The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-28


emancipated from the tyranny and preudees OF the past
and the condition Of the OF mankind must be
loated Ii is not visionary TO suppose this will be real
lied for the rapid teopnents OF sciences and the Te
sstibe advance of knowledge Which makes one year
now a century in former times are destined, al no dis
ant period. degenerate the world. What an epoch
We need not build tower OF Babel TO reach the skies
have become gods and take the wings oil the wind
and drink nectar among the clouds
Could we mad the genius OF Homer, who made dees
OF principles and set them al war TO represent the action
of The human mind ia its individual and collective
pacity or Of a Million. who created and peoped the
neither world with fearful forms, phantoms, hideous
stences, and nonstrous powers 10 exhibit the ideas OF
SIM OF passion and of misery, in their various and many
characters what sabject does this revolutionary period
with lis OF principles, present for great work !!
Such genius would doubtless marshal these conending
forces like the egions of Satan and the hosts of jehovah
when there war in Heaven which made the light.
ming their sword, and the thunderbo their artillery; it
would array on The side majestic Truth, luminous as
the meridian sun, piercing the Utmost recesses OF the dark
chambers OF the soul where fasehood and Ignorance have
lurked long, dispensing the midnight darkness which
has couded for many ages the human mind and show
ing in full day the hieousness, the number, and power
of the legons of darkness and Justice invncble power
summonng up the victims of six thousand years OF in
usce-ihe myrads who have sunk under the misery and
were slain by the sword of desposmto witness against
and make battle with the foes OF humanityJusiice, with
severe counenance, and its wo-edged sword woundng
the conscience and humbDg the looks OF the guilty. and
hurting from his high seat the enthroned monster OF OPP
preston; and Love, benign deity whose smiles, like
Proserpines, frucfy the earth. and fill the lap OF Ma
mre with abundance fox all, fights in the of pity
and suffering humanity; and though good and loving
peace she is ail.powerulsLe paray1es whatever OPP
poses her. and converts her enemies and host OF
other principles assuming forms peculiar to their nature,
all marching with overwhelming force to certain victory
under the banner of liberty equality aud fraternity
and on the other side would place Despotsm grim and
suen monster whose dark vssge paes the bright moon,
and throws the world into midnight sleep; and Tyranny,
with horid rowp striking terror into The hearts OF the
people, armed with all the weapons OF destruction and lor
nre and deghtng IN the shrieks OF despair The tears OF
the imprisoned the amenaton OF the oppressed, and the
groans OF the dying ard Ignorance with its gloomy Tea
lures hid under priesy cowl, carrying the massive
unused, and rusty key of knowledge, ailying itself
with Desposm and Tyranny, and having great power
over the minds OF men, for it wraps itself IN mys-
terry and by its measured steps In the mysterious dark
ness with which it surrounds itself, astoBishes and
imposes upon the world and Seshness, with It's rave
nous appetite and heartlessness and Cruelty dyed IN
blood; and legions OF nhuman, selfish, and formidable
auxaries all in the field under flag embazoned with
the words "prvilege, authority, submission" Genius
would represent this OF principles and these forces IN
striking characters.
[ have said that this war of principles precipita,ed
chiefly by the revolutions in France, would lead, proba-
BLY, to the most terrible actual that the woild may
have ever wiinessedhe objects and the interests IN
volvyd important and as consequence, the hos
iiy so great There cannot be doubt As 20 which side
victory in the end viii incline Truth, BY The aid o. Ia
ielgence, must triumph And we look With deep IN.
terest a, the movements in Paris aud in ,ht German
fa,herand for il is there that, within twelve months
will be decided the question whether Europe viii
tnue to march TO democracy. or become democratic
al OF the and the
sequent subjugalion and probable ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Germany Europe will become Cossack, and her liberty
be postponed indefinite period Freedom will
heeatsr for, not now the progress of IDEAS,
and the reaction the Old World OF the immense grow
ing power OF this wonderful America, will effect il here
alter but though the struggle is desperate and
the coming conflict fierce, believe that freedom
will triumph though may be through rivers OF blood.
Oh how pregnant with results is the year 1862
w. b. p,