Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-08-29

State Of VENICE. With an heroic resolve.
worthy of the highest admiration, this small
State boldly took the field against these for
nidabie powers, determined to exhaust her
Liood and treasure in maintaining erihdepen-
dence. Superior forces might at length have
overpowercd her; but that PRovIDEycE, who
Overrules the Affairs Of nations, interposed on
behalf of the weak and the just. Discord and
dissension broke out among The couleGerates.
The unholy league was dissolved, and VENICE
preserved.
! H. Perhaps the noblest e!rnggle for liberty
OIL record was that made by the city of Ley
den in 1873, against the formidable power of
the Spaniards. This sIiiail city underwent a
vigorous SIEGE during which the women per-
formed all the duties of soldiers. After long
and glorious contest, the seige was raised. and
the city saved by throwing down the dykes
and inundaiing tue country with the sea.
| 1t is worthy of remark here, also, that in this
! famous contest, of the II Provinces OF Holland,
only sercn, embracing very small territory,
comLi ,ed to defend their lbe. ties. Bat the
heroic Prince of Orange ut the head of tese
small Provinces, remarkable for their simplici-
! ty OF manners, their public truyali'v and their
! invincible courage, with a reinforcement Of
only 1000 English, maintained the independent
cy OF these Provinces, against the then most
powerful monarch in Europe.
5. The liberty struggle of the Poles, so IA
nous in history, aud in many respects, 50 woT.
thy of admiration, was unsuccessful from sew
rral causes. Poland was surrounded By three
of the lagest and most despOtic powers the
globe -RrsSIA, AUSTRIA and PRus>IA-ail Sc
| crelly planning and working her overthrow.
She was completely cut off from all liberal and
sYmpat!izing nations. Notwithstanding this,
howeve;, it is the opinion Of many Eurooean
Statesmen, that hut for internal dissensions,
Poland might still have maintained her inde.
pendence against all the Vaccinations OF the
triple alliance l.: that cnumtry, the masses
were under the most absolute slavery to their
mobiles; and the mobiles AS feudal Lords, inde-
pendent Of the crown. were 1T constant warfare
with each other. The State hah no uniting
principle. Discord and dissension reigned
throughout their entire struggle for indepen-
danca.
Similar causes operated to defeat the recent
HUNGARIAN contest Jealousy among the
principal races, the Maygars, the Croatians,
and the Sclavonians, inilamrd by the golden
promises Of Russia and Austria. produced the
wonderful detection in the triumphant armies
of Hungary, and suidcniy defeated the proud
hopes oi iiossurH and the genuine patriots,
Tor their cnlntry's independence.
Gy While these strus sgles illustrate the he
roic efforts of gallant people for tilcir: liberty,
thcv at the same time show the danger of in.
lernal ;lissensioas, which are always fatal to
the prospects OF great national enterprises.
6. In resolving to resist the huge power OF
the British Government. our own ancestors
eviced Il spirit of determination and valor, that
m,st excite the admiration of all future ages
Rather than live under Il government not their
choice, though incomparaby inferior IN num-
hers, wealth aud power, to ti,cir enemy, they
chose To risk their all-ticir lives, their fortunes
aud their sacred houor Amid defeat, disaster
and privatinn, often without clothing or anmn-
milton, with the swamp for their resting place,
and parchcd corn and pntatnrs for their Iood,
they preserved in their manly efforts, till they
gained for us oar glorious Inheritance OF liberty.
Can we ever consent to give up that lnher-
tancc with struggle less reSolute aud noble
than that By which it was achieved!
7. The little State of modern GREECE, en-.
bracing only 2l,000 SIR. miles, with about
500, 0DD inhabitants, after i long struggle, "a
cheved her independence against one of the
largest despvlisns-havins ali area 'i 6oO,ooo
sJr. miles, and Il population Of ,OOO.-
Uuder so many tolls and disadvantages did
this brave people fight against their oppressors'
the TURKS, their struggle lor liberty is become
one of the most famous in history. Vino has
not read the patriotic appeals OF WEBSTER aud
CLAY, Oh behalf of this gallant people! Who
does not know that joy and delight thrilled
the public mind of this country on hearing OF
their glorious success! In 1877 Greece es-
tablisned her independence, and has since qu'-
elv maintained it.
s. Texas, rs we all know, without resources,
and with Il mere handful ui men, aided by ir
REGULAR volunteers, from the United States,
viii, daring holiness worthy of all praise,
continued through l six year struggle, achieved
her independence against Mexico with a pop
vlatou oi 1,0UO,O ,OOu, trained to war tor tine last
nifty years.
.. Not the least memorable instance, in mo-
dern ,ia,es, OF Il small State struggling against
Il powerIuI uation, is that of CAUCASUS asaInst
Russia This truly brave people, Occupying
AN extent @. Territory, between the Black AMI
Caspian SEAS not larger than South Carolina,
mas for wears ucld in check, and battied all the
efforts of the Russian Autocrat, with All En-
,irc of 6D. .OO0, 900 of ihnabItants and Il stand
ur army OF 100000 men, though the war has
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