New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-18


address The father OF his country. He sought
of aggrandzementor conquest Peace and commerce with
foreign nations on fair and honorable terms were the OBJ
cs he aimed at He regarded with the horrors and
dangers of which intimately acquainted,
10 be resorted TO until every effort OF
honorable diplomacy should be exhausted In the front OF
his whole system OF policy in this respect he manifested
scrupuous anxiety nantuin our neutral obligations and
tie faith OF Teales and his principles were July ustra
ted in The course he pursued towards Denmark and Spain
On the other hand sensitive on points
OF national honor; and the pronpuude and energy with
which he demanded and recovered the foreigner who after
having sought asylum shoret, kidnapped and
CARED TO Havana, at the very moment when he main
timing in their true spirit our treaty slipulaons with
Spain by the SUPPRESSION OF The Cuban expedition was au
evidence of Tint stern determination which never aban
doued him, TO maintain under all circumstances, and nj all
hazards the Cuor of his own country. While sustaining
from ulineEerenoe with the domestic concerns otoreign
nulons and all entungns alliances, he did not Withhold
from such as maintained the republican system or struggled
TO throw Oft the slackes Of despos, he full and free
preston OF lis own generous sympalies.
For he republican not merely in name, but in
heart. !Appause He rejoced in tie happiness OF his
fellow men roughou the world and his bosom lhrobhed
WIN nope or the success OF every effort made IN either
hemisphere Tor the spread o these liberal principles upon
which, be profoundly believed their happiness depended
Al the first dawn OF the revolution in Hungary he WIS
ready recognise heriudependence SHE should befound
able TO nnnIan it; and at the very moment when
prncped press was engaged III deIouncng him as most
friendly TO the despollc powers OF Europe ne was direct
ing mission 10 evince the interest of This government i'll
The noble enor; Of Hungery become free IGreat up
pause When her unhappy people fell beneath the bay
one ol The Gar he still publicly and proudly avowed IN
message to Congress The anxiety he had felt for their
WcldTe IHousu sdlu ne, fiuNSuE nus ltll ulI Hc
patriotic children in exile or IN chains. am still
free that bad she succeeded in maintaining her indie
pendence, should have been the first 10 welcome her n
10 the family OF nations" Applause
Re directed our Minister al Consannople to tender to
tie Sultan free passage for the unfortunate kossuh and
his conn anions in captivity board bn American iligae
then laying in the Bosphorus prepared TO brng them TO
the American shore He instituted the FIRST mission 10 the
Helyelc Republic. lie thought the period had arrived
when the strength of his country aud her high stand
among the nations of The earth justified and demanded OF
her 10 take position in reference TO The
affairs Of .gn counresnol by assuming an etde OF
hostility or by uerng threats defiance 10 any but Oy tDe
manifestation Of The rctest regard Tor The comercla ana
political rights OF The American people as connected WIN
those countries No man ever sought earnestly to
prevent the interference of foreign governments III the
affairs OF The American continent Yet he desired rather TO
prevent foreign aggrtssons upon the rights OF the weak
American republics by remonsuance in their behalf
than by threatening hoStities in their defense.
In The negotiation of the Central American treaty-to
proclaim the ratification OF which the last official act
OF his te-he insisted clause be found IN that
treaty. which denied to Great Britain any right in future to
colose, orty, or assume exercise any dominion what
any part OF Central America the Mosquito
Coast-a clause which expressly torbds Great Britain
the right any protecorate for the purpose OF
csng dominion and also forbds her any right to ss
sumo dominion for the purpose Of maintaining protec
torate He himself desired recognize the Ncaraguan