New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-26
Tho Duty Of America 70 Europe.

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Tho Duty Of America 70 Europe.
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N,ssKs EpI1oRs-I bave read with ezcesting
pleasure the article in late nbeT Of The IyttHTf
making the above recommendation. Your views are
lust and indicate n means whereby Europe may ve
revolutioDixed into Republican principles lou pro
poss IA Al the American people shall become mission
aries Of the R.pUb llcsn faith 10 all nations Let our
people once enter upon this glorious mission ana we
mail soop have unnistaksble evidence that power
hss been ory.ozsd more dreaded by tyrsHts than sl
ne uprisug. Of their own people hitherto known.
Contemplate the condition OF the millions IN EUROPE
erusoed beneath isse sys,orn' centuries Ola ieeoe
with Hporance IN I'd with want, ara without concert
An the uovements. How can they, while thus undis
eioiirt uneducsiej, hope TO cast on the immense
rghi OF educated and sceomuistng oppression, wien
bear. them 70 the earth While 'hey are thus W.
hoys In vain. -,
Oppression euslaves the press corrups the teachers
of ~ slon sod destroys the confidence OF the people
In oocn other. Tho people OF Europe snow mar s''n
ap-e.tofs have been oppressed for agesi therefore
haze they had ia the late Revolution but tte nope IN
lie issue Of tho struggle, and little iath ia esch
other Tao ReToiutonists have been, eonPsrah. e'y'
bu, handful of noble spirits Tue fnaths nave p''"
o,iy .,scfacrs of The conflict This might have DeeD
srucipsted Taey bad no assurance OF concert arc
.ax a.. The reward Of resistance would Do ccath ~
ieeroased sudcrins, and had no. me ilte'"sen'e g.
d,nth OF conviction necessary 10 oafe II
What thep shall be done 2 just what you nave pro-
uos.d W. ars free and symyatbize with tae oppressed
svasy where We fear not the froen Of sno csuno
look with Iehsh indifference Up01 thtlr hVnp'e oP
pr,..ons Let us, then. 90 to work with awsltcOn'
ceived .y.tem aud by ell available means 10 our resi-
20 sducste ,ho oppressed millions OF Europe Ia
knoal lodge Of their rights and Row 20 OBTAIN thcin
Knss have their orders to give eciat and power 10
kinscrsn Let us have order OF hspHbised" Pre-
pagaHdiss" Invite the cooperation O; All hepuphca"'
III party questions and entansisnents, ana all special
sysiems Of reform and social organization be avoided
~rfr a vii
bio moral warfare upon knss ard aristocraeles irc
fret great work ia The prOgfess OF reform IL ~
Ia ~. people ihe right oi sell government An c,se
,na, desirable is secondary 10 that and VIII IA que
.iae follow.
when we shsli have taught the people OF Europe
that misery aud Oppre sson are necessary consequence
snd penalties OF submission % S,an's"s GA ,Ss ~
sion ,. crime and sin ana that liberty ana 'ne oP
pertrnity of free development ana improvements are
tac reward OF all nations which resolve 10 De 's''
our york will have bren accomplished
With prophetic truth did Frederick the ures' say
that When the people believe tne, Monarchy Is
more hurdsnsome than Republic the sentence oil .oe
sovereign viii h.v. ben pronounced. ms tnen-tn'
superiority of Repablicsn'm over Monstcny-s d '1 a
truth wc have by all proper means TO SET iof'h ana "
r..,s,sd o.. Olio. WYE LA REPuBLIoUE
Remarks
We give place with great pleasure 20 the above
communication, and heartily agree with Its timely
suggestions. Our respected correspondent 10 en-
,rely In the right when he urges that Republican
Ame,ica has particular duty 70 discharge TO-
ward the people OF Europe. That duty is nc
doab, iirs, that We should live up to our poitics
position and show that Order is harmonious with
Cherry, that respect for Law and private right'
can 60 hand In hand W It'll the broadcast freedom
50 cen and action. and that no danger Is 70 be sp
pretended from any ideas so long as they SIRE SUE
jccted 70 the test OF open and cnhinderef discus
sion. But that 10 not our whole duty, and dom
- much does not absolve us from the obligation q
doing the rsst. Repubicsnisu should be VIII
US something moro than comfortable indihei
ence 20 the condition Of other nations and Pbau
sale complscency over the excellence o. OF
example. No doabt tho example is thisg {
erea. value and necessity, br, !, viii not niue
Influence the masses Of Germany aud Italy the
must be reached more directly. II, for ins.snc
al .upersti,ous reverence for kings and prince
and hereditary authority could be rooted out
the minds of the population OF Germany the pre-
an, unfortunate and disgracoiul state Of thin
must cease to exist in that country, lust 90 'als
hood disappears before truth. Did tho peep
kuow their rights, they could no longer be imp
rally humbusged aud royalty p!undered. n
would they suffer themselves 10 be orgsi lied a.
trained in armies Cor the purpose Of pretec,ii
and supporting their own oppressors sad plund'
ara. Had the Prussisn people been possessed
clear democratic ideas htteen months ego, IRE
eric William would not now be their King, Ri
STA would rot have irtervened 60 help Anstr
Hungary would Be living and independent 2
ton and the war which ended with the fatal 81
render Of Villages, would perhaps ere this hs
been triampbanily decided assinst absolutism
the plains Of Poland. We suggest this net
wsy Of useless complain, toward the Past; t
Past will tsAe care of ioelf is the business
the Present to see ths, il does not also take
rncnopolisipg care Of the Future
To invite the cid OF Republicans In Anesics
tho .presd OF Democrats principles through
rome IL not to call oar citizens 70 9oxotic c'9ss
ora violation of the faith OF treaties. No TIRE
nskss provisions against the inroad oil lbs
sad tho diffusion Of truth s Quixosie only to To
sho have not soul euoagh nor esrns'ines' eno'
20 bslisve it, Beside, ,hs warfare OF epipioi
oo, a new one in the Old World, ana Is
ana af cur volunteering. Tho parties have
been arrsysd against each other and the
sue has again and again been referred 20 inc
eision OF arms. The party Of Liberty has gal
immensely ia sixty years. Consider how m
weaker i,s oppooents have proved 'hemss''s
The struggle Of IS ssd 40, 'hso In any NAT :
vent before, and Row much wider hcid q
have had TO defend. A great WORK OF propass
I'm has been accomplished in this time.
Kings have los. faith themselves end the up
elsssss have lost faith Ia them IL 20" 'e"'
70 destroy tie political superstition OF the fe0'
and 70 educate them to more inseligsn' con
lions. Absolasism aud its agents are de'e'inl
tina. il anal rot be dousi they vii employ sV
resource 70 supprsss the apostles and the 'aea
o,0ular nights Is American devotion 70 Lioe'
aud TO Order only az established IN Liberty
- A., :. will look on indiherently a.