The republic., 1851-12-22


tur for that purpose to the Mediterranean, who
sweTed the Dey OF Agers that II "he claims power
he will have II with the balls" and no man IN the
United States imagined them to oppose your Gov
ernment for having done Nobody thought to
advertise that il is the ruling principle OF the Uni
ted States not to mcdde with European or African
concerns; rather, if your Government would have
neglected 30 to do am cure precisely the gentle
men of the trade would have been the foremost TO
claim from your Government to beat and chase
down piracy in the Mediterranean sea.
Now in the name Of all which Ia agreeable to
God and sacred TO man, If every man Is ready thus
to unite in the outcry against rover, who at the
danger OF his life, boards some irail ship, muir
ders some poor sailors, takes lust of cotton,
is there no hope to see similar universal outcry
against those great pirates who board, not some
small cutters, but the beloved homo oi nations
who murder, not some few sailors, but nations
who shed blood, not by drops bat by torrents; who
rob. not hundred weights Of merchandise, but
the freedom, independence, welfare, and the very
existence OF nations: lCheors.
On, God Almighty Father OF humanity Spare,
oh spare that degradation 10 thy Son--Inankind;
that his destinies lust of cotton should more
weigh than those laws Thou, Thyself, hast given -
more weight than the bloody scars oil oppfessed
humanity; more weight than Christian brotherly
love; more weight than the sufierings oil down
trodden millions.
Almighty God what pitifu sight. misera-
BILE pickpocket, drunken highway robber, chased
by the whole OF humanity TO the galows, and those
who pickpockct the e-sweat OF nations rob them oil
their welfare, Of their liberty, and murder them by
thousandsthese exccrablc criminals raise proudly
their brow trample upon humanity, and degrade
humanity's laws before their high reverential
name, and term them "aost sacred majesties." But
may God be blessed, there is nope ior humanity;
because there powerful free, mighty people here,
on the virgin soil of America ready to protect the
laws of nature and of natures God against the
execrated piracy OF the accursed pirates and their
associates. IApplause.l
Neutrality your people have been taught by your
wisest and beat men, but none OF them has ever
taught your people be indifferent at the violation
nftf efer law of ma
they have never been taught to remain indifferent
at the mournlul sight of oppressed humanity:
But again and again am told, "the United
States as a power not Indifferent; 1t sympa-
thizes deeply with those who are oppressed; and
they will respect the laws of nations, but they have
no interest 10 make them respected by others to-
wards Others"
Interest and always interest,"! Oh, how cupidity
succeeded to msrepresent the word. ls there any
interest which could outweigh the interest of jus
tice and of right? [Cheers
Interest! but answer by the very words oil one
of the most distinguished members Of your profes-
zion, gentlemen, the present honorable Secretary
of State: The United States, as nation, have pre-
cisely the INTEREST Eyes, interest Is his
word) in international law as private individual
has in the laws Of his country" [Cheers.]
He member of the bar who advanced that
principle OF eternal justice against the mere Tact OF
policy-now he is in the position to carry out that
principle which he has advanced. Laughter and
applause / confidently trust he will be as good
his word, [renewed iaughter;] and confidently
of the bar, will remember their calling to be TO
maintain the actual principles OF justice against
the encroachments OF accidental pollcy-that they
will endeayor to make policy sub5ervlent TO JUS
tice, and not justice to the wavering claims Of pol
icy-and that they will support their high situated
brother in profession to carry out the principle
which he advanced. Carry out-but how? had
the honor state il at the banquet Of the city OF New
York. by declaring that the United States will not
permit any foreign power 10 interfere with the aov-
ergn right of nations to dispose OF their own do
Slott t,. flt.tfo CfafA nrc1f
themselves to have The duty not to permit any vio-
lation of the laws of nations, and that they invite
Great Britain to unite with them to safeguard and
to guarantee these laws.
cannot claim the honor to be the hrst tos speak
to you thus; no. the idea is not my invention. 1t
is an American one. IL is your own. have heard
the same principles advanced by your consul at
Southampton, Mr. Croskey. ! have heard the
same irresistible eloquence OF trnth developed IN
England by Mr. Walker. Nay, more-l have
here in my hands two letters from Richard Rush,
Of Pennsylvania to William Henry Prescott, of
South Carolina, published in last March, nine
months ago, where / find these words. Here
Governor Kossuth read extract from PAM
phlet containing an avowal OF the same princi-
pies
There are in this little book We've, truths, and
principles worthy of the consideration of every
citizen of the United States, as OF Great Britain
also But of course cannot, by long quotations,
misuse yonr indulgence. beg leave only to draw
your attention to il. But may be answered.
NV ell, IL we (the United States) make such
of Russia in Hungary, because that is the practi
cal meaning of the word l will not deny,) and
Russia will not respect our declaration, then we
might have to 60 to war" And there is the rub.
Well am not the man TO decline the conse-
quences of my principles. tGreat laughter and
loud applause ! will not steal into your syinpa-
thy by slippery evasion Yes, gentlemen, con-
fess should Russia respect such declaration of
your country, then you obliged, literally
obliged to go TO war, eise be prepared to be de-
graded before mankind from your dignity. Zap
plause.l Yes, confess that would be the case.
But you powerful enough to defy any power
on earth in just cause-as your Washingtons-
and SO may God help me, as 1t is true, that never
was there yet more just cause. Applause.]
There was enough of war on the earth for amb-
ion. or egotiscal interests even for womanly
Wins, TO give to humanity the glorious example
OF agreat people going even TO war, not for egotis-
cal htercst but for Justice for the law of nations,
LOT tne isw of nature and of natures God-and 1t
VIII DO no great mischief after all. Applause
t;i Wdi b" uo ,n nobcst the greatest glory which
nation mas yet armed, nobler and greater than any
nanoh yet mas e~pcd; and its greatest benefit will
be, that II will be tn ast war; because it will make
,ne Jaws OF nations 70 become reality, which no
body will dare violate, s.eing them put under the
safeguard of all humanity. twill be the last war;
because it will make nations l~ntented-contcntcd
because free. [Applause
And, what still must be foremosuv considered
you have nothing 70 fear by that war 70. your own
country-for your own security. II it were other
wise, never would have pronounced that wish
of the United States who would not agree with me
that there is no plausible issue Of that supposed war
which could affect the security Of your own coun-
try. IGreat applause
think, gentlemen, it is time TO get rid Of the
horror to 'reUieto former opinions MIR. Rush
says believe it is time to establish that WILL and
believe the people OF the United States arc called
to establish it. The policy must be made subser
Went to justice, international law, and the
lasting principle of right.
There is an axiom in Jurisprudence which hope
you will not contradict: Claws a vain word if
nobody were to execute them" [Cheers I'm
happy mankind! that was the condition of thy COM
mon laws until now-cvery despot ready to violate
them, but power earth TO defend them.
People of the United States here bow before
thee, and claim, out of the bottom of my National
Declaration: raise thy young gigantic arm, and
be the executive power Of nature and of natures
God; which laws thou hast invoked when thou
liast proclaimed thy independence Protect them;
defend them ever, ii thou hast TO go 10 for il!
That will be holier than yet was, and the
blessing Of God will be with thee. IGreat