The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-02

The epoch Of peace has passed These forty have
developed among the greater portion Of Europe almost
perity. Other days now dawnina in blood, sac
rifce, and suffering; their closing no human mind
can foresee. To all appearance the struggle must be
can calculate how long they will be permitted to
remain quiet spectators of scene Of war carried on
sacred-the dearest ties of society-its religious and
commercial freedomhe political rights of the people,
and their advancement in civilization, welfare and
happiness The petty quarrel respecting access to the
church and vault has extended to magnitude vast and
Immeasurable and the sword must not return to its
scabbard until the fate of Europe has been de:ded-
until victory shall have finally declared for the West
the East-for freedom or for Cossack power.
1t is great idea, uttered by despotic monarch but
by a who built his despotism the mass OF the
peoples choicethat the of conquests has for ever
passed 1t longer the minded sefshness Of
dynastes that determine for the world the bounda-
res Of war or peace If Europe be doomed length
ened period to orego the blessings of peace and look the
horrors of war In the face it will ALWAYS be satisfaction
to reflect that this not maintained for the acqu
ton Of territoryts the people, the most civilized peo
pie of Europe urged by their conscience and their duty
that take TO for fuurty peace and order
and, for all to drive despotsm fraud and oppres
sion within its proper sphere
1t is great and gorions sight to see how the very
spirit Of the people has rendered the IMPOSSIBLE possible
how the march Of civilization has formed bond of
unity between two nations that have, since the era
of the Crusades, been at war; continually suspected
and hated each other England and France those mpla
cable foes-those rivals full Of btterneshave shaken
hands across the Channel and united in treaty for
ence of disposition, opinions traditions and manners
that exists between these two nations has sprung uni
ty Of mind and action that must generate feelings Of
courage and security in the minds Of the weakest and
most sceptical Of mortas Their is the OF
humanity and wherever the light of civilization shines
the nations of Europe look towards the united Western
Powers the Of truth and the champions
for better and brighter futurity.
In this srife-s morning dawn already risen in blood
the countries Of nearest neighbors-the
Scandinavian people not yet called to share.
1t may be u longer shorter period before
the signal is given for them to join in tho strug-
gle; the hour has not yet arrived They still
sit in peace their rocky strand observers, until
the period when they shall DO called upon to act. But
although their yet rest they must be lukewarm
spectators of the phases in the struggle the sym
pahes Of their hearts their prayers their good wishes
only have bent-only feeling Of happiness
joy fill their breasts to hear that victory has crowned
feeling of depress them f-which may God forbid
another fate than that OF should attend their
efforts So powerfully and universally is the public OPT
MON expressed in Sweden in Norway and by faith
full allies the Sound that not single voice will
dare to raise itself with other wishes With joy hope
and the sympathy Of friends salute from strands
the flags Of England and France, and welcome them to
waters Their embodies the promise Of
future happiness the Swedish heart knows neutrality
between freedom and slavery between the light West
civilization and the darkness of Eastern oppression
With the former must hearts, warmost sympathes
CO. minds bright hope; and there Is no human
power that smother the silent but warm good wishes
that rise every Swedish breast for the success of the
just cause and for an honorable victory to those
that fight for it.