The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-25
VOL. w.

sristocratic dogs as they are But they don't
They are democratic though black But there 10
no room to despair, for Mr.. +. assures us tbs,
within century, they will carry glad tidinoa
TO the heart of Africa (Which means we spo
pose, that the "heavenly destiny of slavery win
be extended over that continent, aud will hurl
the inhabitants on TO liberty and Christianity for
few blissful centuries.
Ii is useless to argue with this champion NJ
America. He is from the free States and pretty
fair representative of class Of gentlemen whose
hearts seem always to be bursting with indigna.
ton at the missionaries of Europe, and sorrow
for the miseries Of the poor. This sympatbv
with the poor OF foreign country is a cheap sen
timent, gives room for eloquent defamation. and
may lead to widespread popularity. The trus
test of mans love Of justice, devotion to human
rights and sympathy with the oppressed is his con.
duct towards the poor of his own country. Il he
content to walk there with the minority. to brave
odium to labor in and out of season for the down.
trodden2 When an American is brave as a lion
in defence Of human rights in Europe, and
equally brave in attacking them in the persons of
the oppressed in his own country, or not daring
to open his mouth for them, he is a bird that al.
ways flies with the flock, and his claims to deyo-
ton to right vary with the longitude, and are
what Mr.. Burchell would call fadge
The author signs his full name to his article
and thus gives every American the right to saw
what he thinks of the opinions expressed We
hope that Mr. Fry's next defence will be more
deserving Of praise for its principles His pen is
an able one when employed in good Cause.
ITEMS.
The proposition of Nj. Larochejaquelin to sub
NIT the question of the form of Government to
the people was qnashed at once in the Assembly
by the previous question. 1t is still discussed in
the papers, finding few friends and many enemies
Its author is handled without gloves by all par
ties He was q warm republican in 1s4s, aud
abjured his royalist sentiments in harangue be-
fore Raspaips club.
The budget has been drawing its slow length
along for nearly two weeks. An economy of one
hundred and forty-four millions last years
budget has been proposed by the Committee, but
this is barely reducing the budget to its old pro-
portions. The receipts are still less than the ex
penses.
The news from Rome is that his Holiness nny
return to Rome, Sunday IN Oibis The official an
nouncement is ambiguous, and leaves everything
uncertain. He will return {" if nothing new har-
pen against the public security and tranquility
All intercourse is broken off between the
Courts of Prussia and Wurtemberg No danger
Of fighting however. They understand each
other too we'll for that. The Erfurt Assembly
has taken no decisive step as yet. Speeches
have been made and officers elected. Things may
return to the basis of the treaties of 1915 They
seem to be tending that way.
Yesterdays session of the Assembly was
stormy one. NJ, jules Favre, the brilliant orator
81 the iieft mafe most vigorous attack on the
Ministry. He summed up its policy for the inte-
rior in these words ITO spy everywhere, al
ways and everybody" In another part of his
discourse, he exclaimed "You are called the
Cabinet of action, but you are only the Cabinet
of the police. Your veritable chief is M. Car
liern
To-day the Assembly is discussing the law on
transportation of political convicts
Yours, &c. w.