Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-11-04

tutc of the philosophy of travel, returns tl
us with an affected tone and gait, sure indi-
cations OF craven spirit and Il disloyal heart
And vet how intcntly do we not watch to see
whether one of our countrymcn obtains in
Europe the honor of an aristocratic dinner
or Of IL presentation. in IL grotcSQuc costume,
= at court How do we not suspend our .iudg-
mcnt on the merits of the native artist, bc hc
dancer. singer, actor. limncr, or scul ptor. and
even of the native author, inventor orator,
bishop. or statesman. until by ilat;cring those
who hubituallv drprcciatc his country, he
PASSES safely the ordeal of foreign criticism,
and 50 commcnds himself to our most cautious
appreciation How do we not consult for
cign mirrors. for our very virtues and vices,
not less than for our fashions, and think
ignorance. bribery. and slavery quite lusti-
fed at home, if they can be matched against
oppression, pauprrsm and crime III other
countries
On occasions. too. we are bold in applaud
ing heroic struggles for freedom abroad and
WE certainly have hailed with enthusiasm
"c,rr ",..u'ii'"n rr,,'u'iun ~ South Amer
lea, in France in Poland. in Germany. and
in Hungary. And vet how does not our sym
lmthy rise and fall with every change Of the
political temperature i'll Europe In Just
this extent, We are not only not independent,
but we are actually governed hv the monar-
chcs and aristocracirS of the Old " orld.
Not that he would require thu american
Republic to throw off all respect to the olin-
ions of mankind. and wag" am aggressive was
against all foreign systems No, he would have
the nation take the middle and safe way ; he
would have it - though moderate and pacific,
yet always frank. decided and firm, in hear
ing its testimony against error and opprcs-
sion; and while abStaining from forciblc in
trrvrntion in foreign disputes, yet always
fcarlesSly rendering to the cause Of Republic
canism everywhere, by influence and example.
all the aid that the laws of nations do not
pcremptorily, or in their true spirit, forbid. ="
And in this, he said, he proposed no hcrcti-
cal or even now standard Of public or private
duty. We cannot afford to err ON the side of
aristocracy and dcSpotism
We exist as free people only by force of
our very lcculinritics. They are the lcgti-
mate rcculiaritics Of Ropublicanism, and. as
such. are the test Of nationality.
Nationality It's as Just aS it is popular
Whatever policy. interest or institution is To-
cal sectional or foreign. must be zcalouslv
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it have free play then, and 50 let every citizen
value himself at his Just worth, in body and
soul ; namely: not a S"rf or Il subject Of any
human authority, or the inferior of any class,
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Let this nationality prevail and then. in
stead OF koen watching. not without sinister
wishes iof war OF iamine, the htlul SKIES or
'ne even more calr'c''uN "ipioinacy oi Europe
-'n' '":'1'' VI "tiIg n"'rl'o i'''o "'" isc I.,
'o'""''''iHi cAl''nNi," y! 'Hc rlH' 1i circuit
'"cr'; ana '''''' PACK AGAIN ll''" eNhauStihG
'"'," "'H'"nS anu ''"Nr"I''! pH i'S i"i' W.T.
:I'"ii nave " ;''anH anu proSler1"S' 'e'auSe
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';'t inns hall"i'ail'E prevail ana theh we
S'"', 'c"9' - uI'ern"luc our own FARMERS
m'c."'''S "'" h"h"'ac'ur"rS' ana their pro-
"ur'io"S-o"r own science ANA htrratore'
ana ihI'htl"hS-onr own orators ana states
men III Snort our own ihiinite resources aho
"ll-co"l"t!At Skill our own NIrtur' ana oui
own r'rull"f ana justly 'hNl'd irceaom'
lnrn am SUR that, instead "t pcrrrtually
= 'rN!lh% "rEr ana 'A'auH'ilg arhloS INK" NUS
Nia' an" without WaStlm" wealth III rm"iatln-
thr naval power "i tngiand' ana without
= lrarurlng N'rNlle conformity TO- the dlPlo
> macy OF COURTS ami without captlously seek
ing frivolous occasions ior making the worlc
sensible "l our Importance, we shall, by the
lorcc ol our own genius and virtue, and the
, dignity OF Freedom, take, with the free con
sent ol mankind, the first place III the great
, family OF Nations
Mr.. Seward passed ON to an able and con