New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

governed by small Oligarchy Of slavshoders, and
| that the General Government is, and for the most
part since the days of Quincy Adams has been
but tool in their hands: The cause OF iiber,
~ and political progress in Europe, 10 hindered
and held back more by American ialthiessness 20
Liberty than BY all the censorshps, prisons and
| armies Of kings and Kaisers
| II was the hope which THE TRIBUNE brought
! us that new generation OF men at the Norm rs
coming upon the stage, which made this Fourth
| of July new era TO US here. Ii Is good SYN W
| see men like Foster, who for fifteen years nave
withdrawn themselves from political life, coming
forward at this iuncture to take up the gauntlet
and bid defiance to Slavery. Among the men
elected 10 the next Congress are certainly many Of
exceedingly small calibre but if they will act up
70 the mark of the Philadelphia Convention, they
NAV make themselves names of which their pos
teTity may well be PROUD.
II the Northern members OF the next Congress
could be conscious Of the interest with which their
proceedings will be watched here by all PARTIES
these who found hopes upon, as well as those who
fear the influence of the success of the American
Constituton-they could not refrain from standing
az firm as rocks for Liberty. The very fact that
30 many Of them have been elected upon the old
Know. Nothing platform has made them and their
proceedings objects of speci1l interest
The principles declared by the seeding North
ern members of the Convention have been approved
them. and have been published in more than one Of
the German papers, without word of reproachfui
comment. If a stand IS made, if the word really
goes forth to Slavery, " Thus far and no farther,
" and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'-if
the Declaration Of Independence become once more
the corner stone of our Republicanism, II will do
more to cheer the spirits OF the free and liberal
minds Of Europe than all other causes together,
for il will give them faith once more in free insti
liat has ~ los ar
been tried and found most miserably wanting
DespOtism seems Just now the only possible rule
Shall the United States still continue false to her
nisgiOn2 Shall its Government continue 10 have
but one end and aim-that of dscouraging and
opposing the free enterprise Of the North, and OF
spreading and strengthening human Slavery
A Prof Miles from South Carolina read us an ora
ton at Mr. Vroom's yesterday upon "Justice and
Virtue the foundation and corner stone of our
Republic" ] applied it involuntarily to the
question Of Slavery, and thought the result of
the Philadelphia Convention as glorious com
mentary upon il. Wises son read the Declara-
ton of Independence and it recalled the declara-
ton read in The TRIBUNE the day before of North
ern Independence God speed the men who
made it
Five years ago the Berlin National ZeitUag, the
leading liberal paper Of North Germany was in the
habit Of publishing much in answer to the attacks
and its institutions. OF late, since the accession
of the present Administration to power it has been
forced into silence, for what can it say about Cuba
Soueism and litte-eiant Kansasism Within the
last few weeks however, il has given place once
more to American Affairs and speaks hopefully of
the prospect of the formation of Northern party.
In a last weeks number honorable mention is
made of Seward Hale, Sumner, Greeley, and some
Others as men to be depended upon, and as being
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pleasant sign of hope that our country may
retrieve what it has lost in the estimation of Eu
rOpeans, / find in the progress which THE TRIB-
UNE is making here. The influence for evil which
has been exerted by the Tory press of England, in
taking the lowest meanest, most unprlncped
sheet published in America, as the exponent of
Americanism cannot be estimated. The true value
Of satanic press, edited by runaway ScOtchman
as such al exponet is becoming known. And SO is
the value of your truly American sheet gaining
here az we'll as in England due estimation. | find
THE TRIBUNE spoken of in the National Ztitung
of June %, as unquestiOnably the most valuable
4" sheet in the United States, in spite of its pecu
liar notions upon certain topics" L have no
difficulty in finding readers enough for the Semi
Weeklies after / have perused them The variety
of the contents, the amount OF matter, the vig0r
of its editorial columns, the correctness of its
views upon European matters, its honesty and can
dor, and the vast variety of its Information upon
topics receives due appreciation.
The estimation in which ii is held by the Amerl-
cans abroad may be judged of by this little circum-
stance young physician from slaveholdng
city called upon me the other day TO read HE
TRIBUNE. lie said he could not read it without
having bis temper excited, and cursing the whole
estabshment-an yet he must read it, for it is the
only paper which comes to Europe by which one
can keep up with the news of the day.
This is the unanimous feeling But began with
expressing our unwonted happiness upon Z" indie,
pendence Day close with an earnest appeai
10 the sborers in the good cause to give us reason
for still nobler JOY upon. the next return Of the
anniversary. l am sorry to say that Bettina Won
Anime has been sick with brain fever at Bonn
understand she is getting better at present. Prof
Wilhelm Grimm has been forced by i'll health to
cease his abors for time, and leave Berlin, under
the care of his son, for bath near Stuttgardt.
Humboldt is spending the Summer at Potsdam,
and is seen by but few strangers.