New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-12

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laws OF his country"
You zee. gentlemen had again a good authority 10
quote. The principle which your honorable se;re-
taiy oil war processes Is principle OF eternal tri.1
| No msn can disavow t-no political party can dis
evow 1t Thus am in the happy condition 10 address
my humble prayers In that respsc', not TO party bu.
| tot whole people OF the United States which Will
81 on to Go so long as have no reason to c0Biem-
ate ore party opposite orindIferent to my country s
cause, because ese OF course would have 20 address
those who are frencs. and mt those who either
Indifferent an,ago istlc. But II may DC from some
| quarters avou ed Well We ackno Wedge the JUS
tice OF that principle Of every nations sovereign night
we acknowledge II to be law OF nations that no Tor
egp power has right to interfere in the affairs OF an
/ ohtr, and Determined to respect this common
law CT mankind but il others do not respect that law
IT Ia not our business 10 NEEDLE with them" Let me
| answer by analysis: Every nation has the same
interest in the International private ind Tl
dual has in the laws OF his country" That is
| knowecged principle OF the United States. Conse-
quently every nation is, in respect to international
| law, precisely ID the same condition as a private
individual is IN respect to the laws OF his country:
Well, where is the condition OF private individual
in respect tn the laws OF his country Is 1t only that
he has himself not to violate the law or is 1t that
| 90 far as Is In his power he should also prevent
| others to violate the law! Suppose you see that
wicked man is about to rob-to murder your neiga-
Dor, to bum his house, will you wrap yourself IN
| your own vrtuous lawfuness, and say. 4" / don't
| rob-Cont muroer-dont burn, but what others dois
not my business. | am not my brothers keeper.
| sympahize with him but am not obliged to help
him that he may not be robbed, murdered or ourni
| None OF you. None Of the people OF the United
States, am sure. That would be the damned maxim
Of the Pharisees OF ole, who thanked God that tnsy
were not others were. Our Saviour was not con-
tent to go himself eading In the hall OF the temple
but he had driven outthose who were treadiDg there
Now what the duty Of an individual is respect to
the laws Of his country the duty has nation, in
respect to nternationallaw. This DUTY has other
limit but only the power to fulfill It. OF course, 1t
cannot be expected that the Republic OF st. Marine,
or the Prince of Morocco, should stop the Gear of
Russia in his ambitious annoyance. Ii was rldcu-
lOus when the Prince Of Modena refused to recognize
the government Of Louis Philippe-but - to whom
much is gwen, will much be expected from him"
says the Lord And every condition has not only its
rights, but also its own desires, and any which is In
the condition to be power on earth has the duty
to consider himself part of the executive
power of mankind called TO maintain the law
ofnations. Woe, thousand-foid woe TO humanity
should there nobody on earth be TO MAINTAIN
the laws OF humanity. Woe, thousand-fold woe to
humanity, should even those whb mighty as
they free not feel in crested in the maintenance OF
the laws OF maDkind-because they are lawsuit
only in so far some scany money interests would
desire it Woe to humanity, If every despot of the
world may dave to trample down me laws OF human
lily and free nation arises TO make respected those
laws People Of the United States, humanity ex-
poets that your glorious republic Will prove to the
world, that republics founded virtue-it ex-
poets to you the guardians of the laws of hu-
maDity. Well, will come to the last possible OBJ
lection. / may be told. You are right in your
principles, your cause is just, and you have our
sympathy but after all we cannot go to war for
your country we cannot furnish you with armies
and fleets; we cannot fight your battle for you
There is the rub Who can exactly tell what would
have been the issue of your own struggle for in
oepence, though your country was In far hap
pier geographical position than we poor Hunga-
Iians, should France have given such an answer to
your f0refathes in I77S and 1851, instead OF send
ing TO your aid fleet OF thirty eight men Of war,
and auxiliary troops, and $4,000 muskets, and a
loan Of mir eileen millions. And what Is far more
than all this does 1t not show that France resov
ed with all its power to espouse the cause OF your
indtpe ndencel But, perhaps will be told that
Lrar ID nf nf Lava nf fraad
OF hatred against England. Well. let 1t be but let
Inc also asa, shall the cause OF oden times-hatfed
be more Efficient in the testnies OF mankind that
love OF freedom, principles OF justice, and laws OF
humanity Perhaps Will be told that Europe Is so
far from America. But me ask is America 10 the
days of steam navigation more distant from Europe
to-day than France from America seventy-three
years agOi However most solemnly declare tn at
1t intention to rely literally upon this exam
pie. 1t is not my wish to entsnse the United states
in or TO engage your great people to send out
armies snd fleets TO restore Hungary to It's sovereign
intepsDcence. Not at all gentlemen | most SOL
EMMY declare that never entertained such expect
tatons, such hopes, and here come TO the practical
point.
