The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-16

great, Tree, anu glorious nation AS tne Oulttu
States shall be- regulated by hours and not by
princi Piles.
Allow me to remark that there is an immense
truth la that which the French legation in the
United States expressed 10 your government, in
an able note OF 27th October past, which | beg
leave To quote: America is closely connected
with Europe being only separated from the
latter by distance scarcely exceeding eight
days journey, by one of the most important of
general intorests--the in crest of commerce.
The nations of America and Europe are at this
day so dependent upon one another that the
effects OF any event, prosperous or otherwise,
happening on one side of the Atlantic, are imme-
dately felt on the other side. The result of
this community of interests, commercial, poti-
cal, and moral between Europe and America
of this frequency and rapdty of Intercourse be-
tween them, is, that it becomes as difficult to
point out the geographical degree where Ameri
can policy shall terminate and European policy
begin, as it is to trace out the line where Ameri-
can commerce begins and European commerce
terminates. Where may be said to bsgn or
terminate the IDEAS which are in the ascendant
in Europe and in American" The second meas
ure which | beg leave to mention, has reference
to commercial interest. There has, in latter
times, doctrine stolen into the code of interna-
tional law which is even contrary To the com
msrcial interests of nations To their independ-
ence The pet,iest despot of the world has the
faculty to exclude your com ne'ce from what
ever port it pIeases to DO so. He has only to
arrange blockade, and your commerce is shut
out or if down-trodden Venice, bleeding LON
hardy, or my down-oppress ed bat resolutc Hun
gary rises tn shake off the Austrian lyrant's
yoke, as surely they will, that tyrant believes to
have the right from the very moment to exclude
your commerce with the risen nations.
Now, this is an absurdity-a tyraaBical in
vention of tyrants violating your interest-your
own sovereign independence The United States
have not always regarded things from this point
Of view. | find in a note of Mr. Everett, minis.
ter Of the United States in Spain, date l, +" Mad
rid Jan. 30, 1885, these words: "In the war
between Spain and the Spanish American colo
aies, the United States have freely granted to
both parties the hospitality of their ports and
territory, and have allowed the agents of both to
procure within their jurisdiction, in the way of
lawful trade, any supplies which suited their con
venience." Now, gentlemen this-i the princi-
pie which humanity expects, for your own and
for mankind's benefit to maintained by you,
and not yonder fatal course, which admits TO
tyrants to draw from your own country what
ever supply of oppression against their nations,
but forbids to nations to buy the means of de.
fence That was not the principle Of your WASH
ington; when he speaks of harmony, Of friendly
intercourse and Of peace, lie always takes care
to speak of nations and not of governments
still less of tyrants, who subdne nations by for
eign arms. The sacred word of nation, with
all its natural rights, should, at least, of your
political dictionary, not to be blotted out and
yet am sorry 10 see that the word nation is
replaced by the word government. Gentlemen,
Il. Al
of he United States, conscious of its own rights,
should highly and resoutely declare that the
people Ct the United States will carry on trade
and continue its commercial intercourse with
whatever nation, be that nation in revolution
against its oppressors or not and that the peo-
pie of the United States express, with confidence
from its government, to provide for the protec-
ton of your trade. am confident that your
national government, seeing public opinion so
pronounced, will Judge it convenient to augment
your naval forces in the Mediterranean and TO
look for some such station for it which would
not force he navy of republican America to such
abrogations toward tyrants, which cannot be
consistent with republican principles or republi-
can dignity, only because the King $3.50, be he
even the cursed King of Naples grants you the
favor of an anchorins place for the naval forces
of your republic. believe your glorious coun-
try should everywhere freely unfurI the star
spargled banner of liberty with all its congenial
principles and not make itself dependent on
whatever respect of the glorious smiles of the
Kings Dombaste Compsgne.
The third object of my humble wishes ge tie
men, Ia the recognition Of the independence of
Hungary Your glorious Declaration of lnde-
pendence proclaims The right of every nation to
assume among the powers of the earth the Sc
parate and equal station to which the laws OF
nature and natures God enlitle them. The po-
litcal assistance of your glorious republic is
founded upon this principle, upon this right
My nation stands upon the same ground, and
there is striking resemblance between your
cause and that of my country. On the 4th of
July, l776, John Adams spoke such in your
Congress, "Sink or swim, live or die, survive OF
perish | am for this declaration 1T is in the
beginning we arrived not at independence, but
there il divinity which shapes our ends"
These whole words were present TO my mind on
the 4th April, l849, when moved the declara
ton of independence in the national assembly
Of Hungary Our condition was the same, and
if there be any difference dare say it is in favor
of ourselves. Your country was before this de-
caraton not selfconsisting, independent State
Hungary was. Through the lapse ola thousand
years, through every vicisstude of this long
peTlOu, WUllt UitioUs NtnfSntu Hf1u cup
the self-con,isting independence Of Hungary
was never disputed but recognized by all powers
of the EARTH sanctioned by treaties made with
the Hapsburg dynasty, when this dynasty, by
the free will of my nation and by bilateral part
was invested with the kingly crown of Hungary
Even more, this independence of king was ac-
knowedged to make part of the international
law Of Europe, and was guaranteed not only by
the foreign European govern nents. such rs
Great Britain, but also by several of those, when
yet constitutional states, which belonged former
ly to the German, and, after its dissolution. tn
the Austrian empire This independent condi
ton of Hungary is clearly defined in one of our
fundamental laws Of 1871, in these words: "Hul
gary is free and independent kingdom having
its own selfconsstent existence and constitution
and not subject to any other nation or country
in the world"
This, there 'ore, was our ancient right. We
We're dependent from, nota part of, the Austian1
Empire, as your country wac dependent from |
England. 1t was cleirly defined that We " ere