The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-25

here. will emily stat. one iac'. ord
hat 10 ;ha, our endeayorings for indc. |
pc ndancc were crushed down by the
armed interference Of foreign despotic !
principles Of vii evil on
Russia. Anj stating this fact
1 will not again iu,ruia npon you With
my own views. but tecall 10 ycnr mem.
ory the doctrine. established ny your
owu statesmen. Firstly, again rciorn
Ia your great Washington. lie 81, (
in one Of bis letters 10 Iafa, ci,,, Ms !
volilie,. arc. plata and simple. 4 think !
every nation la, right TO establish ,
that form Of government under which il !
conceives it can ,iv. most happy, and
that no governments ought TO interfere
with the internal concerns VI another
Here ] take my ground-I ,aku my
gronhd upon a principle Of Washington
"A p,taejpie, and no doctrine Of TEN.
porary policy. calculated for the first
twenty yenr. Of your infancy. Russia
has interlered with the internal concerns
oi Hungary. and by doing 40 had vio-
lated the policies vi fhc Ini'rd states
established as "a lasting princIp." 10y
Washington himself. 1t !. lasting
princip,c--I would iuvohc in my sup
port the opinion OF every statesman IN
the United States. Of every party, OF
every ,.nc-bu! to save time ] come
. froua the !irsi PrcS:lcu, Of the United
! States a. once to the lat, and recall 20
vour memory this word Of The present
! Annual Message OF His Excelency
President Fillmore, Let every people
choose for itself, an make aud alter its
political institutions to suit its own con.
diion and convenience. Here again
take my ground upon this principle
established by Washington - making
The basis Of you, own existence, and
profe:scd and acknowledged by your
very pre- sent Government, only TO show
that am aware Of the policy and 20
lticai opinion of your present Govern
ment also. beg leave to quote yo":.
present Secretary OF State, NJ, Web.
s,er's statement, who in rs speech on
the Greek question. speaks so The
law OF ua.irns maintains that in extreme
cases, resistance is lawful, and that one
na,ip;, mas 10 tight to interfere in the
affairs of another. We'll, that precisely
is he ground upon which we Hunsa.
rians stard. But l may perhaps meet
the ohjrc,ion-I am sorry TO say ! have
met it already well, we own that il
has been violated by Russia in the case
Of Hungary, but after all, what is llnr
gary to US? Let every people take
care Of itself, villa. is that to us" s.
some speak it i, the old doctrine o
private egoiism every one for him
self and God for all 1 will answer
the objection not by my own humble
views but again by the words of Mr.
Webster, who, in his alluded to'speecl
, on the Greek question, having professc'
! the sovereign right of every nation Il
dispose of its own concerns, 10 be Law
Of na,ions--thus is going on, But
, may be asked, What is all that TO US
, The question is easily answered. w
, are one Of the nations, and we as n na
: ton have precisely the same interes
in international law as private indiyid
5 ual has in the laws of his country
, You see, gentlemen, I had again
3 good authority TO quote. The printipl
G which your honorable Secretary Of Stat
professcs, is principle Of eternal truth
l No man can disavow it, no politica
8 party can diSayow it. Thus l am il
S the happy condition TO address my hum
| ble prayers in that resp ct, not 10
} party, but to the Whole people Q: lh
, United States, which will go on to d
e SO long as l hare no reason TO contem
+ plate any party opposite or indiileren
2 10 ny couutry's cause, because tlse c
, course would lave 10 address thos
! who are friends, ana not those who ar
: either Indifferent or antagonlsiic. Bu
: it may be from some quarters avowet
c well, we acknowledge the justice c
t that principle, of every nation's soyel
: eign right 10 acknowledge it to be la'
t Of nations that 10 foreign power has
G right to interfere in the affairs Of anotl
t cr, and we are determined to respec
:, this common law of mankind; but
d others 10 not respect that law. it is nc
our business to meddle with them-
# Let me answer by analysis: LIVER
It nation has some interest in The later
e national career as a private individual
c has in the laws Of his country. Tha
h is an acknowledged principle Of tn
i United States. Consequently ever,
n nation is in respect to international law
y precisely in the same condition as
:. private individual is in respect to TIN
+ laws OF his country. Well what is the
: condition Of private individual il
a respect to the laws OF his country l.
it only that he has himself not TO VIC
! late the law, or is il that so far As is il
his power he should also prevent other,
to violate the law! Suppose yen se'
! that Il wicked man is about to rob,-tt
murder your ncighbor. or to burn bis
house, will you wrap yourself in you
own virIuons lawfulness, and say,
: don rob---don't murder-don't barn
but what others do is not my business
l am not my brothers keeper. sym
, pathize with him; but an not oblige,
to help him HAT he may not be robbed
, murdered or burnt. What honest mar
, of The void would answer 50 =: Non'
, ! IS Il thu nanltp ut III,