The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-20
NO. '255.

.os of "ambition, ryalshlp, interest humor,
nr;ccr What were such questions to
p,onle who had just come out OF war Tor
I;bcrty and independence
p,t times have changed-the People of Eu-
M have been engaged, and will again soon
h, engaged. in contest like our own. Their
,a,roycrsies now concern the rights Of man
t:.J and we cannot regard them with indltfer-
moo or iuaction, without denying our HUMANE
=. What then? Was the Tammany Hall
',oo,;ur right! Are Mr. Corry's views cor
=, Shall we at once abandon our neutral
.o,;ton recall our Ministers, and declare
,ror Of determination against European Des-
notism By no means although were we
n,nstra;ned to adopt this policy, or adhere to
,,ot kind of neutrality which, resting on the
assumption that Europe had no controversies
of any concern to us. would lead us to regard
and treat with equal favor its struggling mass
os and inhuman tyrants, and to insulate our
s0,vos IN selfish exclusiyeness, Indifferent as to
whether might or right should prevail, we
sbould be tempted strongly to choose the for
mer course.
Rut we are not reduced to this alternative.
4rmed Interference, ABSOLUTE Neutrality are the
two extremes between which our country,
though detached and distant from the Old
World may do much to encourage and and ITS
masses in their struggle for the right of self
government
The Neutrality We have described, we would
repudate as selfish, traitorous to humanity,
unbecoming our position as powerful Chris
tian, and Republican nation.
Withal it is impractcable, unless we could
succeed like Japan in effecting total non-inter-
course, social and commercial, between our
country and the rest of the world. We be-
long to the family of civilized nations; our in
tercourse with them, already intimate and ex-
tended, is daily increasing For good or evil,
we must affect them, and be affected by them.
,Snam G..l- - 9e~> e-4-z>-r- fe.,- . -
the a,a,a.1a 'nS RadsxuS "f-.s7sS1l? . - :.
counrerac,vA ~ ...,,.N ) ~.
Armed Interference as recommended by Mr.
Cory and the Tammany Hall meeting we
would oppose. as being calculated to spread un-
necessarily the horrors of war to arouse the
pride and jealousy of many in Europe against
Popular Rights, who would either favor or not
oppose Them and as inevitably involving
policy which would overwhelm the country
in debt distract our People, concentrate
mower in the hands of the Federal Govern
H.. ....lt 30 f thn tat nI
liberties of the People and finally result in
the establishment of Military Dictatorship.
The Republic that wages war OF propagan-
dism runs the risk of losing its own liberties
in the attempt to give liberty to others Make
the war power predominant in Democracy,
and it will soon embody itself in Napoleon.
The policy Of armed interference would be
ruinous to this Government without confer
ring compensating benefits ON the People of
Europe 1t is infinitely more important to
their permanent interests that we main
tain Republican institutions in this country,
in their purity, than that We send them a
few regiments of soldiers A Union of thir-
ty-one powerful States with population of
twenty-five millions, recognising freedom of
speech and the press liberty of conscience,
universal suffrage, and the sovereignty of the
People, where the whole framework and ope-
ration of the Government are fixed and deter
mined by a written Constitution, which the
People may amend when they choose, is a per-
petua rebuke to Despotism, an overwhelming
argument for Republicanism, the hope and
refuge of Europe Perpetuate its purity and
power and the continued existence of Abso-
lutism is an impossibiity: the People of
Europe will never lack for an argument, or
an'asylum Our example will stimulate them
to resistance. nerve their arms ON the battle
field; and should they be defeated once twice,l
or thrice, revvify their hopes, renew d.
strength, and constrain them to come 4
last more than cOnquerors But, let the
initiate the example of the first French
public, or of Rome, and Republicanism We
be swallowed up by Military Dictatorship
The great principle of selfgoyernmcnt would
no longer have an embodiment, demonstrating
its existence and practicability Our failure
would supply Despotism with its strongest ar
gument and the People everywhere could ap-
peal to nothing but distractions In the gene
raj wreck of political systems, no ark of free
dom would he seen floating on the waste of
waters containing the Life and Promise Of a
new world.
The first duty, then, of the American Union
rs. to preserve its own Republicanism to keep
its fires ever burning, like the sacred fire of
the ,estal virgins-to do nothing that can
touch its vitality or purity. This duty it owes
not only to its own People, but to mankind.
1t will not therefore embark on the sea of
Armed Propagandism, and thereby leopard its
own liberties nor will it consent to the policy
Of Absolute Neutrality; and thereby deny the
brotherhood of mankind subject Democracy
to the rcproach of seliishness, degrade itself
in the family of nations stihe the generous
sympathies and dwarf the manhood of its
People
We go for interference w'ih The affairs of the
acii-ed worid by all peaceful measures, where
encouragement and AID can be rendered 10 the
Cause Of Popular Rghts-interferenee by our
People and By The Government What we
mean by this will constitute the subject of an.
other article
K0sUTH AND HIS MOVEMENTS.