The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-08-10
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From the Spirit Of the Age.
Mezzini and the Roman
Republic,

tragic chapter, and lie rn, If we may, the
lesson which Providence 10 teaching by
il to the age. Let free thought, plain
and practical, be introduced by the fsl
lowing extract from letter Of friepd,
IN, sympathy is so strong for those
noble r man Republicans, ntheir he,
roic struggle, thai am prompted almost
to say, Il will quit all and 60 and help.
up from my iumost heart, in behalf Of
any people. Nevertheless l should be
glad to have you 60 10 the Paris Peace
Convent n, even though | should accoma
pany you armed for conf CT against the
comb ued powers OF cruel tyrants and
traitor repnblieans. Would that Icoud
see clearly what is true duty in relation
this FIGHT for freedom, had a long ar
gument with Mizzni, 10 London on the
question Of War. for Italian biberty,--.
taking the Hltra-peace ground myself -
His searnest,powerfnl defence uf his views
and strong, religious devotion 10 hat he
conceived TO be right, as plainly indica
led by Providence, somewhat shook my
faith insmy own principles. al the time.
Aud since have been SO often thrilled
BY the news from Rome OF the must mi.
rsculous effects Of his fofty aud inspired
appeals; and have seen. how, in a day,
those much abused people have been led
Fby him as by another NJ oses out OF de-
! gazing spiritual and political bondage
inso comparative freedom, i confess
pau and ask w.e ther peace isthe provi-
deaiial instrument OF national deliver
suee. | am willing to admit that Mez
idsi's heroIsm, humanity, and devotion
to duty, might have been manifested in a
more Chr st-like manner; Ia still ! caa
but pray for the success of he Romans
aud hope sgainst hope TO hear of their
triumph"
/ What Peace.MaD, however firm, would
deny that the conduct Of Mazzni and
those Of like spirit, few, alas, they are!
hrs been Of the noblest strain of pat
rotlsm, - according to all precedent,
heart Of flesh can fail to feel for their
struggles, ard above all for their poign
ant disappointment! Such courage and
wisdom are high; uuspeakably to be pre-
ferrsd TO tame iusensIbiiily under wrong
to time>serving conyeutionality in every
shape. But there is a spirit far trans.
bive, which from deeper center protests
agninst all oulIages on humanity, and
VITA nnfaIlering hope annonnces an era
Of W II ordered lreedomjwhich while i'd al
and religious IS instantly practical, and
whose word in all ages, is Peace. That
Spirit filled with its luloess the Sun OF
Man.
Especially in such an age as this, does
it hehoove Kelormsrs To take counsel OF
this spirit,-ef this only. Not many will
be found, indeed, who Can do SO, SO urg
ent are the inducements, so plausible The
suggestions, to take lower ground. Yet
every hour proves more and more con
clusively, that the ohef cause Of Reac-
tion against the Revolution of eighteen
orty-eight is the Spirit Of War, which
War never did, and never will subdue.-
Let some OF many considerations be sta
ted, to shew that the true friends of Re-
form should firmly keep the ground of
peace.
/. They, even, who believe that vio-
lent overturns to be indispensable means
OF national regeneratioD, should see, that
The chances noto are 100 much against success
to authorize the expenditure Of life time,
energy, treasure, and the thousand fold
enormi,ies aud suffsriugs of a revolntion-
ary state. Success from Revolution is
impro bsble, in every nation Of Christsn,
dom, and this from various causes. A
mong others these are notsworthy:-that
the horrors of half a century since begin
ming With the old French Repub bile, and
ending with the downfall of BoDaparts,
taught the world lesson which il has
not vet forgottsn,-all dread such des
olation second tims;-that the active !
powers ofsocisty, eeelesiastieal, govern
mental, military, 6nanclal, the influence
of vast majority Of the privileged, cul
tivaied, and prosperous in all classes, are
as hsstils to sudden changes as they are
in favor OF transitional reforms; that the
Spirit of the Age,--which more or lie"
enlightens all mInds,--perpetually sug
ge.ts: "What we need 10 something more
aud universal, than mere trans
fe of government from one political para
~ to another, or radical change of po
litiesl institutions. .-svsn a total reor'