Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-31
SENATOR SUMMER ON rnrHoH
POIITICS-

The opinion Of n man so familiar
with the history and characteristics Of
the European people and their gov
ernments rs Charles Sumner. In view
o: the recent change In the Presidency
of France. Is entitled to much weight.
AS Chairman OF the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations for many years,
and a close observer and student Of
the governments and temper OF the
people Of Europe, there Is perhaps no
man In our country so we'll qualified
to Judge Of the present situation or 70
prophecy the future Of France. It Is
gratifying to learn therefore that ne
deems the effort to restore. through
the election OF Mcmahon, the Imperial
dynasty impracticable, and regards
the present state of affairs rs In oppof
sition to the will Of the French peo-
ple and short lived. He expresses
the opinion that the coalition which
ousted Theirs from power will not be
able to agree n common policy and
says " the change will not b. perlna'
nent." He also believes '.the Republic
cans will ere long come into power In
France, aud that they will only have
to await the election Of a new Assem-
bly,, which cannot DO long deferred"
As we have said, these opinions are OF
weight, and We are firmly OF the be-
lief that the prophecy of the veteran
Senator will prove true. There arc
some In our midst, happily their num-
Der Is limited, who effect to believe
that instead OF advancing with rapid
strides, the cause of Republicanism Is
waning In Europe. Such either have
not observed the vast changes in Euro
pean Governments, during the last de-
cade or are wilfully blind. One or two,
professedly Republicans, have the hard
ihood to predict not only al empire
for France, but for the United States
a dictatorship or monarchy within the
lifetime ofthis generation. Insuch cases
1t is but too apparent that the wish Is
father to the thought. The man who,
born In a Republic, educated under its
institutions and enjoying the high
est liberty accorded to mankind by
any order Of society OH earth, can de-
liberstely prophesy its overthrow, and
with caudor claim preference for an
hereditary form of government, Is not
only lacking in patriotism but def
Gent In all those nobler qualities
which have throughout the ages up
lifted the race and succored humanity.
To-day the cause of tree thought, free
speech, free labor and self government
Is standing in tho foremost rank oil
human consideration, Is the subject OF
deeper thought, Of higher aspirations,
or diviuer impulses than ever before
during human history. Italy, Spain,
England, France, Germany and Aus
tria are marching with no lesitating
strides away from despotism, out Of
the darkness and injustice Of centuries,
into the clear region Of liberal thought
aud individual freedom. The whole
world is tending toward this common
goal. As individuality increases, rs
men grow tenacious Of their liberties,
so falls the dsspotism Of the past, SO
ends the record Of human slavery.
Japan vies with Turkey in according
liberty. Old walls Of superstition are
levelled by the batteries Of liberal
Ideas aud the influence ofrfree govern
ment, and despotism recedes before
| the education Of the century and the
will Of the masses. The divine right
OF kings gives way before the equal
rights Of the people, and the world
moves steadily onward toward univer-
sal freedom.