Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-29
REPUBLICANKsAE.

Although the principles of freedom have been
world, yet we must Judge that they will aoou
triumph over their naughty foes, aud proclaim de-
liverance to every people. The cause of Repub-
lcansm is rapidly advancing, and the oppressed
of all nations sighing for the priceless boon of
liberty And although they may never have
drank at its cool and refreshing fount, still they
witness the strength and ardor, both of mind and
body, which it imparts to others, and they long to
quaff of its soul-invigorating waters. Despotism
has always governed the world, and at the pres
ent time, holds a great majority of Adams
noblest sons in cruel bondage. But her iron
grasp is fast relaxing by the mild but stern in
Ruence of liberty, which the free breezes of
heaven are constantly waiting from Americas
happy shores to every land where the groan of the
bondman can be heard. And while they fan
the care. worn brow and despairing countenance
of the oppressed they inspire his soul with hope,
and nerve his arm with strength; they whisper
in his ear faint not, God will assert his right to
rule, and break the yoke from the neck of the
oppressed. Yes, truly, our own America is ex
erting mighty influence which is felt by every
nation of the earth, encouraging the aspirant for
liberty and disheartening him who would seek for
monarchial power. The despOts of earth are
gazing at America with hostile eyes; they see
here principles and institutions cherished which
they feel will ultimately uproot and destroy the
foundations and superstructures of the various
monarchies and empires of the world And to
convince us that repubcanism is exerting po-
tent influence, we have but to turn to the nations
of the East, and there witness the struggles for
revolution, and hear the prayers for liberty
France has sacrificed her millions upon the altar
of freedom. She has shed her blood and ex-
pended her treasure as freely as flows her limpid
streams, or floats her mountain air. that she might
enjoy the nestimable privileges resulting to a
people from the administration Of free and re.
publican government. Hungary, armed in this
holy cause, has fought long and well, but the
combined forces OF tyranny are too powerful tC
warrant her immediate success. And now hel
exiled chieftain is upon our shores, advocating the
rights of his fellow countrymen, and soliciting
that generous aid and sympathy which the patri
otic American is ever wont to bestow. Again
we need no more satisfactory evidence of thu
progress of Republican principles than to know
Of the advancement of refinement and education
for one is as dependent on the other as the revo
lutions of the earth upon those of her siste
planets The king, the emperor, the stakeholder
as well as all tyrants, hold it of the first mpor
lance to crush the intelects of their subjects be
meath the ponderous weight of ignorance ant
superstition, knowing that should these dark ant
deadly mists be dspelled by the ever efulgen
orb of liberty, they could no longer retain thei
cruel grasp, but the soul of the bondman woulC
then look up to Nature and Natures God, anC
supplicate for that richest boom of His eterna
Justice, "life, liberty and the pursuit of hapPi-
ness" That Republics have arisen land so quick
ly run their brief course, and departed, Is attrib
utabe to this alone, that intelligence and edu'
cation were not interviewer through their every
structure, but, on the contrary, ignorance perva'
ded the masses, therefore they were capable o.
giving no lust estimate of the value of free prin
ciples and institutions. Our own Republic
founded upon the firm basis Of intelligence ant
morality, cherished by Religions fostering hand
d and protected by giant minds imbued in the prin
cinles of natrio,ic love and honor of country ha
Iwithstood all the attacks Of reckless demagogues