Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-19

Fazy, in closing, that cheer the Re-
public of the United States, the cause of
the North striving against the South,
the cause of America, the cause of the
North.
Long after the orator left the tribune,
applause still re-echoed.
Mr.. Antoine Carteret spoke. He was
welcomed by the plaudits of the assem-
bly,, and spoke nearly as follows:
CITIZENS: When the nations of ancient Eu-
rope sought to manifest their aspirations for
liberty, they set before them the prosperity, the
greatness of America, and at once 1t was rejoin-
ed-America counts three or four millions of
slaves. When the Swiss Republicans wished to
advance on the road without limit of progress
and of liberty, and invoked the great and noble
results obtained by the Free States of the Amer
stained the New World.
Such is the use made in Europe of the senile
part of the United States. The enemies of liber-
ty on the European Continent called upon slave
y IN to to ana the i %
be no longer possible. The question of the abo-
lition of Slavery is formally settled. 1t is very
ly be reached. The heroic efforts, the immense
sacrifices already made, and which will probably
again be made, by the people Of the american lean
us that assurance. The logic of facts loudly pro-
claims that Slavery is dead-the North will at
toln Une uODle ODJect OI tnelr CHORUS. lille
this great act of justice and separation is in pro-
gress and fixes the attention OF the world, what
are they about who, to all efforts of the nations
in the direction of Republican liberty, make,
without ceasing, the objection of Slavery in
America? In place of uniting with the sympa-
thy and encouragement given by those who cite
the United States as an example worthy to be
followed, they take good care not to admit that
their objection is removed; instead OF encour-
aging the loyal soldiers of the Union in their
humanitarian work, they keep position which
is that of completely or very like it, at least
anxious eyes upon the other side of the ocean,
They dread the abolition of slavery and the
maintenance OF the Union. They fear that
America may become united and at the same
time completely free.
For us Swiss, this cannot be SO. Liberty has
people to eXtirpate Slavery is a reason the more
that they should have our sympathies. We
know that this great nation will never be hos
nations less in number, and we will salute with
enthusiasm the time when the Star Spangled
Banner, symbol of liberty and power, shall
wave throughout the United States. Great ma
tions, who establish their governments under a
federative form, are never to be feared by 9TH
ers. This form of government is perhaps the
only one which can secure to a nation the dura-
ton of democratic principles. 1t is not for Eu-
rope to reproach the United States with the SER
vile institution, because she carried it, and con-
tributed to establish it in the New World.
Brothers of America be victorious! SwtZer-
your efforts to extingush Slavery. That will be
a happy day for Helvetia when she learns that
her sister, the great Republic of the Union, has
forever destroyed Slavery. 'f
While the friends of liberty in the
Old World are thus jealous in our be-
half, what are we doing to enlist the
sympathies Of all who love liberty, and
to maintain our position as the hope and
asylum of the down-trOdden and op-
pressed of all climes? Are we being
true to universal liberty, or are we
about to destroy the beacon light upon
our shores?