New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-04
Our Duty 10 Freedom.

plain and easy duties u l1umaulJ anu Ai'
er,x about which there can reasonably be
10 dispute. The facts that all Europe, ex-
cent Great Britain, Switzerland, Belgium,
Holland, Portugal and SardiGii, is now held
in chairs by acoalition of Despots -thatmoss
of these Dcsposs have either usurped out
riahtthe power they WELD, and have crushed
immediate resistance by the vast force of
their Standing Armies, or have, with fragrant
perjury and perfdy, snatched that power
back from the People to whom they had pre-
viously surrendered it-that each Nation Is
now isil in which all freedom Of speak
ing, writing, printing or assembling is utterly
denied and subyerted the People are
necessarily enslayed, Plundered, discomfort
Cd ard miserable and that, even 10 state
of profound peace, few or none Of the Des-
potisms can wrench money enough from
their unresisting vassals to pay their enor-
nous armies and sustain their police, spies
and other machinery absolutely essential to
the maintenance of their blighting system
these must be well known to every In
tellieent observer. They reader utterly
impossible the continuance of the present
rule even for few years. 1t were as ra-
tional to suppose that the ice in the Hudson
or Lakes would remain there till next Sep
tember as that Hungary, Italy, Germany,
France, Poland, can remain passive uoder
their present crushing burdens and sting
ing exasperations.
Nor is the contes. to which these are
goadiGg the Masses by any means so I'M
equal and hopeless as it is generally repre-
sented. True, the Armies of the Despots
compose an aggregate of Three Millions of
Men, and they are generally well supplied
with arms and munitions. But they are
MEN like the rest of us-nlne- tenths OF
them poor men, sharing the wants, the suf-
ferings, the aspirations of their Two Hun
dred Millions Of fathers, brothers and neigh
bors who are taxed to feed and clothe the
soldiery in order that the latter may be ready
to shoot down whoever shall dare speak for
Humanity, Justice and Freedom. Who be-
lieves that these Three Millions of Hun
garisn, Germans, Italians, Frenchmen and
Poles are ready to imbrue their hands in the
blood of their peasant brethren when these
shall rise to demand Of the Despots and
their satellites Justice and Opportunity for
all Rely on it, the next unfurling of the
flag of Liberty in Europe is sure to be fol-
lowed by events and developments unpar-
alleled in the contests of dynasties and ma
tons:
But to this end it is indispensable that
the hands of the leaders of Freedoms host
! he strengthened for the inevitable struggle.
The Democracy of Europe will readily fill
the ranks of the Armies of Freedom if
they are but supplied with arms and mum.
tions. Let it be known that Kossuth re.
turns to Europe with the means of equip
ping and provisioning the Army Of Hun
garian Independence, and he will need no
other regiments but such as the Cause
viii speedily rally around him. Only give
him the sinews of war, and he will readily
find or create Herewith whatever else NAV
be needed
Shall We not help him to what is need
full ? There are in this Country some Five
Millions of free men and women who live
by their own daily labor and are able to la
Dor efficiently. One Dollar each from these
would give the Governor of Hungary all,
and more than all, the material aid he re-
quires to reconquer his Country's indepen-
dence and expel the desolating locusts now
deyouring her. One days labor from each
of cur efficient Five Millions would realize
at least Five Millions Of Dollars. Where
is the man calling himself Republican
who will grudge the proceeds of one days
labor to restore Hungary to the community
of Free Nations =?
But great many cannot be reached, and
some have had their minds so poisoned by the
minions and servitors of Despotism among
US that they will do nothing What then
Let those who are impressed with the force
and justice of Gov. Kossuth's appeals give
the proceeds of a weeks labor in their
several vocations to the sacred cause of
hungary and Freedom. Having person.
ally done very muvh moro than thi, ror
that cause, we feel that we have right to
make this appeal and urge it on the atten.
ton of all Republicans. A weeks work
is not much and let those who cannot no "
spare the proceeds solemnly consecrate
them to this object and pay over the amount