Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-04-05
Vim. NJ. Corey and the Embassy to
Turkey,

it is gratifying 10 the friends Of true
democratic liberty, to learn .ha, the
hi silly gifted man whose name heads
this article, has been recommended to
,hs President as suitable person to rep,
resent the interests Of this country at the
court Of Constan.inoplc. In times past
the foreign relations Of our government
have been much abused AMI neglected,
some Of the most important missions
abroad have been held by men who up
oa being Initiated into the courts Of kings
became .ycophanis about their thrones
forgetting that they were the representa-
.ivcs Of Il people whose political esis.
,ence is based upon the principle of"lhc
free lom Of all" sbd the equality oI
ALL"
Fec,s have been brought to ligh, show.
ing that several Of the American minis
,ers in Europe, during the events cl
AS" refused to recognize the apostles
OF the peoples liberty--,ha, instead Of
using their influence 10 advance the sa.
cred and holy cause OF human rights.
became the parasites Of .yrants.
For their ambassadors to foreign na.
,ions the American people want men,
who viii, as franklin aud George Ban.
croft did. exemplly in the presence Of
royalty the beauty and sublmity Of the
institutions Of freedom.
Had the jus, and righ,ful influence Of
this nation been we'll applied to the cause
of freedom on the Continent of Europe
in "4s, it is more than probable that at
tilis time there would be in existence, in
southeastern Europe, two powerful Re.
publics,-that Kossu,h and Mazzini
would now be directing the policy OF
Europe instead Of being exiles, and their
corntrymen in chains. The republics
Of Rome and Of Hungary were establish.
cd in fact by the free voice Of the people.
Our own republic was the legitimate
offspring OF revolution, yet our govern
ment and its agents abroad refused to ac
knowledge the Hungarian AMI Roman
republics, which rested on the same ba.
ria ou. own, the righ, OF revolution.
I,a!y and Hungary are at present but
one great p.son and field Of murder
and blood, Austria and France being
The alternate butchers.
A writer in the Y. York Christian .Ad.
vocase in speaking of the condition Of
Milan says: "The gates Of that city
are closed, no bell is allowed to be run.
all communication between lIsly aud
Switzerland is forbidden, no singing i
.allowcl in the chprchcs-no whis,ling
Or raising Of the voice is permitted in the
streets, under penalty Of being sl,e,, three
men ase not allowed 10 talk together in !
the streets, under the same peually-scv.
era persons have lately been hanged,
and more shot.
Milan is like city Of the dead, PEACE
RIIcSs THERE, bu. i, is that kind Of
peace which mankind will not much
longer endure; day Of retribution is q;
hand, the leavcn Of democracy is pow.
srful'y. though secretly a, work, like
hea. in the earth il is more intensified by
by its confinement, aud is ready to break
forth. sweeping away before it all the
dams and embellishments OF arbitrary
power, casting down before it both da.
dem AMI mi;fe, purifying in its pre-.
gress human thought, cheering the
hopes and reeasting the despo,ic insti.
tuiions Of Eurone, on the basis ol fret.
dom AMI equality. "A. s- .
The men Of thought everywhere seem
aroFsclous tha, Europe is on the eve Of
the great battle between democracy
and desPqtisp, in the success Of the
popular cause. .sll humanity has al in.
tercst. The people throughout the
civilized world must Eaternize and as.
.is. iheir brethren te break the yoke of
the opprsssoF.
Some circumstances seem 70 inlicate
that lhe struggle will comgepre in
southeastern Europe, probably in l,a.
ly:or Hungary where the people gre most
sorely oppressed. The past CONDUCT of
Turkey betokens that she will side with
the people in the impending centest, in.
leeJ the safety Of the Turkish govern.
ment requires il. lin any event, it is {
important that the Uni,e;l States should !
be we'll and truly represented in Turkey /
md at all other governments in Europe @
by men who will stand unterifed o, t
he shock Of freclom's attle,that room il
must -royerbeTate- over Europe's lakes p
md hills, from the Mediterranean to the n
'nliic. We must have in our diplo. +
natie sarvice in MI! Europe. mcn who h