The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-16
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
Sro.4 our New Yoi h Correspondent.


New YosK, Dec. 49, 1851.
Final Rsurn6f lie State Elsaioa.- Treason 1rsals.-
Resolution Of Wsieoms 10 hoSufh Municipal ban
| ouet and Spsseh--Gsn. Webb. VIM. b. RobsSsoH.
The State board of have finally made their
report and The result u.s. as had anticipated ever SINCE
the nominations were made the election OF the whole
democratic ticket with the exception OF two oil the can
didates, who more or less excepuonabe ON Union
grounds The list Of State officers is democratic enough
for all practicable purposes, and gives us entire conol
OF the canal board
The result OF the treason trials in the circuit court for
yana was such every expected in view oil
the evidence or rather the want Of evidence on the part
Of The government IL is conclusive OF one thiDg only
and that not that treason not committed but that 1t
is and will be very difficult thing 10 convict any one OF
treason for resisting the fugivesave law, unless more
vigilance and activity exercised the part OF both led
ea and State authorities In ordinary of felony,
or lesser crimes made promptly, and all the
evidence possible ascealned and secured upon the spot
in the ChIsana and Syracuse cases, days, not weeks
were allowed to elapse before any efficient steps were
taken bring the guilty TO justice or recognise the wit
nesses
The passage of the resolution OF welcome to Kossuth
by the Senate Of the United States is with source OF
universal congalulation The matter had begun to as
sumo very awkward and unpleasant attitude. Such an
exhibition of squeamishncss and afecation on the part
Of the representatives of the people, when the people
themselves of heart and mind is inconsistent and
out Of place, and confidently trust that there will be
no repetition of the farce in the House OF Representa-
tives AT the great banquet given the Magyar Chief by
the common council the nth, he made as it was ex-
peced he would, full expose OF his objects in visiting
this country and defined precisely the nature OF the aid
and assistance he hoped TO obtain from No we
think who will take the trouble TO examine the char
acter Of those objects and those hopes prefaced they
are in the speech by very able argument upon the sub
into will hereafter trnuhled with
any scruples in regard to the reception and treatment
which this great deserves al the hands OF the Amer
| lean Congress the American people. kossuth CON-
menced with very able and very beautiful dsqulsltion
upon the and intent OF International law, and our
connection with it of the great nations OF the
earth. He made il aPpeTr most concusvey that II we
claimed 10 be entitled to the privileges it conferred we
were also bound to performance of the duties it exaced
One of the great fundamental principles OF this universal
code enacted by civilization and Christianity is, that
every nation is invested with the absolute and indie
feasible right OF self government We claim this our
selves and we bound 10 accord 1t to others
not only accord it, as the Magyar holds, but to
certain extent bound to that they have t-bound, at
all events prevent nation from deprving another
of this right, This is, according TO him. the true doctrine
of non intervention and the only point in which he dit
ers from other commentators is, that he makes II &C
tive as well as passive. Now, if il be true-and we can
not why is notthat International law like the CON-
non law and the statute law, has right 10 demand Of
those who enjoy IFS privileges that they should sustain
its principles then would seem 10 follow that the great
community OF nations is bound jointly and seyeray 10
prevent any one OF its number from denaonalizng
anoherirom depvibg it Of its original and indefeasibe
right of self government. Then, also, inasmuch
Washington only by his whole course of action but
expressly in words recognised this particular right the
foundation OF national law, and as not only he but the
whole list Of American statesmen and PATRIOTS who have
spoken written acted in reference TO this subject,
down to the present day. have claimed for the United
States full participation in the benefits OF International
law the counsel " to avoid enangling ourselves with
foreign alliances" which has hitherto had the effect TO
con6ne exclusively to passive nonnerventon, does
not this apply; and it becomes duty to assume
the active, and insist that Others well ourselves,
refrain from infringing upon the rights OF neighbors
In word Kossu,h considers that the policy indicated by
Washington when he warned from interfering in the
affairs OF Europe. but temporary policy. intended
for the republic in its infancy and inculcaed with view
especially the events of that day, when nearly the
whole civilized world in arms but that now, when
the United States has taken stand among the foremost
nations OF the EARTH and her power and influence
rywheTe admitted and acknowledged, il would i'll be-
come her, and Washington would be the last to counsel
her, to stand quietly by and the great principles moi,
only of international law, but those principles upon which
her own existence is founded desccrated and trampled
out OF existence by brute force at the dc,aon OF des
posm. Such the views, free to admit that we
nave lonR as refer
communications upon this subec, months ago
and such are the opinions which we believe have OBJ
tanned in the country at large, 10 extent which WILL
whenever the question in any shape before Them
control the Of the majority OF the people In fact
is, after all, but question OF time Shall meet the
antag onisc pnncple-the principle Of despotism-now,
and on European ground shall wait until Europe
subdued and the last spark of Atlantic liberty
trampled out, comes laundering at our doors'
4 But suppose government should decide upon active
non-in'ervention in the of Hungary, how the pol
icy is TO be carried out is inquiry OF small moment
and which the Magyar at least very paus.
bly, He does not leave in the dark as TO what his
wishes are, nor make any Indefinite demand upon our
national sympalhes In the first place, he asks OF the
people OF the United States tina, through their
they wosld express (what we doubt not TO they
fee) their indignation at the violation OF the great
principle OF Information al law by Russia in her inter.
venon in the OF Hungary and declare that epe,i-
ton OF the outrage would not be viewed with ndifer-
cncc by them Furthermore he would have our govern.
ment invite the participation OF that Of Great Britain in
the policy they might adopt Secondly he would have
us, at all events, keep up commercial intercourse
with such European nations might be in state OF
revolution, in spite Of any blockades established by their
oppessors and thirdly, he eptreats that
sls,cnly may be- should recognise the independence
OF Hungary Such steps, he thinks, would not
rily nor probably tend 10 war, do why they
Necessarily should. But this part OF the subject must
inevitably prove faithful topic Of discussion, in which