The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-12-18

means attacked, than Hungary Never ha'
crime, cursed ambition, despotisn, and violence
n more wicked manner united to crush
down freedom. and the very life. than against
Hungary. Cheers Never was country
more mortally offended than Hungary is. All
your sutferings-all your complaints which.
with so much right drove your forefathers TO
take up arms are but slight grievances in COM
parISOn with those immense deep wounds out
Of which the heart of Hungary blceis If the
cause of my people is not sufficiently Just to
insure the protection Of God and the support
Of good-willing men, then there Is 10 just
cause, and no justice On earth. Cheers
Then the blood 81 no new Abel vii move to-
wards Heaven The genius Of charity, Christian
love and Justice. viii mearpfglly tiy the Garth
heavy curse viii upon morality tall-opprcssed
men despair, and only the Cams of humanity
walk proudly, with lmpouS brow. about the
ruins of Liberty on Earth Nine cheers
have shown, gentlemen, that Washington
has never bequesthed 10 his country the doc-
trine Of not caring about the violation of inter
national law-haS not hequeaihed the doctrInc
Of indiierentism 10 his countrymen hut only
neutrality. have shown that these two ideas
are essentially different have shown thai
even the doctrine of neutrality he never intended
n recommend 10 his countrymen A. a lasting
constitutional principle but only as measure
OF temporary policy. advisable until the United
States should progress in strength and CON
sstency, to which end he judged twenty yeAr>
70 be suthcient-after which. he, himself de-
clared TO be resolved to espouSe any Just cause
Now allow me briefly t. consider how your
policy has been developed in the course Of time
with respect to the principle of non-interOention
IN foreign concerns.
, will only recall to your memory the mes
sage of President Monroe, when he clearly
stated that the United States would take up
arms to protect the American Spanish colonies
now free Republics, should the so-called Holy
rather unholy) Icheersl Alliance make an at
tempt either to aid Spain 10 reduce the new
American Republics to their ancient colonial
state, or to compel them to adopt political sys-
TENS more conf0rmable TO the policy and views
Of that Alliance entreat you to mark well,
gentlemen not only the forced introduction of
monarchical Governments but in general the
interference of foreign powers in the contest for
independence of the Spanish colonies was de-
elarNR sufficient motive for the United States TO
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this declaration OF President Monroe was not
only approved and confirmed by the people of
the United States but that Great Britain her |
self joined the United States in the declaration
Of this decision and this policy Applause
| further recall to your memory the nstruc-
tons given in 1926 to your Enjoys to the Con-
gress Of Panama, Richard Anderson and John
Sergeant where it is clearly stated that the
United States would have opposed, with their
whole force, the interference of continental
powers with that struggle for independence
Cheers
1t is true that this declaration to 90 even to
war, to protect the independence of foreign
States against foreign interference, was not
only restricted to the continent of America
but President Monroe declares in his message
that the United States can have no concern in
European struggles, being distant and separa-
ted from Europe by the great Atlantic ocean
But beg leave to remark that this indiffer-
ence to European concerns is again matter
not of principle but of temporary erigeney the
motives of which have, by the lapse of time
entirely disappeared so much that the balance
even turned to the opposite side
President Monroe mentions distance as a
motive of the above-stated distinction Well
since the prodigious development of your Full
toms glorious invention, distance is blotted out
OF the dictionary, or rather replaced by the
word time. Cheers. Distance is no more
calculated by miles, but by hours : and, being
so, Europe is Of course less distant from you
than the greater part Of the American CONT
nent But let even the word distance be taken
in nominal sense, Europe is nearer to you
than the greater part of the American CONT
nent; yea, even nearer than perhaps some
parts n your own territory. Applause.
you are separated from Europe by the Atlantic
Now, at the present time, and in the present
condition OF navigation, the Atlantic is no
separation, but rather Il connecting benefit
the facilitating source of that commercial in
tercourse which brings the interest of Europe
home to you, connecting you with it with every
tic of moral rs well rs material interest. IL *
chiefly in New York that ! feel induced TO
speak So because New York is by innumerable
ties connected with Europe-more connected
than several parts of Europe itself
1t is the agricultural interest of this great
country which chiefly wants an outlet and
market Now, it is far more Europe than the
American continent to which you have to look
IN that respect. This very circumstance can
not allow you to remain Indifferent TO the fate
of freedom on the European continent, because
be sure, gentlemen-and let me have spoken
this chiefly to the gentlemen of trade-should
Absolutism gain ground in Europe, it will, it
must, make every possible obstacle to the COM
merclal intercourse of republican America be-
cause commercial intercourse is the most pow
ertul locomotive Of principles, and be sure the |
victory OF AbsOlutsm on the European cont |
nent will IN no quarter have more injurious |
national consequences than in the vast extent |
OF your agricultural and commercial interests
Then why not prevent it while yet there is a
possibility to do so with none, or comparative
small sacrifices, rather than TO abide that fatal
catastrophe, and to mourn the immense sacri-
fees it would then cost
Even in political considerations NOWADAYS
you have stronger motives TO feel interested in
the fate OF Europe than even in the fate of the
Central or Southern parts of America What
ever may happen in the institutions of these
parts, you are too powerful to see your own in.
situations affected by it But let Europe be-
come Observation-Disclosures without the restoration
OF Hungary to its independence, and the free
dom of Italy, so strongly connected with Hun.
gary, TO be sure it willard your children will |
see those words which your National Govern
ment spoke in 1927 fulfilled on a larger scale |
than they were meant that {" The abSolufism of |
Europe wiH not be appeased until every vestige of
human freedom had been obliterdted eUen here
And oh do not rely too fondly upon your
power. IL is great, to be sure. You have not
to fear whatever single power on earth but
look to history. Ancient Rome has fallen, and
mighty empires have vanished from earth. Let
not the enemies of freedom grow too strong
Victorious over Europe, and then united they
would be too strong even for you; and, be sure,
they hate you with an internal hatred. Yes.
yes. They must hate you even more than me.
They consider you as their most dangerous OPP
ponents. Absolutism cannot TRANQUILITY sleep
while the republican principle has such
mighty representative as your country is. Son.
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