The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-04-26
The Progress Of Rspubli.spism

iuo IIosfeM Vi kepublicaniSm
The intelligence from Europe h., ~
late arrivals is of the most interest;po we
acter, and serves to exhibit in stronS l;~n
the astonishing political changes, wh;c5
single year has wrought in the Old Wa
But little more than twelve months -
passed since the monarchs of contineDtaI
Europe sat, as they supposed, securely mn.
on their thrones. Little did they dre.i,
that, in so brief a period, they would e.
ther be hurled from their elevated stations
or only permitted to hold them under Ger
tain instructions imposed by the people.
whom they had hitherto considered to be
so completely under their despotic author.
ity that they could never shake off the
yoke of subjection.
The revolution of France was hailed as
the dawn of new era, by the friends of
republicanism, throughout the world
The rapidity and ease with which that
event was accomplished, stimulated the
people of Germany and Prussia to demand
from their rulers concessions for which but
a little while previously, it would have
been treason to ask. The Roman States,
under the most liberal Pope that ever oc-
cupied the Papal chair, have abjured the
pontifcal authority, and declared them
selves to be free sovereign and indepen-
dent Ireland too, unfortunate and op-
pressed as she is, made one more effort
for freedom, which though unsuccessful.
has demonstrated that upon her soil there
still live men ready to labor, to suffer, or if
needed be, to die in her behalf.
In Hungary there has risen up bold
and able man who is struggling against the
might of Austria for the freedom of his
countrymen. Comparatively weak IL
numbers, his soldiers have succeeded IN
keeping at bay the hirelings of oppression,
and amidst the rocky Businesses OF their
mountain homes, they bid them defiance.
Like William Tell, Louis Kossuth is not
to be dismayed at superior force or har-
rassed into abandoning the great purpose
for which he is striving.
France is now quiet, and her govern
ment appears to be established on firm
basis. The law and order party are gra-
dually increasing in strength and there
seems to be now little reasonable doubt OF
the stability of the French Republic.
On our own Continent there begin to
be signs indicating that no great period OF
time will elapse before Canada will assume
her position as free country. A bill has
recently passed the Provincial Parliament
providing that all those parties who sus-
tanned losses by the attempt at Revolution
in 1887 shall receive indemnity at the
hands of Government. The Royalist
party strenuously opposed the measure
but they were out-voted and should they
strive to prevent the provisions OF the act
from being carried into execution, there
will be another struggle for independence,
differing from that OF 1887, inasmuch as 1t
will be successful. The French inhabI-
tants, encouraged by the example OF their
kindred in Europe, have resolved to be
free in fact, even if they be nominal q
under the English rule, and they will sue
ceed.
Such, then, is the political aspect of a
few of the nations of the earth. Does it
not seem to indicate that there Is abroad a.
mong the people a strong, earnest desire to
govern themselves, and determination
that they aoill? A few years, perhaps
months only, will decide the condition of
the world for century; and unless we are
mistaken in our views, no great time viii
elapse, ere nearly all the civilized nations
will be in reality and truth republican In
their governments by whatever name they
may choose to designate their rules. "a
consummation most devoutly to be wish
ed" ."-Har. Tel.