
Thy trumpet.voice, though broken now, and dying,
The loudest still the tempest leaves behind
Thy tree hath lost its blossoms; and the rind
Chopped by the axe, looks rough and little worth;
But the sap lasts, and still the seed find
Sown deep in the bosom of the north;
So shall Il better spring less bitter fruit bring forth.
Yes, that better spring has come; the sons of
France gathering fruit from the of liberty,
delicious to the taste that which to rpen the
genial sunshine OF our own favored region From Den
mark TO Sicily, the people have risen up against their y
rants and have soemnly decreed their freedom
That sublime moral prodigy which has displayed itself
in France has caused every monarch in Europe to trem
BILE upon his hrone and awakened the sovereigns
of the world to sense OF their own rishu powers and
high responsibilities. And in Ireland, too-whose UNI
paraeled sutferings have at all tunes commanded,
they should do, enderest sympathies indca-
tons presenting themselves 10 view which seem to
prefgure that the night OF oppression is drawing to
close Let but single drop OF the sacred blood of her
patriotic be stain English scafod-le but
contest OF arms arise between the hired soldiers of
England and the volunteer champions OF freedom in Ire
sealed and that contest Will never terminate until
thorough revolution in all the British isles shall have
nounced to the world that the country OF our oefahers
free that OF their descendants this continent
Let but single strife OF arms occur, and Ireland will
free herself and every other people subjected to
British dominion as certainly there is God in Heaven
who looks with favor upon the moral advancement Of
our Il may be without much shedding OF blood !;
may be through such as IT is horfyng to the
imagination to contemplate but The grand result is
tain. Liberty will be achieved, and tyranny overthrow
forever; Tor
Ere, dom's battle once begun,
Beqneathed 10y bic ding sire to son,
Though baffied oft, is ever won.
| willingly yield 10 other speakers who will success
sively proceed to address you.
SPEECH OF THE Hon. JAMES THOMPSON, OF PENNsYL-
WANNA.
CITIZENS: Many assemblages of men have occurred in
the various capitals of the Old World within the last
few months; but here--rom the circumstances under
which you have assembled, in the heart of the capital of
this republc-aernate hope and fear, may suppose
stamped the anxious face while beating hearts awaited
the fearful responsibility OF passing eventsyou
bic in securty your purpose IS Joyous and congra-
tulaory.
We are, my friends, in a period of mighty events
When look around us, we are amazed at what
behold-amazed not alone that such events filling up
the picture, but that they had not long ago TRANSFERRED
amazed that the acquiescence that has hitherto formed
the strongest bond human thradom should
have been overlhrown, and the bond broken But
era has arrived We now look abroad, and the heal
lands OF power that used to attract scarcely 10 be
seen. great moral and political deuge is sweeping
the world, and The ark of freedom will be
resting on the based mountain OF human rights A
contest going between the few and the many-be-
tween the tyran and his down trodden subjects
between man and his usurpng master The success OF
There can be compromise between such antagonists
equilibrium both cannot exist. II the despot main
tans his position, the people will be oppressed the
people are successful his power is gone. The people
cannot fail, they faithful. They. have only to
withdraw their consents, and resume their rights, 10
leave their monachs and rulers forever powerless.
eternal embrace of more than feudal despotsm. The
coils of power lay thick and strong around her limbs.
Everything that opportunity and money could effect TO
render throne secure had been done. Thousands of
hayones ready in moment 10 CLEAN in the sun
light at the nod of kng-a thousand cannon to echo
his commands at moment. The closest alliances had
been formed with other crowns for the security OF his
own. Ties of blood had sanctioned and strengthened the
bonds Within, all had been done that wealth and power
could do and abroad the ampest that diplomacy
could secure--genus wealth, alliance, arms and men
had yielded their utmost TO perpetuate power The work
seemed 10 be done-to be tinished-to be completed.
The people il ALL and seemed to heed it not All
was quiet and calm. Strange phenomenon So still was
The political atmosphere that the genest breeze
stirring. The moment had arrived, of all others the
auspcous seemingly, to perpeuate the power made
up of the usurped rights OF the people The monarch
felt thisreectedand looked around upon the horizon:
mo cloud the eye could see T"
The moment for action had arrived He does act-and
with a view to establish the dynasty in his own family,
by his power, he nbdcaes the throne in favor OF
his grandson, the heir expectant of the crown What
moment! Portentous moments While he put of the
robes of majesty, mghier power than he put them
Scarce had the first whisper passed the portals OF the
Tuieries that a King was to be recognised as the
sovereign of France-that the people must bow to new
master new lords, and new laws-than men began TO
look up breathed more deepy-hearts beat faster and
faser-boldly and more boldly. distant murmurng
indicated that storm coming; it became louder and
louder it dashed onward and forward until at length
broke forth in one long, loud, and paralyzlng peal
" Dorm Nth the Kng-Vtue la repubque" The change