Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-31
kOssuih's Wants.

this country. First, intervention for non.
intervention" Second, contributions for the
purchase of arms. The following extract
from his speech ut Harrisburg, presents this
latter question without conoealment or cuui-
vocation:
Royalty has lost its prestige in France.
Germany, Italy, Austria aud Hungary. Both
parties equally recognise that The time has
come when iile Struggle OF principles must
Dc decided. Ahsolutism or repuIicanisrn--
the Car or the principles of America
Is no more TRANSACTIONS, no more truce possi-
bic. The two antagonisticgl principles must
meet upon the narrow bridge of n knife edge
breadth, cas-. across the deep gulf ready TO
swallow him who falls. There is no giving
way-ihere is no turning round possible.
We who would give AWAY to his enemy would
fall Into i!c yawniug guilt himself lie who
would turn round would be pushed down by
his enemy pressing in his rear. Ii is q striig-
gle for life nd death.
Tint is the condition of The European con-
tnent in general. A great, terrible, bloody
revolution is unavoidable. That is known
and felt by every one. And every sound
tnan knows equally well that the temporary
success OF Louis Napoleons usurpaion made
but the terrible crisis more unavoidable yet.
fc men Of peace at any price, do not shut
willingly your eyes before the finger of God
pointing 10 the meme, iekei uphwsin, written
with gigantic letters upon the sky of Europe.
Despots never yield TO Justice, and mankind,
inspired with the love of freedom will not
yield to annihilation cowardy. Peace is
impossible. Nobody can stop the wheels of
destiny.
IL would he n mistake terrible in its con-
sequences, TO believe that il should fail in
my mission here, aud il the United States
should remain indifferent, then no revolu-
tiou would break out on the European con-
linent. That is an unavoidable necessity
which no power on earth can avert Should
even tlle United States not only remain in
different, but with all their immense power
even side with the dcspots of the. world, that
the church yard peuce of Europe may not
be disturbed, which the United States of
course could never do, even that could NOT
prevent revolution in Europe. Hungary,
Austria, Italy and Germany would fight, be il
against The combined power OF the world.
They would fight. even with the certainty of
death; because there is u condition in the life
OF nations, when oppression is more hated
than death is feared.
NO, gentlemen, tue success Of my mission
here can insure the victory of freedom; Gun
prevent torrents ofmartyi's blood; can shor-
ten the earthquake of impending war; and
bring restoration TO sole peace. But I've sure,
the certainty ofthe European revolution is
not in the slightest manner depending upon
my good luck here, aud your generous sup
port; as also my failure here, would not for
single week rc'ard1he outbreak OF that hur-
ricane, the scent OF which is already per-
cevCd in the very air.
Wen, the question rushes instinciively TO
the miud, But has Hungary the 9TH
or oppressed nations of Europe-n chance
for success;" The Revolution hcing una
voidablc, even were there no chance for sue
cess that question is, in my opinion, pretty
Indifferent IA respect 10 what course this,
your great Republic, may be pleased TO adopt;
because, the greater the means and chances
of absouIism were, the greater claims has
the catse Of humanity TO your operative
sympathy. a first cause sufficiently stlong
~ ilseli, requires no support lie may well
dispense from feeling Interested in the
struggle Of "a man OF whom we have no doubt
that he is sure of victory. TO want sympa-
thy and support in Just cause, is precisely n
claim more to sympathy and support.
Should we, meeting with no support hero
such us your glorious Republic in its public
capacity aud your generous citizens in their
private capacity can afford without leopard
ing your own welfare and your own inter-
est and 10 be sure il never came 10 my mind
TO desire more should we, meeting with no
support here, be crushed again aud absolu-
lsm consolidate lis powers upon the ruins
of murdered nations, | indeed, gentlemen,
cannot forbear to believe that il would be-
come n historical reproach of conscience,
lying like an incubus upon the breast Of tho
people Of the United States from generation
TO generation. ! mean that idea, that had
you not withheld that support which you
were able TO afford in time consistently with
your own interest. Hungary perhaps would
he free, tiourishing country, instead of lbe-
ing blotied out from the earth; ard Europe
were perhaps fee, aud the absolulstical TYR
nnny OF the desrois were swept from the
earth.
"Blt suppose your protestaiion should not
he respected by Russia, is it indeed true that
the United States could not make it respected
without having TO go 10 war? Are there no
other means of giving practical meaning TO
your protestaton than war? Let me only
suggest one hint. Suppose the United States
declare, that in regard 10 such power which,
by armed Intervention in the domestic con-
Germs of any nation violates the laws of ma
tions, that net of the Congress which We
might term the Neutrality Ldlc," is not to
be considered to eSist-suppose this single
sanction added TO your protestation, and
Judge 10y your generous feelings if l am
wrong confidently 10 hope that the people of
the United States, in private capacity, would
soon settle the account of all oppressed ma
tons with all the Cars OF the world. That
is my confident belief, aud l have indeed
good reason for it.
And think only of tho Black Sea, and of
the land of Odessa, Sebastopal, Cronstadt,
Petersburgh! No! Russia will not dare TO