New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-09
THE REAL TRIAL or FREEDOM

recent number Of popular English weekly
magazine One Week, in speaking of Ameri.
can Sgairs uaes the following language
'T1i, the series. sreesre Mil,h the Liberals q Furops
hare .ssn imsHy long day Win ali ieir isnt' Of omission
which gaze me world proof ,ha, human bcgs sogd
s g. ,ss IA s,s "a 70 ~ n s;i.t ~ ~, - n-
dn~d srolsl hi, WI be eternal regret
diy Of har,n rsuir and who r.eeus freedom
Lu1r .f nom spi'Gli sni ertsal police 8, III 5rl'e
four Thousand yeHs"
The above extract furnishes another Illustration
of the erroneous ideas which hold possession Of
the English mind in reference to this country
and the present complication of cur ahnirs. Let
us look at the view Of the case presented by the
words just quoted.
TIE United States have given tho World 4
proof tina. human beings can live together in
peace aud prosperity without the repressive ageu-
cies Of the Old World to keep them in order;
but they cannot longer thus live together. there
fore liberal Institutions, republican form OF
government, have gone down. The very palpabe
iallacy here il this The English observer has
tie idea that our troubles originate in causes
connected with republican government; that
we are approaching disutegration from defects
in our system; that democracy has not been
strong enough to sustain itsell; and that We are
about 70 fail because we arc not restrained by n
force which is de'potic or nearly despoiic But
tbil is rs far from the truth as any statement Of
the matter could be- Our difficulties arise from the
inevitable antagonism Of Freedom and Tyranny.
Democracy, strong even 10 imp-cguabiiy, is vic.
hntly assaulted by the most selfsh and aggressive
De.poti.m The fac, that this De,po,ism reared
ia head under the protection OF Democratic in
stitutons does not make it part OF those inssl-
ttiors. From the commencement Of this ees-
tnry, the Slave Power has been n spy and
traitor IN the camp OF Freedom; i. has ayailed
itself Of rcpablicanism 10 gain strength aud pre-.
pare itself for aggression against the system il
falsely protested to MD in unfolding. Men who
looked beyond their own day early saw that
fierce and final struggle NUT come between these
antagonists; they saw that pure democracy must
assert itself, aud they knew, with strength Of
conviction founded in their confidence in the un.
cbaugeable laws of the Right, that ont of this
struggle pure democracy would come triumphant
showing TO the world not failure, but the
brightest, most glorious success. And thus it
will emerge. This tiumph it will achieve.
"The reprcss.ye ogencc9 Of the Old World
What are these Armies aud nayies; uniysr-
sal, sleepless police; a strong arm, guided by
single mind n nervous political system centering
in an individual, aud sensitive to the smallest
word, low.lIut,ercd in u cabarci, at The street
corner, or on the renotest qusy in the empire.
How lcng, pray, would the system Of Slavery,
"A exhibited in tho Southern States Of America,
have existed in q country Of such "repressiVe
"eeninsl" What dcspot would have allowed
HE rule to be hampered, his throne to be men-
nced by these thousands of petty though turbn.
lent t,rsntsl The fact that America hao held
together So bravely aud so hong in spite Of this
canter AZ the heart of its body polite, allowing,
Utmost without n movement OF restessaess, Il
liberty which no foreign government would hive
subicittel TO for year, gives sublime testi
mony to the everlasting strength, the oil conquer.
Ing vitality OF Rcpubcanism, Democracy, Free
dom,
The secession Of certain States OF this Con-
federacy "vin be an eternal regret 10 every
Z" man who respects the dignity Of hnman nature,
" and who esteems the freedom Of the human
spirit from spiritual and Intellectual police"
The dignity OF human nature In what does it
consist Is it in submission to every singing
insult concession 10 every arrogant demand !
When Despotsm says to Freedom, "Giye me
tbs coat I" Is Freedom 10 reply, There is my
cloak, also I" Then. indeed, ia the dignity
"a Of human nature thing never TO DO re-