Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
SOME FURTHER REMARKS ON THE PREsI-
DENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE.

nual message 10 congress Is the lollOWlng
Il have scrupulously avoided any interference
: in the wars and contentious which have recently
distracted Europe.
During the late conflict between Austria and
Hungary, there seemed to be prospect that the
: latter might become an independent nation How
: ever faint that prospect at the time appeared,
thought it my duty, in accordance with the gen.
eral sentiment of the American people, who deeply
sympathized with the Magyar patriots, to stand
prepared, upon the contingency of the establish
ment by her of permanent Government, to be
the first 10 welcome independent Hungary into the
family of nations. For this purpose | invested
an agent, then in Europe, with power to declare
our willingness promptly 10 recognise her indie
pendence, in the event of her ability to sustain it..
The powerful Intervention of Russia in the con-
test extnguished the hopes of the struggling
Magyars. The United States did not, any time, in
terfere in the contest; but the feelings of the
'nation were strongly enlisted in the cause and
by the sufferings of a brave people, who had
'made gallant though unsuccessful effort to be
free.''
If there be any one passage of the Message
which more than another should have redeemed it
and saved il from the reproaches of the Progress
sive'' Democracy, it is this very one. Though the
prospect of success Of the Hungarian strike for
independence was faint, the President thought it his
duty to stand prepared, in the event of the estab-
lishment by Hungary of permanent Government,
to be THE FIRST TO acelcon,e independent Hungary
into the family of nations. Representative of this
Nation in all that concerns its Foreign Relations,
the President declared himself ready tQ manifest
sympathy, 10 every extent which our oblga-
lions to neutrality and his own constitutional pow
would allow-to go as far as he that would go
farthest-in recognising the independence of Hun
gary. He would have been, in his own words,
" the first TO do it, had the fact justified it. He
could not do it before. He could not welcome
Hungary into the family of Nations before she had
become, or at least likely to become, one of
them. In accordance with what he assumes to be
the general sentiment of the American people, he
avows his own to have been that of sympathy
with the Magyar patriots, in whose cause and con-
test, his feelings, as well those of this nation he
declares TO have been strongly enlisted. This is as
explicit language as has ever before been publicly
used by the Executive of the United States in any
parallel or similar conjuncture, and ought to say
the least of it, TO have avered from the President
the deluge OF calumny and vulgar abuse which, in
connexion with this particular topic, has been di-
rected against him by certain presses, and foremost
among them, by the " Union" the leading organ
of formidable party.
All the venom of that print, by far the most rabd
Of all the opponents Of the present truly Republi
can Administration, has been thrown into state
of fermentation by the discussion in the Senate
for breaking off diplomatic intercourse between
Austria and the United States and its columns
LODI ", at md
most injurious, of the President of the United
States, because Senator has chosen to bring this
issue, as he had perfect right TO do into the Sc
nate Hall. TO this proceeding the President,
though perhaps not prvy to it, has at least objected
nothing, not having been called upon to express an
opinion. For any thing that the i" Union can
show, indeed, the proposition of the honorable Sena
tor may meetwith his entire appreciation. Certainly
neither he, any protesting speak for him,
has expressed his opinion of it, much less in
timated desire, in whatever light he may regard
it, to interfere with the free action of the Senate
upon it. Yet, under these circumstances, column
after column of the selfstyled sole-organ of the
Opposition are arrayed against the President and
his political friends, erammed with such random and
ridiculous imputations the following:
"We rejoice tha, General Cass, by his resolution and
speech, has pu; them to the The people will
which the great parties Of this country favors the Of
freedom and which opposes it. Acts speak louder than
words The that is persons friendly the Con-
stituon United States having the possession of
the this country ympathze with Austria, and
denounce all attempts discover relations with that
bloody and infamous Power while the Democrats, the
friends OF teedom and the ympahze with patriots every
where who contendins for liberty, in favor of with
drawing all diplomatic connection with Austria" &c.
" II the Cabinet, and the Party they represent really
friendly the brave Hungarian patriots, and the in
tenacy for the preservation Of relations with Austria
Why do they wish be such good terms with that de-
graded AMI infamous homicide power Why they such
warm friends Of Austria And why" &C. &c.
'The sentiments of Gen. Cass although very acceptable
to true Democrats and patriots very repugnan
crtre Taylor Federasts They desire that Governmen,
shall continue shake anrts with the degraded homicide
Government, Of Euopethe Murderer Of men, women, and
children, whose only crime fighting for national ;Ede-
pendence and liberty The Taylor Federasts dislike TO dis
solve their connexions with s'ick Government and there
convince liberal ard patriotic that relations with
Austria Should be dissolved, &c, &c
We do not propose here 70 enter into dIscus-
sion OF the merits Of the question Involved in the
resolution Of Senator CAss, and certainly not to an
swer or TO analyze his speech. We have our own
views on the subject, to be sure, which We mjgh
eynrnss more NJ Iarrp were not the subject in the