The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-23

invasion O., all triumph. Paris will be saved oJ
the union of ali souls, all hearts, all arms IN ne
defence The defeat Of Paris means new hatreds
new resentments, new barriers between peopl
and nsonle. Paris must be victorious In the
MANS OF Fraternity, for only by making tn
fraternity of sll possible can the liberty OF all b
gained
said
and to France proclaiming the miracles of powe
which are easy to grest people contending fo
a great principle the liberty of every race, tn,
| fraternity of ell
l was sorry to see in one of the LEADING
republican papers here, the following:
Special Dispatch to the Ereaia1 Post
WAsHINGToN, Sept 9 In conversation
With one OF the cabinet ministers yesterday
President Grant said he did not beliere thai
| arepublic could be re established at the pres
| ent time an France.
OF course there will be no lack of crosk
| ers-no lack of weak souled creatures who
will predict failure; but Gen. Grant should
| not have made himself one of them and thus
| afford aid TO monarchies in the old world:
| 1t does not benefit the recognized head OF
the leading republic of the world to dsmpen
the zeal Of nation engaged in the ara uous
and difficult work of sssimilatinR their IN
stitutions to ours. He is quite out OF the
line of presidents. and quite out OF
harmony with American feeling, IN throwing
doubts on the cause of freedom and dis
conragipg the hopes of its friends. This
was no, the course Washington pursued with
the tirst republic. or President Polk, in
l94S. They publicly cheered and encourag
II III inr in RuS -
was reserved for Gen Grant to pour cold
water on the bursting flames of republican
liberty In q country to which we are bound
by so many interesting ties and recolec-
tions.
The American people would be false to
their mob. est instincts, they would belle all
their generous differences 10 the past, aud
prove recreant to the honored principles
of their fathers, if their hearts did not
90 out in fervent, forward sym
patty with great, heroic nation-their
ancient ally, who, in this season of sudden
humiliation and sore calamity, courageously
holds sloft the banner of tree institutions
and places itself in the van of great re-
publican movement in Europe. Providence
has vouchsafed to France q great oppJrtuni
ty, such as seldom occurs il the history of
nations and she has had the wisdom to
recognize and improve it. Out of the net
tie, danger. she msgnsnimously attempts TO
pluck the flower, freedom. Every true
American heart, every heart whose pulss
tons were ever quickened by the spectacle
of heroic efforts of patriotism blended with
a. aspirations for liberty, will wish well to
France in this hour of trial France is in
separately associated with our proudest and
most patriotic recolections. She gave us
Lafayette she WAS our ally in the war
against England she, of oil nations of the
world, was the first to catch the contagion
of our example and try the experiment OF
republic We are bound to France, as we
are bound TO no other European nation, bv
ties of gratitude, affection, common hatred
of England, united eyertiOns in war, and
early sympathy in republican sentiments.
Nothing could therefore be more natural
than the prompt encouragement we have
always given to her hitherto unsuccessful
attempts TO establish a republic.
The friends Of freedom must never con
TESS themselves foiled and give over the
battle on account of temporary difficulties.
Is least of all becomes General GRANT to
prophesy evil of the republic of France,
the experiment of resting repu blicsn ins,i
iutions In our Southern States on the political
capacity of our negro citizens. Assuredly,
there is no part OF the population of France
which is not better qualified for the duties OF
free citizens than our Southern negroes.
OF course, the repu bile may fail in France,
but it would, be burning shame if it should
tail BY a moral alliance between our Presi
dent and the monarchs of the old world 1t is
our duty to cheer it on, TO invigorate its
to give it the whole weight of
our enthusiastic moral support. In strug-
gle between despoiism and liberty. our
trumpet should give forth no uncertain
sound.
Let us hope tor the success of the new
republic. Al! Americans, native OF natural
lied, must do this. There is not true
hearted German. who loves freedom better
than despotism, but must hope for the sue
cess and permanency of the new republic.
The flame that has been kindled in Paris
will. by reflection, light up the fres of
liberty almost extiuguished in other lands.
1t will give hope 10 the patient watcher in
Ireland, and strengthen the heart of the
f ghting patriot 10 Cuba. The right of the
people to rule themselves has not been ex-
and Germans. Irishmen, French
men. and all who have teatifed their love OF
liberty by seeking our shores and casting
their lot with US, should advocate the right
Of the peopIc of every country to shape their
own destiny and fix their own form Of GOV
]. B. d JR.