Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-05-06
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

The Editor Of the New York Express stands uF
boldly and honestly for the supremacy Of the laws
Nothing, for example, can be more true, or les:
time-serving, than the following:
FROM rHE new YORK "KxPREssp OF wEDsEspAr.
The IRlsH BRGADE.-At the recent meeting oil
Irishmen, at Palmo's Opera House in this city, fol
the purpose of aiding Ireland to become indepen-
dent OF England, by raising funds and organizing
military force or . brigade" to embark from ihe
United States for Ireland the following, among other
resolutions, was adopted:
Resoipa That our executive committee be charged with
the preparation Of memorial Congress repeal the acs
3Oh January, 1899, and Goth April 1918, Sec J. entitled
Criminal Relations with ana against Foreign Powers, and
tha. the same be immediately offered for signatures
The attempt Of foreigners who have found an asy-
lum and the means Of livelihood in the United States
to overturn the established practice of the country
ever since the adoption of the constitution, and for
period OF nearly sixty years, is one Of the most
mpudent and unwarrantable affairs that even they
have yet ventured upon.
The doctrine Of neutrality and non-interventon
in the quarres Of other nations, il is well known,
was originally adopted by WAsuISsTos during the
times Of the first French reyoluton and the nation sustained
that President lis efforts preserve peace between the Uni
forts Of Citizen Genet the ambassador from the French Re
public the United Saes and the then turbulent Democa
tic societies in this country involve the United in
the wars Of European Powers.
The policy has been pursued by succeeding Amnis
traons from that time until the presenDemocrate Prcsi.
dents refusing 70 Interfere in The quarrels Of one nation with
another, syHpathzeby acts of with colonies in efforts
10 throw off the yoke Of their mother country.
Thus Aaron Burr arrested and tried for his attempt
fit an expedition, the Valley Of the Mississippi,
against the Spanish Provinces Of Mexico and the report
Of that trial find the principles of international law which
govern policy displayed in plain The aiders and
abeoTs Of Gen Mandas expedition against the Span
ish Provinces, the republic OF Venezuela, tried in
the United States Court
In the subsequent long contest between the Spanish Ae
colonies and SPAN, Government, steadily refused al
participation, although the sympahies OF the people Of th
country strongly with the Patriots against The mohe
country. Attempts fit expeditions from the United
States for South America closely watched and put down
by constituted authorities. In ike manner Presidents
Van Bun and Tyler took punish those OF
citizens who attempted aid get up the nsurecto in Ca
nada against the British Government.
In short the uniform policy Of this country towards foreign
nations has been such leave misunderstood o
doubt The part Of any one and there can Ne no question
that the neutral policy should be pursued by the UnteC
States during the pEesen, Of affairs Europe or m any
eSigeney which i likely to arise thcrsfrom.
Il foreigners other sympahzers in the affairs Of othe
nations wish TO give aid and comfort, they can doubtless
do 50 by contributing funds for the Object o. y embarkng r.
the seat Of war il they choose, private individuals but t
ask tie repeal Of established laws which prevent the fit
ting out Of military expeditions against nations with whom
al peace, and thus the nation in war; is eon.
rather too far.