Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-03-01
hear a Lady Speak.
A Female Orator.

sexertions in t,ehgif Of Liberty, was, ceie-
brated tn New York The entertainment
consisted ia a Ball end Supper, and tf
course c Insisted of gentlemen and lndias
n striking feature of. the evening was 4
speech-sn TT hand, able. aud spirited
speech, of a lnds-ihe equal of which .faw
men are conIrAent 10 make. We mike
copieus extracts to shrw Whit an Ra,,es.
narres, wninan can do--when she tries.
! The lady was calfed ~ her feet ty tho
announcement Of the eighth regular loasts.
| WoMA>-Through her it.ti,.ence snaa
! par,odk OF the Tree of knowledge. ! Fha'
driven from the garden where ii grew,
she gained knowledge enough to mike an
/ Eden wherever she may be. s'
/ Mrs Rose, q Polish lady, resident uf
4 New York CITY. IN responding 10 the ,oass
4 delivered The fnIIn@irg eloquent speech
She spoke in Il foreign accent. which by
| To means, however, marred the effect ot'
its delivery; and as she warmed in the
subject, her gestures were exceedingly
animated. Alter souie preliminary re-
marks appropriate 10 The occasion .be orator
/ proceeded:
"'These are the times iha, try mems
souls" The infancy Of the year 1852 is
prophe,ic of The most itnpoftan. events in
tho snnnls OF human history. Europe
trembles IN the balance. Life, liberty aud
happiness is in one scale-dark despntisG,,
Siberia, the guillntine, Austrrn's gslifny
chains. aud the lnqnisi,:on, in the other;
and who that has human blood flowing il
his veins who that has ever felt the waru,
gush Of ,ffseiion fl; bis being, cnn hest.
inte whether 10 throw his weigh! into the
| balance Of life und lreedom-or til6 OF
chains oppression ond death! Blu, snr
| wise men in Washington tell US tho, our
| policy is non intervention. |, is tree. -
When we struggled 10 cast off our yoke,
| We asked ior and obtained iactlye iuter ven.
ton. Men from oil parts Of Europe Tough,
| in our battles. Frnice sent us large
fleet with millions Of money, without when
we might yet be an "Ppendage to Great
Britain; but then we We're weak aud pros.
trate, and therefore believed in inlerven.
.lon; but now That we afe strong and hbls
to stand alone, we think Ron.imerventinl
is the bes, policy for u>; and SO long rs We
do not aid the de:trnyer Of human rigl ts
we can lay the tiatterng unc,ion to onr
souls, that we are very good republicans.
Benumbed, indeed, must that soul be m
rest easy under such an VI ction; but such
reasoning evincas IS much ignorance ss
recklessnes,. Non in,erventiopi There
is no such thing as non-interrenfiom.- -
Silent influence is often Jar more poner>
fiji than dctire; aud 10 him who teafs only
your opposition, but aeqnires no persnnni
n d silence IS consent; and siience ~ hero
life and liberty is nj stake, whe.e. by =
timely protest, we ceuld stay the destroy
er's hand and dn not do an, is as criminal
as girimg actual aid to the opprrssor;
lor II cns~ ers his purpose, he cal achie,s
the foul deed.
Who, on seeing PROSTATE man sirug,
a r;rant that presses heavily on his breast,
and jos, as he has succeeded To cast h,u,
off, another steps forward, and with ons
fell blow crushes him TO the earth, ~rlIe
he wns quietly looking on, would have The
audacny 10 call himself The friend Of the
PROSTATE man! And who would consider
the mnn gui.tless, on the cowardly, bastard.
Is plea, that he strongly sympathised wrh
tho fallen man. but, fearing, lest the blow
aimed nj lhe victim might fall on himself,
therefore he did no, interfere. Such mis-
creanl would be unfit 10 live in human So
ciety.
Precisely in this position is n governs
meni, who, with its wide spread republican
banner. declaring to the world ihni nn,inns,
like individuals, have a right 10 he Tree,
yet iamely suffers freedom 10 be crushed,
les, The deoth. blow mined al the lives and
liberties Of millions, might rebound on it
no, that it fears any personal injury
oh. na!--i, deems itself TOO strong Tor ,hni,
but interference might, for Time, hinder &
commerce; and the worshippers at tho
shrine Of mommon might not be able To
grasp MS much os they would wish.
w het kind OF MO does ,he Gear Of Ros-
sin require To crush freedom in Europe!
:.,reclsely :, such asEngland and this country
now give h,p--a passive consent TO his
active intervention, in violation m theIaws :
of nations, rs we'll as olhunnniiy.s Fight ,
ing an,omata, he has ennugh-money ho
can draw from the hearts blood, Of hn,
subjects. All he.reqnires is non-intervaa-5
iion-A.(or opposition he could not stand--;i
he knows too we'll that men do not fight,
from force, as they do, from love OF iree-
dom See the thousands he looses daily,
in The contest with that handful Of uudisci.
plined Circassans; his numbers are reduc.
ed almos, TO c.phers when in contact with =
others; his power is overrated. His weak.
ness is not made known, for there is no
free press in Russia; but his strength ia
magnified before The world to keep other
nations in awe. So little confidence can
be placed in his men, that on the Germna
frontiers, where he has to keep garrisons
70 prevent the inhabitnnts from bringing
goods from Germany (for the Car is mo-
friend to free trade, he has to changs
hem about every six weeks, to prevent
hem from becoming acquainted with the
people; and in spite Of this precauton, al>
most every article of dress. all kinds Of
ancy goods, tobacco, table salt, glass and
,hina ware, are brought ever from Ger
many; for when governments make laws
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