Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-07

SSC'i SptHC duaaSS oC'NCVti iIlc case III
which uttered The sentiments which the
honorable Senator has been pleased TO
quote and the present. II Hungary had
maintained her independence, il the Hun
garians were still fighting and struggling
for their liberty; and confess that, look
ing upon that Struggle with all The interest
,ha, could be felt 10y any man in this Re-
public, l did hope that Hungary would
have been able to maintain herself through
out the past year; and if she had done so,
believe that the sympa,hes of Europe
and of tie world have been so excited in
her behalf "a, perhaps, TO have obtained
for her some more substantial and advan-
tageous succur and uid than that of calling
from the Cour, of Austria Charge DAT
fairs whom we have sen, there.
Sir, unfortunately, owing 10 cause. up-
on which it is unnecessary for me now TO
dwell, some Of them of IA very painful ma
ture-among which are charges against
the commander in chief of the Hungarian
army, which, if well founded, must cnver
him with infamy - untor,na;ely, Hungary
fell suddenly, and TO the surprise of the
American world. She is subdued; she
is crushed.
Now, if we adopt this resolution, have
been curious TO satisfy myself upon what
principle we can vindicate it, What prin-
cip!e does i: involve? 1t involves the
principle Of assuming on the part of this
Government a right TO pas. Judgment mp
on the conduc, of forrigs, powers-a
branch of the subject iha, has been well
treated of bv tie Senator who sits before
me Mr. llalr.) Have we any such pow
er? The most extensive bearing of The
principle involved in the reolntion propo.
sed by the honorable Senator from Mich
igan assumes the right, on tie part OF this
nation, to pronounce upon the conduct of
all other nations. and 10 follow il up by
some direct action, such as tive suspend
in: Intercourse. We are directing at
present the exercise Of that power toward
. nation OH account ni the manner in which
they have condnc,eh Il war, or Of the man
ner in which they have treated the unfor.
tunate prisoners who were taken during
the progress OF that war. But where is
to be the limit, !? You begin with war.-
You may extend the same principle of ac-
ton 10 politics or reiiginn--to society or
social principles and habits.
The honorable Senator before me {Mr
Hale) has spoken Of the conduc, Of Rus
sia and undoubtedly, as between Russia
AMI Austria. consider Russia as the most
cnlpahle. Il is true, .Ee had preiext
Tor her interference. She was afraid of
the con,agion Of liberty in Hungary, lest
it~,nish' efett her coleralSnn,is possess
sions. That was the pre,eNt for her in
reference. In the case, however, of Aus
tria, though | think Hungary was rish,
and Austria was wrong in respect 10 the
cause and object OF the war, still there
were relations existing between Hungary
and Austria which did not exist between
Hungary and Russia. Russia's in,eripr-
ence. then, was voluntary, spontaneous,
uncalled for. She had nv such pre,ex, or
ground for it as Austria had, in euieavor-
ing to suhjugale those whom she was
pleased TO call rebeliio''s sui hjecis anh yet
the honorable Senator has permitted Rus
>ia TO pass and, by the-hy, allow me to
say that bat for the interference of Rus
sia, Hungary would have succeeded. She
had succeeded, and she would eventually
have trinmphed in The struggle with Aus
tria. The honorable Senator, instead of
directing his proposition again>, Russia, as
| would have done, directs il again>, Aus
tria, the least otlerding power Of the two,
and proposes 10 pass Russia, by unno.ced;
but. il the principle contained in the pro-
position he true, we have n right TO en-
amise into The conduct Of Russia and into
tha, of other nations. Where, then, i, the
limit? You may extend il 10 religion.-
You may extend il 10 the inquisiion-
Have we not an equal right to say 10
Spain, unless you abolish the inqu,ilion,
we will suspend di plomaic intercourse
with ynu? The honorable Senator stated
that lie had visited Con>,antinople twelve
years ago; that he saw there the pre>en,
Snl.an. surrounded by all the pride, pomp,
and circumstances Of oriental power. !
have adverted to this to show that, if we
adopt the principle which is embraced in
the resolution Of the honorable Senator
from Michigan, there is no limit nor re-
striction as TO the extent TO which We may
go in our investigations of the conduct Of
foreign nations, and as TO the extent we
may 60 in pronouncine Judgment upon
that conduct. We may say, in reference
10 Turkey, your religion .olerates poiyg-
amy ; unless yon change your religion,
and Your habits Of social life, we will
cease all intercourse with you. Where,1
appeal to the gentleman 10 say, is to ne the
limit, if We undertake to pronounce judg-
ment upon the conduct of nations, and to
regulate cur Intercourse with them ac-
cordiny to the estimate that we may form
OF their conduct.
But | have snoken Of the more broad
and obvious tendency Of the principle en-
hraced in the resolution. Ii contains one
that is, in my judgment, of a still more
questionable nature, and that is, the as
sumption of the light oi interference in the
internal affairs of foreign nations. New.
sir, although Hungary was entitled. as ali
independent Government, to direct her DO
nestle concerns, there nevertheless exist
ed a political connection between Hungary
and Austria. The House Of IIapsburg
we're lawful sovereigns, the more espe-
cially as they were originally elected by
Hungary. A distinction should be drawn
between the case when a civil VAR exists
in ;. f,,ei,n coun,ry and when the war has