Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-13

But sir every Senator perceive that If you COM
mence this system Of compmentng foreigners for
vices rendered in their country behalf Of human
liberty, there end there is limit to the exercise
Of this power from this day henceforh forever And
sir that brings up matter Of the highest importance to
the American people.
Sir, the gentleman from Michigan mr. CAss foresaw
two years ago, ut the time when he introduced his cele
DRAFTED non-ntercourse resolution and in lieu of which
proposed substitute the bearing Of this whole subject
and if you set this example, my word for it, you egt-
mate that Intervention in the affairs of other nations
which has been hostile to the genius of Government
and the practice of administrations from Washington
down to the present time. Sir, you that
to the very recommendation of the message which we
heard read the other day and this is example the first
time set in the history of this Government by which the
doctrine Of intervention in the affairs of all nations of the
earth is to be tolerated and legtmated Sir you give aid
and assistance by counsel by Kindness by commenda-
ton How long after you begin your aid and assistance
by words before you must carry it out by deeds How
long you to talk without acting express sentiments
and fold your and not carry those sentiments into
practical effect?
talk sympathze express abstract sentiments uness
in the progress of things, you intend to those
declarations Of sentiment which you promugate to the
world. Sir, have the authority of the distinguished
Hungarian himself for all this. have not been inat-
tentve observer of the progress Of events have looked
wherever could into the declarations of all distinguished
men, and the report of speech which he recently
made where he says, in substance ssYour sympathy
your idle declarations in words will amount to nothing
unless you put them in force True, sir he doce
not expressly ask free nations to make in behalf Of
people struggling against oppression, but if understand
him. he desires free nations to intervene against interview
ton and say those who may be disposed to interfere
hands off and If the warning be not regarded then the
nation giving it should act
The pecunary aspect of the question presented by the
resolutionthe amount of dollars and cents which may
be expended in entertaining the distinguished foreigner
is small and insignificant and you have precedent for
that in the of Amin Bey, the Turkish agent did
not vote for it. thought it bad example and voted
against it, but far dollars and cents concerned
you have precedent; and there you have furnished
what the gentleman behind me Mr.. DAwsoH) seems to,
have called for You have precedent far dollars
and cents concerned but you have yet inter-
vened in the affairs of nations by giving them aid and
comfort through the expression of sentiments And ]
ask the American people and the American Congress-,
before they take this STEP to consider what may be the
ultimate consequences Of it.
Sir if apprehend Alright the of our institutions
they not formed for any such purpose. II know
the constitution of my countryside constitution Of the
United Sates-under which we happily live, it contains
Embodiment Of general powers for national purposes
and those powers if we will confne ourselves cgtmaely
and strictly their execution will enable carry out
the system most happily for the nation Let us follow
the example and the principles of fathers and not
intervene in word deed in the affairs Of any nation IN
the world.
Sir it is utterly impossible that the nations of the earth
should be ignorant not know the sentiments that
actuate the American people They know full well that
we are oil Democrats, we are al Wings we are all ne
publcans They know full well that In the bosom OF
every American there is principle in favor
of the right of self government They know full well that
this lies at the foundation Of all Institutions and that
give to crafty any all the monarch
les upon the earthit is the principle upon which our
Government is based The nations of the earth know all
that full we'll They want information upon that SUBJ
ject Sir your declarations here elsewhere are giving
them no new light in reference to that matter. Now,
when they know that does become upon every revo
luton every part of the world to put forth another de-
caration of the same thing
We are glad that Kossuth in Hungary has led reform
ing band and attempted to regenerate the Governments
under which they once lived; we may be glad and HAPPY
when Oliver Cromwell rise and establish
republic in England upon permanent foundations and We
may rejoice that Napoleon rules by the will OF the
people of the President of the Republic after
the expulsion hereditary dynastes though he de-
parts from the basis of republican government in many
particulars Of which have striking and laInenabe
example in the recent curament in France Of the right
of universal suffrage. But sir, do our compliments
strengthen the great principles upon which liberty
and the liberty of the world must be based! Not ut all
sir do not conceive it to be mission as grave legis-
lators to be dealing in compliments for services not rem
dered to us country am man of progress, as
much the gentleman from Michigan, Mr.. CAss
& and me Is e difference the mode
action to propel the great the magnificent and liberal
movements of the world Sir if understand his pro-
gress, it is to do it by and conquest He swal
\ low Mexico " without being in danger Sir have no
faith in that kind Of progress My system of progress
SIR is to try to enghten the substratum of society my
system progress make all the nations Of the world
the little boys and girls of the northumberland their
rights, learn what their rights political CIVIL and re-
| igious. And when you can indoetrinate mankind by
teaching them what their rights and show them that
physical power belongs to the multitude, you then have
the foundatonyou then have the basis upon which to-
pyramid of republican government to enghten
the EARTH just is doing. But to attempt to
force hings-to attempt by and conquest to force
| things-you may well attempt to make republican
government in that way to make pyramid stand in
verified by turning it upside down.
Now, sir my idea Of manifest destiny" and Of
true mission to the nations of the world u.s. that we
should present to all mankind continued example Of
people capable Of governing themselves with economy
to every human right Let the world that
do govern ourselves, and that right and justice
administered swithout sale, denial delay to every
human being By this course we shall give example
to all mankind well worthy Of their admiration and imi-
tation. Now sir if you thus diuse knowledge and
enghten the subjects of other nations by showing them
what their rights are, they will then do Kossuth aDA
his companions have been doing they will abolish tae
exemption from taxation with reference to mobiles hey
will abolish the privilege Of mobiles to sit judges in
their cases; they will extend the right of Suffrage;
they will popularize their institutions from the force OF
examples which are around them; and they will ulti-
matey from the knowledge which they have adapt their
institutions according to the circumstances by winch tney
surrounded ond make them what they ought TO BE-
Sir to this idea of attempting to make republican or
democratic Governments where the people
for them, have examples Of that in South America,
where there little else than military despot after
another plundering the people Now sir, who can an
the question: how far Louis Kossuth is idented
with the true American principle 9E