Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-04-20

even upon the birth Of IN infant heir tn unlimited
despolism. sail IalseT ia salGtGiioa 60 the pre-
sence of rational liberty! | know tie doubt, the
fearful doubt. that exists in many of the greatest
mnds-even in of the most hoaored fathers that
surround me and know, too, from conversion on
all Sides as well as can learn that doubts can only
be expressed by the word sohcitnde-the deep. deep
solciude with which maternal love watches the FIRST
steps Of the dOlized boy. Will he stumble! will he
fall The 6ne-turned limbs, the flashing eve forbid
the thought. He will walk, and walk to noble aud
vigorous manhood France will walk, and walk TO
noble and vigorous manhood This feeling inspires
some msgivngs not In the purity of intention which
dlscloses This great struggle, but in tie detail which
is TO seal the result. Her national assembly is, per-
haps, too numerOus-one-ffh the number would
have represented all the departments, all the interests
of the French people, and avoided the dangers of fac
ton and tumult. But feel doubt Of the issue.
The descendants Of the consecrated Gironde, united
with the schools poytechnque supported by the press
and the intelligence of France, will avoid the terrible
obstacle of the Mountain and the Jacobin their
way TO regulated, constitutional liberty.
trust with abiding confidence in the moderation,
the wisdom. the public virtue the intellect of France
rest seSeated on a rock, upon the steady patriotism
Of the French people, In sustaining those great INTEL
lects who lead the way, pointing the high destiny
of France with all the sublimty of faith, all the fer
vor Of the seer. | dread no rising cloud which my
friend from Alabama Mr.. Bagby pictured the other
day will not fear the balefUl cloud of anarchy,
lighted from every verge by cOncentric fires, and
sweeping the tempest wings blast with its thun
derbolts the new-sprung hopes of freedom and man
kind. Perish the thought the prospect shall be
lighted only by the lambert fire of exultant hope.
At this hour the spirit Of freedom is on foot in
lands and amongst people, where its faintest signs
have been unheard for centuries. Italy, the school,
boys theme, the land Of his golden visions and his
dreams-of Cesar and of Tacitus-and Of old liberty
loving Germany. again warmed by the celestial
| flame. Europe is rocked by moral earthquake.
Every successive throe dscoses some new breathing
place for the subterranean fire, whc, long suppress
ed is bursting with more than volcanic power into
the light and the approving presence of God
| Sir, example has done all this. The oppressed
and famiue-sirIcken Of the Old World have annually
hocked by thousands for refuge u.s. the only rest
| ng-place for over-tasked humanity. They have
drunk of the cup which never exhausts-they have
fed at the board whose necromantic supplies are
spread with more than .Bacchanal profusion." They
have bowed at the altar of their own God unques-
toned and listened to the minstrutons of his priest
undisturbed. They have walked by day, and slept by
night, in security-the rude latch their only guard
and proud emssary of oppression wither by his
tread the green sward before their humble door. They
have found home
Where gods might love to dwell
; And wander with delight, or sit amid
: Its sacred shades
All this they have written, ship load after ship
load, to those they have left behind and thus the 81
lent and invisible power oftlIe Almighty has brought
the to the aid Of the master spirits that from
their closets have long invoked the blessings Of
freedom But perhaps | wander | will only add
that my vote shall be given with heartfelt pleasure
once for these any similar resolutions and trus
that the vote may be taken this day. that the intel
hgence may be conveyed 10 France in the Cambria
4 which sails Saturday next. ! am not prepared
however, to stop at this. When the National Assem-
bly-whch is to convene on the Goth of April--shal
havi closed Its deliberations by giving to France
constitution after model l would 60 farther
| would send solemn embassage; its members com
. posed of the snow-crowned and most honored ser
e wants of republic those who have given the en-
ergy of long life to liberty and their country, ant
whose mellow but all-radian light still upon tn,
theatre of action. l would send such an embassy il
the and with the spirit Of people, to frater
: Mise with the descendants of those who shed thei
/ blood on the battle-heds of our own revolution.