Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-16

| eacFlekouSly, nscfs tresoheFousiy and by iouie
means, attacked than Hungary! Never has crime
cursed ambition, despotisni, and violence, in a mora
wicked manner, united to crush down freedom, and%
the very llfe than against Hungary Never was
country more MORALLY offended than Hungary is AIN
your sufferngs, all your complaints, which, with SO
much right, prove your foresthers to take I'D arms
are but slight grievances in conarson with those i'm
mense deep wounds, out of which the heart of Hun
gary pleeds! Ii the cause OF my people Is not suf-
clenuyJust to ensure the protection of God, and the
support OF gooi-wllling men,-then there is no lust
cause, and no justice earth. Then the bio cd of
new Abel will move towards heaven. The genius of
charity, christian love and justice, will mourniuly hy
the earn heavY curse will upon mortality fall-op-
pressed men despair, and only the Gains Of humanity
wslk proudly with mplous brow about The rnine or
Liberty Earth!
have shown, gentlemen, that Washington has me-
yer begueahed to his country the doctrine of not ca
ring ABOUT the violation OF International law,has not
beqaeahed tine doctrine OF inderentism TO his conn
trymen, but only neutrality. have shown that these
two ideas are TALLY different. have shown thai
even the doctrine OF neutrality he intended to
recommend TO his countrymen as lasting constitution
al principle, but only a measure OF temporary noli.
ey, advisable until the United States should progress
In strength and CONSISTENCY to which end he Judged
twenty years to be sufficsn-ater which he himself
declared to be resolved to espouse any Just cause -
Now allow me briefly consider how your n oicv
has been developed in the course of tme with respect
to the principle OF intervention in forejon con-
Germs
will only recall to your memory the Message of
PRESIDENT M nros, when he clearly stated that the u
States would take up arms so protect the America
Spanish Colonies, free Republics should the So
called Holy [rather unhoyl Alliance make an nttennt
eher to aid Sp In to reduce the American Repub.
lies 10 their ancient colonial state compe them IN
adopt political systems onormable TO hs oolicv
and views of that Alliance | entreat you to mark
well. gentlemen, not only the forced introduction of
ichlcal Governments but in general the interior.
oil foreign powers the contest Tor ind. oendsnce
OF the Spanish Colonies, declared sufficient mo-
tive for the United States to project the natural rights
OF those nations to dispose of themselves.
| beg leave desire to remember that Tho do
caration of President Monroe not only approved
and confirmed by the psope Of the United States but
that Great Britain itself joined the United States in he
declaration of this decision and this policy.
further recall to your memory the instructions
given in 1926 10 your Envoys 10 the Congress of Pa
nama Richard Anderson and John Scream whera
it is clearly satedthst the United States would havs
opposed, with their whole force the interference Of
Continental Powers with that struggle for ndepen-
dence.
II is true that this declaration 10 go even 10 war 10
protect the independence OF foreign States against for
egn interference, was not only re triced to The CONT
nent Of America; but President Monroe declares in n
Message that the United STATES can have no concern
in European struggles, being distant and separated from
Europe by the great Atlantic ocean.
Bat beg leave 10 remark that his indifference TO
European concerns is again matter, of principle
but OF tempo aryexigency,-t olives 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 prodi-
gous development of your Fuons glorious invention
distance is botted out OF the Sconaryor rather re-
placed by the word time. Distance is not mo @ calcu.
lated by miles but by hours. And being co. Europe is
Of course less distant from you than The greater part of
the American Continent. But let ev, n the word dis
be taken in nominal fense-Europe lis nearer to
you than the g eater part of the American Continent
yea even nearer than perhaps some parts of your own
territory.
Pie,!ent Monroe's second motive is. that Won are
separated from Europe by the Atlantic Now at the
present time, and in tho present condition of navigation
me Auanc Is NJ separation, but rather a
In ercourse which brn IS The interests OF Europe home
to you, connecting you with with every tie of m )rs
we'll material inter- st.
1t is chiefly in New York that | feel induced to
speak so,-because York is by nnunerabla ties con.
nected with Europe, more connected than several
parts of Europe itself.
FRO RE cnNCrunpn I