Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

| grsndiZement or ambition which the existing Ad-
mnistration has any thought of prosecuting. The
Annexation of Texas is at this day "a fixed fact"
which no mere pretences are necessary to consum-
mate. The war with Mexico God be thanked } is
ended and, should we unhappily ever again engage
in an invasion of that Republic, the President who
undertakes it will, it may be hoped, be able to as
sign to the Mexicans themselves some better rea-
sons for it than those which were officially de-
clared its objects by the late Administration,
viz: " the overthrow of the usurpers" and the
restoration of the freedom of the press" in that
country.
As to what we understand TO be the duty Of this
Government in regard TO the matter in hand, we
should say, that, far from having fallen short in
the premises, the President has, by taking the
ground occupied in the Message, discharged his
whole duty TO his country. Had he gone step
further, he would, in our opinion, have gone
too far.
In the eyes of the Democracy of the "Progres
sve' school, we should 1--WE fear) expose ourselves
to ridicue, by quoting, in reference to our foreign
policy, the maxims of WASHINGTON, the greatest
man of our country, and of the age in which he
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thority to which even they will bow with reverence
In regard to our policy with foreign Powers, this
the language Of President JACKSON in his Fare
well Address on retiring from the Presidency:
at is auagueStionably oar true interest to cul-
g huate the most friendly understanding yih
"eUery nation, and to avoid, by every honorable
i" means, the calamties of war and we shall best
i" attain this object by frmkness and sincerity in
Lxyth p,If
" full execution of Treaties and By justice and
:" impartiality in our conduct TO aH.'
We defy the snarlers, the cavaliers, the hyper
critics, who can find nothing to approve in any
thing that President TAYLOR has said, DONE or re-
commended, in regard to our Foreign Relations, Cor
in regard to any thing else, to point out any differ
ence between the spirit of the extract which we
produce from the head of their party and that of
the late Message, unless that the Message exhibits
sympathy with human suffering and struggles for
freedom, as large as is to be found in any other
Presidential paper whatever, except perhaps Mr..
JEFFERsoN's Inaugural Address.
Though, as we have said, we do not mean at
present to discuss the proposition of Gen. CAss,
we see no reason why we should not, for the in
formation Of our readers, make some selections of
remarks upon the subject by our contemporaries
such as will serve in some degree to mark the
turn of thought of grave and intelligent men upon
the question. The extracts which follow are neces-
sary of limited extent, and are taken rather from
Independent prints than from those of the politics
which we ourselves profess
SELECTIONS.
FROM THE CHARLESTON :" EVENING NEWS"
When we saw it stated in the public journals
that Senator of the United States would offer
resolution, in his place, suspending diplomatic in
tercourse with Austria, account OF her inflction
Of barbarous punishmens on the Magyar insur-
gents, deemed it piece of political pleasantly
sarical hit against the extreme sympahizers of
our republic, who take under their patronage the
patriots of every cline and the disaected of every degree
but when perceived that the suggestion gravely
peated and deliberately argued then convinced that
there something conveyed beyond jest intended give
pognancy to paragraph in the newspapers. Ac ordngy,
Gen. CAss has presented to the Senate resolution which
places under diplomatic ban and nerdic the Austrian Gov
The is forth in the resolution of the
Senator Michigan, but believe there be mis-
take to the ground on which it rests.
Any thing singular in diplomacy has been of
ered grave body of Senator'S General CAss had risen
in his place and rendered resolution that the Magyars who
crowdng shores should have grauitous allotment
of land in the West, there would have been just appreca
ton Of the position of the surviving oppressed and not act
of useless revenge superuous sympathy for the suerngs
of those who past relief Or if Gen. CAss had chosen
preside those public meetings which rebuked Aus
tran tyranny, in violation of all the usage Of civilization,
with any amount of pathetic appeal to popular sensbiy
backed by adequate subscription, there few who would
have seconded such and endorsed such an
appeal But the matter is OF different import when
brought the Senate the form of indirect censure of
foreign Government, by suspension of diplomatic intercourse
then bears the aspect Of bringing the authority Of the Gov
eminent to sustain principle Of Interference, By iadrection
in The domestic affairs Of foreign country. We would
add that panders to the popular appetite FIR strong
ton, which, if the habitual vice of republics is their
usual mperfc,ion By seeking therefore, 10 give lega
tive sanction hasy impressions and unreguaed impulses
weight is impaired their oroadest expression which
should be the duty Of the saor and restrain
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
| If it be resolved by Congress that no American
Minister shall be appointed to Austria, in conse-
auence of the conduct of that Government towards
the Hungarans, It will introduce new element
into the policy of this country, and place US in
peculiar condition towards the Governments Of the
world Il will moi do apply principle 70 Austria and
different one other nations We shall occupy and be
compelled maintain ground that injustice the part of
any government towards its subjects, shall constitute stuff
cen cause refusal hold diplomatic intercourse With
it. This would be direct variance with the whole policy
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