Washington telegraph., 1849-12-19

Mr.. WEBsTER.-REPUBLIC INsTIrU-
TIoNs.-Hun gary-Mr Webster presid-
edat the late New Hampshire festival,
in Boston, and previous TO retiring from
tn. chair, made short address, from
which we take the following extract:
GentLensen. Two things are to be
guarded. One great truth is, that men
in conservative age are capable OF self
go,ernment-tha the enjoyment OF equal
rights is practicable thing, and the free
don is not dangerous thing to body
polite And the other is, that freedom
fros. restraint is not treedons-that licent-
iouANess--t.se discharge from moral duties
and that general scramble which leads
the idle and extravagant to hope for
time, when they may put their hands III
their neighbor's pockets-call 1t what
you please-it is tyranny. 1t is no matter
whether the Emperor of Turkey robs his
subject Of his property-or whether un-
der the notion Of equal rights, the pro-
perty earned by another shall be taken
from HIM by majority. l would not
choose the latter. On the contrary give
me Turkey, for would prefer one despot
to ten thousand Who would labor if
there were not a security that what he
earned would be his own for his own en-
joyMent, for the education of his children.
for the support of his age, and the gratti-
cation of all his reasonable desires!
Gentlemen the events of the past year
are many they seem to result from an i'll
definite purpose of those who wish to
ameliora'e the condition OF things In Eu-
rope. They had no distant ideas There
may be Incidental benefits arising from it.
These wars may somewhat assuage the
imperial sway of despots. They may
serve to convince those who hold despotic
power that they may shake their own
thrones ifthey do not yield something to
popular demands In that sense some
good may come of it
Then, gentlemen, there is another as
pect. We have all had our synpathles
much enlisted in the Hungarian effort tor
liberty. We have all Wept at Its failure.
We thought we saw more rational hope
Of establishing independence III Hungary
than in any other part of Europe where
the question has been III agitation within
the last twelve months: but despotlo
power from abroad interviewed to suppress
it.
And gentlemen, what will come OF 1t
L do not know. For nv part, at this
moment, | feel more indignant at recent
events counected with Hungary than at
all those which passed in the struggle
for liberty. Tremendous cheering. l
see that the Emperor of Russia demands
of Turkey that the noble kossuth and
his companions shall be given up
Shame. And | see that his demand is
made i'll derisiOn of the established law OF
nations. Gentlemen, there is something
on earth greater that arbitrary Or deSpotlc
power. The lightning has its power,
and the whirlwind has its power, and
the earthquake has its power. But there
is something among men more capable
of shaking despotic power than lightning,
whlriwinds, or earthquakes OVerpower-
ing outbursts of applause that is the
threatened indignation of the whole
civilized world. Renewed cheers.
Gentlemen. the Empe OF Russia
holds himself TO be bound by the law OF
nations, from the fact that he treas with
natlons-lhat he forms alliances, he pro-
fesses in fact to live in civilized age and
to govern an enlightened nation. / say
that if under these circumstances he shall
perpetrate so great violation OF natural
law, as to seize these Hungarians and TO
execute them he will stand as a criminal
aud maeiaclor III the view of the law.
Loud huzzas continued for several
minutes.l The whole world will be the
Il. t,> n
before it and hold up his hand and plead
and abide It's judgment. Reiterated
cheers.
The Emperor of Russia is the supreme
law giver III his own country, and Tor aught
l know, the executor of it also. But
thanks be to God, he is not the supreme
lawgiver or executor of the national law,
| and every offence against that Is an
offence against the rights OF the civilized
world, There, here, and if he breaks that
law in the case OF Turkey, or in any
other case, the whole world has a right
| to call him out and to demand his punish
ment. Right!
Our rights as a nation are held undei
| the sanction of national lava law when
becomes more impartant from day 10 DAY
| "a law which none who profess To agree
| to it, are at liberty to violate. Nor lei
| him amagne, nor let any one imagine
that mere force can subdue the general
sentiment of mankind. 1t is much more
likely to extend that sentiment and tc
destroy that power which he most desires
10 esta blIsh and secure.
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