The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-12

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during ills term invalidstes the letter.
o,h That any cancellations, from the PRONUNCIATION OF
NE code in 1922 or az least from The issue Of the Cedua
and an infraclion OF the 18th article of the code.
For Union.
Our Relation. Eursp. the Question Of No"-
intervention.
The subject OF non intervention, which, through the
ervid eloQuence OF Kossuih. is Selling the public mind
demands examination. What are we 10 understand by
non-inervention Is il possible practicabef Is II
necessary expedient' These questions for the
press discuss and which the people ought 10 under
stand in order that may not by enthusiasm de-
ceve ourselves or mslead others In investigating this
subject. we diyest minds, far possible, OF
the effects OF the burning words and powerful appeals OF
the great and noble Magyar-no make it question
OF cold policy only, not isolate the subject from those
considerations of humanity with which it ought and
must be connected Blu, make the discussion dspassion
ate and logical.
In the late extraordinary contest in Europe between
the people and their despoc rulers, feature in the
history of alliances military combinations was exhib
tied, OF character TO alarm the world and to threaten
the nations with perpetual oppression mean the ALI
ance OF powerful monarchs and despots with their
cenay armies against the people of all countries and the
of liberty in every placean alliance. in fact, by
which one yran-ruer might, and actually did, call for
the assistance OF another against his own subjects
against the rising liberties OF his people hun
bred thousand if necessary, five hundred thousand
foreign bayonets may be brought, according 10 this
alliance, TO crush entire nation which dares to rise
against the will OF single Execrabe, but fearful
alliance 1t has completely defeated the most righteous
cause and noblest struggle Such is this feature of
intervention such is the state OF Europe This princi
pie first evolved and acted upon TO extent at
the Time OF the first revolution in France. The Holy
Alliance, il impiousy called, of which free Eng
land was the head and 'front.' was formed TO arrest the
progress Of revolutionary principles. And though this
alliance did not contemplate at the time active inter-
ference in the affairs of France, which then the
country in question, TO the extent Of controlling the
whole nation to the precise form OF government il
should have, submit to, yet that interference in
support OF what is called constituted authority" and
against popular liberty, and its natural consequence
the definite and decisive exhibition of foreign in.
ervcntion in the recent revolutionary movement The
principle the same, but il had not assumed all lis
fearful Importance till Russia precpitated her hordes OF
Cossacks into Hungary and France bombared Rome. As
late have shown the people have become power
full that single despot whatever his forces may be-
ress their demands. Intelligence and revolutionary ideas
have penetrated the masses; and il is longer possible
10 arrest their PROCESS but by the most overwhelming
combined armies and the most tyranncal system of CON-
preston The arbitrary powers and privileged classes
understand misunderstood that they maintain
their power and privileges unless they combine against
the people OF all natons and against their sub
ects We may consider this the established policy Of
the great powers which will be exercised with all the
skill the prompness, the energy and the dreadful effect
Of which such combination is capable This is inter.
yention
What is non-nterventon To let every people do as
they please with their affairs. and in their gov
eminent That is sound principle, and upon it
has been the excellent policy of our government from the
time OF Washington TO the present But If this prn-
cipe of intervention be not universally recognised if
one powerful government inereres in the internal affairs
If
ton and the rights and independence of nationales,
njurng the and relations OF neutral and friend
powers and trampng upon those sacred laws OF hui
manity which the bonds OF society and OF nterna
tonal intercourse. what should be the conduct OF other
governments Non.intervention cannot mean then,
"lassz faire' under all circumstances. To let alone"
when others NEEDLE, when The interests OF humanity
are involved would be TO isolate ourselves from the
terhood OF nations; 10 be forgeul u neglect the in
,eests of commerce, would be weak and mpoc and not
10 comprehend the OF the age and our relation
TO them, would evnce obtuseness OF intellect not char
actersc OF The American people If England any other
great maritime power 10 seize the States OF Central
America and by that control the inercommunca
lion OF the two oceans, 10 take Cuba the key OF
the gulf should not intervene Certainly we should
The Intervention OF others would be the cause OF our in
,ervenon There must be, consequently, some limit in
the application OF this question OF non Intervention. Be-
Sides cases might occur that nation would be CON-
weghty to interfere in matters belonging properly
to other nations There such links in human nature
there is such necessary dependence OF part upon
the o,hertba is difficult TO say ut what point the
nexion begins and where 1T ends Non erventIon is
not principle OF unexcep,ionable application II there
be exceptions TO it, and there be in which one ma
lion may Justly disregard il. why not another Russia
may. England may, America may, and any other nation
may intervene under certain circumstances, for suf
Gent reasons But the non Intervention OF which Kos
suih speaks, and upon which the public mind is already
agitated. and likely TO be So has specific appca
cation II il simply this If Hungary again strike for
independence-if Italy any other nation wills to be-
freeRussa or France, any other foreign power
ought 10 be permitted as they were in the late
revolutionary wars, 10 interfere that each nation shall
fight its own battles and each government defend
its own power; that, in fact the admirable language
OF Lamartine TO the foreign Populations in the first
days OF the revolution OF February shall be the
foundation OF international policy among all people
and all governments But the question of non inter.
veniion as now submitted TO the American and English
people, coBlempls,es not only passive acquescence in
the principle the fahfal observance Of ourselves,
but demand of other powers especially OF Russia and
Austria, TO observe il likewise This nation is asked,
and England is asked demand OF the Gar and the En-
peror the recognition OF this principle which they have
so shameFuy violated, and by which their absolute
power was saved This is the non-n intervention spoke
of-excellen, in principle let see how practca
Bile
II we could induce the great powers 10 enter into
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