Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-04-20
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Sardinia vs.. slavery.

Sardinia VS.. Slavery
"In the Chamber Of Deputies on the 18th oil
March, the bill for the suppression OF the slave trace
was discussed and two OF its clauses were adopted
The first declaring that the slave becomes Tree on
touching Sandman soil, or the deck Of ship hear
ing the Sandman flag; and the second enacts penal
ties against those engaged in the slave trade.'
The above is an item of the last European news.
1t has reference the action of the Sandman Less-
ature, the kingdom of Sardinia being composed of
Piedmont, one of the Italian States, and the Island
Of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea.
Our sel-sufhcient hunkers, and nervous sensation
lists squirm and growl if Europeans respectfully adj
wise US to give up the hypocrisy by which we de-
fame Democracy, aud practice The doctne OF liberty
which we profess to have adopted; and they bid
those meddling people in the Old Worc, to "look
at home;" they tell them that example is better
teacher than precept, and that when they regulate
their own affairs, and I'LL then, the huukers Of
this slavery sustaining republic will believe them
when they tell us what o'clock il is.
Well, now, the Sandman Chamber Of Deputies
has passed law, consecrating the deck of every
Sandman ship, and the sod of every Safdinian
meadow, TO liberty. That is an example which it
would be profitable for government to follow. 1t
would redeem the character Of our country from in
fanny, throughout Christendon; aud it would wait
our legislators names to eternal fame. No slave
can now stand upon Sandman decki No slave
can now place his foot upon Sandman soil! Think
of that, Young America, as you stretch out your
arms to embrace Cuban crocodes, chains, and sla-
very; think of it. ye "fogeys," who consider our
country superlatively glorious, because we can make
a lock that thief cannot pick, and can ian cow
hides seventeen times quicker than the British.
Sardinia is a State numbering about I4,OO0, 900
OF people. Those people are surrounded by despotic
influences on all sides except the west, where the
free Alps lift their heads to heaven, and teach the
bold Switzer 10 turn his eyes thitherward Austria
goes round the Sandman border, like one Of those
devils IN German mythology, who seek to tear good
men IN pieces, but whose snhaIowed feet cannot pass
the magic ring which virtue and truth have drawn
around them. She does all she can TO paralyse the
freedom OF Piedmont; but Piedmont in spite of her,
does an act that our boasted republic either has not
enough Of courage or virtue 10 do.
The Piedmontese are defendants of the ancient
Romans and might gabble about slavery being san
institution hallowed by antiquity and all that sort
OF thing; but.they too much attached to the
principles of democratic freedom to be guilty of an
such desecration of their tongues. They do no
wish 10 reinstitute and consecrate the unhallowe
institutions of pagan Rome; they seek to removal
Italy with Christianity and liberty.
Public virtue is the immortal spirit Of history.-
Nations are not much glorifed and honored be
cause they build great temples and erect great statue
In honor OF God and his attributes, as they are 70
acting with uprightness and in good faith. 1t i
not the beautiful engrossment of the "Declaration q
Independence" that gives to it its mperishabe lus
tire, II is the principles it contains. And il is not il
the possession of the written parchment that GU
true and honorable heritage hes, but in our faithful
possession of and devotion to those principles
we may make corn.cutters, fast steamboats,, impen
etraoe locks, and thousand other equally smar
and useful contrvances, but such ingenuity multi
piled ten thousand times will never rebound 10 a,
immortal honor like an act similar to that of Sardir
Ia. We wonder if our hunkers have any moral pei
ception OF the difference between us and Sardpi
now. All our territory is mortgaged to slavery, a
hers has been redeemed TO freedom. Our sbi,
are not the asyums but the prisons Of slaves; he
decks are free. We wonder how long such contrast
shall mock and chide us as a nation.