The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-07-11
WHOLE NO. 1874.

crueiies are 70 be pited and for their sake these
Perstoutions are TO be regretted. Bnt the cause
must oe strengthened by them IL was necessity
that the contrast between the despots and the NJ.
triots should be shown in such clear color "a 30
defy contradiction ~
Though Rome had fallen into the hands Of tho
Jesuits, had Sicily been saved il could have 20
NAMED sn island fortress, where the sacred FIRE az
freedom could have been kept alive But the
Royal Camarilla Of Piedmont, together with
British diplomacy, ruined that hope likewise
The Scilians, mised by the delusion that thew
would be recognised as an independent state by
Great Britain, placed at their head Provisional
Government in which the aristocratic influence
| predominated. Trusting in the promises Of The
British Foreign Secretary. thew elected RiU@
luted nv u discharges from British Vesseis-of
war. The people, lulled into security. did NOT
take those measures necessary for their defence
Various man9uvres were put into practice 20
prevent their being able 10 use all those means
which were within their reach, while finally.
abandoned by their King elect, snd likewise by
British diplomacy, as usual they were handed
over to the tender mercies Of King Bomba TO be
by him prosecuted and massacred
How could IL be otherwise Princes and diplo
matists, men without conscience, having been AL
lowed to direct revolution, guided IL where IL
best suited their narrow views. All revolutions
which have been conducted by mobiles have ended
In their merely securing for themselves certain
arstocratic privileges, MS was the case in Eng
land before the Reform bill The Reform in
England in '32 was brought about by the shop-
keepers-they secured for Themselves the right Of
voting. A Revolution, to produce benefit to the
People must be conducted by the People, and by
such as they can place reliance in, or the People
will always be caoled out of the fruit of their Ia
Dor. IL Is TO he hoped that in the approaching
contest the people may profit by the past dearly
bought experienoe-tbat they may recollect how
they have been betrayed by Princes Mobiles, and
DipOmstists-that they may always bear in mind
thst tstse sasn are the ssSss sf1ss JesuiSs, Mha
never forget nor forgive. All nations must act
for the geprral benefit Of mankiQd apd not &a- Il
~, -.as~ssskve 81 nauUrtAA NsgrsnS efren,. ne
DespOts, regardless Of nationality, assist each
other against the People, having established for
that purpose league, which they blasphemouslv
call Holyn The immense armies. which cover
all Europe are not directed against each other
but only against the people Their device is
DIVIDE and conquer" Not only do they endes
vor to provoke jealousy between the cities and
provinces of Italy, land also of Germany calling
native OF Florence foreigner when he is in
Rome and Diee UeySa-but they continue 10 foment =
hatred between Nations exciting Geru ans against
iungarians, Hungarsns against Italians, Ital-
ians against Poles, &c. &c. Let the people now
have their league, which with some greater shev
Of reason they can call "Holyn May the Des-
pots never again find the students OF Vienna will
ing to march against the Italians. No Human
ity, civilization and the cause of the People, are
the same In Vienns as in italy or in Hungary
they are the same on the Rhine as on the Danube
or on the Seine.
The delusiou so successfully practiced upon the
merchants and shop-keepers, is now beginning to
dissipate They see that the party falsely calling
itself the Protector Of Order is In reality the
subvertcr of all order-that by its INSCRIPTIONS
efforts to maintain its supremacy il keeps the
world in constant agitation-that il is the enemy
OF all Improvement, civilization, and education.
This party was so reckless that at the risk of
piunging all parts of Europe into civil war; IL de-
stroyed credit and confidence, for the purpose of
laying the blame on the Liberals, and exciting
against them the indignation Of those very per-
sons for whose benefit the patriots were toiling.
Europe is now fast dividing itself into two
camps. In the one are to be found the Pope.
Kings, Mobiles, and Jesuits, marshalled under the
collected under the banner of liberty. 7Aess trio
principles cannot co-exit Should by any misfortune
the Cossacks succeed in subduing Europe for a
time TO their influence, then in no part of the
world will Liberty be allowed n hiding place
not even the New World will be free from the
scourge Of Despotism. American citizens have
every inducement 10 sympathIzs with the EurO-
pean patriots-for the love OF Justice-for their
nterests-for the sake Of tranquility prosperity,
and commerce, which cannot flourish till Liberty
be triumphant. The People cannot be extermi-
mated, and until they obtain equal rights all ex-
pectation OF their being quiet and contented Isl
dream. There may be, rs there is now, lull be-
tween the storms--but that is not peace. Europe
owes much to America for having shown how well
q Democratic Government works-on the other
hand II the millions of emigrants who have left
Europe through disgust at the despotic system,
had remained there, and had worked for the gene
raj good, the Old World would now be free
This great question might two years ago have
been settled nearly withouta struggle had British
diplomacy sincerely supported the just demands of
he oppressed multitudes The vacllating conduct
If the British Foreign Secretary and his sympa-
by for Mobiles have brought society into its pre-
tent state of confusion. The Patriots are willing
o rely upon reason and argument The Despots,
,owevcr, being weak on these points, only place
heir faith in force, coercion, and violence When
he struggle commences may God protect the right
Yours &c. H. FoRBss.