Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-06
Europe ana America.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer thus noti-
ces the lecture of Rev. Henry Vincent, of
England, delivered at that place on Fri
day night:
Toward the close of his lecture, Mr..
Vincent described the joy and exultation
with which the Liberal party in England
hailed the peaceful election of Abraham
Lincoln as President of the United States;
the surprise and horror with which they
received the news of his assassination, and
their fearful forebodings for the future,
and then said: In that awful moment you
preserved your calmness, your faith in
God, your steadfast devotion TO your coun E
try; the wheels of your government went
peacefully on; and again you replied to
the enemies of liberty by showing that q
republic could not only defend itself in
time of war, but that il could survive the
murder of its Chief Magistrate, could pre-
serve its self-possession, and fulfil all the
obligations of a-oiTihzod, Christian State
And l salute you, l honor you for your
great victory; in the name of my country,
1thank yon- 1 tell you, Americans, you
have struck blow at despotism through
out the world. tell you o-night thst in
England the great bulk Of the people are
strengthened in their convictions by your
brilliant successes. ..
And not in England alone. This is not
midnight, this is day-dawn. Wherever
1 turn the light is breaking upon the dis
tsnt hills .-....-...
Italy the beautiful, the land of Petrareh
and Dante, the land of Galileo, the sub
lime, classical land, has arisen again un-
de. tie leadership of Garibaldi, and now
stands at the very foot of the Capital.
about to enter grand old Rome, and crown
her hills with liberty.
And not only is Italy alive, but Prus-
sis, the most energetic portion Of that col
lection of States known by the name of
Germany, Prussia has smitten the old i'm
age of iron and of clay; the atrocious gov
srnment Of Austria is broken by the pow
er of Germany, which inevitably tends
toward greater unity, and, under the
leadership Of wiser kings, toward parlia-
mentary government.
Switzerland holds her own amid her
crested hills The Republic of Tell is
strong in the land. Belgium and Hol-
land, little kingships, have the beacon
fires of freedom lighted, and they, too,
swell the scintillation of glory, of almost
more than human brightness, that fills
the distant East.
Russia is on the move. Serfdom has
been stricken down by wise Emperor,
and the words parliament" ''Constitu-
ton" and "Constitl tional' are already
heard familiarly in the streets of Moscow
and St. Petersburg.
Italy, Germany, all the great kingdoms
are alive.
france, for the moment enwrapped in
Imperial purple, seeking fraudulsntly to
found Latin empire on the shores Of
Mexico. France is foiled by the energy
of the Anglo-Saxon race that is destined,
by the blessing of God, to carry the ban
ner of liberty throughout the world.
And England is moving again. From
the city of Dublin to the city of Manches-
ter, to the town of Birmingham, to the
city of Glasgow, to classical old Edinburg,
to the great city of London-eyorywher
the spirit of freedom is once more aroused.
Americans, salute you! honor you. 1
bow down and kiss your noble flag
not yet completed. Go on, as long as
there is an ignorant man in your country;
60 on, and spread still more widely the
blessings of your common school educa :
tion. Go on, with the free preaching of
the Gospel of Jesus Christi Go on, with
your churchesl Go on, with your schools;
and the day will come when the nisera-
BILE prejudices of the moment shall be
wiped away-when feudalism in England
shall be no more, and when the flag of
England and the flag of America shall
blend together, symbolical of the march
of that mighty power that shall never
cease marching until the last stronghold
Of despotism has fallen, and the standard
of freedom is planted everywhere triumph
antly, TO cover with its folds all kindreds
and races Of men.