The principle of evil in Europe is the ens,yating
the daring boloness of every petty tyrant to ampe
upon oppressed nations and to crush down liberty.
To this Moloch of ambition has fallen victim my
poor rative land. 1t is this with which Montalem
bert the French republicans. 1t is Russian
interyt nton In Hungary which governed French IN
terventon IN Rome, ara gave the temerity to Ger
man iyi8ntS to crush down all the endeayors for
| FRI econ and unity Germany. The despots OF the
| European continent are leagued against the freedom
| of the world That is matter of fact The second
matter of fact is that the European continent is on
the of new revolution. 1t IS not necessary to
be initiated In the secret preparations of the Euro
| pean democracy to be aware OF that approaching
contingency. II is pointed out by the French Consh
tuition Itself, prescribing new Presidential election
for the next spring. Now suppose that the ambition
| of Louis Napoleon, encouraged by Russian secret
aid, ats this time, (Which scarcely beleveD and
suppose that there Will be peaceful solution such
| gould make
| France. of course the first act OF the new french
| President must be, at least, 10 recall the French
troops from Rome. Nobody can dou1' ,hat re'o-
| luton will follow, If not precede this recall In
| Italy. Or If there Is no peaceful solution In
! France. but a revolution, then every man knows
that whenever the heart OF France Dolls up,
The pulsation is felt throughout Europe. and OPP
| pressed nations once more rise, and Russia again
| inGeIferts. Now | bumby ask, with the view OF
these circumstances before my eyes, can II De con-
| veDi.ht to such great power as this Republic u
await the very outbreak and 'hen only TO discuss ana
GeclGe what direction you viii be wiling TO take IN
| your foreign policy II may come again. as I'M
der the last President, at a late hour, agents to
see bow matters stood IN Hungary Russian inter
ference and treason achieved what the sacrlegious
| PaI shurg dynasty failed to achieve. You know
! the old words while Rome debated, ByZantlum
fell" So | respectfully en,reat the people OF the
United States in time, 10 express us Will as 10 Wha'
course II wishes TO be pursued by It's National Gov
err ment in the case Of the approaching events |
have mentioned. And most confidently nope tht'
there is only course possible, consistent WIN
the above recorced principles II you acknowledge
the night OF every nation TO alter its Institutions and
eovernment-if you acknowledge the interior
ence Of foreign powers IN that sovereign rght
TO be violation of the law OF nations as you
really dot YOU are forbidden to remain indifferent
TO this violation of international law as your Presi-
cent openly processes that are then there is no
other course possible than not TO interfere IN that
sovereign night OF nations, but also not TO ADMIT
whatever other powers TO interfere. But you VIII,
perhaps object me that is so much as 70 go 70 war
| answer, no--that is so much as TO prevent war
What IS wanted that effect II is wanted that be-
ing aware of the precarious condition OF Europe,
Your National Government should 50 soon as POSI-
BE send instructions to your Minister at London to
declare to the English Governu ent that the United
states acknowledging the sovereign right OF every