The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-22
JFvna lie Washington Rpubiie
THE WRITINGS THAT ARE REVOLT.
TIUNiZINE EUROPE.

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We are apt 10 makes great ado about the
psblished opinions Of European travellers
Who visit u for The purpose ofbook-msking,
uhilc the really influential writings in re-
lssion 10 the United States, that are chang
ing the thoughts OF the old world, opening
iheir eyes tothe advantages az our form d
goyerameu. and the blessings OF our instl
sasidhs. 10. oee ia Thousand ever thinks Of.
essay ii or periodical reviewer that We
ware IL has ever taken into eonsiders-
- esen alluded to the writings in
They have been whnily over
+ yalitical spectators on both sides
hisntic. Neither the Pope nor sny
bte1iaie has ever thought Of eAclud-
I'm from bis dominions OH accoun, Of
fspabilcaniziDg tendency. No index
1Ruggssssus makes mention Of them; yet
they sfe daily multiplied, constantly circu-
lstsd, sra unerrins IN producing The eflec,
Inseeoe5 They have done more TO reyolu
tlonizc o. Mons in the old world than all
ether writings Published during the present
ce0tufy they operate chiefly amongthe illii-
erate masses Of Europe. and, as thes make
tbe most eloquent and toaching appeals TO
the feelings, they are the chief instru-
neats Of filing our country TO overlooking
almost With the oppressed population Of En-
5ope. These writings are the humble but
eloquent and truthful letters ofthe poor inn
Ggrants, Who tell, 10 their simple but SIN
core Language, their happy experiences 10
This land Of freedom, and by their glowing
sncomiums, induce the friends left al home
70 follow after them. We had one Of these
stirring missives put Into our hands the 9th
er day which had been written at lbe dicts-
tim Of q dhambermaid 10 friends family,
boy y fifteen having acted a. ainanueasis.
i ran. thus:
To Mrs. Betty Rork, Bally--. in the
county Antrim, Ireland. Dear mother. arriy-
edin Just six months ago to-day. Dear
mother this is great country for the likes Of is
ihave had good place ever since ! came over,
and 30 has Jane MURRAY who is cook in a gentle
mas'sismily, and gets COED wages. Dear moth
e. Tim Riley and Patrick Donovan and his sis
TT are all doing we'll. Dear mother YOU must
By the ship send draf, on the Bank
Of Ireland for two pounds. anda certificate for his
passage. Dear mother, this is from your loving
daughter, .BRlDsET RogE.'
hrequires no very powerful ina gin alton
@ conceive the etfec. which such piece Of
wfitlpg ae tbis will produce when il is read
IN the circle for which il was intended in
bsilJ--. Possibly the person 10 whom
twas written is unable TO read j, herself,
but she calls in the aid Of the priest, or the
shoP keeper, Or some other learned person
sad y Is read aloud 70 admirlug groups Of
hunger-pinched and hali-clad listeners,
whom It's cauteDis inspire with golden opin-
Ions Of the i.ullfuIness Of The land Of free
CON aud The unspexkabie blessings Of repub-
hcan tnsiI,u,oas. Letters of similar import
st''isn 10 oil languases. are constantly a.
'ng, IKE winged seeds. all over Europe, and
creeping and terminating wherever there
nfe human beings and human habitations
10 every county II England and Ireland, in
III Afhlands 81 Scotland. the mountains
u *(srlahd, by The Labtstions Of ihe
DaA-sE, on the shores Of the Baltic, on the
pans Of ltaly, among the vineyards Of
I fafce and all over Norway aud Sweden
ahsse hsing leaves are constantly dropping
df2paag, dropping, aud imbuing HE mind,
4 the l'eople where tbey fall With ex,rav
ssa'ii IDEAS Of the glorious privileges Of !
rec z3sernment, aud the happiness ant
efay OF those who make their on law,
aae Ct their own rulers Is il surprising
iafa' nat all over Europe there should sud
aft.f ave broken oui, without any con
scr 7 schon, such widespread, vigorous
So hdent de.and iof The right oi ire,
f7seg neni. And il il likely chat, Will
4as same causes are s,ltl actively a
Ply mere will ever be an abatement ,
3hss 'oluilonary spirisSs which has bee
ae7 Y ed by such writings as We lia'
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