Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-06-15
The Westminster Review,


(April,) opens with an examination of Lord
Jeffrey's Theory of Beauty, maintaining the
sensuous theory that the beauty Of visible OBJ
iects is the power which they possess Of inn
parting an agreeable sensation to the eye
This is followed by an interesting article on
the "Persian Cuneiform Inscriptions" and
"Persian Ballads A review of the Liberty
of Rome" by Samuel Eliot, is not very COM
plimentary to our learned countryman, COM
planning of his 'windy generalities," as "rath-
er wearisome than profitable" Having dis
posed of Mr.. Eliot, the writer goes into some
profound speculatons Of bis own on the prog
ress of liberty, from which we copy fine
tribute to Mazzini and modern Rome:
Who could contemplate old Rome without
a thought of him under whom the modern
Rome has become once more city. of heroes !?
| Who could preach, be his language never so
! inadequate, this sublimest doctrine of human
[ ity, without homage unto him whom future
ages will reverence as the apostle of faith
the patriot, the exile, and yet the victor-Jo-
! seph Mazzini? It was the insurrectionary
! flag of "La Giovine Italia that first bore the
divine Inscription alberta, eguagalanza, uTlan-
tia; - and over the eternal city, first among the
future waved. Rome, twice ruler, strives
again to be first among us, leader of our hopes
Who thinks that Rome is conquered Who
hears not the approach of the Fastening hour
of triumph?
"victory! victory! feel'st thou NOT, o world,
! The earthquake of his chariot laundering up
! Olympus?"
Even now, but for the infamy of France, an
italian nation, had realized the dream of Caius
Gracious; and religion (the law which links
humanity to God) blasphemed by tyrants in
the east, and utterly denied by traders in the
west, had found temple and a priesthood in
the capital. But little while our hope can
be deferred. Though the Cossacks, native
and French born, divide down-trampled Eu-
rope; though England-forgetful of the prom
Use of her former deeds-look on indiHerently.
having no interest in the struggles of truth
and justice, no sympathies with freedom, and
no concern in the dcstinies of mankind-yet
the right must progress to victory. The great
European war has commemorative long
I threatened conflict between peoples and gov
ernments, the strife for nationality-for the
natural organization of humanity, instead ol
the arbitrary divisions of kings. Again and
again the national spirit may seem crushed; a
new unholy alliance may dictate new final ar
rangements; but again and again will the
or with ordained by God burst through the
conventional bounds and nature, stronger
than protocols, assert the right of nations
Whether Nicholas shall be autocrat of cal
the Russias," the house of Hapsburgh main
tain heterogeneous Austrian empire, ant
western diplomatists play with the miseries o
Epeoples-or whether free men shall organic
themselves in nations within the boundaries
, marked out by God-this is the question TO b.
solved; and who can doubt the result? A
free and united Italy, even though Malta (fron
: which Italian refugees are now expelled) b
added to complete the nation--a generated
Greece-a Slayonic confederation, with Hun
: gary rid of the Austrian, and glorious Polant
f heading the democracy Of the sast,-and on,
great German republic-hope with seren
eyes watches for these through the cannon
smoke. Alas for those people who have NJ
hope! Alas for them whose highest ambitiol
t is to be de-nationalized, to have no bond Q
union except the partnership in an ignobl
profit, tomorrow, perhaps, yet more igno
minious bankruptcy! Alas for those who's
aim is the mere increase Of traffic that light
} ems not the wretehedness of the many; who's
? lives are weakly governed, not wisely ordered
whose energies are wasted in petty priyat
interests" while the things they call thel
: ''rulers" play fast and lose with the hope
Y and happiness of the world. Alas for tn
: dishonorable people whom the world alread
commences to despise!